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News for Saturday, 16 Apr 2011

Apollo Sports win Challenge match

LAHORE - Apollo Sports beat U Slim CC by two wickets in a Challenge match at Railway Allama Iqbal Ground. U slim CC made 305 runs for the fall of...

Sri Lanka’s new captain to be named next week

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka is all set to get a new cricket captain next week, after Kumar Sangakkara stepped down, following the team`s runners-up finish at the World Cup. "The...

Pakistan may play blind series against India

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's blind cricket team is likely to host a series against India in Dubai at the end of this year, an official said here on Saturday. "We will...

Italy on brink of Fed exit, Czechs all square

PARIS - Defending champions Italy stood on the verge of elimination from the Fed Cup on Saturday after Russia, inspired by Svetlana Kuznetsova, moved into a comfortable 2-0 lead in...

Over 50,000 rally in Serbia for early elections

BELGRADE - Over 50,000 people took to the streets of Belgrade on Saturday for anti-government protests as the leader of an opposition nationalist party announced a hunger strike to force...

Syria’s emergency law to end, says Assad

DAMASCUS - President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday the emergency law in force in Syria for nearly 50 years will be abolished within a week, and expressed his sadness at...

Afghan suicide blast kills five foreign troops

JALALABAD - A Taliban suicide bomber wearing an army uniform killed five foreign troops and four Afghan soldiers on Saturday in a brazen attack at the Afghan army's eastern headquarters....

Yemeni president angers women activists

SANAA - Yemeni women protested in Sanaa and other cities against President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Saturday, a day after he called for an end to men and women joining...

Kate and best man Harry rehearse for royal wedding

LONDON - Keen to make sure her wedding to Prince William passes off smoothly, Kate Middleton took part in a rehearsal on Friday with her maid of honour and the...

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