Zardari and Singh ease Bush worries: US phone diplomacy
WASHINGTON, Dec 31: During separate conversations with US President George W. Bush on Wednesday, Indian and Pakistani leaders agreed to avoid any moves that could escalate tensions between the two neighbours....
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COAS meets president, PM
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani separately met President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday and discussed with them professional matters and situation in the region....
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Troops mount pressure on militants in Jamrud
LANDI KOTAL, Dec 31: On the second day of a military operation being carried out in the Jamrud area of Khyber Agency, security forces demolished dozens of houses and arrested a large number of people for having supported or shielded militants....
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FBI team visits Faridkot?
WASHINGTON, Dec 31: A five-member team of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has visited Faridkot, the alleged ancestral town of the lone surviving gunman blamed for the Mumbai terror attacks, media reports said....
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Gas prices up by 7.5pc, CNG to cost 10pc more
ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: The government on Wednesday approved an average increase of 7.5 per cent in gas prices, but rejected a proposal by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority to reduce petrol prices....
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Pakistan, Iran to boost cooperation in power sector
ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: Pakistan and Iran agreed on Wednesday to boost cooperation in power sector and expedite implementation of existing projects, says a joint declaration signed by Iranian Deputy Minister of...
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Widespread protests in US against Gaza attack
WASHINGTON, Dec 31: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in scores of US cities on Tuesday evening to protest against the Israeli military offensive in Gaza....
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Israel still at it in Gaza
JERUSALEM, Dec 31: Israel on Wednesday rejected world calls for a truce and pressed on with its controversial Gaza offensive, as warplanes pounded Hamas targets for a fifth day and the militants shot back with rockets....
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Terms for truce
MOSCOW: Hamas is ready to halt its attacks on Israel if the Jewish state lifts its blockade of Gaza, Russia’s foreign ministry announced on Wednesday....
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New Year begins on mixed note
SYDNEY, Dec 31: A record crowd of up to 1.5 million Australians and tourists kicked off global New Year celebrations at Sydney’s biggest-ever fireworks display by the city’s famous Opera House on Thursday....
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Power supply to 13 towns cut by 50pc
QUETTA, Dec 31: The Quetta Electricity Supply Company (Qesco) has announced a 50 per cent reduction in power supply to 13 towns and cities of Balochistan from Jan 1....
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53 revellers die in Bangkok
BANGKOK: At least 53 people were killed and more than 100 others injured on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a Bangkok nightclub where revellers were celebrating the New Year....
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Link found with Mumbai attacks, says US paper
WASHINGTON, Dec 31: Pakistani officials have found substantial links between Lashkar-e-Taiba and the gunmen who carried out the Nov 26 attacks in Mumbai, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday....
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India claims providing ‘enough evidence’
NEW DELHI, Dec 31: India said on Wednesday Pakistan was in “denial” over the Mumbai attacks and refusing to acknowledge evidence linking the gunmen who carried out the assault with elements in Pakistan....
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Hasina offers to share power with rivals
DHAKA, Dec 31: Sheikh Hasina Wajed of the Awami League said on Wednesday she was willing to share power with the disgruntled opposition after winning a massive majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election this week....
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Osama’s former guard declared enemy fighter in US
WASHINGTON, Dec 31: Two Guantanamo Bay detainees, including a Yemeni man accused of being a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden, were correctly labelled as enemy combatants and were being held lawfully...
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US ‘spy’ executed
MIRAMSHAH, Dec 31: Taliban militants executed a man in a restive tribal region near the Afghan border after accusing him of spying for the United States, an official said on Wednesday....
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Airliner partly run on vegetable oil
WELLINGTON, Dec 31: A passenger jet powered in part by vegetable oil successfully completed a two-hour flight to test a biofuel that could lower airplane emissions and cut costs, Air New Zealand said....
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