BCCI to allow foreign players in Ranji

"The BCCI Technical Committee led by Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday allowed state associations to add a foreigner in their squads. Four ‘guest’ players, from outside the state, are allowed in the side from this season onwards."

Protesters dispersed by police in Korea

South Korea has seen protests in response to a government decision to start allowing US beef imports again."Just a day ahead of South Korea's formal resumption of U.S. beef imports, some 20,000 protesters scuffled with riot squads early Monday and hauled police vehicles away...

Zimbabwe Oppositon Leader Beaten

Cris Chinaka reports today that the weekend detention of Morgan Tsvangirai(bio) was not merely an infraction against what remains of a democratic process in Zimbabwe. The head of Zimbabwe's main opposition party received head injuries and his face, according to his lawyers,...

Colombian Minister Resigns Amidst Scandal Over Ties With Militias

"Colombia's president quickly named a new foreign minister Monday, hours after Maria Consuelo Araujo resigned amid a growing scandal linking the political establishment and far-right paramilitaries. "

Iran's Secret Plan For Mayhem

"The news that American forces had captured Iranians in Iraq was widely reported last month, but less well known is that the Iranians were carrying documents that offered Americans insight into Iranian activities in Iraq. An American intelligence official said the new...

Israel Decides to Target Gaza Rocket Launching Squads

"Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Israel decided on Wednesday to resume targeted strikes on Palestinian squads launching rockets at southern Israeli communities from the Gaza Strip but will maintain the Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire. The decision followed a rocket strike on the...

If we wanted, we could burn down Gaza

This is interesting.  Ibrahim Daher of Aqsa Radio spreads the love as the Palestinian civil war of words reflects the internecine fighting in the streets.  Which side will prevail?  Hamas, who wants to destroy Israel immediately and says so in both Arabic and...

UDA hit squads sent to hunt Stone - The Observer

" The Ulster Defence Association dispatched four hit squads to hunt down convicted killer Michael Stone as he made his way to his aborted alleged attack on Stormont. Senior UDA sources told The Observer yesterday that the units were told to either 'arrest or shoot' Stone...

Electronic Iraq [news]

News / Iraq.