Sunday, November 27, 2011

Taliban being paid $150 a month to stop fighting

Taliban being paid $150 a month to stop fighting

Taliban being paid $150 a month to stop fighting

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 03:56 AM PST

Taliban cadres are being paid 100 pounds (over $150) a month for desisting from action and will be allowed to keep their weapons as part of a new initiative to end the insurgency in Afghanistan, a media report said on Sunday.

Smuggling from Dubai, Hong Kong up by 750%

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 03:55 AM PST

It is official: Dubai and Hong Kong are the chosen destinations for those smuggling items into India. According to Customs officials, smuggling from the above-mentioned destinations has witnessed an astounding growth of 750 per cent in one year. The figure is said to be at an all-time high.

Philippines overtakes India as hub of call centers

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 03:32 AM PST

Americans calling the customer service lines of their airlines, phone companies and banks are now more likely to speak to Mark in Manila than Bharat in Bangalore. Over the last several years, a quiet revolution has been reshaping the call center business: the rise of the Philippines, a former United States colony that has a large population of young people who speak lightly accented English and, unlike many Indians, are steeped in American culture.

Policeman steps in after passenger hits flight attendant

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 03:31 AM PST

An off-duty New York City police officer subdued and handcuffed an intoxicated passenger who attacked a flight attendant on Sunday during a scuffle aboard a JetBlue plane. Officer Anibal Mercado intervened after Antonio Ynoa of Brooklyn punched a flight attendant in the face early Sunday on JetBlue Flight 832 from the Dominican Republic to John F. Kennedy International Airport, the NYPD said.

Arab League approves sanctions against Syria

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 05:44 PM PST

The Arab League has approved sanctions against Syria to pressure the regime to end its deadly eight-month crackdown on dissent. Damascus slammed the move as a betrayal of Arab solidarity.

Angry Pak puts US on notice, cuts off NATO supply lines

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:57 PM PST

NATO strike: As Pakistan buried its soldiers killed in the NATO strike on Saturday, public anger is growing over the incident and pushing Pakistan-US ties to a new low. Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani led mourners during prayers in Peshawar for those killed in the airstrike.

Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray to be sentenced today

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 04:28 PM PST

Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray is due back in court on Tuesday for sentencing, facing up to four years in prison after being convicted over the King of Pop's 2009 death.

Iran MPs vote to expel British ambassador

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 02:45 PM PST

Iran's Parliament voted on Sunday to expel the British ambassador in retaliation for fresh Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme and warned that other countries could also be punished.

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi joins Imran Khan's party

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 01:30 PM PST

Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has joined cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party, giving it a boost in the run up to the general election scheduled for 2013.

New Moroccan govt faces stiff economic challenges

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:13 AM PST

The new government which emerges from Morocco's parliamentary elections faces a growing list of economic challenges, from sky-high youth unemployment to worsening state finances.
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