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Bhutan Readies for Second-Ever General Election Amid Strained Ties with India

The tiny Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, India's only close and trusted ally, has begun the countdown for the second ever democratic general election scheduled to be held on 13 July. The historic moment has been marred by uneasy circumstances wherein Bhutan's relations with India has been strained over the latter's withdrawal of subsidies for the tiny nation's LPG gas and kerosene supply. Jul 9, 2013
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ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Results: Agony for West Indies as South Africa Scrape Through to Semifinals

It is not easy to negotiate the Duckworth-Lewis method, as South Africa, a team renowned for choking when it comes to crunch moments and big tournaments, will attest to. On Friday evening on a cold and soggy day in Cardiff, and ten years since South Africa so famously miscalculated to knock themselves out of the World Cup, the Proteas watched in disbelief and glee as the West Indies threw their chances of progressing to the semifinals away by one shot. Jun 15, 2013