Ireland took a huge leap forwards in their efforts to qualify for the main draw of the ICC World Twenty20 with a 21-run win under the Duckworth-Lewis method over the United Arab Emirates in Sylhet.

TWIN suicide bombers in police uniforms killed 50 people and injured 100 in Pakistan’s tribal badlands yesterday, attacking an anti-Taliban militia and pro-government elders near the Afghan border.

Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said today as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims.