Monday, November 28, 2011

Pakistan refuses to extend deadline for US to vacate airbase

Pakistan refuses to extend deadline for US to vacate airbase


Pakistan refuses to extend deadline for US to vacate airbase

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:38 AM PST

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly turned down a request to extend the 15-day deadline set by the Pakistan government for the US to vacate Shamsi airbase that is believed to be used by CIA-operated drones.


Chinese aircraft carrier on second set of sea trials

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:45 AM PST

China says its first aircraft carrier has headed back out for a second round of sea trials. The Defense Ministry said in a brief statement that the as-yet unnamed carrier left the northern port of Dalian on Tuesday to conduct "technical research experiments."


Police officers shoot woman stabbing her child

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 03:42 AM PST

Police officers shot and killed a woman in an Atlanta home when she didn't comply with orders to stop stabbing her young daughter, who also died, authorities said on Monday. Police and fire rescue personnel were called to the home Monday afternoon and were told an 8-year-old boy had been assaulted by his mother and thrown out a window, said an Atlanta Police spokesman, Maj. Keith Meadows.


Debt crisis: Obama meets European officials

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 02:08 AM PST

President Barack Obama told top European officials Monday they must act now, with decisive force, to fix the debt crisis threatening to consume the eurozone and damage the fragile US recovery.


Fliers must turn off devices, but it's not clear why

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 11:54 PM PST

Millions of Americans who got on a plane over the Thanksgiving holiday heard the admonition: "Please power down your electronic devices for takeoff."


US Central Command to probe NATO airstrike

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 04:38 PM PST

The US Central Command would conduct a "broad and through" investigation into a NATO airstrike on Af-Pak border in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed, a Pentagon official said on Monday.


China 'shocked', wants probe into NATO strike on Pakistan

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 02:32 PM PST

Expressing "strong concern", China has said that it was "deeply shocked" by NATO air strikes on Pakistani border posts that left 24 soldiers dead and asked NATO to respect Pakistan's sovereignty. It also sought a probe into the incident.


Rifts emerge as climate talks open in South Africa

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 11:12 AM PST

The UN climate change conference opened in South Africa on Monday amid serious differences between developed and developing countries over a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that has dampened hopes for reaching binding agreements during arduous 12-day parleys.


15 killed in Iraq bomb attacks

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 11:11 AM PST

A suicide car bomber on Monday detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near a prison north of Baghdad, killing up to 13 people, while another attack cost two more lives, Iraqi security officials said.

Pakistan nukes not safe, says former foreign minister Qureshi

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 10:51 AM PST

Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has alleged that the country's nuclear weapons are not safe under the present PPP dispensation. Mr Qureshi's comments evoked an angry response from the government, which rejected his contention as "baseless".


Cabinet resigns in Kuwait political crisis

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 10:09 AM PST

The government of oil-rich Kuwait resigned on Monday following a bitter dispute with opposition MPs, lawmaker Khaled al-Sultan said.


No business as usual, says Gilani on Pak-US relations

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 09:31 AM PST

Taken aback by the killing of 24 soldiers in last week's NATO air attack, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said there would be "no more business as usual" in Pak-US relations.


Toyota's new car looks like a giant smartphone

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 08:53 AM PST

Toyota's president unveiled a futuristic concept car resembling a giant smartphone to demonstrate how Japan's top automaker is trying to take the lead in technology at the upcoming Tokyo auto show.


In fog of war, rift widens between US and Pakistan

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 08:52 AM PST

The NATO air attack that killed at least two dozen Pakistani soldiers over the weekend reflected a fundamental truth about American-Pakistani relations when it comes to securing the unruly border with Afghanistan: the tactics of war can easily undercut the broader strategy that leaders of both countries say they share.


Pak army rejects NATO apology

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 06:23 AM PST

The Pakistani military today rejected the regret expressed by the NATO chief for a cross-border air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and warned that the action could have "grave consequences". The regret expressed by NATO over the killing of the Pakistani soldiers is "not enough", chief military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas said.


Why Muslim students are skipping these lectures

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 06:16 AM PST

A growing number of Muslim students at a leading British university are avoiding lectures on evolution, saying it is contrary to the creationist ideas stated in the Quran. Professors at the University College London, a leading multidisciplinary university, have expressed concern over the rising number of biology students boycotting lectures on Darwinist theories, which forms an important part of the syllabus, citing their religion, the Daily Mail reported.


Long lines form as Egyptians vote in historic election

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 05:57 AM PST

Defying expectations of chaos and violence, unexpectedly large crowds of voters turned out at dawn Monday to cast their votes in Egypt's first parliamentary election since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak in February.


We do not accept NATO apology: Pak Army

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 04:56 AM PST

Pakistan says the NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers went on for close to two hours and continued even after local commanders had told the coalition forces to cease the attacks. Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas on Monday also denied Kabul's claims that Afghan and NATO forces received fire from the direction of the two border posts prior to the airstrikes.


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