Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard at stumps on the second day of the first cricket Test match between India and Australia here at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium Saturday:

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Saturday derecognised Air India as its associate member with immediate effect.

Male/New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed left the Indian High Commission here Saturday, 11 days after he sought refuge following an arrest warrant against him in a court case.

Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Altamas Kabir Saturday expressed "serious concern" over trial by media of persons accused of crime or wrongdoing even before the courts pronounced their judgement.

St. John's (Antigua), Feb 22 (IANS/CMC) One of Antigua and Barbuda's leading athletes, golfer Kimesha Anthony, has been arrested in Atlanta for credit card fraud, according to media reports here.

San Francisco, Feb 22 (IANS) Google has introduced its own high-end laptop Chromebook Pixel powered by its Chrome operating system.

Buenos Aires, Feb 22 (IANS) A 56-year-old woman burned down her house while trying to shoo away a frog from the premises in an Argentinean town, a media report said.

Monterrey (Mexico), Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) Gunmen killed six members of a family and wounded a seventh in Monterrey, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, officials said.

Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed when a bus carrying wedding guests plunged into a river near Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, a media report said.

Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan Friday condemned the deadly bomb attacks in the Indian city of Hyderabad, in which at least 16 people were killed and over 100 injured Thursday.

Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan could and should resist US pressure regarding the Iran-Pakistan pipeline, said a leading daily Friday.

Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 16-man squad for the upcoming One-day International (ODI) series against South Africa, recalling all-rounder Shahid Afridi back in the team.

Dubai, Feb 22 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands Friday entered their second final of the season defeating Australia's Anastasia Rodinova and Zimbabwean Cara Black in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Geneva, Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) Some 30,000 elephants are slaughtered each year for their ivory tusks, a figure that could be reduced dramatically if Thailand, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria ban the ivory trade, the World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, said Thursday.

Tel Aviv, Feb 22 (IANS) School children lifting heavy backpacks or soldiers and fire fighters carrying occupational gear could damaged their nerves, according to an Israel study.

Damascus, Feb 21 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and 208 wounded Thursday when a suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives at a busy intersection close to the ruling al-Baath Party headquarters in capital Damascus, the state media reported.

Singapore, Feb 22 (IANS) Dan Tan Seet Eng, a Singaporean businessman who is reportedly the mastermind behind an international football match-fixing syndicate, is now helping authorities with investigations, local daily Straits Times quoted Singapore Police as saying Friday.

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 20 (IANS) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has vowed to combat match fixing in Asian football, at a time when European football has been hit with the scandal.

Singapore, Feb 19 (IANS) Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to build a high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur by 2020, the prime ministers of the two countries announced Tuesday.

Singapore, Feb 19 (IANS) Google launched its indoor maps feature in Singapore Tuesday, making the city state the second country in Asia to have it.

Ashgabat, Feb 17 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkmenistan Saturday held discussions over enhancing bilateral relations in the fields of investment and partnerships.

Bishkek, Feb 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A military court in Kyrgyzstan Tuesday sentenced ousted former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev in absentia to 24 years in high security prison over office abuse while being in power.

Tashkent, Feb 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The heads of several Uzbekistan banks have been detained for making illegal foreign currency transactions, police said Thursday.

Tashkent, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Uzbekistan has made trading with foreign currency a criminal offence, the latest in a string of measures aimed at preventing the global market slump from eating into the Central Asian republic's reserves.

Pyongyang, Feb 23 (IANS) Foreigners who live in North Korea will soon be allowed access to mobile internet starting Monday, a technician told Xinhua Saturday.

Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) China's top two liquor makers, Kweichew Moutai and Wu Liangye, were fined a total of 449 million yuan ($71.41 million) for price fixing, according to price regulators.

Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) China's spending on research and development (R&D) increased 17.9 percent year on year to 1.02 trillion yuan ($162.24 billion), according to data released Friday.

Seoul, Feb 22 (IANS) Household income in South Korea rose the most in nine years as employment neared a perfect level, data by the finance ministry showed Friday.

Montreal, Feb 23 (IANS) Canadian scientists have hit upon a new, more effective substance that can destroy the influenza virus.

Berlin, Feb 23 (IANS) German football league Bundesliga sides Freiburg and Frankfurt shared points at the opener of the 23rd round following a goalless draw.

Berlin, Feb 23 (IANS) Hannover midfielder Welington Wildy Muniz dos Santos, known as Franca, has been diagnosed with tuberculosis following a medical check up, the club announced.

Madrid, Feb 23 (IANS/EFE) Fifty-two percent of Spaniards see political corruption as the worst blot on Spain's image abroad, a survey released Friday shows.

Sydney, Feb 22 (IANS) Sitting for more than four hours daily makes people vulnerable to diabetes and hypertension, says a new study.

Sydney, Feb 22 (IANS) Researchers have engineered human kidney cells from human embryonic stem cells, which could have applications in regenerative medicine, toxicology and modelling diseases.

Sydney, Feb 21 (IANS) Kepler-37b, the tiniest planet ever spotted, demonstrates that sun-like stars in our galaxy are capable of hosting much smaller planets than anything detected so far, say researchers.

Sydney, Feb 19 (IANS) Cricket coach John Buchanan feels Australia's pace attack and not spinners will be the key to their success in India.

Havana, Feb 23 (IANS/EFE) Cuban President Raul Castro, soon to be confirmed by parliament for a second five-year term, joked Friday about the possibility that he might resign because of being so advanced in years.

Havana, Feb 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Cuba will buy aircraft worth $650 million from Russia, the Russian industry and trade minister said Friday.

St. George's (Grenada), Feb 22 (IANS/CMC) West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin says he has been working overtime with bat and gloves to bolster his preparations for the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe which bowls off at the national stadium here Friday.

Havana, Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) The Cuban government broadened access of individuals to bank loans as part of an effort to "invigorate" economic reforms, Communist Party daily Granma said.

Johannesburg, Feb 23 (IANS) The ruling African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) has vowed to continue its fight for justice in Paralympian Oscar Pistorius' murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Abu Dhabi, Feb 23 (IANS/WAM) Around 18,000 people took part in the annual Terry Fox Run in Abu Dhabi. The event raised over 300,000 dirhams ($82,000) for cancer research.

Abu Dhabi, Feb 23 (IANS/WAM) A cyclone shelter funded by Abu Dhabi has opened in Australia's Queensland state.

Cape Town, Feb 22 (IANS) The South African government, in partnership with Limpopo province, will establish two Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to attract more investment and boost economic growth.

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 23 (IANS) Corinthians have appealed a decision by South American football's governing body Conmebol, forcing the club to play its Copa Libertadores matches without any spectators.

Los Angeles, Feb 23 (IANS) With 15 of 23 from the floor and nine of nine behind the free throw line, Kobe Bryant claimed 40 points for Los Angeles Lakers, helping the team record a 111-107 victory against the Trail Blazers.

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 23 (IANS) Neymar is free to play in Santos' March 3 clash against rivals Corinthians after a hearing into a misconduct charge against the striker was postponed by a Brazilian sports tribunal.

Los Angeles, Feb 23 (IANS) Actor Hugh Jackman has topped a poll for the man with the sexiest facial hair, beating David Beckham and Johnny Depp.