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Ana Ivanovic beats Caroline to win title
22 Sept 2014 5:45 AM ISTAna Ivanovic (in pic) charged the net repeatedly to overcome US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) in the final of the WTA Pan Pacific...
G20 nations demand Putin be invited to leaders’ summit
22 Sept 2014 4:55 AM ISTThere had been question marks over whether Moscow should be invited to the high-powered forum in Brisbane. Opposition to Putin’s attendance...
Rousing welcome for North Korea squad
21 Sept 2014 4:24 AM ISTThe two countries are technically still at war, and a recent spike in tensions prompted speculation about what kind of reception the North’s...
Boateng, Huntelaar maintain Germany’s hold over EPL sides
20 Sept 2014 4:19 AM ISTBoateng’s first ever goal in the competition was a memorable one as it sealed a 1-0 win for Bayern Munich against his former club Manchester City in...
US hacking charges ‘fabricated out of thin air’, says China
20 Sept 2014 3:59 AM ISTBeijing on Thursday strongly denied a US congressional panel’s claim that Chinese government-linked hackers had launched dozens of cyber attacks on...
Russia ‘moves troops in Crimea’ ahead of Ukraine-US meet
20 Sept 2014 3:58 AM ISTKiev on Thursday accused Moscow of massing its troops in annexed Crimea on the Ukraine border, rattling nerves just as President Petro Poroshenko...
Western sanctions violate WTO principles: Putin
20 Sept 2014 3:57 AM ISTRussian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed the European Union and the United States for violating basic World Trade Organisation principles...
China to give $32 m aid for Ebola
20 Sept 2014 3:56 AM ISTChinese President Xi Jinping announced here on Thursday an aid package of 200 million yuan (about $32.54 million) for Liberia, Sierra Leon and Guinea...
Raging wildfire engulfs homes in California town
19 Sept 2014 4:57 AM ISTTwo other fires, one near Yosemite National Park in central California and another east of Sacramento, also led hundreds of people to evacuate their...
Benn’s five-for blanks Bangladesh
19 Sept 2014 4:13 AM ISTSet an improbable target of 489 after the home side declared their second innings at 269 for four, 45 minutes into the day, the tourists crashed from...
China Aug overseas direct investment overtakes FDI
18 Sept 2014 5:13 AM ISTChina has been actively acquiring foreign assets, particularly energy and resources, to power its economy, with firms encouraged to ‘go out’ and make...
Pilots' strike cripples Air France
18 Sept 2014 5:12 AM ISTPassengers faced a second day of travel disruption on Tuesday as Air France pilots extended a strike in protest at the airline's plans to expand its...









