US President Barack Obama has cancelled a visit to a Sikh temple in India, sources said on Wednesday, over apparent concerns that photos of him with his head covered would revive claims he is a Muslim

Beijing, Oct. 20: Thousands of petitioners in southern China have aired their grievances about forced evictions and unpaid pensions ahead of next month’s Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou, state pre

Lahore, Oct. 18: Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday that it had drawn up a new players’ code of conduct outlining stricter rules on corruption following sharp criticism from the sport’s governing b

Lahore, Oct. 18: Pakistan selectors were on Monday forced to add opener Shahzaib Hasan and paceman Wahab Riaz to their limited over squad for the series against South Africa.

Hasan, 20, was declared

Naypyidaw, Oct. 18: Burma said on Monday it would not allow foreign election observers or media into the country for the next month’s election, which critics say is a sham designed to legitimise milit

KABUL, Oct. 18: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is living comfortably in a house in northwest Pakistan close to his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, CNN on Monday quoted a Nato official as saying.

The Saudi-

Sydney, Oct. 19: Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt will play January’s Kooyong Classic for the first time in a revamped preparation for the Australian Open, which he still hopes to win, organisers sai

Stockholm, Oct. 19: Roger Federer landed in Stockholm on Monday afternoon to make good on the promise he was unable to keep two years ago, with the Swiss keen to bounce back after his finals loss to A

Sydney, Oct. 19: Australia’s Newcastle Jets on Tuesday revealed an ambitious bid to lure football megastar David Beckham for an exhibition game with his club LA Galaxy.

The Jets, rescued from dire fi

London, Oct. 19: English giants Chelsea will headline next year’s Asia Trophy tournament in Hong Kong alongside Premier League rivals Aston Villa and Blackburn, it was confirmed on Tuesday.

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