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Is Pakistan ‘failing’ the people hit by the floods?
september 22, 2011by latadmin
Pakistan’s most needy are being left to fend for themselves after flooding devastated much of southern Sindh province. It is astonishing and depressing that this...
Mullen Asserts Pakistani Role in Attack on U.S. Embassy
september 22, 2011by latadmin
WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s intelligence agency aided the insurgents who attacked the American Embassy in Kabul last week, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the...
Bombings Add to Growing Unrest in Dagestan
september 22, 2011by latadmin
MOSCOW — A coordinated pair of explosions in the capital of Dagestan early Thursday killed at least one person and injured dozens more in the violence-plagued...
Militants fire on Pakistan army chopper
september 21, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Suspected militants opened fire on an army helicopter flying in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, wounding a regional commander inside the aircraft....
US to face Switzerland in 2012 Davis Cup
september 21, 2011by latadmin
BANGKOK (AP) — The United States has been drawn to play at Switzerland in the first round of the 2012 Davis Cup. Switzerland will be at home for the best-of-five...
FBI head visits Pakistan amid tensions
september 21, 2011by latadmin
ISLAMABAD (AP) — FBI Director Robert Mueller is visiting Pakistan as tensions between the two countries spike over U.S. demands that Islamabad crack down on Afghan...
Taiwan says US agrees to upgrade F-16 planes
september 21, 2011by latadmin
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has confirmed a U.S. agreement to upgrade the island’s fleet of F-16 A/B warplanes. In a text message...
Gajdosova reaches quarterfinals at Guangzhou Open
september 21, 2011by latadmin
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Defending champion Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou Open by beating Mandy Minella of Luxembourg...
Despite Fukushima, India bullish on nuclear
september 21, 2011by latadmin
Nuclear energy remains vital for developing countries even after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, India’s atomic energy chief told the UN atomic agency’s...
Typhoon buffets Tokyo, heads into tsunami zone
september 21, 2011by latadmin
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon that slammed into central Japan has left at least six people dead or missing before grazing a crippled nuclear plant in the...
