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Zaheer fined for his unsporting conduct

Zaheer Kahn has been fined 80% of his match fee due to his unsporting conduct, against  following the dismissal of  Australian opener Matthew Hayden.  Zaheer pleaded guilty to a charge of conduct opposing to the spirit of the game.

Zaheer was fielding when Hayden was given out LBW to spinner Harbhajan Singh. Chris Broad, the referee of the match, revealed "Zaheer circled the batsman and shouted at him in an aggressive manner." As Hayden walked out of the ground, he complained about Zaheer's indecent behavior to the square-leg umpire Rudi Koertzen.

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Hong Kong Airlines set to suspend China routes

Hong Kong Airlines set to suspend China routesHong Kong - Weakening demand and mounting losses have led Hong Kong Airlines to suspend flights to three cities in China, a media report said Thursday.

The regional carrier will halt services to Xian, Chengdu and Chongqing when the winter schedule takes effect on Sunday, the South China Morning Post said.

Flights to Xian will be restored next summer.

Hong Kong Airlines together with rival carrier Hong Kong Express Airways are both partly owned by China's Hainan Airlines Group.

Katie Holmes on ‘Eli Stone’

Katie Holmes on ‘Eli Stone’Returning to the small screen after five years, Katie Holmes will be seen in tonight’s installment of Eli Stone, a legal drama about Eli Stone, an attorney with a brain aneurysm that gives him psychic visions.  She has also reunited with show co-creator and executive producer - Greg Berlanti, having worked with him on Dawson’s Creek.

EU, Asian leaders arrive for summit in China

Beijing - Leaders of Asian and European Union nations arrived in China on Thursday ahead of a summit that is expected to be dominated by the global financial crisis.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso arrived in Beijing late Thursday morning, while Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Finnish President Tarja Halonen were among several leaders who held bilateral meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao earlier on Thursday.

The largest ever gathering of Asian and European leaders takes place on Friday and Saturday with 27 European and 16 Asian nations represented.

Pak Taliban promise to lay down arms if Govt stops operation

London, Oct 23 : The Pakistan unit of the Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has expressed willingness to lay down arms if the government assured it of ending the ongoing military operat

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