Riots in Serbia over gay pride march by far right protestors
October 11th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Belgrade, Oct 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Protesters who tried to disrupt a gay pride parade at the Serbian capital clashed with police over the weekend.The incident at the Serbian capital Belgrade saw police ... Read more...
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India drawn against top-seeded Serbia in Davis Cup
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India will face top seeded Serbia in an away tie in the first round of Davis Cup World Group tie March 4-6, according to the draw ... Read more...
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Djokovic storms into U.S. Open semifinals with straight set win over Monfils
September 9th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 9(ANI): Serbia's Novak Djokovic has made it through to his fourth straight U.S. Open semifinal with a convincing 7-6 (2), 6-1, 6-2 victory over Frenchman Gael Monfils.Monfils had ... Read more...
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Paul the Octopus predicts England will host 2018 World Cup
August 20th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 20 (ANI): Paul the Octopus, the intelligent creature who correctly predicted eight results in this year's World Cup in South Africa, including England's loss to Germany, has again predicted that ... Read more...
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Sania-Monica stun Wimbledon doubles champions
August 12th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati, Aug 12 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Monica Niculescu of Romania scored a shock 6-3, 1-6, 10-6 victory over Wimbledon champions and fifth seeds Vania King of the US and Yaroslava ... Read more...
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Americans are huge TV watchers, but for Asians mobile video is a lifesaver
August 5th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.5 (ANI): A Nielsen study, which surveyed some 27,000 online consumers in 55 countries this March, has concluded that people in Asian countries view video on cell phones more than ... Read more...
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57 Pak students deported over terror charges, illegal activities since 2003: Qureshi
July 30th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 30(ANI): Pakistan Foreign Affairs Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that 57 Pakistani students have been deported from various countries over alleged involvement in terrorism and other illegal activities in ... Read more...
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Archaeologists discover sculpture of Diana, Goddess of hunt in Serbia
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Belgrade, July 22 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a sensational sculpture, which they think is of Diana, the Goddess of the hunt, in Serbia.According to Blic, the sculpture was uncovered at the site ... Read more...
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Nadal continues to top tennis rankings
July 19th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, July 19 (DPA) Rafael Nadal of Spain continues to lead the latest ATP tennis rankings issued Monday.
In an unchanged top 10, the French Open and Wimbledon champion has 10,745 points, ... Read more...
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City agree fee for defender Kolarov
July 16th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (DPA) Manchester City have agreed to a 17 million pound (26-million-dollar) fee for Lazio left-back Aleksandar Kolarov.
The 24-year-old Serbia international has yet to agree to personal terms and is ... Read more...
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WTA rankings: Serena Williams’ reign continues
July 12th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, July 12 (DPA) Wimbledon champion Serena Williams of the United States maintained first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the WTA.
Williams has 8,475 points as she ... Read more...
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Octopus Paul has cost punters up to half a million squid
July 12th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Octopus Paul has cost punters up to half a million squid after correctly backing Spain to beat Holland in the FIFA World Cup final.According to The Sun, Paul ... Read more...
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Skeleton of ‘1st European man’ preserved
July 11th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Sofia, July 11 (ANI): The 8000-year-old skeleton of a young man discovered near the village of Ohoden has been shifted to the Regional History Museum in Vratsa.Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Ganetsovski, who specializes ... Read more...
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Spain will beat Holland in WC finals, predicts Paul the psychic octopus
July 10th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
London, July 10 (ANI): Paul the psychic octopus has predicted Spain will beat Holland and win World Cup 2010.Germany, on the other hand, will win in the third and fourth place play-off. ... Read more...
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Wayne Rooney voted ugliest player in World Cup
July 7th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS) England footballer Wayne Rooney has been voted the ugliest player in the World Cup in an online poll.
According to the survey conducted by beautifulpeople.com, Fabio Cannavaro, from ... Read more...
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Serbs dream of semis, and more - if they avoid elimination
June 22nd, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, June 22 (DPA) Serbia has a chance of making it to the World Cup semifinals, provided it survives the group stage with a victory over Australia Wednesday.
The Press daily speculated Tuesday ... Read more...
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Schweinsteiger on spot for Germany after Podolski miss
June 20th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Erasmia (South Africa), June 20 (DPA) Bastian Schweinsteiger will take Germany's next penalty at the World Cup after Lukas Podolski failed from the spot against Serbia, coach Joachim Loew has indicated.
Loew ... Read more...
