Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Starc's best keeps Pakistan down to 198

Starc's best keeps Pakistan down to 198


Starc's best keeps Pakistan down to 198

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Australian bowler Mitchell Starc celebrates after taking the wicket of Pakistani batsman Umar AkmalLeft-arm paceman Mitchell Starc took a maiden five-wicket haul to bowl Pakistan out for 198 in the first limited overs international at Sharjah Stadium here on Tuesday.


Fresh clashes kill three Pakistan soldiers, 11 militants

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT

Pakistani security officials gather at the site of a suicide bombing in Khar in May 2012Fresh clashes in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area along the Afghan border on Tuesday left three soldiers and 11 militants dead, security officials said.


Red Cross scales back Pakistan work

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:52 AM PDT

A Pakistani cyclist rides past the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in PeshawarThe Red Cross is scaling back its work in Pakistan, with the loss of hundreds of jobs, the aid organisation said Tuesday, following the brutal murder of a British aid worker earlier this year.


India's Maruti vows tight security at riot-hit plant

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:44 AM PDT

Indian private security guards stand guard at the main gate of Maruti Suzuki Production Facllity in ManesarIndia's biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki said on Tuesday it would maintain heavy security at a key plant shaken by deadly violence until its staff members feel "secure".


Man shot by mistake at India Olympics celebration

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:37 AM PDT

Indian boxer and 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist Mary Kom (2nd L) poses in New DelhiA police officer accidentally shot dead a 64-year-old man at homecoming celebrations in India for Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer Mary Kom, officials said Tuesday.


Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled a minor

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Tahir Naveed Chaudhry, the lawyer of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy, talks to media after a court hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Chaudhry said a report by a medical board investigating the age and mental state of the girl determined she was between 13 and 14. The girl was accused by a neighbor of burning pages from the Quran. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)An official medical review of a Pakistani Christian girl accused of desecrating the Quran has determined that the girl is a minor, a lawyer for the girl said Tuesday.


IPL loses its title sponsor DLF

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:12 AM PDT

DLF reportedly paid $50 mln to sponsor the Twenty20 league for the first five yearsThe Indian Premier League has lost its title sponsor after real estate giant DLF declined to renew its five-year deal, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.


NATO transition in Afghanistan 'irreversible'

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:52 AM PDT

"Afghan police and security forces are now in the lead to provide security in 75% of the country," said LangheldThe transfer of security control from a US-led international mission to Afghan troops has reached an irreversible phase, a top NATO commander said Tuesday, as he outlined moves to stem insider attacks on NATO forces.


Pakistan clerics urge fairness for 'blasphemy' girl

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:50 AM PDT

Neighbours accused Rimsha of burning papers containing verses from the Muslim holy bookThe head of Pakistan's leading body of Muslim clerics Tuesday demanded fair treatment for a young Christian girl accused of blasphemy, as a medical report said she appeared to be mentally subnormal.


Markets stall as traders await US Fed chief speech

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:35 AM PDT

A electronic stock price board shows the 7.45 percent nosedive of Samsung Electronics Co. share price, to 1,180,000 won (US$1,039.65 ), at a bank in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Asian markets drifted lower Monday in early trading as Apple's court victory in a high-stakes patent dispute sent shares of Samsung Electronics and its affiliates into a tailspin. The letters on a screen read " Samsung Electronics Co". (AP Photo/Yonhap, Suh Myung-gon) KOREA OUTStock markets retreated Tuesday due to global worries about the impact of the eurozone debt crisis and as investors awaited a key speech by the U.S. central bank chief.


2 Chinese ships hit by typhoon; 5 dead, 10 missing

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:24 AM PDT

A Chinese fishing boat navigates through rough waves caused by Typhoon Bolaven in waters off Seogwipo on Jeju Island, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Ho-cheon) KOREA OUTA powerful typhoon pounded South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday as it churned up rough seas that smashed two fishing ships into rocks, killing at least five fishermen and forcing the coast guard to perform a daring rescue for the survivors.


Typhoon pounds South Korea, smashes ships; 9 dead

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 06:21 AM PDT

A Chinese fisherman wearing an orange life vest, center, is rescued by South Korean coast guard officers from a Chinese ship in Jeju, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. A powerful typhoon pounded South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday, while the nation's coast guard battled rough seas in a race to rescue fishermen on two Chinese ships that slammed into rocks off the southern coast. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Ho-chun) KOREA OUTA powerful typhoon pounded South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday, killing nine and churning up rough seas that smashed two Chinese fishing ships into rocks and forced the coast guard to perform a daring rescue of survivors.


