Ryder ‘OK’, out of ICU
byChristchurch, March 31 (IANS) New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder was Sunday taken out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and in his first public…
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North Korea says it wants nuclear capability
byPyongyang, March 31 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Sunday the country had adopted a new strategy of carrying out economic construction…
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…
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…