Christian girl held on blasphemy cannot read: Vatican

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• Christian girl held on blasphemy cannot read: Vatican
• Clarke, Wade fifties take Australia to 272-8
• Suspected Chinese criminals return from Angola: state media
• Key Pakistani Taliban figure killed in Afghanistan
• JP Morgan warns Indian stocks 'bull run' in jeopardy
• Pakistan probes report US strike kills Haqqani son
• Apple scores huge win over Samsung in patent case
• Whatmore confident of good show against Australia
• Six-wicket Ashwin puts India on top in Kiwi Test
• Afghanistan gamble on 'Rambo' Hamid for World T20
• Sri Lanka arrests 98 Australia-bound boatpeople
• 'Manageable' oil slick reaches Sri Lanka capital
• Mass grave raises ghosts from the past
• Indian PM to meet Iranian leaders next week
• Dominant All Blacks punish Australia
• Myanmar communal bloodshed leaves deep scars
• Anti-Japan protesters march in Chinese city
• Taiwan says '50 percent risk' Tembin may return
• Strong typhoon makes for southern Japan
• Body of Japanese reporter killed in Syria flown home
• Air strikes kill 12 insurgents in Afghanistan: NATO
• Afghanistan braced for dream ODI with Australia
• Powerful typhoon lumbers toward Japan's Okinawa
• All Blacks expect significant improvement

Christian girl held on blasphemy cannot read: Vatican Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran on Saturday went to the defence of the young Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy, stressing that she "cannot read or write."

Clarke, Wade fifties take Australia to 272-8 Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:11 AM PDT Michael Clarke and Matthew Wade hit attractive half-centuries to take Australia to 272-8 against Afghanistan in the day-night international on Saturday.

Suspected Chinese criminals return from Angola: state media Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:05 AM PDT Three dozen Chinese suspected of criminal acts against compatriots in Angola arrived in Beijing on Saturday under police guard as China targets crimes by its nationals overseas, state media reported.

Key Pakistani Taliban figure killed in Afghanistan Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan killed a senior commander of the Pakistani Taliban who had close ties with al-Qaida, dealing a blow to the militants who operate on both sides of the countries' porous border.

JP Morgan warns Indian stocks 'bull run' in jeopardy Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:26 AM PDT US investment house JP Morgan has warned a bull run by Indian stocks is in jeopardy with New Delhi failing to deliver on promised reforms and economic indicators deteriorating.

Pakistan probes report US strike kills Haqqani son Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:23 AM PDT Pakistani officials are investigating whether the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network, which has been blamed for high-profile attacks in Afghanistan, was killed in a U.S. drone strike this week.

Apple scores huge win over Samsung in patent case Posted: 25 Aug 2012 09:55 AM PDT Apple won more than $1 billion in a massive US court victory over Samsung on Friday, in one of the biggest patent cases in decades -- a verdict that could have huge market repercussions.

Whatmore confident of good show against Australia Posted: 25 Aug 2012 09:12 AM PDT Pakistan's head coach Dav Whatmore was confident his team will have upper hand in the limited over series against Australia, who will miss some key players due to injuries and retirement.

Six-wicket Ashwin puts India on top in Kiwi Test Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:41 AM PDT Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a career-best 6-31 to put India in firm command on a rain-hit third day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Afghanistan gamble on 'Rambo' Hamid for World T20 Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:17 AM PDT Afghanistan Saturday picked Hamid Hassan in their 15-man squad for next month's World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, hoping the frontline paceman recovers from surgery in time.

Sri Lanka arrests 98 Australia-bound boatpeople Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:42 AM PDT Sri Lanka's navy on Saturday detained 98 would-be asylum-seekers making for Australia, an official said, the largest group since Canberra tightened restrictions on boatpeople headed to its shores.

'Manageable' oil slick reaches Sri Lanka capital Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:13 AM PDT An oil slick from a rusting cargo vessel that sank in bad weather reached the coast of Sri Lanka's capital on Saturday and threatened a beach resort popular with foreign tourists, officials said.

Mass grave raises ghosts from the past Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:08 AM PDT It was four gray skulls resting on a bed of jumbled bones that again triggered Chea Nouen's memories: breast-feeding her baby with her hands and feet shackled; her husband thrown into a pit to be turned into human fertilizer, her own marches to the killing fields — where she was saved three times by an executioner.

Indian PM to meet Iranian leaders next week Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:04 AM PDT India's prime minister will meet Iranian leaders when he travels to Tehran to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit next week, a government official said on Saturday.

Dominant All Blacks punish Australia Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:40 AM PDT Impregnable New Zealand punished Australia 22-0 in the Test at Eden Park on Saturday -- the first time in 50 years the Wallabies have been kept scoreless by the world champion All Blacks.

Myanmar communal bloodshed leaves deep scars Posted: 25 Aug 2012 02:43 AM PDT Charred stumps and scattered rubbish are all that remain of a once-bustling community in strife-torn western Myanmar, just one of many razed to the ground in recent communal violence.

Anti-Japan protesters march in Chinese city Posted: 25 Aug 2012 02:12 AM PDT Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of an eastern Chinese city on Saturday to demonstrate against Japan's claims to a disputed island chain, state media reported.

Taiwan says '50 percent risk' Tembin may return Posted: 25 Aug 2012 01:58 AM PDT Taiwan forecasters warned on Saturday that tropical storm Tembin could return early next week after triggering the worst downpour in over a century on the island's southernmost tip.

Strong typhoon makes for southern Japan Posted: 25 Aug 2012 01:29 AM PDT A powerful typhoon packing winds of up to 216 kilometres (135 miles) per hour was headed for southern Japan and expected to hit on Sunday afternoon, weather forecasters said.

Body of Japanese reporter killed in Syria flown home Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:57 PM PDT The body of a veteran Japanese war reporter killed while covering the anti-regime movement in Syria's second city was flown home on Saturday.

Air strikes kill 12 insurgents in Afghanistan: NATO Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:53 PM PDT Two air strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed a dozen insurgents, including a Pakistani Taliban commander, NATO and Afghan officials said Saturday.

Afghanistan braced for dream ODI with Australia Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:11 PM PDT Fast-rising Afghanistan will open another chapter in their remarkable story when they play their first one-day international against former world champions Australia on Saturday.

Powerful typhoon lumbers toward Japan's Okinawa Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:02 PM PDT A powerful typhoon packing winds up to 215 kilometers (134 miles) per hour was lumbering toward Okinawa on Saturday and was projected to be the strongest typhoon to hit the southern Japanese island in several years.

All Blacks expect significant improvement Posted: 24 Aug 2012 07:49 PM PDT Remember Ireland. Remember France. The All Blacks have dug into their file of close shaves for motivation ahead of their rematch with Australia on Saturday where they are overwhelming favourites.

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