• Little Master unbeaten on 70 after hitting 52nd Test fifty • Dravid and Gambhir also hit fifties against luckless Kiwis Sachin Tendulkar hit his 52nd Test fifty as India ended the second day in Hamilton in control against New Zealand. Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images Half-centuries to Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar allowed […]
Actress Richardson dies of injuries
Natasha Richardson, a member of a British acting dynasty whose career highlights included the film "Patty Hearst" and a Tony-winning performance in a stage revival of "Cabaret," died Wednesday from head injuries suffered while she was skiing. She was 45. Alan Nierob, the publicist for Richardson’s husband, Liam Neeson, confirmed her death in […]
Microsoft publishes latest Release Candidate of Vista SP2
Vista SP2 addresses feedback from customers and partners Microsoft has launched the latest Release Candidate (RC) of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to the general public as expected this week. Brandon LeBlanc, a Windows Communications manager, announced the release in a blog post, and highlighted a list of notable changes and technical information. […]
Canadians let it all out in Obama welcome
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadians put aside their usual snide remarks about U.S. politicians on Thursday as thousands gathered in unabashed adulation of President Barack Obama on his first foreign visit. More than 3,000 people withstood freezing temperatures and snow on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill to catch a glimpse of the U.S. leader as […]
U.S. Sues UBS Seeking Swiss Account Customer Names
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. government sued UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank, to try to force disclosure of the identities of as many as 52,000 American customers who allegedly hid their secret Swiss accounts from U.S. tax authorities. U.S. customers had 32,940 secret accounts containing cash and 20,877 accounts holding securities, according to […]
Valentine’s Day Massacre
London, Feb. 3 (ANI): As millions of Brits plan to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day this Saturday, the controversial Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary has warned Brit lovers that if they celebrate Valentine’s Day they will rot in hell. The hate preacher slamed the practice of exchanging cards, sending roses or enjoying romantic candlelit dinners, claiming Britain’s […]