Suicide blast rocks Buner on polling day; 36 killed
BUNER, Dec 28: At least 36 people were killed in a suspected car bomb attack near a polling station in a government school on Sunday....
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JI leads in NA-28 by-election
BUNER: Bakht Jehan Khan of Jamaat-i-Islami was leading by over 1,500 votes over his closest rival Istiqbal Khan of the Awami National Party in the by-election for the National Assembly seat NA-28 in Buner....
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Israeli tanks mass near Gaza as air strike continues
GAZA CITY, Dec 28: Israeli tanks massed at the Gaza border on Sunday as warplanes again pounded Hamas targets in the densely populated enclave where raids have killed nearly 290 people in less than two days....
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UNSC, US refrain from criticising Israel over Gaza strikes
WASHINGTON, Dec 28: The UN Security Council on Sunday refrained from blaming Israel for the latest escalation of violence in Gaza and instead urged Israelis and the Palestinians to immediately end all violence....
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India denies issuing ultimatum; DGMOs hold talks
NEW DELHI, Dec 28: India on Sunday denied it had threatened Pakistan with any ultimatum during the current crisis and said it would hand over all evidence that Pakistan needs from...
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PPP swings into action to block League merger
LAHORE, Dec 28: Punjab Governor Salman Taseer went to the residence of PML-Q leader Pervaiz Elahi amid reports about a thaw in relations between the two main factions of Pakistan Muslim League....
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14 children killed in Afghanistan attacks
KHOST, Dec 28: Fourteen children were among 20 Afghans killed in various attacks in Afghanistan that also left two Canadian soldiers dead, security officials said on Sunday....
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Ashura on Jan 8
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Muharram moon was not sighted anywhere in the country on Sunday and the month begins on Tuesday....
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GCC summit to focus on global recession: Israeli raids will also be discussed
MUSCAT, Dec 28: The Gulf Cooperation Council’s annual summit in Oman will go ahead and focus on the global economic crisis, though Israel’s attacks on Gaza will also be discussed, the host country said on Sunday....
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Over 81m vote in Bangladesh today
DHAKA, Dec 28: Bangladesh holds a parliamentary election on Monday that may be its most transparent one. The vote will take the country back to democracy after two years of emergency rule by an army-backed interim government....
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Student shot dead at Army HQ in Bangalore
NEW DELHI, Dec 28: Indian army guards shot dead a 20-year-old student at the Army HQ in Bangalore on Sunday and NDTV news channel said it appeared to be a case of mistaken identity....
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Teacher lands in trouble for leaving pupils in lurch
SHANGHAI, Dec 28: Community protests pushed a Beijing school to postpone hiring a teacher who abandoned his students during the May 12 earthquake in China, state media reported on Sunday....
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1,500 candidates, 300 seats
DHAKA: Bangladesh goes to the polls on Sunday (today) after nearly two years of emergency rule. Here are key facts about the vote:...
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Al Qaeda may hit UK next: report
LONDON, Dec 28: Where is Al Qaeda going to hit next? tops a list of 14 key questions the Observer said would dominate the headlines in 2009 and concluded that the most likely next target would be the UK....
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Fog disrupts rail, road and air traffic
LAHORE, Dec 28: A thick blanket of fog enveloped Lahore and some parts of Punjab for the second day on Sunday, disrupting rail, road and air traffic....
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No clear winner in Kashmir polls
SRINAGAR, Dec 28: No clear winner was likely to emerge from elections in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday, and a period of uncertainty was expected before a coalition was cobbled together....
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China steps up efforts to defuse tension
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: China has stepped up efforts to defuse tension between Pakistan and India and sent a seven-member delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei on visits to the two countries....
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Islamabad Marriott reopens
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Like the mythical phoenix rising from ashes, Marriott reopened on Sunday three months after it was devastated by a suicide attack....
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