It was Mehta’s first career title as he foiled Advani’s dream of a grand double after having won the Asian billiards title recently. – File Photo by AFP KARACHI: Spectacular Aditya Mehta of India won the 28th edition of Asian Snooker Championship when he beat compatriot and former world champion Pankaj Advani 7-5 in the [...]
Slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. — Photo by AP WASHINGTON: The United States plans this week to publish documents seized from Osama bin Laden’s hideout in which the late terror leader complained of “disaster after disaster” befalling al Qaeda. “In documents we seized, he confessed to ‘disaster after disaster,’” said top White House [...]
This salute made Smith and Carlos famous. But what of sprinter Peter Norman, who finished second? The 1968 Mexico Olympics began in controversial fashion. Revolution — from Cuba to China — was spreading across the world. Mexico was rocked by huge student protests just before the opening ceremony. What followed was one of the most [...]
London (CNN) — The British Ministry of Defence might place surface-to-air missiles on a water tower in a densely populated London neighborhood as part of security for the Olympic Games this summer, a ministry official said Sunday. Residents in an east London community have received leaflets warning them of the possibility, the official said. “Site [...]
South Africa-born batsman Kevin Pietersen, whose mother is English, played five seasons for county side Nottinghamshire before making his England international debut in 2004. – File photo by AP LONDON: Overseas born players wishing to represent England now face an extended qualification period of seven years, an increase on the existing four year term, the [...]
Peshawar police. — File Photo by AP PESHAWAR: A bomb planted in a manhole killed one policeman and wounded another in the restive city of Peshawar on Monday, police said. A hidden remote controlled improvised explosive device (IED) went off as the two policemen were patrolling the city’s Khazana suburb on foot, senior police official [...]
Trials to select the top shooter, who will go to the Olympics, will be held at the Pakistan Navy International Shooting Range this month. – File photo by APP KARACHI: Pakistan is set to feature in Olympic shooting after receiving a wildcard entry from the International Sports Shooting Federation (ISSF) on Monday. One Pakistani skeet [...]
Oleksander Tymoshenko (L), the husband of jailed Ukrainian ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko and their daughter Eugenia Tymoshenko give a press conference in Prague on April 30, 2012 – AFP Photo KIEV: Ukraine described threats by European powers to shun the Euro soccer championship it will host in June as a return to Cold War tactics on [...]
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira. — File Photo ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Monday said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will avail the right to appeal in the prime minister’s conviction case and does not need any judgment from the ‘Sharif courts.’ Speaking to media representatives [...]
-AP Photo GUWAHATI: A ferry with some 250 passengers aboard sank in a river in northeast India on Monday following a storm, police said, adding that 50 people had swum to safety. A double-decker ferry sank in the fast-flowing Brahmaputra river in Assam state, police said, adding that the fate of the other 200 passengers [...]
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