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India’s First Unmanned Space Mission Fails

BANGALORE: India’s space agency says its first unmanned moon probe has malfunctioned and it may have to curtail the two-year mission.The Chandrayaan-1, which costs $79 million, was launched in October to map the lunar surface and look for precious metals.The chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation says the probe’s

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New Michael Jackson Single Released

LOS ANGELOS: A new Michael Jackson song titled, “A Place with No Name” was unveiled on the celebrity news website, TMZ.com, three weeks after the death of the King of Pop.The website, which was also the first media outlet to report Jackson’s death, carries the snippet of the song.It also

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2 Workers Die As Stage For Madonna Concert Collapses

MARSEILLE: A stage being constructed for a concert by pop star Madonna collapsed on Thursday (July 16), killing two workers and injuring eight others in the southern French city of Marseille.The July 19 concert at the Velodrome stadium, home to the Olympique Marseille soccer team, was immediately cancelled.The dead workers

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Russian Minister Gunned Down

MOSCOW: Two people were killed in an attack on a car in Ingushetia on Friday.Officials initally denied reports that a regional minister was among the dead.Unidentified assailants opened fire at a Kia car in the village of Sredniye Achaluki in Ingushetia.Ruslan Balayev was the sports and tourism minister for Ingushetia,

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Drone Near Miranshah Kills Five

BAHADUR KALEY: Atleast five people have been killed on Friday, when a US drone fired a missile into a suspected Taliban compound in Pakistan’s tribal belt near the Afghan border.The missile strike took place in Bahadur Kaley village, which is 30 kilometers south of Miranshah.According to security officials, the missile

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Sports

Pakistani Olympian Hockey Players Face Life-Time Ban

Friday, July 17th, 2009

KARACHI: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) today imposed lifetime bans on Olympian Naveed Alam and Mansoor Ahmad for levelling baseless allegations.
The PHF announced this decision after a meeting of its executive board in Karachi.
The federation president Qasim Zia said the hockey players have defamed the hockey federation by involving them in a visa scandal.
He said [...]

17-Year-Old Becomes Youngest to Sail Around the World

Friday, July 17th, 2009

SOUTH CAROLINA: A 17-year-old US mariner has become the youngest person to sail around the world after completing a grueling 13-month voyage.
Sandy-haired teenager Zac Sunderland arrived in South Carolina harbor aboard his 36-foot sloop Intrepid.
During his 28,000-nautical-mile journey, he braved storms, equipment failures, close calls with freighters and a run-in with [...]

Argentina Celebrates Libertadores Cup Win Against Brazil

Friday, July 17th, 2009

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s Estudiantes receive heroes’ welcome a day after Veron led the team to their fourth Libertadores Cup by defeating Brazil’s Cruzeiro on Wednesday, July 15.
The Argentine club, that had lifted the trophy three times in a row from 1968, triumphed 2-1 in the second leg of the final.
Thousands of fans waited [...]

Bye Bye Freddie!

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

LONDON: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has announced his retirement from test cricket after the Ashes series against Australia.
The 31 year old made the announcement a day before the second Ashes test.
The all-rounder has struggled with injuries since the 2005 Ashes triumph.
Flintoff is sacrificing test cricket to try to ensure his fitness for [...]

World Test Championship?

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

The Melbourne Cricket Club has proposed on Wednesday a world test cricket championship to make test cricket more interesting for cricket lovers.
The MCC has also decided to launch day/night test cricket and pink balls in a bid to make the longer format more appealing.
The club has also decided to start work on an appropriate [...]

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