Axed New Zealand skipper back to face England

  • Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan

    Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan

    Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan

    By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition parties. Around 150 people were killed in the run-up to national elections held last week, which handed a landslide victory to opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his PML-N party. It marked the first time an elected government replaced

  • Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper

    Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper

    Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper

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  • Gunmen kill Khan party woman politician in Pakistan

    Gunmen kill Khan party woman politician in Pakistan

    Gunmen kill Khan party woman politician in Pakistan

    Gunmen killed a Pakistani woman politician from cricket star Imran Khan's Movement for Justice (PTI) party in the southern port city of Karachi on the eve of partial election re-polling.

  • Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen

    Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen

    Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen

    Officials have opened an investigation into a rush-hour collision between two commuter trains that injured 70 passengers and severed a key rail link in the northeastern United States.

  • Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave

    Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave

    Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave

    Late Argentine dictator General Jorge Videla will be buried without revealing what happened to the tens of thousands who "disappeared" during his rule, rights groups said Saturday.

Sacked New Zealand captain Ross Taylor returned to the Black Caps' fold Friday when he was named in the one-day and Twenty20 squads to face the touring England side this month.

Taylor, New Zealand's best batsman, sat out the Black Caps recent trip to South Africa after being dropped as captain in favour of Brendon McCullum in early December.

Coach Mike Hesson, a key figure in Taylor's axing, said he was pleased to welcome the 28-year-old back to the national side.

"Ross is a world-class batsman who is a key part of the Black Caps side," he said.

The limited overs squads contained only one new cap, Otago batsman Hamish Rutherford in the T20 line-up, with chief selector Kim Littlejohn saying he was looking for stability.

"There are a couple of changes that have been forced through injury but essentially we want to be seen to provide continuity from one series to the next," he said.

Allrounder Andrew Ellis returns after an injury lay-off, while Grant Elliott was called in to replace Corey Anderson, who was sidelined with a fractured thumb.

New Zealand will play three ODIs and three T20s against England, with the first T20 on February 9.

A squad for the three-Test series against England in March will be announced separately.

ODI squad

Brendon McCullum (captain), Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.

Twenty20 squad

Brendon McCullum (captain), Trent Boult, Ian Butler, Grant Elliott, Andrew Ellis, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Roneel Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Colin Munro, Hamish Rutherford, Ross Taylor

Fixtures

Twenty20 series

Feb 09: 1st Twenty20, Eden Park, Auckland

Feb 12: 2nd Twenty20, Seddon Park, Hamilton

Feb 15: 3rd Twenty20, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

ODI series

Feb 17: 1st ODI, Seddon Park, Hamilton

Feb 20: 2nd ODI, McLean Park, Napier

Feb 23: 3rd ODI, Eden Park, Auckland

  • Filipino assaulted by 4 Taiwanese in Tainan

    Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Police confirmed that a Philippine worker was attacked by four Taiwanese and beaten with iron sticks and baseball bats in Tainan City on May 16 following the recent heated dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines.

  • Some Chinese tourists 'uncivilised': top official
    Some Chinese tourists 'uncivilised': top official

    The dire manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official who lamented their poor "quality and breeding", according to state-run media.

  • Villar, Ejercito, Honasan named last Senators-elect
    Villar, Ejercito, Honasan named last Senators-elect

    The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will proclaim more winners in the senatorial race Saturday night, amid criticisms of "premature" proclamations.

  • Taiwanese travel agencies banned from trips to Philippines
    Taiwanese travel agencies banned from trips to Philippines

    Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Taiwan's Tourism Bureau announced yesterday that all domestic travel agencies are banned from taking any tour groups to the Philippines after the Executive Yuan recently announced a "red" travel alert against the Philippines, one of eight second-stage sanctions issued against the Philippines over the shooting of a local fisherman in disputed waters.

  • Sotto insists Catholic vote exists
    Sotto insists Catholic vote exists

    Manila, Philippines --- Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III yesterday disputed claims that the election results showed there is no Catholic vote.

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    Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million

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  • Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest

    Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest

    AP - 12 hours ago
    Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest

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  • Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight

    Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight

    Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
    Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight

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  • Idaho man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey

    Idaho man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey

    Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
    Idaho man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey

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  • From "bunga bunga" to "pianists" - Italy's political slang

    From "bunga bunga" to "pianists" - Italy's political slang

    Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
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