BIG BREAKING

SACHIN : 20 YEAR OF ODI CRICKET

2009-12-17T13:55:00.000-08:00

SACHIN PLAYED HIS FIRST ODI 20-YR AGO ON DECEMBER 18, 1989 AT GUJRANWALA IN PAKISTAN. SACHIN WAS OUT ON DUCK
MATCH DETAIL - http://www.cricinfo.com/india/engine/match/64346.html
India in Pakistan ODI Series - 2nd ODI
Pakistan v India
Pakistan won by 7 runsODI no. 593 1989/90 season Played at Municipal Stadium, Gujranwala 18 December 1989 (40-over match)

COPENHAGEN CLIMATE TALKS SUSPENDED

2009-12-14T04:29:00.000-08:00

BREAKING Copenhagen climate talks suspendet after African Nations clash with rich countries over Koyoto protocol..It's BREAKING...more to come.

MEDIA GAGGED: Top Chinese editor demoted after Barack Obama interview

2009-12-13T12:40:00.000-08:00

The top editor of one of the most influential and combative newspapers in China has been demoted weeks after an interview with Barack Obama due to censors' anger, industry sources have said.
Southern Weekend confirmed Xiang Xi had been named as "executive" editor-in-chief, claiming that it was only a change of title. Three employees told Reuters he had been demoted after pressure from the propaganda authorities. All staff requested anonymity.
It is understood the White House initiated the interview during Obama's visit last month. Usually, visiting leaders speak to official newspapers or the state broadcaster CCTV. "Xiang Xi was de facto top editor at Southern Weekend and in effect he has been shifted from number one to number two ... This could be a way to stave off more pressure from above," said Michael Anti, a Chinese blogger and media commentator based in Beijing.

MORE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/13/china-obama-newspaper-editor-demoted?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Terror suspect was drug dealer, then informant

2009-12-13T12:04:00.000-08:00

One June day in 1988, customs agents at the Frankfurt, Germany, airport pulled aside an intense and striking young man waiting to get on a plane back home to Philadelphia.
They suspected he had heroin in his suitcase. They were right - two kilos' worth from Pakistan, hidden under a false bottom. He wasn't tough to crack: Before the day was out, Daood "David" Gilani decided to save his own skin, agreeing to betray his drug-dealing partners by helping U.S. drug agents set up a sting.

SOURCE: Philadelphia Inquirer
FULL STORY: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/79150357.html

Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack

2009-12-13T11:47:00.000-08:00

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally in Milan.
Pictures showed Mr Berlusconi, 73, with blood around his mouth and on his face. Reports suggested he had either been punched or hit with an object.
Mr Berlusconi was taken to hospital. A first medical report said two teeth were damaged, with one broken.
A man, who reportedly has a history of mental problems, has been arrested.
After the attack on Sunday evening the prime minister, looking dazed, was helped to his feet by aides and put in a car. He got out and tried to climb on the car to show he was all right, before being driven away.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4Rkelm1yh8&f