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In shift from stagnant EU, Russia unveils $25-billion Pacific oil link
26 Dec 2012 5:36 AM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday unveiled the final extension of a new $ 25 billion oil pipeline to the Pacific that underscores the ...
Sangakkara poised to join 10,000 club
24 Dec 2012 7:02 AM ISTSri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara is poised to join the exclusive 10,000-run club in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne against Australia, a ...
Real falter against Malaga, Messi scores in Barca’s win
24 Dec 2012 6:58 AM ISTReal Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was under renewed pressure on Saturday after his team lost 3-2 at Malaga, a defeat which left the champions 16 ...
Michu denies man U
24 Dec 2012 6:56 AM ISTLeaders Manchester United were held to a draw for the first time in the Premier League this season after Swansea City rode their luck at home in ...
Quake hits Black Sea area
24 Dec 2012 6:21 AM ISTA moderate earthquake rocked an area around the Black Sea on Sunday, sending residents of the Russian city Sochi into the streets, Russian news...
‘Doomsday’ be damned, we are alive and kicking!
22 Dec 2012 6:19 AM ISTWhile doomsayers hunkered down to await the coming apocalypse, others took a more lighthearted view on Friday of a Mayan prophecy of the world’s end...
ArcelorMittal will write down EU business value by $4.3 bn
22 Dec 2012 6:14 AM ISTTop world steelmaker ArcelorMittal said it was taking a roughly $4.3-billion charge to reflect the fallen value of its European operations due to...
Top billing on the cards!
21 Dec 2012 7:04 AM ISTBarcelona versus AC Milan and Manchester United against Real Madrid were the pick of the ties in the Champions League last 16 draw on Thursday, as the...
ECB to offer Pietersen full contract
20 Dec 2012 6:47 AM ISTKevin Pietersen is set to be offered a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after team director Andy Flower was...
Clarke in line to be fit for second test
20 Dec 2012 6:46 AM ISTAustralian captain Michael Clarke is confident he will be fit for the second Test against Sri Lanka and started an intensive physio campaign today...
Two ULFA linkmen apprehended
20 Dec 2012 6:29 AM ISTTwo ULFA linkmen were apprehended and huge quantities of arms and ammunitions recovered from them in Assam’s Dhubri district on Wednesday. Acting...
Twitter’s latest tweet: We now have 200 million active users
20 Dec 2012 6:03 AM ISTTwitter said on Wednesday that the number of active users of the service has topped 200 million, in a sign of the sizzling growth of the messaging...


