Two more troops killed US pounds areas near crash site: Red Cross shuts offices;
 TIKRIT, Nov 8: US warplanes and armoured vehicles pounded suspected guerilla hideouts in former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s hometown on Saturday after six soldiers died in the shooting down of a...
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Prosecution service under law department ordered
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The federal government has asked the provincial governments of Punjab, Sindh and the NWFP to set up Independent Prosecution Service (IPS) under the provincial law departments expeditiously or...
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Palestinians reach deal on new govt: Israelis kill 4 more civilians
RAMALLAH, Nov 8: Palestinians reached a compromise for a new government on Saturday under which security powers, key to a US-backed peace plan, will be in the hands of a council...
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Joint opposition stand planned
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy have agreed to take a joint stand on the issue of National Assembly standing committees membership....
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Tehran accepts tough N-inspections: IAEA
VIENNA, Nov 8: The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said on Saturday Iran promised to hand over two crucial letters making official its acceptance of tougher nuclear inspections and...
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Loya Jirga: first round of poll ends
KABUL, Nov 8: Afghanistan has completed the first phase of elections for next month’s loya jirga (grand assembly) which will approve the draft constitution, paving the way for next year’s presidential...
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Chashma plant second phase delayed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The setting up of the second phase of the Chashma nuclear power plant at a cost of $700 million has been delayed as the financial aspects of the...
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12 die in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Nov 8: Twelve people died in separatist violence in Kashmir, where two Nepalese porters were killed by shelling between Indian and Pakistani forces over the Line of Control (LoC), police...
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US lifts ban on low-yield N-bombs
WASHINGTON, Nov 8: A record 400 billion dollar military spending bill approved by the lower house of US Congress allows the United States to renew research and development of low-yield nuclear...
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3 sentenced in US for supporting Lashkar
WASHINGTON, Nov 8: Two men — a Pakistani and a South Korean — have been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for allegedly running a support network for Lashkar-i-Taiba....
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Suu Kyi refuses release: UN
YANGON, Nov 8: Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will refuse freedom from house arrest until the country’s ruling generals release dozens of her jailed colleagues, a UN rights envoy...
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Najaf governor takes back resignation
NAJAF, Nov 8: The US-backed governor of Najaf rescinded his resignation on Saturday after a row with the coalition over the failure to provide adequate security protection and powers to local...
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Bilateral issues likely to come up at Saarc moot tomorrow
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Pakistan and India are likely to raise bilateral issues at the South Asian information ministers meeting which will begin here from Monday....
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Iqbal’s birth anniversary today
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The nation will celebrate the 126th birth anniversary of poet-philosopher Allama Mohammad Iqbal throughout the country and Azad Kashmir on Sunday in a befitting manner....
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On Baglihar power project next week: Consultations
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The foreign ministry and the Pakistan Commission for Indus Waters will hold consultations next week on the contentious Baglihar hydroelectric project that was inspected by the commission members...
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China wants to enhance trade ties: Shaukat
ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Pakistan and China have agreed to enhance trade and economic cooperation between the two countries in public and private sectors....
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Three blasts in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Nov 8: A round was fired toward the closed off US-led coalition’s fortress-like Baghdad compound on Saturday, but the shell fell short, a military spokesman said....
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Nine killed in Assam clash
GUWAHATI, Nov 8: Nine people, including five separatist guerillas, were killed in northeastern India on Saturday in a clash between militants and civilians, police said....
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