Bangladesh Islamists gear up to punish blasphemy
byDhaka, March 31 (IANS) Amid heightened political tensions, a group of Bangladesh Islamic scholars Sunday submitted a list of bloggers who they alleged had…
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Kobe fourth on NBA all-time scoring list
byLos Angeles, March 31 (IANS) In the Los Angeles Lakers’ 103-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings, Kobe Bryant’s pull-up jumper in the second quarter…
Romario doubts Neymar’s World Cup impact
byRio de Janeiro, March 31 (IANS) Legendary striker Romario said he doubts whether Neymar will have a decisive impact on next year’s FIFA World…
‘Arsenal shareholder Usmanov doesn’t pay Capello’
byMoscow, March 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov does not pay the wages of Russia manager Fabio Capello, a spokesman for the Russian…
BRICS summit promotes unity among emerging economies
byBeijing, March 31 (IANS) The fifth BRICS summit has promoted unity among major emerging economies and injected fresh impetus into the cooperation mechanism, Chinese…
11 bodies recovered in Tibet landslide
byLhasa, March 31 (IANS) Nine more bodies were retrieved Sunday at the site of a mining area landslide in China’s Tibet region, rescuers said….
Italy president assigns facilitators to end impasse
byRome, March 31 (IANS) Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has asked 10 experts and political figures to help solve the political impasse stemming from February’s…
Sri Lankan Tamil party seeks UN probe into deaths
byColombo, March 31 (IANS) A Sri Lankan Tamil political party said Sunday that it will continue to push for a UN mechanism to investigate…
Bayern humiliate Hamburg 9-2
byBerlin, March 31 (IANS) Bayern Munich humiliated Hamburg 9-2 thanks to four goals by Claudio Pizzaro to show why they are on the way…
Barca, Madrid play out draws
byMadrid, March 31 (IANS) FC Barcelona saw two points escape as they closed-in on the La Liga title as they could only draw 2-2…