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Iran non-oil exports surge 29 per cent despite sanctions
Iran’s non-oil exports surged 29 per cent to nearly $44 billion in the year to mid-March despite...
7th April 2012
 
Britain’s Trott crowned women’s world omnium champion
Laura Trott added to Great Britain’s impressive gold medal haul at the track cycling world championships by...
 
England win test against Srilanka, level series by1-1
England defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the second and final Test in Colombo on Saturday...
 
Ton-up Pietersen boosts England in 2nd test
Kevin Pietersen smashed an unbeaten 106 off 120 balls as England showed their batting prowess to leave...
5th April 2012
 
ASEAN Summit opens, targets development gaps
Cambodia said Tuesday it will focus on financial stability and narrowing regional development gaps during its chairmanship...
3rd April 2012
 
Sri Lanka eye 2-0 sweep vs England
Sri Lanka will settle for nothing less than a 2-0 series whitewash in the second and final...
2nd April 2012
 
Chaplin, Whitney Houston treasures sold at auction
A trademark bowler hat and cane once owned by Charlie Chaplin sold for $100,000 Sunday, at a Hollywood...
 
Titanic’s last lunch menu sells for £76,000
A menu for the last luncheon served to first class passengers on the doomed Titanic sold for...
 
20 suspected militants held in France
French police arrested some 20 suspected militants in dawn raids Friday, most of them in the southern...
30th March 2012
 
‘Titanic’ 3D in theaters on April 6
“Titanic” director James Cameron hit the red carpet in London on Tuesday for the launch of the...
28th March 2012
 
Obama warns nuclear terrorism still a major threat
US President Barack Obama warned Monday that nuclear terrorism remained one of the world’s biggest threats, as...
26th March 2012
 
Bangladesh’s plea of reviewing final of Asia Cup dismissed
Cricket’s governing body in Asia on Monday rejected a complaint from Bangladesh that one of their batsman...
 
Nuclear security summit begins in Seoul
World leaders including US President Barack Obama on Monday began a two-day summit in South Korea aimed...
 
2 Nato troops killed by a man in army uniform
A man wearing Afghan army uniform opened fire on troops from NATO’s US-led force in southern Afghanistan...
 
Anderson, Broad rock Sri Lanka in first Test
James Anderson and Stuart Broad ripped through Sri Lanka’s top-order to hand Englandthe early advantage in the...
 
Turkey shuts embassy in Damascus: diplomat
Turkey closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday because of deteriorating security conditions in Syria, a Turkish...
 
Obama, Erdogan agree on ‘non-lethal’ aid for Syrian rebels
US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Sunday on the need to...
25th March 2012
 
Relatives of Afghan shooting victims paid compensation
Relatives of 17 people killed in a shooting rampage by a US soldier in southern Afghanistan have...
 
Turkish forces kill 15 women Kurd rebels in new clashes
Turkish security forces killed 15 rebel Kurds, all of them women, in fighting in the separatist heartland...
24th March 2012
 
Egypt: Youth shot dead in football protests
A 13-year-old boy was shot dead when Egyptian security forces clashed with fans protesting against a ban...
 
Orakzai: Three soldiers killed in fresh Taliban attack
At least three soldiers were killed after dozens of Taliban militants stormed a check post in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region...
 
Japan prepares defences against North Korean rocket
Japan on Friday readied its missile defence systems to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it...
23rd March 2012
 
US Senate approves insider trading bill
The US Senate has approved legislation to strengthen ethics rules by forbidding lawmakers from buying stocks based...
 
US fans gorge on ‘Hunger Games,’ vying for record
Young US movie fans flocked to midnight screenings of teen cinema phenomenon “The Hunger Games” early Friday,...
 
US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders
A US soldier will be charged with 17 counts of murder stemming from the killings of civilians...
 
Pak proven ‘Asian tigers’, win Asia cup 2nd time
Pakistan claimed the Asia Cup with a thrilling two-run victory over a dogged Bangladesh on Thursday, breaking...
 
 
 

 

 



 

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