Saturday, September 24, 2011

Break links with Haqqani network, US tells Pakistan

Break links with Haqqani network, US tells Pakistan

Break links with Haqqani network, US tells Pakistan

Posted: 24 Sep 2011 03:58 AM PDT

Piling up pressure on Pakistan, the US has asked its authorities, particularly the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), to sever ties with the Haqqani network of Taliban and demanded "strong and immediate action" against the outfit, even as it insisted there is no permanent breach in bilateral relations and lines of communication are open.

Investigation as symbols appear on Southwest Airlines planes

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:25 PM PDT

Southwest Airlines said on Thursday it called in federal investigators to probe mysterious markings found on the fuselage of some of its planes.

Hitman falls in love with victim, fakes her killing

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 03:21 PM PDT

A hired killer in Brazil took one look at his intended victim and fell head over heels in love with her. The new lovers then splashed tomato ketchup to fake her death, it was reported in London.

Chavez back home after Cuba chemo treatment

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:43 PM PDT

President Hugo Chavez was back in Venezuela today after completing a fourth and what he says final round of chemotherapy in Cuba to treat his cancer.

With strong words, Pak warns America it could lose an ally

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:01 PM PDT

attled by the US' assertion that ISI was using terror groups as a "veritable arm" to wage a proxy war in Afghanistan, Pakistan today asked Washington to stop making such comments or else it may lose an ally. Claiming that Americans could not effectively fight the ongoing war in Afghanistan without Pakistan's assistance, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told reporters in Karachi. "They can't live with us. They can't live without us."

A dog with nearly 2 mn Facebook fans

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:31 AM PDT

A fluffy pooch now has nearly two million Facebook fans. Five-year-old Pomeranian, Boo, got his own Facebook Page in 2009, The Sun reported. "My friends loved looking at pictures of him. We started the first Facebook page as a joke," Boo's owner was quoted as saying.

Distraught followers bury slain Afghan ex-leader Burhanuddin Rabbani

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT

A surging crowd of mourners on Friday touched and kissed the coffin of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, slain by a suicide bomber claiming to carry a Taliban peace message, and vented at their own government and its efforts to reconcile with the insurgency.

10-year-old Brazilian student kills himself after shooting teacher

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:14 AM PDT

A 10-year-old student killed himself on Thursday in the Sao Paulo suburbs after shooting his teacher during class, Sao Caetano do Sul's mayor said. Authorities said the boy entered the classroom, where another 25 students were taking class, and shot Professor Rosileide Queiros de Oliveira, 38, who survived. He then left the room and shot himself in the head.
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