ISLAMABAD: The party of former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf, facing a series of legal cases over his actions while in power, has said it would boycott Pakistan's May 11 general election.

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have returned 10 children who were abducted and taken from Vietnam.
The ministry of public security said late Friday that Chinese law officials held a ceremony with their Vietnamese counterparts to officially send the children home.

BEIJING: China's first lady Peng Liyuan has given a boost to the country's fledging cosmetics industry.

BOSTON: The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was the subject of a massive manhunt and died after a gunbattle with police, was claimed on Thursday.

WASHINGTON: The Walt Disney Company has announced its decision to pull out of Bangladesh, Pakistan and three other countries by April next year, citing safety standards of workers in the supply chain.

CHENNAI: MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings go into their penultimate home game against Kings XI Punjab on Thursday knowing that a win will all but assure a playoff spot. With six wins on the bounce, confidence is high but the men in yellow are in no mood to take their feet off the gas despite sitting comfortably at the top of the pile with 16 points.

RAIPUR: David Warner fired yet again as Delhi Daredevils chased down a tricky target of 137 with ease after initial hiccups against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Veer Narayan Singh stadium here on Wednesday night.

BARCELONA: Bayern Munich cruised into a first all-German Champions League final when they routed Barcelona 3-0 at the Nou Camp on Wednesday to secure a crushing 7-0 aggregate success.

Pune: You could forgive Pune Warriors if they scrambled for the panic button upon the mention of May Day. Having suffered the blade of one marauder the previous night, they are bracing for a revisit of even more violent one on Thursday, when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Subroto Roy Sahara stadium.

LONDON: The father of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar has vowed to take legal action against the Irish hospital where his daughter died after being denied abortion last October, saying he is not satisfied with the probe outcome.