Opening ceremony of World Cup 2011 begins in Dhaka

The 10th edition of the 2011 World Cup is underway in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. A total of 14-team are competing in the event along with hosts India and Sri Lanka. After the Bangaladesh national anthem was played out, the captains of respective teams entered the stadium on decorated rickshaws.

India singer Sonu Nigam then entertained the crowd with an English number.  

Canadian rocker Bryan Adams helps kickstart the 2011 cricket World Cup on Thursday at the tournament's opening ceremony, marking the start of a gruelling six-week sporting marathon.

Favourites India will go into the tournament opener against Bangladesh on Saturday in Dhaka in buoyant mood after two wins in their warm-up matches, including a crushing 117-run victory on Wednesday over New Zealand.

Source: hindustantimes.com

Demining experts disarm Word War II bomb

VIENNA - Demining experts have disarmed a World War II bomb found at a major Vienna construction site.

Police say the bomb was discovered during excavation work at the site where the Austrian capital's new main train station is being built.

Surrounding streets were closed to traffic Tuesday while government demining experts disarmed the 250 kilogram (550 pound) bomb.

WWII bomb discovered in Vienna

Explosives experts had to defuse a 250-kilo aerial bomb in Vienna this afternoon (Tues).

The World War Two (WWII) era missile was found by construction workers at the site where the city’s new main train station is currently being built.

A team of experts sent out by the federal interior ministry decided to evacuate the area for safety reasons. The operation caused significant traffic jams in some of the busiest roads in the Favoriten district.

Only last month, an aerial bomb from WWII was discovered at Albern harbour in Vienna-Simmering. The 250-kilo object was deactivated, and no-one was injured.

Around 28 tons of unexploded missiles from both World Wars were found and defused across Austria in 2009. Figures for 2010 have not yet been provided.