London 2012 plans for archery at Lord’s given go-ahead

Last Updated: Monday, September 6, 2010, 22:26

Cricket will make way for archery at the historic Lord’s ground in two years’ time after London 2012 organisers got the go-ahead for their plans on Monday.

Centurions Trott and Broad change course of match

Last Updated: Friday, August 27, 2010, 00:00

Trott scored 149 and Broad made 125 as England were 346 for the loss of 7 wickets at the end of second day`s play.

Strauss is only victim of wet day at Lord’s

Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 00:00

Pakistan dismissed England captain Andrew Strauss for 13 in the fourth and final Test as rain restricted day`s play to just 12.3 overs.

Russia hands over info about 9 drug lords to US

Last Updated: Monday, May 24, 2010, 09:11

Russia has passed over data to US as part of the bilateral anti-drug efforts.

Britain plans to abolish House of Lords: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 14:19

The British government may abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a 300-seat fully elected second chamber, a media report said on Sunday.

House of Lords clear nine peers over expenses claims

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 21:09

Nine peers of House of Lords have escaped sanction over their expenses claims as an official ruling said they have to spend only one night a month in their "main residence" to claim thousands of pounds a year.

UK set to repeal `anachronistic` criminal libel laws

Last Updated: Monday, October 26, 2009, 21:36

The House of Lords on Monday kick-started a process that is expected to remove "anachronistic" British laws that have criminalised libel for more than 700 years.

US targets Afghan drug lords tied to Taliban: Report

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2009, 12:48

The United States has placed 50 suspected Afghan drug traffickers with ties to the Taliban on a Pentagon target list to be captured or killed, The New York Times reported on Monday.