Nato fails to reach accord on Iraq rift: Next round of talks today
BRUSSELS, Feb 11: Nato ambassadors failed for a second day to break a damaging deadlock over measures to protect Turkey in case of a US-led war in Iraq, with France, Germany...
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Stampede claims 20 lives in Mina: Festivities turn into tragedy
 DUBAI, Feb 11: Haj and Eidul Azha festivities turned into tragedy near Makkah on Tuesday after more than 20 pilgrims were crushed to death in a stampede....
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Rail coaches deal signed with China
BEIJING, Feb 11: Pakistan and China on Tuesday signed a contract worth about 62 million dollars for 1300 double capacity freight coaches for the Pakistan Railways (PR)....
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Poverty does not stop S. Asia arms race
WASHINGTON, Feb 11: South Asia had the highest average annual growth rate in military expenditure of any region in the 1990s, with five per cent. Its share of world military spending...
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Eidul Azha today
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The nation will celebrate Eidul Azha with religious fervour and enthusiasm across the country and Azad Kashmir on Wednesday....
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Afghanistan gets $47m debt relief
KABUL, Feb 11: Afghanistan has received cash from five countries to help pay off international debts, Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani said on Monday....
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Israel keeps Palestinian blockade on Eidul Azha
RAMALLAH, Feb 11: Israel cancelled plans on Tuesday to relax its tight grip on Palestinian movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, citing a surge...
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Iran rejects US nuke charges
TEHRAN, Feb 11: Iran has rejected U.S. charges over its nuclear projects and has granted unlimited permission for inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the official news agency IRNA...
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ICSID to take up SGS case tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The International Chamber for Settlement of Investment Dispute would on Thursday take up the case of Swiss company SGS, which is seeking $120 million from Pakistan for the...
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Delhi signs missile export accord
NEW DELHI, Feb 11: India’s state-owned Bharat Dynamics (BDL) armament firm and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) unveiled plans on Tuesday to jointly manufacture missiles for export, a...
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2 people injured in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 11: A man, who was wounded in the indiscriminate Indian shelling on Monday, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, while two more persons were injured after their vehicle was...
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Troops posted at Heathrow for Eid
LONDON, Feb 11: Britain drafted hundreds of troops into Heathrow airport and other key sites around London on Tuesday as a precaution against possible Al Qaeda attacks during Eid-ul-Azha....
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US rejects Iraq offer, vows to use force
WASHINGTON, Feb 11: United States President George Bush has dismissed Iraq’s pledge to allow the use of American U-2 spy planes to help United Nations arms inspectors look for weapons of...
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Pakistanis safe
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: No Pakistani pilgrim died in the stampede near Mina on Tuesday, joint secretary ministry of religious affairs, Azam Rathore said....
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Australia beat Pakistan
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 11: Andrew Symonds was Australia’s unlikely hero as his magnificent unbeaten 143 helped the World Cup champions crush Pakistan by 82 runs in the vital Group ‘A’ clash at...
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India rules out talks with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Feb 11: India’s Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of talks with Pakistani leaders during the forthcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Malaysia....
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