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Australian admits conspiracy to kill thousands at sports events

Wednesday 29 July '09

An Australian convert to Islam on Tuesday admitted being part of a terror cell that plotted to kill thousands of people by bombing major sports events...
Razzak spins Bangladesh to big victory

Tuesday 28 July '09

Abdur Razzak made a triumphant return to the Bangladesh side when he helped the Tigers win the opening one-day international against West Indies by 52 runs.
The bounce back theory

Monday 27 July '09

Stuart Clark insisted his extra bounce could help Australia in their quest to draw level in the Ashes during next week’s third Test against England at Edgbaston.
China, India can help, not save the world’s economy: Analysts

Monday 27 July '09

Fast growing China and India may be important players but the emerging economic giants alone do not have the clout to drag the global economy out of its worst slump since the 1930s, analysts say.
Sarkozy collapses during jog, in hospital

Monday 27 July '09

France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy was rushed to hospital on Sunday after suffering a “minor” nervous complaint while exercising at his woodland...
Sangakkara scares Pak, match ends in draw

Saturday 25 July '09

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara hit his 19th Test century to steer Sri Lanka to a draw in the third and final Test against Pakistan....
John Surtees’s son Henry dies in F2 race

Tuesday 21 July '09

The 18-year-old son of former F1 world champion John Surtees died after an accident during a Formula Two race, the hospital treating him said.
Jaime makes history at Toro Rosso as youngest F1 driver

Tuesday 21 July '09

Spanish teenager Jaime Alguersuari will become the youngest-ever Formula One driver after Toro Rosso announced on Monday...
Windies fail to capitalise on Roach’s six-for

Monday 20 July '09

Rain prompted an early lunch on Sunday just when Bangladesh looked to tighten the noose on the West Indians after their spinners...
Aussies dance to Jimmy’s beat

Saturday 18 July '09

James Anderson starred with both bat and ball as England’s quest for a first Test win over Australia at Lord’s in 75 years....
British unemployment rate jumps to 7.6 pc

Thursday 16 July '09

Britain’s unemployment rate reached a higher-than-expected 7.6 per cent in the three months to May...
‘Al-Qaeda threat to China over Uighurs’

Wednesday 15 July '09

Al-Qaeda has threatened for the first time to attack Chinese interests overseas in retaliation for the deaths of Muslims in the restive region of Xinjiang...
Chinese brick-throwing road vigilante an Internet hit, says report

Tuesday 14 July '09

A retired teacher has become an unlikely Internet hit in China for throwing bricks at cars whose drivers were ignoring red lights....
US slips, China soars in Fortune rankings

Friday 10 July '09

The number of US companies featured in Fortune magazine’s annual list of the world’s top 500 global companies fell to its lowest level ever, while more Chinese firms appeared than ever before.
Pak forces attack Taliban near helicopter crash site

Sunday 5 July '09

Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked Taliban militants on Saturday in a northwestern region...
More than just a Test as Lanka take on Pakistan

Saturday 4 July '09

Four months after a deadly terror attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan, the two nations will renew their Test rivalry when the first match starts at Galle on Saturday.
Foreign firms snub Iraqi oil industry

Wednesday 1 July '09

Foreign energy companies snubbed Iraq on Tuesday by rejecting all but one deal to develop...
Porsche rejects VW offer

Tuesday 30 June '09

Porsche, the heavily indebted maker of German luxury sports cars, rejected on Monday a merger offer by Volkswagen...
China firms to buy Pierre Cardin licences

Tuesday 30 June '09

The French fashion group Pierre Cardin on Monday said it would sell its textile and accessories licences in China...
Swine flu scare hits Wimbledon

Tuesday 30 June '09

Some staff members at the Wimbledon have reported “flu-like” symptoms but the competition will...
Lee’s battle is against English conditions, not fitness, says Gillespie

Tuesday 30 June '09

Mastering English conditions and not fitness issues pose a challenge to Australian paceman Brett Lee ahead of the Ashes...
Slowdown-hit British Airways says staff agree to work for free

Saturday 27 June '09

Struggling British Airways (BA) on Friday said 800 staff had agreed to work unpaid and thousands more to pay cuts...
IMF bond plan draws emerging economies

Monday 15 June '09

The International Monetary Fund’s plan to issue bonds for the first time has attracted several large emerging countries looking to diversify...
31 kids die in daycare centre fire

Sunday 7 June '09

A fire at a daycare centre in northern Mexico has killed at least 31 children and left several others injured, police and officials said on Saturday....
Air France plane crashes into the Atlantic, 228 feared dead

Monday 1 June '09

A missing Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into lightning and strong thunderstorms over Atlantic Ocean.
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