Frustrating day on the greens for Jeev; Westwood in lead
11/20/2009 7:39:00 PM |
| Dubai, Nov 20 (IANS) Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh endured a frustrating day on the greens but managed to hang in there with a par-72 to be two-under 142 for two days at the Dubai World Championship here Friday. |
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Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: UN
11/20/2009 6:17:00 PM |
| Geneva, Nov 20 (IANS) Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said. |
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Netanyahu prefers final accord with Palestine
11/20/2009 5:56:00 PM |
Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will seek a final-peace accord with the Palestine Authority if talks resume, and not an interim solution. |
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Israel asks world to deny N-right to Iran
11/20/2009 5:56:00 PM |
Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): In the wake of Iran refusing to export 70 percent of its low-enriched uranium for further processing, Israel has urged the international community to impose sanctions aimed at denying Teheran any nuclear fuel cycle capabilities. |
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Palin opposes Obama's freeze settlements demands as all Jews need place to live
11/20/2009 5:56:00 PM |
Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has expressed her opposition to the Obama administration's freeze settlement demands by saying that all the Jews moving to Israel need a place to live. |
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13 killed in Afghan suicide bombing
11/20/2009 1:48:00 PM |
| Kabul, Nov 20 (IANS) Thirteen people were killed and 47 wounded Friday in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's Farah province, an official said. |
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Israel bombs weapons factory, two tunnels in Gaza
11/19/2009 8:47:00 PM |
| Tel Aviv, Nov 19 (DPA) The Israel Air Force attacked what the military said was a weapons factory and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip before dawn Thursday. |
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Jeev tied 14th at Dubai World Championships
11/19/2009 7:36:00 PM |
| Dubai, Nov 19 (IANS) Jeev Milkha Singh poured in a tense 15-footer for par at the end of two-under 70 round and that kept him in a tie for 14th at the inaugural Dubai World Championships here Thursday. |
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Spotlight on Wood at Dubai World Championship
11/19/2009 7:25:00 PM |
| Dubai, Nov 19 (IANS) A 'four-under par mile' at the Greg Norman layout at the Dubai World Championship may not quite be a Roger Bannister-like 'sub-four minute mile', but Bitish golfer Chris Wood will take it. |
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Fashionable Villegas brings glamour to Dubai World Championships
11/19/2009 6:57:00 PM |
| Dubai, Nov 19 (IANS) Camilo Villegas, golf's poster boy and a new member of the European Tour, gives the season-ending Dubai World Championships the glamour quotient that a tournament offering the world's biggest prize money in a single week needs. |
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Israel hits Gaza tunnels, weapons Plant
11/19/2009 5:38:00 PM |
Jerusalem, Nov.19 (ANI): Israeli aircraft struck a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, in response to recent rocket attacks on Israel, CBS quoted Israeli military sources, as saying. |
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Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security
11/19/2009 2:36:00 PM |
| Kabul, Nov 19 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in Thursday for a second term in office amid tight security at Kabul's presidential palace. |
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Karzai inauguration ceremony begins under tight security
11/19/2009 12:48:00 PM |
| Kabul, Nov 19 (DPA) Tight security marked the beginning of the inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai at Kabul's presidential palace for a second term in office Thursday. |
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Tears in Cairo as Algeria wins World Cup qualifier
11/19/2009 3:31:00 AM |
| Khartoum/Cairo, Nov 19 (DPA) There were tears on the streets of Cairo Wednesday night as stunned fans shook their heads in disbelief at Algeria's convincing 1-0 victory to qualify for the football World Cup next year. |
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Iran rejects compromise deal, will not send uranium abroad
11/18/2009 9:58:00 PM |
| Tehran, Nov 18 (DPA) Iran will not send its enriched uranium abroad for further processing, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Wednesday, rejecting an internationally negotiated compromise deal. |
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Jeev looking to end season in style at Dubai World Championships
11/18/2009 8:11:00 PM |
| Dubai, Nov 18 (IANS) Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh is looking to end the European Tour in style with an impressive finish at the Dubai World Championships starting here Thursday. |
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Badal, Dhumal in Israel, talk trade and technology
11/18/2009 3:35:00 PM |
| Tel Aviv, Nov 18 (IANS) Chief Ministers Prakash Singh Badal of Punjab and Prem Kumar Dhumal of Himachal Pradesh are in Israel, separately seeking trade, technology and agricultural ties. |
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Iranian judiciary sentences more dissidents to death
11/18/2009 6:34:00 AM |
| Tehran, Nov 18 (DPA) The Iranian judiciary has issued death sentences against five more dissidents, state media reported. |
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Proposed Israeli building project raises US concerns
11/18/2009 2:26:00 AM |
| Jerusalem, Nov 18 (DPA) Plans for construction of 900 new Israeli residences in the West Bank are set to further heighten tensions between the US and Israel on the issue of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land, media reports said Tuesday. |
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Making the PGA Tour was most satisfying, says Jeev
11/17/2009 6:26:00 PM |
| Dubai, Nov 17 (IANS) It has been a mixed season for Jeev Milkha Singh, who Thursday will tee off at the inaugural Dubai World Championships, which signals the end of the European Tour season. |
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