India seizes armed anti-piracy ship owned by US security firm
October 13, 2013
CHENNAI: India has detained an armed ship operated by a US maritime security company and the 35 people on board for failing to produce papers authorizing it to carry weapons and ammunition in Indian waters, the coast guard said on Sunday.
Coast Guard commandant Anand Kumar said the ship was stopped on Friday and was being held in the port of Tuticorin along with its 10 crew and 25 armed security guards until required documentation is submitted.
Ind vs Aus: Australia rout India by 72 runs to take...
October 13, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Australia 304 for 8 (Bailey 85, Finch 72) beat India 232 (Kohli 61, Faulkner 3-47) by 72 runs
MS Dhoni was bowled for 19 as India fell to a 72-run defeat after their batsmen struggled against Australia's seamers in the first ODI in Pune
Killer cyclone wreaks havoc along Indian coast
October 13, 2013
Bhubaneswar (India) – A cyclone left a trail of death and destruction Sunday after winds packing speeds of up to 200 kilometres an hour ripped through a vast swathe of India's impoverished east coast.
ICC launches world championship to preserve Tests
October 13, 2013
Abu Dhabi: Cricket's governing body launched the World Test Championship 2017 on Saturday aimed at preserving the primacy of the longer format of the game.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said the inaugural championship will be hosted by England and will feature the top four teams in the ICC Test rankings, with a total prize money of $10 million at stake.
6.4 earthquake hits Trinidad, no reports of damage
October 12, 2013
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: The University of the West Indies' Seismic Research Center is reporting an earthquake hit Friday night northwest of Trinidad.
The quake measured magnitude 6.4 at a depth of 37 miles (60 kilometers).
The Seismic Research Center said it had received no reports of damage or injuries.
It was the strongest earthquake in Trinidad since 1997, when a magnitude-6.1 quake caused some damage on the island of Tobago north of Trinidad.
Secret US court approves further phone tracking
October 12, 2013
Washington – The secret federal court overseeing US wiretapping programs has extended the government's authority to collect US telephone records, the office of the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said late Friday.
Intense, destructive storms may occur frequently as global warming intensifies, Greenpeace...
October 12, 2013
NEW DELHI: Intense and destructive storms are likely to occur more frequently as global warming intensifies, Greenpeace said on Saturday.
Malala Yousafzai wows Washington after being nixed for Nobel peace prize
October 12. 2013
WASHINGTON: Taliban could not intimidate her, but evidently she is not inhibited in the presence of the President of the United States either.
Malala Yousafzai speaks at an International Day of the Girl event at World Bank Headquarters on October 11, 2013 in Washington, DC
Cyclone Phailin: India in one of its largest evacuations, 12 million...
October 12, 2013
ICHAPURAM/BHUBANESWAR: Rain and wind lashed India's east coast on Saturday, forcing about 450,000 people to flee to shelters as one of the country's largest cyclones closed in, threatening to cut a swathe of devastation through farmland and fishing hamlets.
India frets over its $60bn investment in US debt; no panic...
October 12, 2013
WASHINGTON: It's only a small frown of concern just now, but it was enough for P Chidambaram, the country's finance minister, to ask his officials to add up and let him know the amount of US bonds India is holding — just in case Uncle Sam goes belly-up — before he left for Washington this week.
