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News for Sunday, 27 Mar 2011

Bahrain opposition accepts Kuwait’s offer to mediate

MANAMA - Bahrain's largest opposition group Wefaq has accepted Kuwait's offer to mediate in talks with Bahrain's government to end a political crisis gripping the tiny kingdom, a member of...

We did not have the composure to go all the way: SA coach

JOHANNESBURG - Coach Corrie van Zyl admitted Sunday that South Africa lacked the composure to go all the way after a shock 2011 Cricket World Cup quarter-finals loss to New...

Security stepped up as Pak-India clash nears

MOHALI - Security was ramped up at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium on Sunday as India staged their first training session ahead of the high-profile World Cup semi-final against Pakistan.

Taliban militants abduct 50 policemen

ASADABAD - Taliban insurgents abducted around 50 off-duty Afghan policemen in an ambush in a volatile province in northeastern Afghanistan, the militant group and provincial officials said on Sunday.
Taliban-led...

President remits jail term of Indian convict

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari remitted the remaining jail sentence of Indian convict Gopal Das detained in jail for the past 27 years on humanitarian grounds.
Spokesperson to...

Misbah backs Akhtar factor against India

MOHALI - Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq believes fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has a key role to play in the World Cup semi-final against India -- even if the paceman doesn't...

Unions condemn violence at British anti-cuts demo

LONDON - Trade union organisers of a protest against austerity cuts in London have condemned rioters who went on the rampage after the rally, attacking police and smashing up shops...

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