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Biggest political scandals of China

Following the New York Times’ investigation into the wealth of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s family, here is a list of major scandals affecting the Chinese Communist Party over the last two decades:

SRT gears up for English Challenge

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Record-breaking Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar will make a rare appearance in domestic four-day cricket next week to gain match practice ahead of the home Test series against England.

The 39-year-o

Man City will bounce back, asserts Mancini

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Manchester City will bounce back from their poor Champions League form and become stronger as they chase more domestic honours, Roberto Mancini insisted on Friday.

The City boss has admitted it will

Serena already has her eyes on titles

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Even though Serena Williams is within sight of capping a tremendous comeback year by winning the WTA Championships, she already has half an eye on capturing another Grand Slam.

The Olympic, Wimbledon

No winner in Tour de France in Armstrong era: UCI

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The 1999-2005 Tour de France races will have no winners attributed to them, embattled world cycling officials announced Friday, ordering doping-tainted icon Lance Armstrong to repay his prize money.
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Bali’s largest temple found

Denpasar (Indonesia), Oct. 25: Construction workers in Bali have discovered what is thought to be the biggest ancient Hindu temple ever found on the Indonesian island, archaeologists said.

Del Potro seals London spot, feels sorry for Nadal

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Juan Martin del Potro secured his place in the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday after Rafael Nadal's injury-enforced withdrawal from the eight-man season-ender opened up another vacancy.

The Argenti

Syria army, rebels say to cease fire on Friday

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Syria's army and main rebel force said they will cease fire on Friday, in line with an internationally backed truce during a Muslim holiday, but both reserved the right to respond to any aggression.

Mitt Romney backs rape comment

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White House hopeful Mitt Romney maintained support for fellow Republican Ric-hard Mourdock on Wednesday despite the Senate candidate saying pregnancy from rape is something “God intended.”

“Governor

China's Bo Xilai stripped of parliament seat: Xinhua

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Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been expelled from the country's parliament and stripped of his legal immunity, clearing the way for his prosecution, state media said on Friday.

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.