Sunday, January 29, 2012

Pak SC allows Haqqani to travel abroad

Pak SC allows Haqqani to travel abroad

Pak SC allows Haqqani to travel abroad

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:47 PM PST

Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani was on Monday permitted to travel abroad by the Supreme Court, which is probing a memo sent to Washington saying President Asif Ali Zardari had feared ...

For many in Pakistan, a television show goes too far

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:39 PM PST

One morning last week, television viewers in Pakistan were treated to a darkly comic sight: a posse of middle-class women roaming through a public park in Karachi, on the hunt for dating couples engag...

Syrian troops storm areas near capital of Damascus

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:55 PM PST

In dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, Syrian troops have stormed rebellious areas near the capital, shelling neighborhoods that have fallen under the control of army dissidents and clashing with fi...

Japan studies flora and fauna near Fukushima plant

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:00 PM PST

Japanese scientists are studying how radiation has affected plants and animals living near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, an official said on Monday. Researchers are examining field mice, re...

After lull, Occupy protest resurfaces in Oakland

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:47 PM PST

For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of people taking to Oakland's streets for occasional weekend marches that bore little resemblance to the headline-grabbing Occupy demonstration...

'US will take steps to stop Iran from developing nuke weapon'

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:43 PM PST

US will take every possible step to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear-capable state, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said. "If they (Iran) proceed and we get intelligence that they're proceeding...

At least ten people killed in US pile-up

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:32 PM PST

A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another on Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were instantly blinded. At least 10 people were killed. When re...

Former Taliban officials say US talks started

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:39 AM PST

Several Taliban negotiators have begun meeting with American officials in Qatar, where they are discussing preliminary trust-building measures, including a possible prisoner transfer, several former T...

Manmohan Singh a genuine person: Gilani

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "genuine person" who desired to resolve all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.

Muslim pilot claims he was fired over fears he might copy 9/11

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:12 AM PST

A Muslim pilot working for a well-known British carrier has said he was fired because his bosses feared he might copy the September 11 terror attack.

29 Chinese workers feared captured after militant attack in Sudan

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:06 AM PST

Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote worksite in a volatile region of Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there,...

North Korea to punish mobile phone users as 'war criminals'

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:08 AM PST

North Korea has warned its citizens against use of cell phones inside the country, saying anyone caught talking on mobile phone would be branded as a "war criminal" and punished accordingly, a media r...

Arab League halts observer mission in Syria

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 01:55 AM PST

The Arab League has halted its observer mission in Syria because of escalating violence that has killed nearly 100 people over the past three days, as pro-regime forces battled dissident soldiers in a...
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