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BCCI Chief N Srinivasan rules out resignation: Sources

Spot fixing: Srinivasan says he can't be bulldozed to resign

"I have no intention to resign," Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan said here Saturday afte…

  • Nigerian army says rescues hostages taken by Islamists Reuters

    ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's military has freed a number of women and children held hostage by Islamist sect Boko Haram, the army said on Saturday, after its offensive in the northeast of the country overran three of the insurgents' camps. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video earlier this month that the group had kidnapped several women and children in retaliation against security forces who, it says, detained the wives and children of its members without cause. ...

  • Interpol rejects Russia's "political" case against fund manager Browder Reuters

    By Jason Bush MOSCOW - Interpol has refused to include UK-based fund manager William Browder on its international search list after deciding that Russia's tax evasion case against him is "of a predominantly political nature". The decision is the latest twist in a long-running battle between the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Browder, whose investment company Hermitage Capital was once the largest investor in Russia's equity market. ...

  • Thousands watch murdered anti-Mafia priest beatified in Sicily Reuters

    ROME (Reuters) - A Sicilian priest gunned down by the Mafia twenty years ago outside his home in Palermo was beatified in a seafront ceremony on Saturday attended by an estimated 100,000 people from all over Italy. Father Giuseppe Puglisi was shot in the back of the head in September 1993 in the crime-ridden Brancaccio district of the Sicilian capital where he preached against the Mafia. School parties, local dignitaries and top government ministers braved a stiff wind as the emeritus archbishop of Palermo read out the formal letter of beatification from Pope Francis in Latin. ...

  • Syrian opposition resumes unity talks key to peace conference Reuters
    Syrian opposition resumes unity talks key to peace conference

    By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's opposition resumed talks on Saturday aimed at creating a coherent front crucial to a proposed international peace conference, struggling under Western and Arab pressure to close their fractious ranks and elect a viable leadership. Failure of the opposition to unite could weaken the hand of conference co-sponsors Russia and the United States in ending Syria's civil war, which has killed 80,000 people and threatens to spill across borders and whip up wider sectarian conflict. The U.S. ...

  • Sunshine comes Just-in time as Rose blooms with 69 Reuters

    By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - Britain's Justin Rose was relieved to feel the sun on his back again at the PGA Championship on Saturday and the world number four took advantage with a three-under-par 69. Most of the players contesting the European Tour's flagship event at Wentworth struggled to cope with wintry conditions on the first two days. The eight-degree temperatures and winds gusting up to 20-mph finally gave way to blue skies and warm sunshine in the third round and Rose blossomed as four birdies helped him glide gently through the field. ...

  • Djokovic and cold weather threaten Nadal's Paris bid Reuters
    Djokovic and cold weather threaten Nadal's Paris bid

    By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Old foe Novak Djokovic and damp weather conditions are the most likely obstacles to claycourt machine Rafael Nadal's bid for a record-extending eighth French Open title over the next two weeks. Nadal, who last year beat Bjorn Borg's record of six Roland Garros crowns, has lost only one match on the Paris clay and has already won five titles on the slow surface this year. However, Serbia's Djokovic ended the Spaniard's eight-year reign at the Monte Carlo Masters to show he is beatable on the red dust after all. ...

  • British police arrest man after spy claim in soldier case Reuters
    British police arrest man after spy claim in soldier case

    By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police arrested a man at the BBC's headquarters after an interviewee said that security services tried to recruit one of the two suspects in the murder of a soldier in London. Michael Adebolajo, 28 and Michael Adebowale, 22, are under armed guard in hospital after being shot and arrested by police following the murder of 25-year-old Afghan war veteran Lee Rigby on Wednesday. They have not yet been charged. ...

  • Raikkonen in the hunt without the Hunt Reuters
    Raikkonen in the hunt without the Hunt

    By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) - Formula One title contender Kimi Raikkonen has covered up a tribute on his helmet to late champion James Hunt after the lettering was deemed to contravene television regulations. The party-loving Lotus driver, second in the championship at present, is a big fan of Britain's 1976 champion and once entered a snowmobile race under Hunt's name. He has also paid tribute to him in the past with Monaco helmets. This year's had the words 'James Hunt' on the top, positioned to face the camera behind. The regulations do not allow rear-facing messages. ...

  • Fernley says costs threaten some F1 teams Reuters
    Fernley says costs threaten some F1 teams

    By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) - Some Formula One teams face a fight for survival next season when engine costs more than double, Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley said on Saturday. "You shouldn't underestimate the resolve of Formula One teams, they are incredibly resilient and probably will come through," the Briton told Reuters in an interview at the Monaco Grand Prix. "But to add to the level of costs to the teams at this time in an economic cycle, one has to question whether they can all survive." Formula One is introducing a new 1. ...

  • Rosberg tops crash-filled final Monaco practice Reuters

    By Alan Baldwin MONACO, May 25 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Felipe Massa crashed heavily in an accident-strewn final Monaco Grand Prix practice session on Saturday with Nico Rosberg completing a sweep of fastest times for Mercedes. The Brazilian wrestled with a seemingly unresponsive steering wheel before locking up on the brakes and smashing into the steel guardrail on the pit straight. The Ferrari then plunged nose-first into the energy-absorbing plastic safety barrier at the Ste. ...

