Indians provided information, not evidence: Gilani
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday the government was carefully examining the ‘information’ about the Mumbai terror attacks received last week and was prepared to cooperate with India to uncover facts....
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Red Cross chief appeals for Gaza medics’ protection
GAZA CITY, Jan 13: International Committee of the Red Cross chief Jakob Kellenberger on Tuesday called for medical workers in Gaza to be protected as he visited the battered territory in the midst of Israeli attacks....
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Pakistan, Afghanistan will be Obama’s priority: Hillary
WASHINGTON, Jan 13: US Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton told her confirmation hearing on Tuesday that fighting terrorism in Pakistan and Afghanistan would be the highest priority of the Obama administration....
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Pakistan state not involved: Miliband: Mumbai attacks
NEW DELHI, Jan 13: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband assured India on Tuesday that President Asif Ali Zardari was sincere in his resolve to fight terrorism and encouraged New Delhi’s restraint...
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Climate change effects to hit Pakistan hard: IPCC chief
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Pakistan is among the countries which will be hit hardest by effects of climate change even though it contributes only a fraction to global warming....
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Gas supply to Europe halted again: Russia-Ukraine deal falters
MOSCOW, Jan 13: Russia’s natural gas supplies bound for a freezing Europe were halted again on Tuesday only a few hours after a truce in its “gas war” with Ukraine, dashing EU hopes of an end to the crisis....
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Germany unveils $66bn package to shield economy
BERLIN, Jan 13: Germany unveiled on Tuesday a new 50 billion euro ($66 billion) stimulus package to shield its economy from the worst recession since World War Two and silence critics...
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US committed to ‘responsible pullout’ from Iraq: Biden
BAGHDAD, Jan 13: Vice President-elect Joe Biden told Iraqi leaders on Tuesday that the incoming US administration was committed to a responsible US troop withdrawal that did not endanger improvements in security, an Iraqi spokesman said....
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Security Council backs Ban’s Gaza initiative
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 13: UN chief Ban Ki-moon got strong support from the Security Council on Tuesday as he briefed envoys on his upcoming Middle East tour to step up diplomatic efforts toward a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip....
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Staff drain may leave IB spyless
KARACHI, Jan 13: A growing number of middle-ranking officers working for the Intelligence Bureau (IB) are desperate to leave the spy agency seeking other options, well-placed sources have told Dawn....
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Pakistani-born artist displays zero gravity works
LONDON, Jan 13: Nasser Azam could hardly have timed his move from finance to art any better....
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‘Detainee’s confession obtained after torture’
WASHINGTON, Jan 13: Lawyers for a young Guantanamo detainee called on Tuesday for a federal appeals court to uphold the dismissal of his confession to attacking US forces....
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Iran unearths ‘US-financed’ coup plot
TEHRAN, Jan 13: Iran has arrested four Iranians accused of involvement in a US-financed plot aimed at toppling its Islamic system of government, the judiciary said on Tuesday....
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55 anti-Semitic attacks in France since Gaza attack: student group
PARIS, Jan 13: France, home to Europe’s biggest Muslim and Jewish communities, has seen 55 anti-Semitic attacks since the start of Israel’s Gaza offensive, a Jewish student group said....
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Cholera toll in Zimbabwe surges past 2,000: WHO
HARARE, Jan 13: The death toll of Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic swelled past 2,000 people on Tuesday....
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10 ‘militants’ go on trial in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Jan 13: Ten suspected militants went on trial on Tuesday in an Indonesian court for allegedly killing a Christian schoolteacher and plotting to bomb a cafe....
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18 die as pick-up falls into ravine
BUNER, Jan 13: At least 18 people were killed when a pick-up fell into a ravine in a hilly area near the border of Buner and Shangla districts on Tuesday night....
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Application seeks new bench to hear Sharifs’ case
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: A proposer of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in the Feb 18 elections has requested the Supreme Court judges hearing the case of Sharif brothers’ candidature to withdraw from...
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