Australia crush India by 298 runs to sweep series
Articles: 28, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 8:44:00 AM, Start: Jan 28, 2012 1:00:00 AM
Australia Secures First 4-0 Test Cricket Series Sweep of India Since 1968
bloomberg Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:44:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Paul Tighe[1]; Ricky Ponting[1]; Nathan Lyon[1]; Michael Clarke[1]; Umesh Yadav[1]; Peter Siddle[1];
secured its first 4-0 Test cricket sweep of India in 44 years by winning their final match in Adelaide by 298 runs. India, which resumed at 166-6 on the final day chasing the victory target of 500, lost its last four wickets within an hour of play starting today at the Adelaide Oval....
Protests sweep through Senegal after poll ruling (Reuters)
Articles: 34, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 8:17:00 AM, Start: Jan 28, 2012 12:07:00 AM
SENEGAL: Clashes erupt after court approves 3rd term for Wade
france24-en Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:17:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Abdoulaye Wade[1];
Clashes turned deadly overnight after Senegal's constitutional court ruled Friday that President Abdoulaye Wade is eligible to run for a third term in next month's election. Opposition figures are calling for Wade's "removal"....
Composer Clare Fischer dies at 83
Articles: 9, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 7:39:00 AM, Start: Jan 28, 2012 6:34:00 AM
Grammy-winning composer Clare Fischer dies at 83
panarmenian-en Saturday, January 28, 2012 7:39:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Paul McCartney[2]; Michael Jackson[1]; Prince Michael of Kent[1]; Raphael Saadiq[1]; Dizzy Gillespie[1]; Duke Ellington[1];
An uncommonly versatile musician, Fischer worked as a composer, arranger, conductor and pianist for more than 60 years....
Panetta believes Pakistan knew Osama hideout
Articles: 13, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 8:41:00 AM, Start: Jan 28, 2012 2:17:00 AM
Panetta Believes Pakistan Knew of bin Laden Hideout
naharnet-en Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:41:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Leon Panetta[1]; Osama bin Laden[7];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Security;
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta still believes someone in authority in Pakistan knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding before U.S. forces went in to find him, he said in a TV interview to air Sunday. Intelligence reports found Pakistani military helicopters had passed over the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan where U....
Morales ally jailed for corruption
Articles: 9, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 7:00:00 AM, Start: Jan 28, 2012 2:30:00 AM
Morales ally jailed for corruption
corkman Saturday, January 28, 2012 6:08:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Evo Morales[1]; Santos Ramírez[1];
Other categories: Fight against Fraud;
A former close ally of Bolivian president Evo Morales has been convicted of corruption for taking bribes while running the state-run YPFB oil company and sentenced to 12 years in prison....
Gillard aide quits over diary leak
Articles: 10, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 7:00:00 AM, Start: Jan 28, 2012 3:31:00 AM
Gillard aide quits over diary leak
herald-ie Saturday, January 28, 2012 6:29:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Julia Gillard[1]; Tony Abbott[1];
A clash between protesters and Australian police that forced bodyguards to rush prime minister Julia Gillard out of an event appears to have been set off by information released by one of Ms Gillard's own aides....
Roundup: Wade leads Heat past Knicks
Articles: 8, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 8:16:00 AM, Start: Jan 28, 2012 5:35:00 AM
James, Wade lead Heat over Knicks, 99-89 (AP)
news-yahoo Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:16:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Tyson Chandler[1]; Bill Walker[1]; James Wade[1]; Chris Bosh[1]; Carmelo Anthony[1]; Landry Fields[1]; Isiah Thomas[1]; Jeffrey Loria[1]; Amare Stoudemire[1]; Miguel Cabrera[1]; Norris Cole[1]; Alex Rodriguez[1]; Lebron James[2]; Dwyane Wade[1]; Tony Douglas[1];
AP - LeBron James scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade scored 28 in his return from a sprained right ankle, and the Miami Heat beat the 3-point-obsessed New York Knicks 99-89 on Friday night....
France to withdraw from Afghanistan early: Sarkozy
Articles: 49, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 8:39:00 AM, Start: Jan 27, 2012 9:56:00 PM
Sarkozy confirms France's early withdrawal from Afghanistan
panarmenian-en Saturday, January 28, 2012 7:39:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Hamid Karzai[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Victoria Nuland[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1];
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Nicolas Sarkozy said: "The pursuit of the transition and this gradual transfer of combat responsibilities will allow us to plan for a return of all our combat forces by the end of 2013,"
Victoria Nuland said: "There were some concerns expressed in NATO countries... as well as in Afghanistan that whatever was done needed to be done in a consultative fashion, needed to be done in a managed fashion," "And what we see now is just that, a consulted and managed effort"
France had decided to transfer security in the eastern Kapisa province, where most of the 3,600-strong French contingent is based....
US “bunker-buster” not powerful enough against Iran, report says
Articles: 9, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 8:39:00 AM, Start: Jan 28, 2012 5:51:00 AM
US seeking mightier bomb against Iran
ynetnews Saturday, January 28, 2012 7:59:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Tim Johnson[1]; George Little[1]; Richard Shelby[1]; Yitzhak Benhorin[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Leon Panetta[1];
Quotes in this article
Leon Panetta said: "We're still trying to develop them,"
Pentagon officials believe their largest 'bunker buster' bombs are incapable of destroying Islamic Republic's fortified nuclear facilities, submit request to Congress for funding to enhance bomb's penetration ability...
UN considers resolution on Syria
Articles: 37, Last update: Jan 28, 2012 8:43:00 AM, Start: Jan 27, 2012 10:26:00 PM
UN Security Council meets on Syria draft
xinhuanet_en Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:43:00 AM CET | info
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Entities: Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani[5]; Gennady Gatilov[1]; Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi[1]; Nabil Elaraby[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Ban Ki-moon; UN Bodies; Security Council;
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Friday met behind closed doors to discuss a Western-Arab draft resolution on Syria with the 15-nation UN body still divided on the situation of the Middle East country. Morocco, the only Arab country on the Security Council, presented.......
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