Kallis, de Villiers leave India in trouble (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST Reuters - India will be batting to save the first test on Sunday after a torrent of runs from Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers on day three put South Africa in a matchwinning position at Centurion. |
Fresh from India, Wen builds Pakistan trade ties (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:57 AM PST Reuters - Pakistani and Chinese businessmen signed deals worth $15 billion on Saturday as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao demonstrated Beijing's assertive trade diplomacy on a visit to Islamabad. |
Bank of America cuts off WikiLeaks payments (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:00 AM PST Reuters - Bank of America Corp said on Saturday it will not process payments intended for WikiLeaks, which has angered U.S. authorities with the mass release of U.S. diplomatic cables. |
India name uncapped Rahane in World Cup squad (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:22 AM PST Reuters - Middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane was the lone uncapped cricketer in India's 30-member preliminary squad for next year's World Cup, the Indian cricket board announced on Saturday. |
Foreign troop toll in Afghanistan in 2010 nears 700 (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:08 AM PST Reuters - The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan in 2010 neared 700 with two more confirmed on Saturday, by far the deadliest year of the war underscoring the renewed focus on when international forces will leave. |
UN council meeting on Koreas likely over weekend (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 10:25 AM PST Reuters - The U.N. Security Council is expected to convene an emergency session this weekend on the escalating tension between North and South Korea, council diplomats said on Saturday. |
Ponting injured with Australia poised for win (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 07:17 AM PST Reuters - Australia are on the brink of an Ashes-levelling victory over England in the third test in Perth but their celebrations may be soured by a finger injury to Ricky Ponting. |
Merkel meets Karzai, visits troops in Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:21 AM PST Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Saturday to boost German troops' morale for a war that is deeply unpopular at home and to meet with the Afghan president. |
De Villiers scores fastest South African test century (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:52 AM PST Reuters - AB de Villiers scored the quickest test century by a South African on Saturday when he reached his hundred from 75 deliveries on the third day of the first test against India. |
South Africa 620-4 dec v India 136 - first test, 3rd day (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:12 AM PST Reuters - South Africa declared their first innings on 620 for four wickets, in reply to India's first innings of 136, shortly after lunch on the third day of the first test on Saturday. |
South Africa 591-3 v India 136 all out - lunch 3rd day (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:07 AM PST Reuters - South Africa were 591 for three in reply to India's first innings 136 all out at lunch on the third day of the first test at Centurion on Saturday. |