Dec 31 2007 New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets
Brendon McCullum plundered an unbeaten 80 runs from 28 balls as New Zealand chased down Bangladesh’s total of 93 runs in six overs in a limited-overs cricket match Monday. [Read more]
Brendon McCullum plundered an unbeaten 80 runs from 28 balls as New Zealand chased down Bangladesh’s total of 93 runs in six overs in a limited-overs cricket match Monday. [Read more]
Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said Monday Pakistan should go ahead with January 8 elections as planned despite tensions over the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. [Read more]
Twenty-five policemen and soldiers have been killed across insurgency-hit Afghanistan in fresh — mainly Taliban-linked — violence, authorities said on Monday. [Read more]
Tamil Tiger rebels fired mortars on territory recently lost to government troops and fought three other battles, in violence that killed a total of nine insurgents and two soldiers, the military said Monday. [Read more]
A cargo ship sank in rough seas in eastern Indonesia killing three people and leaving five missing, while the turbulent waters also killed two swimmers, officials and witnesses said Monday. [Read more]
Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda’s visit to China was hailed as a sign of improved ties between the nations, but difficult issues such as disputed maritime boundaries remain unresolved, analysts said. [Read more]
Allies of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Monday they had enough seats to form a government after three parties joined their coalition. [Read more]
Sri Lanka’s cricket chief Jayantha Dharmadasa on Monday stepped down, clearing the way for former captain Arjuna Ranatunga to take over in the top job. [Read more]
Security was beefed up across Bangkok Monday, as thousands were expected to throng the streets for New Year celebrations a year after bomb blasts in the Thai capital killed three people. [Read more]
Dorothy Bose is a Bangladeshi American who sings Rabindra Sangeet [Read more]