Umpiring decisions blighted the final Australia-West Indies Test here, but Ricky Ponting said on Tuesday the current system should stay in place in cricket. As far as the Australian skipper is concerned the less technology

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Ricky Ponting believes Australia have righted a few wrongs from the Ashes loss to England with their 3-0 Test series clean sweep over the West Indies at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. Australia cruised to a

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Off-spinner Shoaib Malik and paceman Rana Navedul Hasan shared five wickets on Tuesday as England squandered an early advantage with some poor sweep shots on the opening day of final Test. England were well-placed at

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The Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, a new group led by China and Russia, is not keen on seeking out new members, the Russian presidential representative with the group said in an interview to RIA-Novosti news agency.

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The death toll from one of China's biggest mining disasters in recent years neared 150 Tuesday, as angry relatives of the victims blamed the state-run mine's management for ignoring safety standards. With just three miners

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Dubai's international film festival opens next month, featuring films meant to bridge East-West differences in the presence of stars led by Morgan Freeman and Greek-French cult director Costa-Gavras. The December 11-17 festival will feature 98

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Afghanistan will bid for more trade and investment at a G8-sponsored conference next week that will push its ambition to revive the ancient Silk Route between Europe and Asia, an official said Tuesday. The December

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Rome's Tiber river threatened to breach its banks on Monday following days of unseasonably heavy rains that have caused the river to swell to its highest level in 50 years. Fire services started evacuating several

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The appointment for the first time of a cleric to head Iran's most prestigious university has unleashed a storm of protest from many students, who say he is not qualified for the job, newspapers said

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Southern Africa's food crisis is worsening, with desperate people in badly hit areas eating roots and tree bark as aid funding falls short despite repeated appeals, officials said on Tuesday. Zambia declared a national emergency

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