LONDON - Pakistancricket captain Salman Butt and two of the country's star strike bowlers were grilled by British detectives probing an alleged betting scam Sunday in a scandal which has rocked the sport. Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif were interviewed by Scotland Yard officers after they arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers during the Test match against England here at Lord's. The News of the World newspaper said it paid 150,000 pounds (230,000 dollars,...
JODY CLARKE in Nairobi RWANDA'S GOVERNMENT has threatened to withdraw its troops from United Nations peacekeeping operations if the UN publishes a report accusing its army of possible acts of genocide in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a letter sent to UN secretary general Ban...
PARIS - Leaked tapes of Belgium's cardinal Godfried Danneels urging a victim not to reveal he was sexually abused by a bishop are some of the most damaging documents to emerge in the scandal rocking the Catholic Church. The tapes, made secretly by the victim and published in two Belgian newspapers...
MARK WEISS in Jerusalem THE SPIRITUAL leader of Shas, an ultra-Orthodox party in Israel's governing coalition, has called on the Lord to "strike down" Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Only days before Mr Abbas is due to sit down in Washington in face-to-face talks with Israeli prime minister...
The man at the centre of cricketbetting scam allegations concerning the Pakistan team has been bailed without charge, Scotland Yard said. The News of the World...
By MATTHEW MOFFETT SAN JOSE MINE, Chile—As a massive drill was set up to start the three-to-four month task of burrowing a half-mile down to reach 33 trapped miners, the government said it was looking at alternative rescue options that could hold out hope of freeing the men sooner. View Full...
Family members sit on a charpoy (rope bed) as they flee a flooded village in Pakistan's Muzaffargarh district of Punjab province on Sunday. (Asim Tanveer/Reuters) Muslim countries, organizations and individuals have pledged nearly $1 billion US in cash and relief supplies to helpPakistan respond to...
BAGHDAD — The outgoing commander of American forces in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, said Sunday that a new Iraqi government could still be two months away and warned that a stalemate beyond that could create demands for a new election to break the deadlock that has lasted since March. Notes from...
