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WORLD NEWS

Voters of Costa Rica elect Ms Laura Chinchilla as their first female President

Voters of Costa Rica elect Ms Laura Chinchilla as their first female President »

MEXICO CITY: Costa Ricans elected a former vice president, Laura Chinchilla, as the country’s first female president, giving the ruling party a resounding victory. Ms. Chinchilla, 50, won 47 percent of the vote, and both the...

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Iran’s nuclear move prompts new calls for sanctions: US, France & Russia

Iran’s nuclear move prompts new calls for sanctions: US, France & Russia »

PARIS: Officials from the United States, France and Russia called Monday for stronger measures against Tehran after Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency that it would begin enriching its stockpile of uranium for...

February 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Sarh Palin planning to consider a run for the White House in 2012 US polls

Sarh Palin planning to consider a run for the White House in 2012 US polls »

NEW YORK: Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Sunday that she would consider a run for the White House in 2012 “if I believe that that is the right thing to do for our...

February 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Ukraine braced for conflict as polls signal end of Orange Revolution

Ukraine braced for conflict as polls signal end of Orange Revolution »

KIEV: Ukraine faced the prospect of renewed political confrontation on the streets after exit polls predicted that the man closely allied to Moscow was heading for victory in the fiercely contested presidential election last night. According...

February 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

SOUTH ASIA

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirm Hakeemullah’s death »

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) confirm Hakeemullah’s death

KARACHI: The Taliban based in Orakzai Agency confirmed on Tuesday that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Hakeemullah Mehsud is dead. However, Alam Tariq the ...

Feb 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Plot to bomb Lahore PC foiled, 6 TTP suspects arrested »

Plot to bomb Lahore PC foiled, 6 TTP suspects arrested

LAHORE: Police arrested six Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members including a would-be suicide bomber from Shahdara area in Lahore on Monday. Addressing a press conference...

Feb 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Petition filed in SC against delay in judges appointments »

Petition filed in SC against delay in judges appointments

ISLAMABAD: A petition has been filed in Supreme Court against delay in judges’ appointments in higher judiciary. Akram Sheikh advocate filed a petition on behalf...

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No hegemonic aim but defence needs to be met: PM Gilani »

No hegemonic aim but defence needs to be met: PM Gilani

KARACHI: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan does not harbour any hegemonic designs in the region, but cannot remain oblivious to the...

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Sheikh Rashid Ahmed survives gun attack, three others killed »

Sheikh Rashid Ahmed survives gun attack, three others killed

RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was injured while three other people, including two bodyguards, were killed when gunmen opened fire on his...

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Pak Foreign Office counsels caution on Indian talks offer »

Pak Foreign Office counsels caution on Indian talks offer

ISLAMABAD: With Islamabad’s desire for revival of Composite Dialogue trumped by the Indian offer last week of foreign secretary-level talks, Foreign Office mandarins are...

Feb 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

CULTURE

Remembering Sadequain, arguably responsible for the renaissance of Islamic calligraphy »

Remembering Sadequain, arguably responsible for the renaissance of Islamic calligraphy

February 10 marks Sadequain’s 23rd death anniversary. Sadequain Foundation estimates he painted close to 15,000 paintings, murals, calligraphies and drawings. Most of his work was gifted to institutions, individuals, acquaintances, and total strangers. Sadequain, at the time of his death was painting the stupendous ceiling...

Feb 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Oscar winner AR Rahman’s music for “Sultan The Warrior” film to be released soon »

Oscar winner AR Rahman’s music for “Sultan The Warrior” film to be released soon

NEVADA: Oscar winner AR Rahman’s music for “Sultan The Warrior” film will be released in the near future, according to reports. This computer-animation film, starring the animated version of Tamil megastar Rajnikanth (Chandramukhi), directed by his daughter Soundarya Rajnikanth, is expected to be released in April...

Feb 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Bollywood’s archrivals Shah Rukh Khan & Salman Khan to fight over undies! »

Bollywood’s archrivals Shah Rukh Khan & Salman Khan to fight over undies!

MUMBAI: Superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan may prefer to keep away from each other, but the actors still seem to having common interests! Well, both SRK and Sallu are reportedly all set to endorse innerwear, but for different brands of course.   Reports reveal that...

Feb 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Deepika Padukone-Shahid Kapoor madly in love; set to commit on Valentine day »

Deepika Padukone-Shahid Kapoor madly in love; set to commit on Valentine day

MUMBAI: Just when you thought that Shahid Kapoor has been linked to every single dame in B-town, the stunner is said to be dating the sultry Deepika Padukone. Jilted in love, the twosome are said to be the new ‘IT’ couple of Bollywood, trying to...

Feb 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Art of Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci’s tutor, emerges from epic restoration »

Art of Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci’s tutor, emerges from epic restoration

The only painting agreed to be by the man who taught Leonardo da Vinci has emerged from one of the most intricate pieces of restoration by the National Gallery. Andrea del Verrocchio has long been regarded as one of the finest sculptors of the Renaissance. Experts...

Feb 6 2010 / No comment / Read More »

SPORTS

Senate body throws weight behind maligned cricketers »

Senate body throws weight behind maligned cricketersISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports has thrown its support behind the cricketers who are under fire after the Australian cricket series debacle. Pakistan...

Feb 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Pakistan’s Naimatullah wins South Asian Games boxing gold »

Pakistan’s Naimatullah wins South Asian Games boxing goldDHAKA: Pakistan’s Naimatullah clinched the bantam-weight gold medal by beating his Bhutanese opponent Sigyel on points in the final of the 11th South Asian Games...

Feb 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Wasim Akram joins ‘Australia disaster’ inquiry committee »

Wasim Akram joins ‘Australia disaster’ inquiry committeeISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan allrounder Wasim Akram has been appointed to the Pakistan Cricket Board’s inquiry committee looking into the national team’s poor performance on its...

