Emergency declared in rain-hit Sindh: •Thousands still marooned in Badin •Death-toll 59
 BADIN, July 27: An emergency was declared in Sindh on Sunday in view of the devastating rains in the province as the death-toll in rain-related incidents rose to 59....
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Govt-MMA talks end on positive note: Efforts on to find middle way
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The government-MMA talks on the LFO ended on a “positive” note here on Sunday as both the parties talked of the possibility of finding a “middle way” on...
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Foreigners helping in raids against US troops: Sanchez
WASHINGTON, July 27: Iraq has become a “terrorist magnet” that is attracting fighters from a variety of countries to take the opportunity of attacking American troops, a top US Army commander...
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Iraqis demand bodies of Uday, Qusay: People vow revenge on ‘traitor’ tribal chief
BAGHDAD, July 27: The fate of the bodies of Saddam Hussein’s slain sons will be decided in the next 24 hours, a senior coalition official said on Sunday....
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Trade with India supported
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Pakistan’s leading envoys on Sunday supported trade with India through rail and road networks besides backing the petroleum and gas pipeline links making Pakistan a hub of international...
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ARD satisfied with boycott of talks
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has expressed satisfaction over its decision to boycott the talks with the government, and hoped that the MMA will not give...
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Philippines mutiny ends peacefully
MANILA, July 27: A mutiny by Philippines soldiers ended peacefully late on Sunday after nearly 300 troops holed up in a booby-trapped apartment complex called off their 20-hour rebellion against President...
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Hoon met Kelly before Iraq row
LONDON, July 27: British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon had spoken with arms expert David Kelly sometime before his apparent suicide, the defence ministry confirmed on Sunday....
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Israel ready to free 210 militants
BRIZE NORTON AIR BASE (England), July 27: Israel will free 210 Palestinian militants as part of a wider release of 540 prisoners, a senior official accompanying Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to...
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11 killed,14 hurt in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, July 27: Fourteen civilians were hurt in a grenade blast on Sunday in occupied Kashmir as five people died in freedom-related violence and six were killed when Indian and Pakistani...
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Seven of a family gunned down
HYDERABAD, July 27: Seven people, including two women, were shot dead by a man in Pariyo Behan Goth, some 95km away from here, in the wee hours of Sunday....
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Beijing seeks to promote peace
BEIJING, July 27: China hopes to play a “constructive role” to promote peace and rapprochement between India and Pakistan, and has no “hidden agenda” in South Asia against any country, a...
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Oil tanker runs aground
KARACHI, July 27: A foreign oil tanker on Sunday stranded near Karachi Port on Sunday....
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US marine dies in explosion
BAGHDAD, July 27: One US marine was killed and another wounded in a grenade blast on Sunday morning in southern Iraq, a military spokesman said....
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