Oil rises above $96 on Tropical Storm Isaac

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:15 AM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, July 2, 2012, early morning sunlight illuminates fuel storage tanks at a North Little Rock, Ark., petroleum distributorship. The price of oil fell Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, as the threat to production from Tropical Storm Isaac appeared to lessen and traders speculated about a release of oil from U.S. reserves. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)The price of oil rose to above $96 a barrel on Tuesday as weather forecasters said Tropical Storm Isaac, which was causing oil production cuts in the Gulf of Mexico, could soon gain intensity and turn into a hurricane.


Japan buys stake in India infrastructure firm

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:11 PM PDT

Japan is taking a stake in an Indian firm planning a new Delhi-Mumbai freight railwayJapan said Tuesday it would buy a major stake in an Indian company at the centre of a huge infrastructure building project, marking Tokyo's latest investment in the South Asian giant.


Parents reject China's classrooms for home schooling

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:50 AM PDT

Zhang Hongwu enjoys one of the benefits of home schooling -- jumping on his parents' bedGiving up his successful career as the head of a medical research firm to spend his days at home reading from children's story books was a tough decision for Chinese father Zhang Qiaofeng.


India's Gandhi slams opposition MPs over deadlock

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:44 AM PDT

Sonia Gandhi attacked the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party for holding noisy protests every day in parliamentSonia Gandhi, the president of India's ruling Congress party, on Tuesday upped the stakes in a six-day parliamentary stand-off that has paralysed government plans to revive the slowing economy.


N. Korea making Paralympics debut

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:29 AM PDT

Sixteen-year-old swimmer Rim Ju-Song will represent North Korea in the ParalypmicsNorth Korea is making its debut at the Paralympic Games, a potential sign of change in a country where, according to activists, disabled people have faced enforced isolation and sterilisation.


Twelve dead, 10 missing as typhoon pounds S. Korea

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Coastguard rescuers swam or waded through storm-tossed seas to link ropes to one of the boats and rescue crewmenTwelve people were killed and 10 were missing after a strong typhoon pounded South Korea Tuesday, uprooting trees, sinking ships and cutting power to almost 200,000 homes.


Bollywood plans biopic of boxing hero Mary Kom

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:35 AM PDT

Kom was once a poor farmer's daughter from the remote northeast of IndiaA Bollywood film-maker is working on a movie about Indian boxing star and mother-of-two Mary Kom, whose bronze medal at the London Olympics cemented her status as a national hero.


Myanmar takes 2,000 exiles off blacklist

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:16 AM PDT

Myanmar exiles in India celebrate Aung San Suu Kyi's release in 2010Myanmar has removed about 2,000 exiles from an immigration blacklist drawn up by the former junta to allow them to return home as part of political reforms, the authorities said Tuesday.


Philippines lays to rest politician killed in crash

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:04 AM PDT

A supporter holds out a placard to Robredo's cortegePhilippine President Benigno Aquino led a state funeral on Tuesday for one of the country's most respected politicians, who died in a light-plane crash.


World stocks stall ahead of US Fed chief's speech

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:18 AM PDT

A electronic stock price board shows the 7.45 percent nosedive of Samsung Electronics Co. share price, to 1,180,000 won (US$1,039.65 ), at a bank in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Asian markets drifted lower Monday in early trading as Apple's court victory in a high-stakes patent dispute sent shares of Samsung Electronics and its affiliates into a tailspin. The letters on a screen read " Samsung Electronics Co". (AP Photo/Yonhap, Suh Myung-gon) KOREA OUTWorld stock markets stalled Tuesday, weighed down by global worries about the impact of the eurozone debt crisis, while investors also stayed on the sidelines ahead of a speech by the U.S. central bank chief.


Two Tibetans die, burning protests top 50: groups

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:20 AM PDT

Lobsang Kalsang, a Buddhist monk, and former monk Damchoe died in hospital after setting themselves on fire in Aba townTwo teenagers burned to death in southwest China, taking to over 50 the number of Tibetans who have set themselves alight in protest against Beijing's rule, rights groups said on Tuesday.


Typhoon pounds South Korea, smashes ships; 8 dead

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:53 AM PDT

A Chinese fishing boat navigates through rough waves caused by Typhoon Bolaven in waters off Seogwipo on Jeju Island, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Ho-cheon) KOREA OUTA powerful typhoon pounded South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday as it churned up rough seas that smashed two fishing ships into rocks, killing at least five fishermen and forcing the coast guard to perform a daring rescue for the survivors.


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