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Georgian president replaces PM, ends emergency rule

2007-11-18 00:00:00

TBILISI, Nov 17 (AFP): Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili replaced his prime minister on Friday after ending emergency rule he imposed following clashes between security forces and opposition supporters.An interior ministry spokesman confirmed the lifting of the state of emergency and...

Chavez demands apology from Spain's king

2007-11-18 00:00:00

CARACAS, Nov 17 (AFP): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez demanded Friday that Spain's King Juan Carlos apologize for telling him to "shut up" during a summit in Chile last week.Chavez said Juan Carlos should "offer some type of apology."A diplomatic row...

Top Japanese defence official to be sacked as bribery scandal

2007-11-18 00:00:00

TOKYO, Nov 17 (AFP): Japan's Defence Ministry will dismiss a senior bureaucrat following revelations that he received money from a former vice defence minister already involved in a bribery scandal, media said Saturday. The ministry will replace defence policy chief...

Kosovo votes in general election

2007-11-18 00:00:00

PRISTINA, Serbia, Nov 17 (AFP): A tense Kosovo voted Saturday to elect a government that would lead the troubled province to independence as demanded by majority Albanians but fiercely resisted by Serbs.

Real life situations make classes more interesting

2007-11-18 00:00:00

M A IslamOne of the main reasons why students do not like to attend classes or become inattentive in classes is that they do not find pleasure and excitement in them. Teachers can make the classes interesting by presenting examples...

Group choosing at SSC level: A vital decision

2007-11-18 00:00:00

FE Special Just after passing class eight, students take a very sensitive and important decision of their life--which group they will study--science, arts or commerce. Many of them fall in a big dilemma. Since they are at their very young...

Insead diary

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Laurence Blandford Six weeks into my MBA at Insead, I am beginning to understand how demanding and rewarding it will be. Of course there are the readings, the case work, and getting my rusty maths skills back to where they...

Jokes

2007-11-18 00:00:00

A Sesamee Street busOnce there was this bus which happened to be from Sesamee Street. On the bus were some very strange people with very strange things to do. First there were two identical twins whose names were both Pattie....

Cell phone as wallet on trial

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Victoria ShannonDon't look now, but the French are in the technology vanguard again. A dozen major companies have opened the largest trial outside of Asia for the use of cellphones as mobile money -- giving consumers the ability to pay...

New chips for digital video

2007-11-18 00:00:00

John MarkoffINTEL plans to announce a family of microprocessor chips on Monday that, it says, will speed the availability of high-definition video via the Internet.Sean Maloney, Intel's chief sales and marketing officer, said last week that the chips' increased computing...

Web summit in troubled waters

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Debate over US control of core internet systems threatens to overtake an international meeting in Brazil this week that is meant to cover topics including spam, free speech and cheaper access.The Internet Governance Forum is the result of a compromise...

Microsoft mends a critical hole

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Microsoft Corporation recently issued two security fixes in a regular monthly update, including one that removes a dangerous bug in all versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.Microsoft gave the serious security fix its most urgent "critical" rating. Hackers...

The tablet PC

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Rachel RosmarinWhat do mobile phone geeks call their useless, deactivated handhelds? Bricks. But enterprising new owners of Apple's iPhone have discovered that even if they remove the tiny activation card from their new toy, it's still far more useful than...

Integrating content formats and management

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Oracle has been positioned in the leaders quadrant in the recent Gartner report, "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management, 2007." The report that evaluates vendors for their ability to execute and completeness of vision states, "Enterprise Content Management is an...

Sri Lanka suffer in Hobart Test

2007-11-18 00:00:00

HOBART, Nov 17 (BBC): Australia piled on the runs to reach 542-5 before declaring on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka. Michael Hussey added 31 to his overnight 101, but Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds and Adam Gilchrist...

Jacques Kallis flays hapless New Zealand

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Jacques Kallis's imperious form continued unabated at Centurion with his 29th Test hundred as South Africa completely dominated the second session over a demoralised New Zealand. At tea, the home side edged into the lead by 63 runs, reports Cricinfo....

