Friday, 6 September 2013

Egypt's interior minister survives bomb attack

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CAIRO: Egypt's interior minister survived an assassination attempt on Thursday when a bomb blew up as his convoy drove through Cai...
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Bomb wounds 11 outside girls' school in Bannu

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Bannu: A bomb wounded 11 people, mostly children, when it exploded outside a girls' school in Bannu on Thursday, a doctor said. Th...

Pakistan’s nuclear assets in safe hands: PM Sharif

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ISLAMABAD: The National Command Authority session, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, took place at the Prime Minister House on T...

BSF constable shoots himself after killing two officers in Assam

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Guwahati: A Border Security Force (BSF) constable allegedly killed two officers and injured another before shooting himself at a remot...

Syria rifts loom over G20 summit

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World leaders from the G20 group of nations are set to meet in Russia amid sharp differences over military action against Syria’s gove...

Obama, Manmohan to meet as per schedule on September 27 in US

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WASHINGTON: The White House meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama will be held as per schedule o...

Pakistanis face uncertain future in Afghan prison

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ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani legal aid group Wednesday said dozens of Pakistani prisoners held by the US at an Afghan prison were at risk of...

Militants, police clash in Karachi’s Mauripur; three killed

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KARACHI: Three suspected militants were killed on Thursday during an exchange of fire with personnel from the Crime Investigation Depa...

Hagia Sophia mosque conversion under fire

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The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate released a statement criticizing the possible reconversion ...

Israeli forces surround al-Aqsa mosque

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There are confirmed reports that Israeli forces have surrounded the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied Jerusalem after it was reportedly stormed...
Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Arab states urge action against Assad regime

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The Arab Foreign Ministers have held the Syrian government responsible for all the chemical attacks on the suburbs of Damascus, while ...

Egyptian helicopters strike militants in Sinai

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EL-ARISH: Egyptian helicopter gunships fired rockets early Tuesday at militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula, causing ''doz...

Mumbai attack case: Pak court adjourns hearing for the day

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Islamabad/Lahore: The hearing in the Mumbai attack case was on Tuesday adjourned till tomorrow after the prosecution said the Law Minis...

Syria crisis deepens: Two ballistic missiles fired?

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Damascus: Amid escalating violence in Syria, it has been reported that two ballistic missiles have been fired towards Deir ez-Zor, the ...

Beirut: Syria to strike US bases if attacked: Minister

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The Syrian government will attack US interests in the Middle East in the event of a military strike on the country, Syria's Deputy...

Twelve militants killed in Afghanistan

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The Afghan national police have killed 12 militants and arrested 33 others during a number of clean-up operations, the country's i...

Narendra Modi IM's prime target, says Bhatkal

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Indian Mujahideen (IM) founding member Yasin Bhatkal, who was recently arrested near India-Nepal border along with a close aide, has re...

Indian HC, Sartaj Aziz discuss Nawaz, Singh meeting

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ISLAMABAD: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, T.C.A. Raghavan, met with Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs a...

Manmohan vows to locate missing coal files

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All papers related to coal block allocation that are not traceable will be located and given to CBI within time stipulated by the Supr...

Explosion in Bhutan arms depot kills at least 11 soldiers

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Eleven ammunition technicians of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) were killed yesterday in Haa, after the unserviceable ammunition they wer...

Imran Khan's party set to restore jihadi content in textbooks

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Islamabad:Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's party is set to restore "violent jihadist content" removed from schoo...

Malaysia cuts fuel subsidies to trim budget deficit, fund welfare

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KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia's government said on Monday it would cut fuel subsidies for the first time in nearly two years to save RM3...

French PM says no vote in parliament on Syria

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FRANCE: French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said there would be no vote during Wednesday's parliamentary debate on the Syria c...
Monday, 2 September 2013

Asaram capable of sexual assault: Police

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Jodhpur: Controversial preacher Asaram Bapu, arrested from his Indore ashram for sexually assaulting the 16-year-old daughter of a fol...

Bomb kills 9 soldiers in northwest Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: A roadside bomb targeting a passing Pakistani army convoy exploded on Sunday, killing nine soldiers in a tribal region near...

Lal Masjid operation: Case registered against Musharraf

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Islamabad : A case was registered in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against former president Pervez Musharraf for the murder of Abdul ...

Sodhi conferred Khel Ratna; Arjuna awards for 14 others

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NEW DELHI: Robbed of some sheen due to selection controversies this year, the National Sports Awards were presented today to the count...