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Gutsy Australia hold Ghana to 1-1 draw
June 19th, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Rustenburg (South Africa), June 19 (DPA) Ten-man Australia produced a gutsy performance Saturday to hold fancied Ghana to a 1-1 draw and keep alive their chances of qualifying for the knock-out stage ... Read more...
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In South Africa, even Germany misses a penalty
June 18th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 18 (DPA) The English striker Gary Lineker is famous for scoring lots of goals and making one unforgettable comment: "Soccer is a game for 22 people that run around, ... Read more...
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Klose ‘in mourning’ after being red-carded
June 18th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 18 (DPA) German striker Miroslav Klose said Friday he is "in mourning" after he picked up a red card that forced his team to play most of the game ... Read more...
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Schweinsteiger fit as Germany seek early progress
June 17th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, June 17 (DPA) Germany coach Joachim Loew has told his players he wants a victory over Serbia to avoid a must-win game in their last match against Ghana, team manager Oliver ... Read more...
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Ghana vows to shatter Australia’s World Cup dreams
June 16th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jun 16 (ANI): Ghana has vowed to shatter Australia's World Cup ambitions at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday.Full of confidence after their 1-0 weekend win over Serbia ... Read more...
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Serbia obtains Euro 50 million loan for school modernization project
June 10th, 2010 - 2:38 am ICT by BNO News
BELGRADE, SERBIA (BNO NEWS) – Serbian Minister of Finance Diana Dragutinovic obtained a loan of €50 million from the European Investment Bank for a school modernization program, the European Union announced on ... Read more...
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Germany arrive at World Cup - to hold open training session
June 7th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 7 (DPA) Three-time champions Germany became the latest team to arrive at the World Cup Monday and were set to hold an open training session later in the day.
Joachim ... Read more...
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Paes-Dlouhy lose in French Open men’s doubles final
June 5th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 5 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic failed to defend their French Open men's doubles title going down 5-7, 2-6 to Daniel Nestor of Canada ... Read more...
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Klose upbeat to be in starting 11 at World Cup
June 5th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, June 5 (DPA) Miroslav Klose remains upbeat to make it to Germany's starting 11 at the football World Cup in South Africa but has also admitted that getting into the ... Read more...
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Premier League rules World Cup pitches
June 5th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, June 5 (DPA) England leads the way again as the Premier League supplies the most players for the World Cup in South Africa that kicks off on Friday.
The Premier League ... Read more...
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Antic says Serbia will hit World Cup form
June 4th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, June 4 (DPA) Serbian coach Radomir Antic believes his side will find the right form in time for the World Cup starting next Friday, the Belgrade daily Press reported.
Antic admitted he ... Read more...
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French Open: Paes on course for his 12th Grand Slam
June 3rd, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 3 (IANS) Leander Paes of India and Czech Lukas Dlouhy Thursday remained on course for the second successive French Open doubles title as they entered the final, sweeping aside Austria's ... Read more...
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London academic, footie author develop formula that predicts World Cup winner
June 1st, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 1 (ANI): A professor of economic at the City University in London has developed a formula that predicts who will win this year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa.According to ... Read more...
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Ghana midfielder Michael Essien ruled out of World Cup through injury
May 28th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by BNO News
ACCRA (BNO NEWS) -- Ghana's Black Stars midfielder, Michael Essien, has been ruled out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to an injury, the Ghana Football Association announced on Thursday.An evaluation ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi in semis, Bhupathi-Mirnyi ousted at Nice
May 20th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Nice (France), May 20 (IANS) Top seeds Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Max Mirnyi of Belarus were knocked out 3-6, 3-6 by Italians Andreas Seppi and Potito Starace in the doubles ... Read more...
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Pakistani hides inside car dashboard to enter Hungary
May 7th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Budapest, May 7 (DPA) Hungarian customs officers searching a Greek-registered Alfa Romeo car were surprised to find a man hiding in a "cramped, airless" cavity under the dashboard, officials said Friday.
Both the ... Read more...
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Scientist’s formula claims Germany have already won 2010 football World Cup!
April 22nd, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 22 (ANI): Germany is all set to win the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa and captain Michael Ballack will be lifting the trophy on July 11, according to ... Read more...
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A set down, Bhupathi-Mirnyi concede Monte Carlo final
April 19th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Monte Carlo, April 19 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi and his Belarusian partner Max Mirnyi had to content with the runners-up trophy at the Monte-Carlo Masters doubles after the Indian retired following an injured ... Read more...
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