Olympic Day-Run held in six divisional cities

2007-11-18 00:00:00

With the slogan `Pollution-free society through sports', the Olympic Day Run was held in the city Saturday along with the other five divisional cities in the country, reports UNB. Health and Family Welfare Adviser Major General (retd) Dr ASM Motiur...

Owen out of Croatia clash as England labour to win

2007-11-18 00:00:00

VIENNA, Nov 17 (AFP): Michael Owen will miss England's potentially decisive final Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia Wednesday after limping out of a 1-0 friendly win over Austria here. A Peter Crouch header just before half-time ensured a subdued display...

Panesar guaranteed starting berth

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Coach Peter Moores has ruled out any possibility of Monty Panesar being overlooked in the starting line-up for England's three Tests in Sri Lanka, reports BBC. "You would expect him to do well over here. Certainly he is our number...

Scotland deserve Euro ’08 chance

2007-11-18 00:00:00

GLASGOW, Nov 17(AFP): Scotland fully deserved their victories over France and deserve their chance to knock one of the World Cup finalists out of Euro 2008, according to Italy manager Roberto Donadoni. A win for Scotland against the world champions...

Chandana joins rebel Indian league

2007-11-18 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Nov 17 (AFP): Former Sri Lankan Test and one-day player Upul Chandana has defied a local ban and joined the rebel Indian Cricket League. Chandana, a 35-year-old leg spinning all rounder, departed here Friday to appear for Kolkata Tigers...

Maharoof to miss Tests against England

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Farveez Maharoof, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has injured his left ankle and will miss the three home Tests against England next month, reports Cricinfo. "Farveez had a scan yesterday and he's got stress fracture in his ankle," Jayawardene said....

Advocaat turns down Australian coaching job

2007-11-18 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Nov 17(AFP): Dutchman Dick Advocaat has stunned Australian football by turning down the chance to coach the Socceroos, reports said here today. Football Federation Australia (FFA) is reportedly holding crisis talks this weekend after Advocaat, who was set to...

CEC favours early polls as 'non-elected govt' cannot run for long

2007-11-18 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Nov 17 (UNB): Election has to be held very quickly since a "non-elected government cannot run for long", Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda said today (Saturday).The CEC made his latest observations about the interim administration and...

Hasina sorry for not being with cyclone-hit countrymen

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Detained former prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has expressed her deep sorrow for not being able to stand beside the people hit hard by the super cyclone SIDR, her special assistant said. Hasina poured her heart out...

ACC yet to decide on submission of charge-sheet

2007-11-18 00:00:00

The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) is yet to decide as to when the chargesheet in the GATCO case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and others would be submitted and how many individuals would be charge sheeted.The ACC held a meeting...

China pulls out of Iran sanctions meeting

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Daniel Dombey FT Syndication ServiceWASHINGTON: China has pulled out of a meeting to discuss new sanctions on Iran, European diplomats said on Friday, highlighting the obstacles western powers face in their quest to increase pressure on Tehran over its nuclear...

President, CA greet Latvian counterparts

2007-11-18 00:00:00

President Dr Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed have congratulated their Latvian counterparts on the occasion of Independence Day of the country that falls today (Sunday).In separate messages of felicitation to President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers and...

31st death anniversary of Moulana Bhasani observed

2007-11-18 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentTANGAIL, Nov 17: The 31st death anniversary of Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, a spiritual and veteran political leader, was observed with due solemnity Saturday. Moulana Bhasani was born in 1880 at village Dhanpara of Sirajganj. Bhasani dedicated his...

BDR nab JMB 'activist' with Tk 1.4m cash

2007-11-18 00:00:00

BENAPOLE (Jessore), Nov 17 (UNB): A suspected member of outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was arrested along with Tk 1.40 million in cash in Amrakhali area of Sharsha Upazila Thursday noon.Acting on a tip-off, members of Bangladesh Riffles (BDR) intercepted...