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Chinese team in Delhi to guard Olympics torch

New Delhi, Apr. 6 : The Chinese Government has reportedly sent a team of investigators to Indian capital New Delhi to ensure the safety of the Olympic torch when it arrives on April 17.

Comply Or Die wins Grand National; one horse put down

Aintree, England - The joint 7-1 favourite Comply Or Die on Saturday won the 2008 Grand National at Aintree, beating Kong Johns Castle by four lengths.

The nine-year-old, who only returned to racing towards the end of last year after a 22-month injury lay-off, pushed to the front towards the end of the race, moving ahead of Chelsea Harbour and Bewleys Brew, who had been doing most of the early running.

Once Irish jockey Timmy Murphy took the David Pipe-trained and David Johnson-owned horse to the front, there was no looking back.

"I can't believe it yet, it's the best ride I've ever had over these fences," he told journalists after the ride.

Muslims protest Danish cartoon, German film on Islam

Danish cartoonBhopal, Apr 5: Hundreds of Muslims took out a silent procession here last e

Ledra Street in divided Nicosia reopens after 45 years

Nicosia, Apr 5: For the first time in 45 years, the inhabitants of the divided city of Nicosia in the Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, walked freely the full length of Ledra Street, the stre

Texas officials remove 50 children from polygamist home

Washington - Texas officials removed 50 children from the compound of a polygamist sect after a teenage girl reported being raped there, according to a media report late Friday.

Crocodile kills woman in Costa Rica

San Jose - A woman was killed by a crocodile in the northern Costa Rican province of Guanacaste, local media reported Friday.

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