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Rahman set to return Bangladesh´s NZ tour

DHAKA, (DNA): Bangladesh cricket authorities said Saturday they are expecting pace prodigy Mustafizur Rahman will be available in their upcoming December series in New Zealand as they declared the squad for the tour. Nicknamed “The Fizz”, the 21-year-old left-arm pacer missed the recent home series against England recovering from shoulder surgery that he underwent in Britain on August 10. Rahman aggravated an old shoulder injury in July during his short stint with English county side Sussex in the Twenty20 Blast competition when he could only play in two matches beforeRead More


Huge protest scandal-hit S. Korea president to quit

SEOUL, (DNA)  –  Tens of thousands of banner-waving protestors marched through the streets of Seoul on Saturday, demanding President Park Geun-Hye resign, a day after she apologised and accepted full blame for a crippling corruption scandal. In one of the largest demonstrations seen in the South Korean capital in years, there was little sympathy for Park who, in an emotional televised address to the nation on Friday, had talked of her loneliness and “heartache” at the explosion of public anger in recent weeks. “Her speech made me even more angry,”Read More


Clinton leads Trump five points, swing states tighten

Future at stake as Americans choose next president

NEW YOR, (DNA) –  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by 5 percentage points, keeping her advantage in a national survey while races tighten in several swing states. The Oct. 30-Nov. 3 opinion poll showed that 44 percent of likely voters in Tuesday’s election support Clinton while 39 percent support Trump. Clinton’s lead has varied from 4 to 7 percentage points every day over the past week, while other opinion polls have shown the race becoming increasingly competitive. Real Clear Politics, which averages together most national polls,Read More


Waseem Akhtar MQM gets bail in two more cases

KARACHI, (DNA) : An Anti-terrorism court granted bail to Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar in two more cases against a surety bond of Rs100,000 each. There were 39 cases filed against the mayor in different cases including May 12 riots and facilitating hate speech. An ATC on Thursday granted bail to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan leader in four cases pertaining to May 12, 2007 tragedy. As for now he has been granted bail in 38 cases, and he needs to get bail in one more case to get out ofRead More