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  • Carew late equaliser saves Aston Villa
    March 21 2010 | DC Correspondent

    Aston Villa salvaged a 2-2 draw against Premier League strugglers Wolves thanks to John Carew’s late equaliser on Saturday.

  • Stem cell surgery saves UK boy
    March 21 2010 | DC correspodent

    British and Italian doctors said they have carried out groundbreaking surgery to rebuild the windpipe of a 10-year-old British boy using stem cells developed within his own body.

  • Pakistan to appeal against shift of venue
    March 21 2010 | DC correspodent

    Pakistan has appealed against its Davis Cup Asia Oceania tie being switched to New Zealand over security fears, demanding it should be played at a neutral venue, officials said on Saturday.

  • Kathmandu: Girija Prasad Koirala, the former Nepalese prime minister who brokered the peace deal that ended a bloody 10-year civil war, died on Saturday aged 85, the state television reported.

  • The US President, Mr Barack Obama, on Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itself.

  • Around twenty suspected Somali pirates nabbed by the Dutch navy in the lawless waters off the restive Horn of Africa nation and the Seychelles coast were freed on Friday, the defence ministry said.