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PSL: Chasing an alluding dream
Experts believe the PSL remains a double-edged sword and it may have been too early to stage it.
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Pakistan visit: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas due on Feb 16
This will be Abbas’ second visit to Pakistan in three years.
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Ulema conference: Afghan clerics set to open contacts today
Apprehension of Pakistani Ulema over ‘agenda’ of proposed conference to be discussed.
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Ex-Top Pc Maker: ‘Buyout plan grossly undervalues Dell’
Dell unveiled its plan to go private on Tuesday in a $24.4 billion deal.
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The execution of Afzal Guru
By hanging Guru, India is, in fact, inflaming the very sentiment it wishes to suppress, the of tag “unjust and...
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The village that just refused to die
Cu Chi harboured the most resilient, determined rice farmers, who along with regulars, took on a superpower.
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Tight budget may force Pentagon to cut forces: US general
Spending reductions of $470 billion over 10 years may take effect on March 1.
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Press Tv claims it has been blocked in USA, Canada
Press Tv claims its channel along with iFilm has been forced off the a Galaxy 19 satellite.
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Amnesty condemns India's execution of parliament attacker
Rights group notes that the Mohammad Afzal Guru's trial fell "considerably short" of fair standards.
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Hundreds rally in Kashmir against Guru's hanging
Guru was hanged at New Delhi's Tihar Jail over his role in a deadly attack on the Indian parliament in 2001.
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Blizzard brings US northeast to a halt
New York, one of the world's busiest air travel hubs, is cutt off as snow and wind led to suspend all operations.
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Mortar attacks 'kill several' at Iran exile camp in Iraq
An interior ministry official puts the toll at five dead and 40 wounded from around 40 rocket and mortar attacks.
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Egyptian protesters clash with police after days of calm
Medical sources at the health ministry says at least 45 people hurt during the day across the country.
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India imposes curfew in Kashmir after execution
A former chief minister of Kashmir once warned that executing him would lead the country to "go up in flames".
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India parliament attack plotter Afzal Guru hanged
Guru was hanged after his final appeal for mercy was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.
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Zero Dark Thirty: Polish city angered by portrayal in movie
Polish city of Gdansk was depicted in the movie as a location for CIA detention facility.
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Survey reveals Afghan officials accepted bribes worth $3.9 billion
Education sector reported to be most vulnerable to corruption.
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Toronto Sun website blocked in Pakistan: Report
Columnist Tarek Fatah claims his column is the reason why Pakistan blocked Toronto Sun's website.
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India says OIC has no jurisdiction on Kashmir, slams Pakistan efforts to raise issue
OIC has no locus standi on internal affairs of India or the recent incidents on LoC, says spokesperson.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad seeks strategic axis with Egypt
Ahmadinejad says outside forces trying to prevent a rapprochement between the two countries.
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Gunmen kill 9 in attacks on Nigerian polio clinics: police
Attacks come after radio programs repeat conspiracy theories that such campaigns are Western plot to harm Muslims.
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China defence ministry denies Japan radar incident
The incident marked the first time the two nations' navies have locked horns in a territorial dispute.
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a squid
The oceanic squid can fly more than 30 metres through the air at speeds faster than Usain Bolt.
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Foreign troops near Mali's rebel-held mountains
Force says threat from the rebels is still real.
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Japan, Saudi to sign emergency oil supply pact-paper
Terms of proposed agreement are however unclear.
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Iraq car bombs kill 16: Officials
Twin blasts struck at the market in Baghdad's predominantly Shia neighbourhood of Kadhimiyah.
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Afghan peace: UN postpones Turkmen moot after Kabul snub
Afghan officials apprehensive of an agenda behind meeting.
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Indian women dumped in field after sterilisations
The women had all undergone surgical procedures at a hospital in the Malda district.
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Video from US drone captured by Iran shows it landing in Pakistan
Iran claims that the footage was extracted from RQ-170 it forced to land in its territory.
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India must allow fact-finding mission in Kashmir: OIC
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation asks India to allow fact-finding mission, let human rights group visit Kashmir.
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Japan says Russia intruded air space; Russia denies accusation
Two Russian fighter jets briefly entered Japan's air space prompting protest, says Japan's Foreign Ministry.
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Ex-supporter Jemima Khan says Assange has alienated allies
Jemima says Assange's organisation was now guilty of the same obfuscation as those it sought to expose.
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Syria conflict dominates Islamic summit in Cairo
26 of the 57 OIC states, Egypt president warns again inter-Muslim ‘sectarian strife’.
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US expands sanctions on Iran to press nuclear case
Iranian oil revenues choking up as US applies new rules.
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EU court rules that bloc should lift sanctions on Iran's Bank Saderat
EU fails to prove Bank's involvement in Iranian nuclear programme.
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As Syrians pour in, Lebanon grapples with ghosts of a bloody past
Syrians have long come to Lebanon for work over 200,000 Syrian refugees already in Lebanon.
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Half of all Afghans paid bribes in 2012: UN report
Total cost of corruption increased to $3.9 billion in 2012 and 68% of surveyed consider it acceptable.
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Dassault sweats on Rafale deal in India, hopes for 2013
India willing to enter into a world's biggest defence deal with France.
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Architect of US drone war faces public spotlight
Veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan will be questioned before chosen to lead it.
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Indian child sex victims 'mistreated, humiliated': HRW
Indian Government making efforts to minimize pain for victims of child sexual abuse.
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After five days: Chaman border reopens for transit trade
Around 35 to 40 containers loaded with fruit and vegetables made their way across, according to sources in Chaman.
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Jostling for power: India ‘concerned’ at China running Gwadar port
India plans to spend around $100 billion over the next 10 years to upgrade its mostly Soviet-era military hardware.
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Germany postpones investment conference over uncertainty
Envoy says investors would like to wait till next govt comes in.
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Exports to China surge over 200% in five years
Shipments pick up pace after free trade accord with Beijing.
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Bulgarian opposition questions blaming of Hezbollah for bomb
Since the attack, nationalists have charged that Bulgaria could be an easy route into Europe for radical Islamists.
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Kerry-Hagel, a new era of US-Pakistan relations?
Kerry and Hagel appointments are good news, will entail more pragmatic approach towards US foreign policy in future.
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In job-challenged Greece, scrap means cash for some, including Pakistanis
Some scrap dealers in Athens can make as much as 200 euros a day in cash while still being off the books.
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CIA operating secret drone base in Saudi Arabia: Report
Reports surface that the CIA has been operating a secret airbase to carry out drone strikes against al Qaeda members.
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Taliban dismiss London talks on Afghan war
Conference between Afghanistan, Pakistan, Britain and other 'horse trading' real obstacles, says spokesman.
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