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‘I didn’t recognise her’: Iraqi family reunites with 6-yr-old daughter 3 yrs after she was taken by IS

Arbil (Iraq) : The Ashti camp in Iraq’s northern city of Arbil celebrated the return of a girl whose abduction by jihadists three years ago sent shockwaves through her Christian community. Joy filled the prefab unit that is now the home of six-year-old Christina Ezzo Obada’s family, who were forced to flee the town of Qaraqosh, […]

Australian bodyboarder survives bump from shark

Bunbury : A bodyboarder swimming close to shore survived a close encounter with a large shark Sunday after being bumped by the marine predator off Western Australia. The man, named by local media as Paul Goff, was reportedly just 50 metres (164 feet) off Point Casuarina in Bunbury in the morning when he was bumped off […]

B’desh send Kiwis home, stay in race

ICC Champions Trophy – Group A # Team M W L NRR Pts 1 England 2 2 0 +1.069 4 2 Bangladesh 3 1 1 +0.000 3 3 Australia 2 0 0 +0.000 2 4 New Zealand 3 0 2 -1.058 1 Cardiff : Mahmudullah and Shakib Al Hasan shared a superb 224-run partnership to […]

BAN win by five wickets, NZ knocked out of tournament

Cardiff : Courtesy a staggering partnership from Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah, Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets in a league match of the Champions Trophy on Friday. The two came together when Bangladesh were tottering at four for 33 but stitched together a mammoth 224 runs. Set a target of 266, Bangladesh made […]