Tag: Push
England need to push hard for semis
THE REALITY CHECK - It's hard to predict what England will do in this World Cup. While Sri Lanka sailed to the second round with only one loss to Pakistan, England struggled to advance after defeats to Ireland and Bangladesh. However, England have come good when it mattered the most.
Today in Colombo, the odds will be heavily stacked against England, with Sri Lanka playing in front of a home crowd at the Premadasa - a place where they can become quite intimidating for visiting
Today in Colombo, the odds will be heavily stacked against England, with Sri Lanka playing in front of a home crowd at the Premadasa - a place where they can become quite intimidating for visiting
Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan push for four-nation trade pact
BISHKEK - Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday agreed on reviving the four-country transit trade pact and making it effective in a bid to strengthen regional economic cooperation. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambaev, following a round of formal talks, agreed to remove obstacles for smooth and effective functioning of 'Quadrilateral Traffic in Transit Agreement' (QTTA) signed between Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in 2004.
Somalia anti-insurgency forces in major push
MOGADISHU - Somalia's pro-government forces Tuesday closed in on bastions of the insurgent Shebab group, mounting their largest coordinated effort in years to wrest back the country from Al Qaeda-inspired rebels.
The offensive started last week with a major battle in Mogadishu that saw government troops reclaim large swathes of the capital, where the government had long been confined to a few blocks by the sea.
But government troops and their allies have in recent days
The offensive started last week with a major battle in Mogadishu that saw government troops reclaim large swathes of the capital, where the government had long been confined to a few blocks by the sea.
But government troops and their allies have in recent days
Asians support France’s food push
NEW DELHI - Asia, facing some of the highest food inflation in the world, may support the broad thrust of France's push for G20 to tame volatile commodity prices but it is also seen as only part of the solution to ensuring the world can afford to eat.
South Korea said it supported the plan but an Australian farming body said the proposal put forward on Monday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy was avoiding the "elephant in the room" - the need to reduce trade barriers. "To
South Korea said it supported the plan but an Australian farming body said the proposal put forward on Monday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy was avoiding the "elephant in the room" - the need to reduce trade barriers. "To
South Africa to push for reform of UN security council
PRETORIA - South Africa will push for reform of the United Nations Security Council during a two-year stint as a rotating member of the group, a government minister said on Wednesday. "We will attempt to persuade and convince the permanent five of the need for the early conclusion of the reform process," Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashabane told reporters in Pretoria.
"The power configuration is not in favour of the non-permanent members and
"The power configuration is not in favour of the non-permanent members and
South Africa captain tells ICC to push harder on reviews
DURBAN - The International Cricket Council should take responsibility for implementing the umpire review system itself and remove the right of Test teams to opt out, South Africa captain Graeme Smith said on Wednesday.
Smith and his team were frustrated by a number of decisions the captain called unlucky as India beat them by 87 runs to square the three-match series 1-1.
The Umpire Decision Review System, designed to eradicate clear umpiring mistakes, is not in use in the
Smith and his team were frustrated by a number of decisions the captain called unlucky as India beat them by 87 runs to square the three-match series 1-1.
The Umpire Decision Review System, designed to eradicate clear umpiring mistakes, is not in use in the
Obama says will push for START in ‘lame duck’ congress
YOKOHAMA: US President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would push hard to get the US congress to approve a new START weapons treaty with Russia and stressed the former Cold War foes were now cooperating closely on key issues.
Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also discussed a possible veto by Russian foe Georgia of Russia's entry to the World Trade Organisation, which Obama has backed under his administration's "reset" policy to repair US-Russia ties.
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Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also discussed a possible veto by Russian foe Georgia of Russia's entry to the World Trade Organisation, which Obama has backed under his administration's "reset" policy to repair US-Russia ties.
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Obama may not push India hard on Pakistan
WASHINGTON: US military commanders want India to formally reject an Indian military doctrine they say is fuelling tensions with Pakistan and hindering the American war in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
But New Delhi denied any such doctrine even existed. However, US officials say they do not expect President Barack Obama to broach the subject of the doctrine, known informally as Cold Start, the daily said.
At the most, it quoted unnamed officials as
But New Delhi denied any such doctrine even existed. However, US officials say they do not expect President Barack Obama to broach the subject of the doctrine, known informally as Cold Start, the daily said.
At the most, it quoted unnamed officials as
Pakistan to push for N-deal despite US reluctance
ISLAMABAD: Perturbed over the inclusion of civil nuclear deal in Pakistan's agenda for the Pak-US strategic dialogue, the Obama administration asked the government in Islamabad not to raise the vital issue during the parleys prior to the commencement of the dialogue but Pakistan would still bring up the issue.
"Owing to its concerns over nuclear proliferation, the US told Islamabad days before the commencement of the strategic dialogue that any discussions on the Pak-US nuclear
"Owing to its concerns over nuclear proliferation, the US told Islamabad days before the commencement of the strategic dialogue that any discussions on the Pak-US nuclear
