Before kick-off, this was billed as a clash between one of the league's prizefighters and one of its punch-bags. And that is what proved to be the case, as Florent Malouda and Michael Essien combined to provide a potent one-two that helped Chelsea k
LONDON - Cairn Energy will this week finally deliver on a promise to pump oil in India after a quest begun by the Scottish exploration group in the 1990s it announced on Tuesday while next up is Greenland. Cairn said it would begin pumping its fi
North Korean envoys yesterday gave Lee Myung-bak, South Korea’s president, a message from their leader, Kim Jong-il, seeking improved ties on the peninsula. Although a tentative rapprochement has been building for weeks, Mr Kim’s direct approach is
TBILISI, Georgia, July 23 -- Vice President Biden put off a request from Georgia for new defensive weapons on Thursday and told the nation's leaders they would never be able to use military means to recover territories lost in last year's war with ,
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a letter from Senator Edward Kennedy to Pope Benedict on Friday and asked the Roman Catholic pontiff to pray for the senator, who is suffering from an incurable brain tumor. Depu
KINGSTON - Mahendra Singh Dhoni fell for 95, after leading India out of a hole, and to a respectable 188 all out in 48.2 overs in the second One-day International against West Indies on Sunday at Sabina Park. Dhoni struck six fours and two sixes fr
LONDON - Saudi Arabia has taken delivery of two Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday, the first of a massive order which fell into doubt over an arms scandal. Saudi Assistant Defence and Aviation Minister Prince
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