Egyptian military rulers meet US top military official
February 11th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 11 (IANS) Egypt's top military rulers held talks Saturday with visiting US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey here amid a recent row over illegal ... Read more...
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Three Germans drown in submarine accident
February 10th, 2012 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 10 (IANS) Three German tourists drowned Thursday when their submarine sank in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast.The victims are from the same family, and have been ... Read more...
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Pilot dies as Pakistani Air Force trainer crashes (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) A Pakistani Air Force (PAF) pilot was killed when his trainer jet crashed in Balochistan Wednesday, the authorities said.The Chinese-built F7-PG trainer crashed near ... Read more...
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Iran prepares to strike back if attacked (Lead)
February 5th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 5 (IANS) Iran would strike back at any location from where attacks against it were mounted and was preparing itself against western plans aimed at mounting pressure on ... Read more...
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Iran to strike back if attacked
February 5th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 5 (IANS) Iran will strike back at any location from where attacks against it are mounted, Fars news agency quoted a senior military commander as saying Sunday."Any ... Read more...
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Quake felt 70 km from Iranian nuclear plant
February 5th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale was felt some 70 km from Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, the US Geological Survey reported Sunday. ... Read more...
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Telenor to write down $724.5 mn investments in Uninor
February 4th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Norwegian firm Telenor Saturday said it would write down investments into its Indian mobile arm -- Uninor -- worth about $724.5 million (4.2 billion NOK) ... Read more...
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Drug lab busted in Siberian court building
February 4th, 2012 - 6:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Russia's Siberia region have uncovered a drug lab in the same building that has a court just one storey below it.The Siberian News ... Read more...
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Telenor won’t quit India, Norway monitoring situation
February 3rd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Norwegian firm Telenor Friday junked reports that it would quit India following revocation of its telecom licences by the Supreme Court and said its joint ... Read more...
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53 killed in Egypt football riot
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 2 (IANS) At least 53 people were killed and hundreds injured Wednesday when a riot broke out following a football match in northeastern Egypt, the official media reported.The ... Read more...
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Pakistan, China trade to reach $10 bn: Zardari
February 1st, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan and China are determined to increase their bilateral trade to $10 billion, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.Both countries need to find new comfort zone ... Read more...
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Americans know little about Pakistan: Students
February 1st, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistani students who visited the US under an exchange programme and studied in various institutions there said after returning that Americans know very little about Pakistan.The ... Read more...
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Beheaded body found in Pakistan
January 31st, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A beheaded and decomposed body of a young man, who was tortured before death, was found Tuesday in Pakistan's Punjab province.The body was found along with ... Read more...
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Rehman Malik meets Interpol chief
January 29th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday met Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K. Noble in Dubai and discussed the regional security situation, a media report said.Malik appreciated the ... Read more...
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Ties with US not normal: Sherry Rehman
January 28th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The Pakistan-US relationship was certainly not going through "normal" times, Islamabad's ambassador to Washington Sherry Rehman has said, and asked the Pakistani-American community for their support ... Read more...
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UN launches tree plantation campaign in Pakistan
January 28th, 2012 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) The UN has launched a tree plantation campaign in Pakistan's flood-hit areas and plans to plant 200,000 trees in 400 villages.The campaign is part of an ... Read more...
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Pakistani apex court to hear ISI pay-out case Feb 29
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Pakistani Supreme Court Monday fixed Feb 29 for hearing the petition filed by Air Marshal (retd) Asghar Khan who alleged that the Inter Services Intelligence ... Read more...
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16 die as Iranian boat sinks
January 22nd, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 22 (IANS) At least 16 people died after a passenger boat sank off the Iranian coast, Xinhua reported citing ISNA news agency Sunday.The incident occurred when passenger boat, ... Read more...
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Cuba welcomed over 2.7 mn tourists in 2011
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 22 (IANS/EFE) Cuba greeted more than 2.7 million tourists in 2011, a figure cited by official media and said to set a record for the sector, the island's ... Read more...
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10 cops charged in gang rape of teenaged boy
January 22nd, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 22 (IANS/EFE) Ten police officers were arrested Friday in the southern Argentine province of Chubut on charges of raping a 16-year-old boy, authorities said.The arrests of the ... Read more...
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Egypt’s ruling military pardons nearly 2,000 detainees
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 22 (IANS) Egypt's ruling military council has approved the release of a total of 1,959 people detained in military prisons, state media reported.The move was approved by military ... Read more...
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36 injured in Iran quake
January 20th, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 20 (IANS) At least 36 people were injured in a magnitude-5.6 earthquake that struck Iran Thursday, an official said.Seyyed Reza Abbasi, an official in the northeastern province of ... Read more...
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2 million Cuban students get trained in arts
January 18th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 18 (IANS) Over two million school students in Cuba are receiving training in arts such as drama, music and painting as part of an initiative launched by the ... Read more...
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43 Pakistanis held by pirates released: Minister
January 18th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Tuesday told the Senate that 43 Pakistani nationals taken hostage by pirates in four different incidents have been released by ... Read more...
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Curfew clamped in Pakistan’s North Waziristan
January 17th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Curfew was imposed Tuesday for an indefinite period in Pakistan's northwestern area of North Waziristan along the border with Afghanistan.The curfew was imposed in areas between ... Read more...
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British envoy meets Pakistani foreign minister
January 17th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) British High Commissioner Adam Thomson Tuesday called on Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad and discussed matters related to enhancing bilateral relations, the ... Read more...
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Italian energy firm to invest $600 mn in Tunisia
January 17th, 2012 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Jan 17 (IANS) Italy's petroleum company ENI has plans to invest over $600 million in Tunisia in 2012, TAP news agency reported.The company also intends to recruit 160 people ... Read more...
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Japan invites Pakistan for conference on Afghanistan
January 17th, 2012 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) Japan has invited Pakistan for a conference on Afghanistan to be held in Tokyo this July.The invitation was extended by Japan's Special Representative for Afghanistan and
Pakistan ... Read more...
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Joint chiefs of staff committee chairman calls on Zardari
January 16th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen. Khalid Shamim Wynne Monday called on President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss the country's security situation, a ... Read more...
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Britain to give Bangladesh $350 mn aid
January 16th, 2012 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 16 (IANS) Britain will provide 230 million pounds (over $350 million) to Bangladesh for improving quality of primary education and health sector over a period of next five ... Read more...
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US, Pakistan relationship at its lowest ebb: Musharraf
January 15th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has said the current bilateral relationship between Islamabad and Washington was at its lowest ebb, even lower than that after ... Read more...
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`Gilani didn’t seek Britain’s help to avert coup’
January 14th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani did not seek Britain's help to prevent a military take-over in Pakistan, authorities said.A spokesman of the Prime Minister House ... Read more...
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Cuba tries new methods to obtain energy
January 14th, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 14 (IANS) Cuba is trying out physical, chemical and microbiological tests to obtain renewable energy from agricultural, livestock, industrial and forest waste, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.The ... Read more...
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No breakdown between army, government: Rehman Malik
January 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said the army and the government were united and "no breakdown has taken place between the two institutions".Pakistan politics ... Read more...
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Pakistani blind cricket team to visit India
January 12th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) A 16-member national blind cricket team from Pakistan will tour India in February.Bilal Sati, a senior official of the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council, said the team ... Read more...
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