Archive for November 2005
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The Australian dollar drifted lower on Tuesday ahead of an expected Federal Reserve interest rate rise that will further erode the currency's yield advantage given the flat interest rate outlook in Australia. The Reserve Bank
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Bowling greats Courtney Walsh and Michael Holding differ on the chances of the West Indies making a fist of their three-Test cricket series against Australia, getting under way here onThursday. One-time wicket-taking world record-holder Walsh
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Greg Rusedski and James Blake, whose injury histories could fill a medium-size medical textbook, reached the Paris Masters second round on Monday in a tournament devastated by the absence of the world's big stars. Rusedski,
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England's "Barmy Army" of cricket supporters started to arrive in Pakistan Tuesday, hoping their bawdy chants can help the team keep up its Ashes-winning form. "We're the first batch," said veteran supporter Phil Long as
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Former Pakistani fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz, the pioneer of reverse swing, said on Tuesday that the touring England team would miss seamer Simon Jones in their upcoming Test series. Jones, whose own mastery of the
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England's Ashes heroes face ignominious defeat in their Pakistan tour opener after collapsing for the second time against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Patron's XI on Tuesday. England were reeling at 39 for six at
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A tooth said to have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte is up for auction in Britain later this month and expected to sell for up to 8,000 pounds (11,800 euros, 14,100 dollars). It is believed to
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A truck carrying missile parts for South Korea's air force caught fire Tuesday in a highway tunnel south of Seoul, trapping dozens of cars and triggering a series of explosions, fire-fighters said. No casualties were
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Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata announced plans Tuesday to recreate Afghanistan's destroyed Bamiyan Buddhas using as many as 240 laser beam images, a giant project that could also bring electricity to local people. The 60 million-dollar
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US President George W. Bush's visit to Brazil this weekend will give a glimpse of the complicated relationship between two giant nations of the American continent who cannot seem to decide if they want to
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