  • England win toss, bat first v New Zealand Reuters

    LEEDS, England (Reuters) - England won the toss and chose to bat in the second and final test against New Zealand at Headingley on Saturday. England named an unchanged team from the side that won by 170 runs in the first test at Lord's, retaining paceman Steven Finn and leaving out Tim Bresnan. New Zealand called up Doug Bracewell to make an all-seamer attack having declined to take a gamble on spinner Daniel Vettori, who only arrived in England this week as a replacement for the injured Bruce Martin. ...

  • EU steps up quest to solve youth unemployment Reuters
    EU steps up quest to solve youth unemployment

    By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders have decided youth unemployment and the risk of social breakdown are among the toughest challenges they face and finding solutions will be a top priority for the coming months. In a letter released late on Friday, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said youth unemployment was one of the most pressing issues for the 27-member European Union. ...

  • Japan govt says unaware of ghosts at PM residence - paper Reuters
    Japan govt says unaware of ghosts at PM residence - paper

    TOKYO (Reuters) - A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assasinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors, prompting the government to deny any knowledge of hauntings. Abe has not moved into the prime minister's official residence for five months since he took power. Asked by an opposition lawmaker about the reported hauntings, the government issued a formal statement on Friday saying it was not aware of ghost sightings, Asahi newspaper and other media reported. ...

  • Sixth night of violence in Sweden, but police say capital calmer Reuters
    Sixth night of violence in Sweden, but police say capital calmer

    By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Community patrols and a beefed-up police presence helped to calm violence around Stockholm overnight on Saturday but 20 to 30 cars were still torched in poor immigrant suburbs and serious incidents were reported outside the capital for the first time. The rioting in Stockholm abated after a week of masked youths vandalising schools and police stations, setting cars alight and hurling stones at firefighters, police said. "It was much calmer - rocks weren't being thrown at police or firefighters - and that's a sign that it's calmer. ...

  • Freeport Indonesia union says mine shut but maintenance under way Reuters

    JAKARTA (Reuters) - Between 35 and 40 percent of workers at Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian unit returned to work on Saturday to carry out maintenance work after a tunnel collapse that killed 28 people, a union official said. The resumption of work was a possible sign the firm was gearing up towards restarting operations at the world's No. 2 copper mine. Arizona-based Freeport suspended operations at the remote Papua mine on May 15, at a cost estimated at about $15 million a day in lost production. ...

  • BJP launches campaign for Himachal parliamentary by-poll IANS

    Shimla, May 25 (IANS) Taking the lead, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday formally launched its campaign for the June 23 Mandi parliamentary by-election in Himachal Pradesh.

  • Mahaakshay found it 'nerve-wracking' to work with dad IANS

    Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Actor Mahaakshay Chakraborty, who has shared screen space with his father, veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty in his forthcoming film "Enemmy", says it was a "nerve-wracking" experience for him.

  • Andhra Pradesh to get third manufacturing zone IANS

    Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will get another National Investment Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ), Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma announced Saturday.

  • India is 'regressive, depressing', says Mallika Sherawat IANS

    New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) India is "regressive for women" and a "depressing" place to be, says Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat, explaining why she divides her time between India and the US.

  • CBI probe demanded into Ghaziabad family murders IANS

    Ghaziabad, May 25 (IANS) Politicians, traders and social activists here are demanding a CBI probe into the arrest of a man for the gruesome murder of a family of seven, claiming that the accused has been framed by police.

  • Go around Asia on luxury cruise this summer IANS

    Vasco da Gama (Goa), May 25 (IANS) Aspiring to give every passenger a best-ever cruise experience, Royal Caribbean International's groundbreaking Voyager-class ship Mariner of the Seas, will begin its maiden Asian journey from Singapore in June.

  • Fugitive Andhra murderer extradited to US IANS

    Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) Nerusu Lakshminivasa Rao, a software engineer from Andhra who murdered his wife and two children in the US in 2008, has been extradited to face trial there, police said.

  • 'Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun' sequel to be light, breezy IANS

    Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The sequel to controversial Bollywood drama film "Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun", which released in 2010, will be light, breezy and romantic, unlike the original.

  • Cops probe link between Chennai hotel owner's wife, bookie IANS

    Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Investigations are on to find out why the wife of a Chennai-based five-star hotel owner telephoned a cricket bookie, now under arrest, over a 100 times, police said Saturday.

  • Scientists develop 'skin' for robots IANS

    Rome, May 25 (IANS) European scientists have engineered artificial skins and sensor technologies to augment "sensitivity" in robots, says a study.

  • Need to bring transparency in sports: Jitendra Singh IANS

    New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Sports minister Jitendra Singh said Saturday that there is a need for good governance, cleansing of sports and bringing transparency in the working of sports federations.

  • Deepika fortunate to be Prakash Padukone's daughter: Gavaskar IANS

    Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Hailing former All England champion Prakash Padukone as "the greatest sportsman India has produced", cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar Saturday said actor Deepika Padukone is lucky to be the badminton player's daughter.

  • Banerjee's plans to take over Saradha channels triggers controversy IANS

    Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Known for her penchant for stoking controversies, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has given fresh fodder to her detractors with her announcement that the government would acquire two television channels owned by the chit fund funded Saradha Group that has gone bust.

  • Gurunath Meiyappan sent to police custody till May 29 IANS

    Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) A magistrate here Saturday sent Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI chief N. Srinivasan to police custody till May 29 in connection with the IPL spot fixing scam.

  • Inform us of security cover for panchayat polls, Congress urges SEC IANS

    Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Concerned over security issues during the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal, the Congress Saturday said it has urged the State Election Commission to inform it about the security arrangements for polling days.