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India face tough tour opener

India face tough tour opener Fast bowler Umar Gul was named in a 12-member Pakistan 'A' team to face India in the three-day tour opener at the Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium in Lahore from January 7 to 9. Gul, whose last international appearance was also against India, at Lahore last year when he took six wickets in the first Test to guide the hosts to a nine-wicket victory, has regained complete fitness from the back injury that sidelined him for more than 20 months. He took 20 wickets in the just concluded domestic Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and picked five wickets in two games so far in

Asia-Pacific countries call for strengthening cooperation to face common challenges

Asia-Pacific countries call for strengthening cooperation to face common challenges Ministers from Asia and the Pacificcountries here on Friday called for strengthening regional cooperation to face common challenges to achieve food and livelihood security and rural development. Anton Apriantono, Chairman of the 28th Regional Conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Asia and the Pacific Region, told a joint press conference that the challenges could be countered by addressing issues such as food vulnerability, transboundary animal diseases and regional vulnerability towards natural disaster. Anton, who is also Indonesian Minister

Canadians Face Tough Choices in Election

Canadians Face Tough Choices in Election Canadians voting Monday for a new leader and House of Commons will choose between 13 years of Liberal Party rule or a new government that could shift the country toward a conservative right seeking to cut social programs funded by high taxes. It's a tough call for the nation's 22.7 million registered voters. Many support the social and economic policies of the Liberals and worry that Conservative leader Stephen Harper may be too extreme in his views on abortion and gay marriage, but Canadians also have grown weary of the broken promises and corruption scandals

Second Zim Asia officer to face charges

Second Zim Asia officer to face charges The police's National Fraud Squad wrapped up its investigation Tuesday into a September collision between the Israeli Zim Asia cargo ship and a Japanese fishing boat in which seven Japanese fishermen were killed. Police recommended indicting the ship's second officer - Pilastro Zdrako - a Serbian national with negligent homicide and the violation of Port Authority regulations. In the case of the ship's captain, Moshe Ben David, police said they found deficiencies in his performance but refrained from issuing a recommendation on whether he should be indicted. Police passed his file to the prosecution,

Second Australian sentenced to life on drug charges

Second Australian sentenced to life on drug charges An Australian man was Monday sentenced to life in prison on charges of drug smuggling. In a trial at the Denpasar District Court, judges ruled that Scott Rush, 20, should serve the rest of his life in an Indonesian prison for acting as a so-called drug mule.He was seized at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport with 1.3 kilograms of heroin taped to his legs. He is the second Australian to be sentenced to life in prison Monday for trying to smuggle heroin from the Indonesian resort island of Bali to their homeland, judges said. They were the