Obama seeks ‘new way forward’ with Muslim world
WASHINGTON, Jan 20: “To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect,” said Barack Husain Obama after he took oath as America’s 44th president....
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It’s in world’s interest to help Pakistan: Petraeus
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: US Central Command chief Gen David Petraeus stressed here on Tuesday it was in the interest of the world that Pakistan succeeded in meeting internal challenges....
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Major offensive in Mohmand; over 40 militants killed
GHALANAI, Jan 20: Security forces killed more than 40 militants on Tuesday in a major offensive in Mohmand region....
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India not to extradite Purohit: Antony
NEW DELHI, Jan 20: Indian Defence Minister A. K. Antony said on Tuesday that India would not hand over Samjhauta blast case accused Lt-Col Shrikant Purohit to Pakistan....
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India nervous about Obama policies, says report
NEW DELHI, Jan 20: The Indian government is nervous about the policies the new US administration, headed by President Barack Obama, could pursue on Kashmir, CTBT and other tricky issues, which...
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Delhi tests cruise missile
NEW DELHI, Jan 20: India successfully tested a supersonic cruise missile on Tuesday in a remote desert close to the Pakistan border, officials said....
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Ban calls for probe into Israeli attacks on UN offices
GAZA CITY, Jan 20: The UN chief inspected the devastation wrought by Israel’s onslaught in Gaza on Tuesday, leading a moment of silence at the smouldering UN headquarters, as the territory’s Hamas rulers held victory rallies....
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Arab leaders remain ‘in disarray’
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 20: Arab leaders remained at odds on the Israeli invasion of Gaza on Tuesday after an economic summit in Kuwait at which they failed to set up a fund for the reconstruction of the battered Palestinian enclave....
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Fearing containment China raises defence spending
BEIJING, Jan 20: China fears containment abroad and separatist groups at home, a defence policy paper said, justifying a drive to increase military spending and push the People’s Liberation Army into the high-tech era....
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US-UAE nuclear deal has messages for Iran
DUBAI, Jan 20: A nuclear energy cooperation deal between the US and the United Arab Emirates, signed in the waning days of the Bush administration, could open the way for a...
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NA assails militants’ ‘ban’ on girls’ education
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the ‘ban’ imposed by militants on girls’ education and destruction of schools in Swat....
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Coalition leaders vow to curb terrorism
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: Leaders of the ruling coalition vowed on Tuesday to rid the country of terrorism and extremism....
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Karzai urges US to prevent non-combatants’ death
KABUL, Jan 20: A frustrated President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday that the US and other western military allies had not heeded his calls to stop air strikes in civilian areas...
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Six Pakistanis held in Spain
MADRID, Jan 20: Six people of Pakistani origin were arrested on suspicion of “fraud” on Tuesday in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said....
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Zardari, Gilani felicitate new US president
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani felicitated Barack H. Obama after he was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday....
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Racial barriers in Britain breaking down
LONDON, Jan 20: Almost one fifth of British children are now from an ethnic minority background, according to a new study published on Monday....
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Doctors’ warning on MP3 players
BERLIN, Jan 20: MP3 players were leading to more and more hearing problems in young people, with damage to the inner ear now registered in one in five 16- to 20-year-olds, German doctors warned on Tuesday....
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Gas pipeline blown up
QUETTA, Jan 20: Gas supply to the main Sui purification plant from Pir Koh field was suspended after a pipeline was blown up in Dera Bugti on Tuesday....
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