Toronto, Dec 12 (IANS) A majority of Canadians see the rise of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) as a potential threat to their economy, says a survey.

Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) The Football Players Association (FPA) Wednesday gave Rs.163,000 each to three former players who donned the Indian colours with distinction and are in need of financial help.

London, Dec 10 (DPA) Construction companies working on the Games Village for the 2012 London Olympics could go bust because of the global recession, the head of the Olympic Development Authority (ODA) told a British parliamentary committee Tuesday.

Brig. Manzoor Hussain Atif, who died battling cancer in Rawalpindi Saturday at the age of 80, belonged to a bygone era of hockey when India-Pakistan matches were classic exhibitions of the game; when play spread out from wing to wing, when wingers sent in spanking centres for the inner forwards to provide the finishing touches to moves after faking their way past doughty defenders with deceptive feints.

Brig. Manzoor Hussain Atif, who died battling cancer in Rawalpindi Saturday at the age of 80, belonged to a bygone era of hockey when India-Pakistan matches were classic exhibitions of the game; when play spread out from wing to wing, when wingers sent in spanking centres for the inner forwards to provide the finishing touches to moves after faking their way past doughty defenders with deceptive feints.

Athens, Dec 9 (DPA) The capital Athens and dozens of other cities in Greece were left crippled Tuesday after several days of arson and looting, triggered by the fatal shooting of a teenager by the police.

Athens, Dec 9 (DPA) The situation in the Greek capital Athens calmed down early Tuesday after three days of heavy rioting, triggered by the fatal police shooting of a teenager, media reports said, but the unrest was likely to continue.

Karachi, Dec 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s hockey legend M. H. Atif - a member of the team that won the country’s first Olympic gold in Rome in 1960 - passed away in Lahore Monday.