Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has urged Australia to cultivate the attitude of playing in the Ashes the 'Aussie way' to hold the urn not once but twice in the coming months. Waugh was one of the men in the 1989 Ashes squad, which began the series by being labelled the worst touring team ever to contest the Ashes, although the unbreakable team bond that they formed as they journeyed up ...
Incompetent UPA failing to tackle Chinese incursions alleges Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party has accused the Congress-led UPA Government of being naive and incompetent in averting yet another incursion by China in the Chumar sector in Ladakh. "We are accusing the Indian Government of its incompetence towards border security and national integrity of the country. And if it continues to be careless then the country will have to pay a huge price for this. Mulayam ...
Lehman and Clarke re-live the old and look to the new
As Australia counts down the final hours till the first ball is bowled in a bumper back-to-back Ashes Series, coach Darren Lehmann and captain Michael Clarke recalled their past playing days and how their relationship works now as Coach and Captain. Lehmann and Clarke first played together for Australia in 2003 and went on to play seven Tests and 18 ODIs. It has been well documented that ...
McGrath backs underdogs Oz to win Ashes
Former Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath has said that Australia can defeat England 2-1 and regain the Ashes urn this time, although he admitted that that they are still the underdogs in the iconic series. According to BBC, McGrath's predictions of Australian whitewashes have become a regular feature of pre-Ashes series build-ups, adding that he was correct in 2006-07, when the Australians ...
BJP calls for tough stand against China following fresh incursion reports
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a tough stand against China, amid fresh reports of incursions by the country's troops across unresolved Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said that China resorted to violations on the border with an aim to destabilise India. "China wants to destabilise India. They appreciate negotiating with ...
China vows to step up fight against Dalai Lama
China's leading official has reportedly announced the nation's toughened stand against the Dalai Lama and has vowed to step up the fight against him. Yu Zhengsheng, number four in the Communist party hierarchy, official in charge of religious groups and ethnic minorities denied the speculations that the new Chinese leadership could take a softer line on the Dalai Lama, the Guardian reports. In ...
Morgan says Cook not Root would be sledging target for Aussies
England batsman Eoin Morgan believes Australia would be more likely to target England skipper Alastair Cook than taking a dig at Joe Root, because they always look at the best players. According to The Sun, Yorkshire star Root has been in the spotlight ahead of his first Ashes Test today especially when he was punched by Aussie counterpart David Warner in a bar last month. The batsman has also ...
Sino-Pak relations strengths and pitfalls
Pakistan's China policy is one of its few success stories in the foreign policy arena. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif underscored the importance of Sino-Pak relations by choosing China for his first foreign visit after assuming office. The oft-heard poetic flourishes indulged in by the officials of these Asian neighbors to describe their friendship were duly repeated during the five-day visit ...
China rains leave one dead 15 missing
At least one person died while 15 went missing in China's Sichuan province Tuesday after severe rainstorms battered the region, including some quake-stricken areas, authorities said. The province has been witnessing rainstorms since Monday evening. Rain-triggered flooding has left four people from the quake-hit counties of Beichuan, Anxian and Qingchuan, missing, reported Xinhua citing the ...
Cricket Australia launches video series to promote Ashes
Cricket Australia (CA) unveiled its new digital video series Tuesday 'The Rivalry That Unites Aus' to promote the back-to-back Ashes series this year. The series on cricket.com.au lt;http://cricket.com.augt; features 13 famous Ashes moments from 1972 till 2010, highlighting the intense competition of cricket's oldest international rivalry. The first episode focusses on Shane Warne's 'Ball of ...
Japan terms Chinas maritime activities dangerous
Japan Tuesday released its annual defence white paper, which said it was concerned about what it called China's "potentially dangerous maritime activities", a media report said. Beijing said Japan was "deliberately creating tension" between both sides. The white paper for 2013 released by the defence ministry also expressed concern over North Korea's nuclear and missile development programmes, ...
Beirut Walls Become Forum for Social Political Messages
BEIRUT -- During Lebanon's 15-year civil war, territorial markings became commonplace. They separated neighborhoods along sectarian lines, using symbols, flags and portraits of political leaders. Today, a rise in sectarian tensions in Lebanon fueled by the war in neighboring Syria, has contributed to an increase in poliltical and social graffiti. Barely a wall in Beirut is untouched. ...
US China to Open Talks in Washington
STATE DEPARTMENT -- U.S. and Chinese diplomats meet in Washington Wednesday for a security and economic dialogue expected to include rival territorial claims to the South China Sea. China is modernizing its navy and increasing patrols in the disputed waters of the South China Sea - where Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan are all contesting Beijing's claims. ...
Jakarta Pressing Burma on Rohingya Legal Rights
BANGKOK -- Indonesia is pressing Burma?s government to grant legal status to the country?s Muslim Rohingya. As more Rohingya seek asylum in Indonesia and elsewhere abroad, Ron Corben reports from Bangkok that Indonesia?s Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says Burma needs to take action to end inter-communal violence. Indonesia?s Foreign Minister, Marty Natalegawa, says ...
Prince Hisahito the future of Japans monarchy
TOKYO (AFP) - As an expectant Britain gets royal baby fever and readies to welcome a future monarch -- male or female -- the young boy who carries the destiny of Japan's ancient imperial family lives a life much less examined.Six-year-old Prince Hisahito is the only boy in four decades born into the world's oldest monarchy, and will be entrusted with keeping alive a genealogical line ...
Japan atomic watchdog suspects Fukushima ocean leak
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday the crippled Fukushima reactors are very likely leaking highly radioactive substances into the Pacific Ocean.Members of the Nuclear Regulation Authority voiced frustration at Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), which has failed to identify the source and the cause of spiking readings of radioactive materials in groundwater."It is strongly ...
S.Korean court awards compensation over Japan forced labour
SEOUL (AFP) - A South Korean court on Wednesday ordered a Japanese steel giant to pay compensation over forced wartime labour in what was described as the first ruling of its kind, a report said.The decision marked the latest chapter in a 16-year legal battle launched by four South Koreans, now aged in their eighties and nineties, who were drafted to work for the predecessor of Nippon Steel ...
David Warner to leave Ashes squad to join Australia A tour of Africa
Ashes squad" according to John Inverarity, the Cricket Australia national selector. Warner will leave the squad later this week and link up with Australia A to get some match ...
Stock futures edge lower on weak China trade data
In this Wednesday, July 3, 2013, photo, traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday July 10, 2013 and European shares dipped as investors weighed expectations of robust U.S. corporate earnings against weak trade figures from China. (AP Photo/Seth ...
Nigerian president in China to finalize loan deals
BEIJING -; Visiting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a visit that is expected to finalize $1.1 billion in low-interest loans for much-needed infrastructure in ...
Reports Egypt Orders Arrest Of Muslim Brotherhood Leader
Prosecutors in Egypt have ordered that Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie be arrested, according to Egyptian state television and other news ...
China Issues Grim Trade Outlook
Numbers from the month of June offered more evidence that the world's second biggest economy is losing steam. Exports from China fell by more than 3 percent from a year earlier. Imports were down as well -- by almost 1 ...
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