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Games medical chief falls sick

New Delhi, Oct. 1: The chief medical officer for the beleaguered Delhi Commonwealth Games has fallen sick with suspected typhoid just days before the event kicks off, an official said Friday.

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CIA steps up drone campaign in Pakistan: report

The US military is secretly diverting aerial drones from Afghanistan to escalate a CIA-led campaign against militants in neighbouring Pakistan, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

Bin Laden repeats call for Pakistan flood aid: monitors

Osama bin Laden has reiterated a call for aid to flood victims in Pakistan, in the second such audio message posted online in as many days, a US monitoring group said on Saturday.

Pak blocks UN route after Nato airstrikes

Sept. 30: Pakistan blocked a vital supply route for United States and Nato troops in Afghanistan on Thursday in apparent retaliation for an alleged cross-border helicopter strike by the coalition that

Gay student caught on webcam ends life

Sept. 30: Two undergraduates at a US university have been arrested after a fellow student they allegedly filmed and broadcast over the Internet during a gay encounter killed himself by jumping into th

Nato supplies in Pakistan blocked for second day

The main land route for Nato supplies remained blocked in Pakistan on Friday and no trucks were being allowed to enter in Afghanistan for the second consecutive day, officials said.

Gunmen torch Nato supply trucks in Pak: police

Gunmen in southern Pakistan on Friday torched more than two dozen trucks and tankers carrying supplies for Nato forces in Afghanistan, the police said.

Thailand lifts emergency in 3 more provinces

Thailand on Friday revoked a state of emergency in three northeastern provinces but not in Bangkok, where there have been a series of minor blasts in recent weeks, a government spokesman said.

Chelsea, Gunners march on

Sept. 28: Chelsea and Arsenal maintained their perfect records to edge closer to the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday, while Europe’s elite club competition revelled in a little Brazilian magic. Ch

An Aussie will succeed me as champ: Evans

Geelong (Australia), Sept 28: Defending world champion Cadel Evans would like to believe a fellow Australian will succeed him as world road race cycling champion on Sunday.

Evans, who won Australia’s

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Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.