Yearly Archives: 2014
World T20: South Africa beat New Zealand by 2 runs in a last-ball thriller
March 24, 2014
Brief Scorecard: South Africa 170 for 6 (Duminy 86*, Amla 41, Anderson 2-28, Southee 2-46) beat New Zealand 168 for 8 (Taylor 62, Williamson 51, Steyn 4-17) by 2 runs
Dale Steyn goes berserk after a sensational victory, New Zealand v South Africa, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong, March 24, 2014
Telugu actor, Nigerian national held for drug trafficking
March 24, 2014
HYDERABAD: A Telugu film actor and a Nigerian national were on Monday arrested on the charge of indulging in drug trafficking near Jubilee Hills checkpost after 15 grams of cocaine was seized from them, police said.
A Telugu film actor and a Nigerian national were arrested on the charge of indulging in drug trafficking.
Bugged by NSA snooping, even former President Carter says he takes precautions
March 24, 2014
WASHINGTON: In a devastating putdown of Uncle Sam, President Obama's administration, and its runaway snooping, former President Jimmy Carter says he suspects even he is being spied on.
Four dead in Washington state landslide, 18 missing
March 24, 2014
OLYMPIA: The death toll rose to four and 18 people were missing on Sunday from a landslide in Washington state that buried homes and cars under mud and debris up to 15 feet (5m) deep, authorities said.
An aerial view of area affected by landslide near State Route 530 near Oso, Washington.
Chasing down every theory on missing Malaysian plane, White House says
March 24, 2014
WASHINGTON: The US investigators is chasing down every theory in the missing Malaysian plane, the White House said on Sunday as possible debris of the jet were spotted by various satellites deep in the south Indian Ocean.
World T20: Pakistan beat Australia by 16 runs
March 23, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Pakistan 191 for 5 (Umar Akmal 94) beat Australia 175 (Maxwell 74, Finch 65) by 16 runs
Umar Akmal's 94 set up Pakistan's win © Getty
Pakistan erases NYT lead story on Islamabad-bin Laden ties
March 23, 2014
NEW YORK: A New York Times story saying Pakistan's government protected Taliban forces was censored by the publisher's printing partner in that country, resulting in a blank hole on the front page of its international edition.
New satellite image boosts Malaysian plane search hopes
March 22, 2014
PERTH, Australia: China released on Saturday a new satellite image of a large floating object possibly linked to missing Malaysian Flight MH370, boosting search efforts as anger with the pace of the operation boiled over among Chinese relatives in Beijing.
How astronauts survive diplomatic tensions in space
March 22, 2014
WASHINGTON: While the United States and Russia traded sanctions this week in a burgeoning crisis over Crimea, astronauts from both nations rose above the discord in their sanctuary hundreds of miles from Earth.
The Russian and US sections at the ISS have their own toilets and they have separate airconditioning systems.
Word lovers rejoice as OK celebrates 175 years
March 22, 2014
WASHINGTON: Whatever you're doing this Sunday, wherever you might be, take a moment to reflect on the most popular word in the English language, OK?
Credit for finding its first use in print goes to Allen Walker Read, a Columbia University professor who died in 2002 after a lifetime interest in OK.
