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Perera fires Sri Lanka into tri-series final
Perera bagged a maiden five-wicket haul to help Sri Lanka storm into the triangular one-day series final.
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Wikileaks founder not suspected of rape
Swedish prosecutors withdrew arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Assange saying he was no longer suspected of rape.
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Flood crisis raises fears of social unrest, extremism
Anger is mounting at the civilian government, which has staggered from crisis to crisis since its election.
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Gunners hand Blackpool a reality check
Theo Walcott scored a hat-trick as Arsenal handed Premier League new boys Blackpool a painful lesson.
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Experts say it could take years to solve shelter crisis
“The scenario is bleak and our politicians don’t realise the gravity of the situation."
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EU increases aid, UN's appeal met
The European Union (EU) on Saturday said that Europe has increased its aid to Pakistan to 200 million euros.
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Japan military chopper unit heads to Pakistan
Fifty ground troops left the Japanese city for an army airfield in Multan, central Pakistan, Japanese media reported.
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Iran starts loading fuel in first nuclear power plant
After more than three decades of delay, engineers finally began loading the Russia-supplied fuel into the plant.
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Nearly $500m raised for Pakistan, meeting UN appeal
The Financial Tracking Service, a UN database that aims to track all donations, showed that $490.7m had been donated.
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Felix bags brace of diamonds in Zurich
Having already wrapped up the 200m, in which she is a three-time world champion, Felix timed 50.37 seconds.