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Japan drone with radioactive gas crashes into Pacific

An unmanned Japanese military plane carrying a small amount of radioactive krypton gas crashed into the Pacific but there was no danger of nuclear contamination, officials said on Saturday. The plane

Pakistan win thriller to end Aussie drought

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Leeds, England, July 24: Pakistan held their nerve to claim a first Test victory against Australia in 15 years during a tense fourth-day finish at Headingley here on Saturday.

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Pakistan win thriller to end Aussie drought

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Leeds, England, July 24: Pakistan held their nerve to claim a first Test victory against Australia in 15 years during a tense fourth-day finish at Headingley here on Saturday.

Pakistan, set 180 to wi

Pugnacious Pak pummel Oz

Leeds, July 23: Steven Smith’s maiden Test fifty left the second Test against Pakistan finely balanced at Headingley here on Friday. Australia were bowled out for 349 in their second innings, having m

Maruti posts surprise quarterly profit fall

New Delhi, July 24: India's biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki reported Saturday quarterly net profit fell by a surprise 20 percent as the company was pummelled by a surge in raw material costs.

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Sutil sets pace in Germany

Hockenheim (Germany), July 23: Force India’s Adrian Sutil topped the times on Friday morning in a very wet opening free practice for this Sunday’s German Grand Prix.

The 27-year-old German driver pos

Obama praises Wall Street reform, rejects Republican plan

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Washington, July 24: US President Barack Obama Saturday praised a Wall Street reform law enacted this week and rejected a Republican plan to jump-start the economy, saying it will take the country bac

Blanc suspends France’s entire Cup squad

Paris, July 23: France’s new coach Laurent Blanc on Friday has punished the country’s farcical World Cup squad by dropping each of the 23 players for a friendly against Norway next month.

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Contestant sues Britain’s Got Talent

A rejected contestant on a hit British television talent show is suing the programme after claiming she was subjected to “humiliation” and “degradation” by the judges, it was reported on Thursday.

Sutil sets the pace in Germany

Hockenheim, Germany, July 23: Germany's Adrian Sutil topped the times on Friday morning in a very wet opening free practice for this Sunday's German Grand Prix.

The 27-year-old Force India driver pos

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