Sonia Gandhi expected to go to US for medical check-up: media

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New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi, president of the ruling Congress party, is expected to fly to the United States for a scheduled medical check...

Morsi to be tried for inciting violence

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CAIRO: Egypt's top prosecutor on Sunday referred ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to trial on charges of inciting the killi...

Formal dialogue with Taliban yet to be initiated

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ISLAMABAD: The government announced on Sunday that it would consult all parties in parliament before initiating formal talks with the ...

Finch stuns England with blazing 156

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Whether Australia can produce young batsmen who are able to occupy the crease in Test cricket remains up for debate. That they can pro...

France says strike on Syria possible by Wednesday

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PARIS: French President, Francois Hollande, said on Friday that a military strike on Syria could come by Wednesday. He was of the vi...

In no other country do MPs shout "PM chor hai": Dr Singh

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The PM and top BJP leader Arun Jaitley exchanged sharp words in Parliament today, with Dr Manmohan Singh attacking the opposition for ...

Muslim organizations to boycott Modi's Muslim face

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GANDHINAGAR: Several Muslim religious organizations have issued fatwas against Gujarat BJP's minority cell president Sufi Mehboob ...

No reversal of economic reforms, will reverse rupee slide: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday ruled out reversal of reforms or resorting to capital controls to rescue the slid...

Saudi Arabia outlaws domestic violence

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Saudi Arabia has adopted a law that criminalises domestic violence, usually targeting women and children, in a move hailed by activist...
Friday, 16 August 2013

Supreme court asks J&K chief secretary to file affidavit on Kishtwar clashes

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir to file a detailed affidavit on the communal clashes in Ki...

Libya says 14,000 prisoners still on the run

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TRIPOLI :Some 14,000 prisoners who escaped from various Libyan detention centres after the 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi are s...

Death toll from toxic liquor consumption rises to 18

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The death toll from the consumption of toxic bootlegged liquor in the southern port city of Karachi rose to 18, as at least nine more ...

Pakistan violates ceasefire again, fires at Indian posts in Samba

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JAMMU: Heavy exchange of fire erupted on the border as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again on Tuesday morning — the eigh...

Egypt judiciary extends Mursi detention

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Cairo : Egypt’s judiciary said on Monday it was extending ousted president Mohammed Mursi’s detention for a further 15 days pending an...

Broad bowls England to Ashes series win

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CHESTER-LE-STREET: Stuart Broad bowled England to a stunning 74-run fourth Test win over Australia with more than a day to spare as th...

Fodder scam: SC rejects Lalu Prasad's plea to change judge

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected RJD chief Lalu Prasad's plea for transfer of trial court judge hearing the case a...

Militants kill 44 people praying at a mosque in Nigeria

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MAIDUGURI: Suspected Islamic militants wearing army fatigues gunned down 44 people praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, while anoth...

PM vows to defeat terror, turn Pakistan into cradle of peace

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday vowed to defeat terrorist forces and turn Pakistan into a cradle of peace with the...

Egyptian police kill at least 30 in protest crackdown: Muslim Brotherhood

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CAIRO: Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 people on Wednesday clearing a camp of Cairo protesters who were demanding the rein...

Fire-ravaged Indian Navy submarine sinks, Antony confirms deaths

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MUMBAI: Defence minister AK Antony on Wednesday said that he feels sad about the sailors who lost their lives in the fire on an Indian...

Saudi king donates $100 million to UN anti-terror centre

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RIYADH - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has announced a further donation of $100 million (75 million euros) to set up a United Nations ...

Govt ignores TTP threat, to execute three militants

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ISLAMABAD: Despite threats by the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the government has decided to carry out the execution of co...

CIA Claims Syria Is Top ‘Threat Outgoing CIA Deputy Leader

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Outgoing CIA Deputy Leader Michael Morrell raised more than a few eyebrows this weekend when in an interview he declared Syria to be t...

Concerted efforts needed to fight terrorism: PM

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said terrorism was not a problem restricted to particular regions of the country, ad...

Hundred critical after cholera outbreak in Afghanistan

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A cholera outbreak at a village in northeast Afghanistan has infected 1,492 people, killed a young woman and left another 100 in criti...

Shooter Ronjan Sodhi picked for Khel Ratna

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Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi was on Tuesday recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, while cricketer Virat Kohli was amon...
Friday, 9 August 2013

Death toll rises to 84 in Pakistan floods

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ISLAMABAD: Monsoon rains triggering floods have killed 84 people across Pakistan in the last week and affected more than 80,000 others...