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China warns Western envoys off Nobel ceremony: diplomats
november 05, 2010by latadmin
OSLO (AFP) – China has warned other countries against attending the award ceremony in Oslo for Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, diplomats said Friday, in the...
North Korean gymnast banned for lying about age
november 05, 2010by latadmin
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) – North Korean gymnast Hong Su Jong has been banned for two years by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for lying about her...
Indian ferry toll rises to 83, dozens still missing
november 05, 2010by latadmin
KOLKATA (AFP) – At least 83 Muslim pilgrims drowned and 44 are still missing after an overcrowded ferry sank in an a river in eastern India six days ago, officials...
Mosque blasts in Pakistan’s NW kills at least 71 (Reuters)
november 05, 2010by latadmin
Reuters – Two explosions killed at least 71 people in mosques in Pakistan’s northwest on Friday, officials said, after a relative lull in militant violence.
Obama leaves US election wreckage for Asia (AFP)
november 05, 2010by latadmin
AFP – US President Barack Obama on Friday left Washington and the wreckage of his Democratic Party’s election hammering for the refuge of foreign policy,...
S.Africa captain Smith pummels Pakistani bowlers (AFP)
november 05, 2010by latadmin
AFP – South African captain Graeme Smith capped his return after suffering injury with a solid 92 to help his team reach 274-6 against Pakistan in the fourth...
British police release e-fit in Pakistani murder probe (AFP)
november 05, 2010by latadmin
AFP – British police released an e-fit image Friday of a man they want to speak to in connection with the murder of Pakistani politician Imran Farooq outside his...
Passenger saw fire on engine of Qantas flight (AP)
november 05, 2010by latadmin
AP – A Qantas Boeing 747 with 431 people on board landed safely in Singapore late Friday after an engine caught fire minutes after it took off from the city-state,...
U.S. names supporters of Pakistani terrorist groups
november 04, 2010by latadmin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Thursday against individuals and groups that it said support two Pakistan-based terrorist...
Indian shares close at record high on Diwali eve
november 04, 2010by latadmin
MUMBAI (AFP) – Indian shares closed at an all-time high on Thursday, fuelled by a surge in buying of newly floated Coal India and strong foreign appetite for...
