PERTH (Reuters) – Australia will start the third and final test against South Afri ca with an entirely new pace attack after dropping fatigued Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus from the 12-man squad for match, which begins on Friday. The pace duo toiled in baking heat for nearly five sessions as they tried to bring an end to South Africa's second innings at Adelaide Oval earlier this week after James Pattinson broke down with a rib injury during the match. … FACTBOX-Cricket-Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting
Nov 29 (Reuters) – A rundown of former Australia captain Ricky Ponting’s international career after he said on Thursday he will retire from test cricket after this week’s third match against South Africa. * Born: Dec 19, 1974 at Launceton, Tasmania In tests: * Matches: 167 (won 48 out of 77 tests as captain) * Debut: Against Sri Lanka at Perth on Dec. 8, 1995 * Total runs: 13366 * Second highest scorer in the world behind India’s Sachin Tendulkar (15562) * Centuries: 41 * Third highest number of centuries behind Tendulkar (51) and South Africa’s Jacques Kallis (44). …
Kuwait could ban 100,000 from travel over dues: paper
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait could ban nearly 100,000 of its residents from leaving the country for failing to pay dues owed to the state, local newspaper reported, quoting a senior Justice Ministry official. The policy is part of a government plan to collect nearly 12 million Kuwaiti dinars ($42.6 million) in fees for the use of state services, or as fines in felony and misdemeanor cases, Thursday’s edition of the Kuwait Times quoted Mohammad al-Duaij as saying. …
Pakistan doctor in bin Laden case starts hunger strike
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hunt down Osama bin Laden started a hunger strike in his jail cell this week to protest against his living conditions, prison officials said on Thursday. Shakil Afridi was sentenced in May to 33 years in jail for his links to a banned militant group. The decision was widely seen as punishment for helping the CIA find the al Qaeda leader, and has led to strained ties between Washington and Islamabad. … Asian shares up on hopes of U.S. budget deal
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares touched their highest levels in more than three weeks and commodities rose on Thursday as sentiment improved after a senior U.S. lawmaker said he was "optimistic" on reaching a budget deal before the end of the year to avoid a fiscal crisis. European shares will likely extend gains seen in the previous session, with financial spreadbetters predicting London's FTSE 100 , Paris's CAC-40 and Frankfurt's DAX will open up as much as 0.4 percent. A 0.4 percent climb in U.S. stock futures also hinted at a solid Wall Street open. … U.N. set for implicit recognition of Palestinian state, despite U.S., Israel threats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly is set to implicitly recognize a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by the United States and Israel to punish the Palestinian Authority by withholding much-needed funds for the West Bank government. A Palestinian resolution that would change the Palestinian Authority's U.N. observer status from "entity" to "non-member state," like the Vatican, is expected to pass easily in the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly. … 
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