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  • Retiring Kirsten hopes to go out with a bang with Proteas Champions Trophy win

    Outgoing South African coach Gary Kirsten has said that he wants to leave his post with a 'bang' by winning the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. Determined to end his coaching tenure in the best possible way following his decision not to renew his contract with the Proteas earlier this month, Kirsten said that he hopes for a successful outcome at the Champions Trophy to end his career with a ...

  • Proteas back Steyn to be better than more skillful Anderson

    South African cricketer Dale Steyn's Proteas team mates have backed him to better than England pacer James Anderson, despite England's bowling coach David Saker saying the latter is "more skillfull". Saker's remarks have agitated the cricket community, with Proteas Test skipper Graeme Smith and wicketkeeper Mark Boucher postingd tweets of disbelief, Sport 24 reports. Boucher said that while ...

  • South African MP says Prez Zuma root cause of Guptagate

    A government report released into the use of a military base by an influential Indian family for a high-profile wedding in South Africa has implicated suspended Chief of State Protocol Bruce Koloane and exonerated President Jacob Zuma and his ministers. The report claims Koloane pressured military officials into allowing for a Gupta-chartered jet to land at Waterkloof Air Base under the premise ...

  • Hamid Ansari to represent India at 50th African Union Summit in Ethiopia

    Vice President Hamid Ansari will visit Ethiopia to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union (AU) on May 25. Ansari will address the gathering of top African leaders in the Ethiopian capital on May 25, focusing on the road ahead, especially in the fields of peace-keeping and security. Besides India, the other select partners invited for the ...

  • International community must help Darfur become self-sufficient 8211 UN official International community must help Darfur become self-sufficient 8211 UN official

    22 May 2013 150 The United Nations humanitarian chief today stressed the international community must do more to ensure the people of Sudan's Darfur region can better provide for themselves. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, who is currently on a four-day visit to Darfur, said she was disappointed that after 10 years of humanitarian operations, the region is ...

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The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Let no potential franchise be wasted! seems to be the mantra of Marvel Studios as it bravely (or foolishly) resurrects the not-so-jolly green giant in The Incredible Hulk. While technically a sequel to Ang Lees much-maligned Hulk (2003), which was too arty and ps ... ...

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  • Obama Speech Attempts to Fulfill Pledges For More Transparency

    WHITE HOUSE The Obama administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged the killing of four Americans in drone strikes. This came on the eve of a speech by President Barack Obama about the legal principles supporting use of drones against terrorist suspects, and about detention policies. The use of drone warfare and targeted killings, including of Americans helping al-Qaida or ...

  • Syrian Opposition Figure Offers Transition Plan

    A prominent Syrian opposition figure has proposed a transition plan for the war-torn country, requiring President Bashar al-Assad to hand power to a senior aide and leave the country with 500 ...

  • US One Drone Victim Was Intent on Anti-American Terrorism

    U.S. law enforcement officials say that one of the four Americans it now acknowledges killing in drone strikes was a young man who left the country for Pakistan intent on engaging in violent terrorism against the United States. Jude Kenan Mohammad had not been previously identified in news media reports as being killed by a U.S. drone attack, unlike three other Americans the government on ...

  • Florida FBI Shooting May Be Linked to Boston Area Triple Slaying

    U.S. news reports say a Chechen man killed in an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that may have been connected to dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan ...

  • Whats Behind the Drop in Syrian Refugees to Jordan

    A Syrian refugee woman carrying her son is reflected a puddle of rain water as she stands outside her tent after heavy rain at al-Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the Syrian border, January 10, ...

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