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ASIA PACIFIC

Malaysian opposition leader moves to disqualify judge in sodomy case

Malaysian opposition leader moves to disqualify judge in sodomy case

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim moved today to have the judge in his sodomy trial disqualified. The trial, which Anwar says is a plot to end his political career, began last week...

Feb 8, 2010 / More » 3 Iranians arrested in Malaysia for drugs smuggling worth four million dollars

3 Iranians arrested in Malaysia for drugs smuggling worth four million dollars

KUALA LUMPUR: Three Iranians have been arrested attempting to smuggle drugs worth nearly four million dollars into Malaysia, where trafficking carries a mandatory death sentence, a customs official said Sunday. Customs deputy director Mohamad...

Feb 7, 2010 / More »

EUROPE

Ukraine braced for conflict as polls signal end of Orange Revolution

Ukraine braced for conflict as polls signal end of Orange Revolution

KIEV: Ukraine faced the prospect of renewed political confrontation on the streets after exit polls predicted that the man closely allied to Moscow was heading for victory in the fiercely contested presidential election...

Feb 8, 2010 / More » British MPs charged with fraudulent expenses argue they are above the law!

British MPs charged with fraudulent expenses argue they are above the law!

LONDON: Three Labour MPs charged yesterday with theft over fraudulent expense claims declared that they were above the law and would fight attempts to put them on trial. Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Jim...

Feb 6, 2010 / More »

AMERICAS

Voters of Costa Rica elect Ms Laura Chinchilla as their first female President

Voters of Costa Rica elect Ms Laura Chinchilla as their first female President

MEXICO CITY: Costa Ricans elected a former vice president, Laura Chinchilla, as the country’s first female president, giving the ruling party a resounding victory. Ms. Chinchilla, 50, won 47 percent of the vote, and...

Feb 8, 2010 / More » Sarh Palin planning to consider a run for the White House in 2012 US polls

Sarh Palin planning to consider a run for the White House in 2012 US polls

NEW YORK: Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Sunday that she would consider a run for the White House in 2012 “if I believe that that is the right thing to do...

Feb 8, 2010 / More »

MIDDLE EAST

Iran’s nuclear move prompts new calls for sanctions: US, France & Russia

Iran’s nuclear move prompts new calls for sanctions: US, France & Russia

PARIS: Officials from the United States, France and Russia called Monday for stronger measures against Tehran after Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency that it would begin enriching its stockpile of...

Feb 8, 2010 / More » Iran tests radar-evading aircraft in its latest technological advances

Iran tests radar-evading aircraft in its latest technological advances

TEHRAN: Iran has successfully tested a radar-evading aircraft, a commander said on Sunday, in the country’s latest announcement of technological advances as it marks the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, reports Reuters. The...

Feb 8, 2010 / More »

CULTURE

Remembering Sadequain, arguably responsible for the renaissance of Islamic calligraphy

Remembering Sadequain, arguably responsible for the renaissance of Islamic calligraphy

February 10 marks Sadequain’s 23rd death anniversary. Sadequain Foundation estimates he painted close to 15,000 paintings, murals, calligraphies and drawings. Most of his work was gifted to institutions, individuals, acquaintances, and total strangers....

Feb 9, 2010 / More » Oscar winner AR Rahman’s music for “Sultan The Warrior” film to be released soon

Oscar winner AR Rahman’s music for “Sultan The Warrior” film to be released soon

NEVADA: Oscar winner AR Rahman’s music for “Sultan The Warrior” film will be released in the near future, according to reports. This computer-animation film, starring the animated version of Tamil megastar Rajnikanth (Chandramukhi), directed...

Feb 8, 2010 / More »

CRICKET NEWS

Senate body throws weight behind maligned cricketers

Senate body throws weight behind maligned cricketers

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports has thrown its support behind the cricketers who are under fire after the Australian cricket series debacle. Pakistan lost all the three formats of the games...

Feb 9, 2010 / More » Wasim Akram joins ‘Australia disaster’ inquiry committee

Wasim Akram joins ‘Australia disaster’ inquiry committee

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan allrounder Wasim Akram has been appointed to the Pakistan Cricket Board’s inquiry committee looking into the national team’s poor performance on its just completed tour of Australia. Akram replaces ex test...

Feb 8, 2010 / More »

COLUMNISTS' VIEWS

Don’t want to fight fascism? Climb into a commuter train

Don’t want to fight fascism? Climb into a commuter train

Last week in Mumbai, Congress scion Rahul Gandhi met a group of students to share his frustration with India’s politicians. “I am here because I don’t like what our political system looks like,”...

Feb 8, 2010 / More » An intolerant society: Sectarianism & intolerance gone beyond the political realm

An intolerant society: Sectarianism & intolerance gone beyond the political realm

Coming on the heels of the Ashura tragedy, the two blasts in Karachi on Friday are a reminder that sectarian violence poses one of the greatest threats to Pakistani society. Well over 4,000...

Feb 8, 2010 / More »

ECONOMY

Bill empowers SBP to change bank management, impose losses on shareholders etc.

Bill empowers SBP to change bank management, impose losses on shareholders etc.

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly adopted a bill on Monday which drastically amends the Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962, and empowers the State Bank to change management of banks, impose losses on shareholders by writing...

Feb 9, 2010 / More » Indonesia sells 850 million dollars worth of Islamic bonds

Indonesia sells 850 million dollars worth of Islamic bonds

JAKARTA: Indonesia has sold more than 850 million dollars worth of Islamic bonds to domestic retail investors, exceeding its target by more than two and half times, officials said Monday. The bonds, or sukuk,...

Feb 8, 2010 / More »
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