International ratings agency Standard and Poor's said Monday it had raised its rating on Russia to investment grade from speculative grade, and that the outlook was "stable" despite growing political risk. S&P raised its long-term

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The state-run Indian Oil Corp and Oil India Ltd have won a licence to look for oil in Libya in their first joint foray overseas, a report said Monday. The two companies won a bid

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Marat Safin is looking confidently towards winning more grand slam tennis tournaments after breaking through for his first victory at the Australian Open. The Russian fourth seed got the monkey off his back with a

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Australian Lleyton Hewitt proposed to Australian television soap opera actress Bec Cartwright straight after his defeat to Russian Marat Safin in the final of the Australian Open, the couple announced here on Monday. The couple's

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Outstanding young batsman Michael Clarke won the Allan Border Medal as Australia's cricketer of the year here on Monday. The 23-year-old New South Wales right-hander polled 54 votes from team-mates, media and umpires to beat

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Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq believes his team have the upper-hand in their final make or break tri-series match against the West Indies on Tuesday because of their now considerable experience on the tricky Western Australian

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India plans to issue 10,000 visas to Pakistanis wanting to watch their cricket team's first Test series on Indian soil in six years, a cricket official said on Monday. "The foreign office has assured us

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Bangladesh, fresh from winning their first test series, made it a double celebration by crushing Zimbabwe by eight wickets in their fifth one-day international on Monday to take the series 3-2. Set 199 to win,

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Three British naval boats confiscated by Iran's military last June must go to Iran's war museum, rather than be returned as London has demanded, a senior military official told Reuters on Monday. Iran's Revolutionary Guards

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The exchange of historic flights between China and Taiwan, a rare Beijing offer to restart stalled talks and a private visit by senior Chinese officials all point to a thaw in tensions in one of

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