Saturday, July 21, 2012

India beat Sri Lanka in first ODI

India beat Sri Lanka in first ODI


India beat Sri Lanka in first ODI

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Indian cricketers Virat Kohli (right) and Virender Sehwag (left) run between wicketsIndia defeated Sri Lanka by 21 runs in the opening one-day international in Hambantota on Saturday to gain a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.


Sex workers denied US visa hold their own AIDS conference

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT

A project coordinator (C) educates HIV-positive patients and affected family members on the modes of HIV transmissionHundreds of sex workers from around the world who said they were denied visas to attend an international AIDS conference in the United States began their own meeting in Kolkata on Saturday in protest.


Open hole-in-one sweet for India's Lahiri

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:55 AM PDT

Anirban Lahiri of India watches his shot from the 4th teeIndia's Anirban Lahiri aced the par-3 ninth hole at Royal Lytham on Saturday in the third round of the British Open, stunning himself in his major championship debut with the shot of his life.


Malaysia star Lee recovers on diet of porridge

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Malaysia badminton star Lee Chong WeiMalaysia badminton star Lee Chong Wei, whose Olympic dream was threatened by a serious ankle injury, targetted a medal on Saturday in a campaign fuelled by porridge and hot soup.


Taliban kill 10 in attack on rival in Pakistan

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:39 AM PDT

A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a rival militant commander's compound in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 10 people, as heavily armed assailants killed eight members of the coast guard in the southwest, officials said.

At least 12 die as storms lash China: state media

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 07:47 AM PDT

A woman crosses a flooded street during heavy rainfall in Beijing on July 21At least 12 people died during torrential rainstorms which battered much of northern and southwestern China from Friday night to Saturday, state media reported.


Gunmen kill seven Pakistani soldiers: officials

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 06:59 AM PDT

Pakistani soldiers on guard in Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan province, in JuneGunmen shot dead seven soldiers at a checkpoint in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwestern province of Baluchistan on Saturday, officials said, as violence marred the start of Ramadan.


Sharks end Queensland's Super 15 title defence

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:29 PM PDT

The Sharks scored three tries to two and set up a semi-final against the Stormers in Cape TownDurban-based Coastal Sharks turned in a superb defensive performance to end Queensland's Super 15 title defence with a comprehensive 30-17 win on Saturday.


Pakistan: Bomber attacks militant compound, 9 dead

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 04:11 AM PDT

A suicide bomber attacked a compound in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday that was owned by a militant commander who had fallen out with the Pakistani Taliban, killing at least nine people, including three children, police said.

Nine killed in Pakistan suicide attack: official

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 03:22 AM PDT

Map of northwestern Pakistan locating the Kurram tribal district, bordering North WaziristanAt least nine people were killed and 16 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden car in northwest Pakistan's Kurram tribal district Saturday, officials said.


Japan firm 'told workers to lie' about radiation dose

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 02:57 AM PDT

Workers were told to cover their dosimeters with lead, the reports saidA subcontractor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant told workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure in an apparent effort to keep its contract, reports said Saturday.


Two dead, six missing in flood-hit Philippines

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 02:50 AM PDT

File picture shows people wading through a flooded street in Manila in May after heavy rainTwo people were killed and six others are missing in the Philippines as floods inundated parts of Manila and nearby areas while a storm tore through the country's north, authorities said Saturday.


Brunei helicopter crash kills 12: air force

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 02:12 AM PDT

File picture of an Indonesian Air Force helicopter taken in Jakarta in 2008Twelve military personnel including six cadets were killed in a Brunei air force helicopter crash while flying home after jungle training, a spokesman said Saturday.


Japan sends cargo to space station

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 12:39 AM PDT

A Japanese H-IIB rocket has blasted off to deliver an unmanned supplies vessel to the International Space StationA Japanese H-IIB rocket blasted off Saturday to deliver an unmanned supplies vessel to the International Space Station.


Bomb kills three in Pakistan: official

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 12:27 AM PDT

Dhog Darra is considered the stronghold of an anti-Taliban militiaA roadside bomb ripped through a pick-up truck in a northwestern Pakistani town near the Afghan border on Saturday killing three people inside, officials said.


Sri Lanka seeks another IMF bailout after record loan

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 11:38 PM PDT

Sri Lanka's economy grew 8.3 percent last year, up from 8.0 percent in 2010Sri Lanka announced the completion of a $2.6 billion IMF bailout, but it was seeking fresh loans to support an economy emerging from decades of ethnic war.


Three Indonesians injured in US massacre

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 11:33 PM PDT

Three Indonesians from one family were among nearly 60 injured in a massacre at a Batman movie screening in the USThree Indonesians from one family were among nearly 60 injured in a massacre at a Batman movie screening in the United States, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Saturday.


Soeda surprises Nishikori in all-Japan clash

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 11:30 PM PDT

Go Soeda went four-for-four on break point chances on his return in the quarter-final contestGo Soeda routed third-seeded compatriot Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-1 at the ATP Tour's Atlanta Open in the first meeting between the two Japanese stars.


Roadside bomb hits bus in Pakistan, killing 3

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 10:41 PM PDT

Police say a roadside bomb has exploded near a passenger bus in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three people.

Muslims begin Ramadan fast; bombs hit Thai south

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Muslim women perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 20, 2012. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)Muslims have begun fasting for the start of the Ramadan holy month in Indonesia, Malaysia and elsewhere around Asia, but the somber occasion was marred in Buddhist-dominated Thailand by two bomb blasts that killed one person and injured seven.


Bin Hammam says he wants 'to quit' sport

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 09:10 PM PDT

Mohamed Bin Hammam (L) said he wanted to retire from football due to "jealousy" within the sportMohamed bin Hammam, the scandal-tainted former FIFA presidential candidate whose life ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport this week, has said he wants to retire from football.


India seek cricket revival against Sri Lanka

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 08:35 PM PDT

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Indians were trounced in both the Test and one-day series in England and AustraliaIndia will look to start the new season on a winning note when they clash with on-form Sri Lanka in a one-day series starting in Hambantota on Saturday.


Obama aide heads to China after UN veto on Syria

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:56 PM PDT

National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon, pictured in MayA top aide to US President Barack Obama will head to China on Sunday, in the wake of Beijing and Moscow's veto of a UN resolution on Syria, and will also visit Japan, the White House has announced.


Singh and Lahiri grab Open double for India

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 01:59 PM PDT

Anirban Lahiri of India watches his shot from the 4th teeJeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri made it a red-letter day for India at the British Open on Friday as they became the first two golfers from the sub-continent to qualify for the weekend rounds at the same major.


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