The announced measures included the closure of shops by 8pm in a bid to reduce scheduled outages by 33 per cent. Full Story...
shahid Afridi apologises nation for ball-tempering
PERTH: Cricket star Shahid Afridi has sought apology from the nation after admitting that he tempered the ball ‘for helping the bowlers’ in the last ODI against Australia played here on Sunday.Talking to Geo News, Shahid Afridi said: “Actually I wanted to help out my bowlers,” adding, “every team has been involved in ball-tempering.” However,...
Obama's $3.8 trillion budget heading to Congress
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's proposed budget predicts the national deficit will crest at a record-breaking almost $1.6 trillion in the current fiscal year, then start to recede in 2011 to just below $1.3 trillion. Still, the administration's new budget to be released Monday says deficits over the next decade will...
Dubai police say Mossad may have killed Hamas chief
Yahoo Daily News 2010-01-31DUBAI (AFP) – Dubai's police chief said Sunday that Israel's spy agency, Mossad, could be behind the murder of a top Hamas leader in a Dubai hotel room. "It could be Mossad, or another party," police chief Dhahi Khalfan told AFP. "Personally, I don't exclude any possibility. I don't exclude any party...
Haitian earthquake victims at risk’
Doctors had to use a private jet to rush three children from Haiti to the US for life-saving treatment yesterday after military evacuation flights were grounded by a bureaucratic dispute. Medics had warned that the children could die, along with scores of other patients, after the US military stopped airlifting patients to Florida,...
Blair v Chilcot. No contest: we and the truth are the losers
The Star ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi failed in his attempt to stay on as chairman of the African Union for another year after African leaders on Sunday chose Malawi's...
Freedom Forum protests for release of Dr. Aafia
WASHINGTON: The hearing of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui case held in New York on Tuesday amid which US judge ordered to take Aafia out of courtroom over her hue and cry and disturbing proceedings of case.A protest demonstration was also staged for release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui outside court.She was produced in a Manhattan court while over appearance...
Petraeus says Kabul assault shows resourceful Taliban
ATLANTA: The U.S. Army general overseeing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan said Tuesday that a series of brazen daytime attacks in the Afghan capital showed both the endurance and resourcefulness of Taliban militants in the country.Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, acknowledged the assaults near the Afghan presidential...
SC releases detailed ruling in NRO case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday released the detailed judgment in the National Reconciliation Ordinance case.The 287-page detailed ruling was penned by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.The judgment was signed by Justice Khalil Ramday on Jan 12 before his retirement.Citing the example of Filipino dictator Ferdinand...
Ethnic tension flares over syringe attacks in Chinese city of Urumqi
Thousands of angry protesters marched in China’s only Muslim-majority region today to demand government action over a series of hit-and-run syringe attacks blamed on the ethnic Uighur group. The unrest is certain to unsettle the authorities, coming just weeks after angry Uighurs rampaged through the streets of the city of Urumqi in...
Indian Politician Dies in Helicopter Crash
NEW DELHI — A powerful politician considered an influential player in the ruling Congress Party was found dead on Thursday after his helicopter disappeared in bad weather in southern India. The wreckage of the helicopter carrying Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, 60, the chief minister of the state of Andhra Pradesh, was discovered after a search following its disappearance Wednesday morning...
Attack on minister puts focus on Pakistan security
ISLAMABAD — Authorities are holding six suspects in connection with an attack that wounded Pakistan's religious affairs minister and killed his driver, officials said Thursday. Members of his inner circle were among those being questioned.The attack has raised concern about security in the capital and the ability of Pakistani police to protect top officials.No group has taken responsibility...
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