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Worcestershire sign Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:48:18 +0000

• All-rounder ranked No1 in ODIs and fourth in Tests
• Shakib ‘thrilled’ to join county of Botham and Imran

Worcestershire, the most beleaguered county in the land, have pulled off one of the imaginative signings of the close season — the world-ranked No1 all-rounder.

Arguments rage over whether Shakib Al Hasan, the 22-year-old captain of Bangladesh, the world’s most unfashionable cricket nation, deserves such a rating but the International Cricket Council rankings insist it is justified. Not only does he top the one-day rankings, he is fourth in the Test match all-rounders list.

Google says sorry for racist image of Michelle Obama

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:16:12 +0000

Google has suffered a blow to its reputation as a champion of liberalism after it inadvertently helped a racist picture of Michelle Obama become one of the most viewed images on the internet.

The search engine apologised for providing an “upsetting experience” to users of Google Images after searches for America’s First Lady brought up a shot in which Mrs Obama’s face had been crudely altered to look like that of a monkey.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/google-says-sorry-for-racist-image-of-michelle-1827637.html

Millionaire rabbi convicted of cocaine possession

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:10:16 +0000

A multi-millionaire rabbi who took part in cocaine parties with prostitutes in a flat nicknamed the “synagogue of sin” has been convicted of possessing drugs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/6654466/Millionaire-rabbi-convicted-of-cocaine-possession.html

Blair knew Saddam did not have WMD before war started

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:01:21 +0000

The Government received intelligence that Saddam Hussein did not have access to weapons of mass destruction ten days before Tony Blair ordered the invasion of Iraq, the inquiry into the war was told yesterday.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6932597.ece

Anil Ambani, Brad Pitt in deal to produce film

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:19:01 +0000

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Big Entertainment and Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment have joined forces with gaming leader Capcom to develop a feature film based on the game Dark Void. It follows a trend. Tomb Raider was a game adapted into a feature with Angelina Jolie and Resident Evil first became popular as a game before it was made into a film.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/biz/india-business/Anil-Ambani-Brad-Pitt-in-deal-to-produce-film/articleshow/5258645.cms

RIL eyes global mkts…bids for LyondellBasell

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:16:36 +0000

India Infoline News Service / 07:57 AM , Nov 23, 2009

If the deal is sealed, it would create a global energy and chemicals powerhouse with nearly US$80bn in combined revenue

Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), which is locked in a high-profile legal tussle with sibling over gas allocation, has reportedly put a bid to acquire bankrupt chemicals maker LyondellBasell Industries AF.

http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/News.aspx?NewsId=15583

India doubles billionaires; Mukesh Ambani tops list

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:05:26 +0000

MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) – A buoyant stock market and a still-robust economy have nearly doubled the number of billionaires in India, according to the Forbes’ Rich List.

With the stock market having gained more than 75 percent this year and the economy growing at nearly 7 percent, the number of billionaires jumped to 52 in 2009 from 27 in the previous year, just two short of the record in 2007, according to the ranking.

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5AI1XW20091119

Sikh campaigner for BNP set to become party’s first non-white member

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:54:19 +0000

Rajinder Singh says he supports far-right party’s anti-Islam stance

A Sikh man who has campaigned for the BNP in support of its anti-Islam stance has been put forward to be the party’s first non-white member.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/20/sikh-man-bnp-member

Teen Accused of Murdering Geeta Aulakh

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:49:42 +0000

A TEENAGER was yesterday accused of the sword murder of a mum of two – as cops warned others faced being charged.

Sher Singh, 18, is believed to be a relative of Geeta Aulakh, 28, who was found with her hand chopped off in a West London street.

900-Pound Man Dies after Cut from Chair

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:40:21 +0000

South Carolina Man Had Been in Medical Chair for 9 months Following Knee Injury, Died from Cardiac Arrest.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/19/national/main5715072.shtml