SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The head of Yahoo Inc's news and information division has jumped ship to Hearst Corp, as speculation mounts that the Internet company is on the brink of a major management reorganization. Full Article
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An accounting error reportedly led Microsoft Corp to notify some laid off employees last week that they would need to give back part of their severance pay. Full Article
Reuters provides an in-depth look at how the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression is being handled by communities and governments around the world. Full Coverage
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anger and other strong emotions can trigger potentially deadly heart rhythms in certain vulnerable people, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Full Article
Antibodies protect against bird flu and more WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have discovered human antibodies that neutralize not only H5N1 bird flu but other strains of influenza as well and say they hope to develop them into lifesaving treatments. Full Article
Brain injury raises epilepsy risk for years: study
LONDON (Reuters) - A severe brain injury puts people at high risk of epilepsy for more than a decade after they are first hurt, a finding that suggests there may be a window to prevent the condition, researchers said on Monday. Full Article
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistan army said on Monday it had ceased operations against Taliban militants in the northwestern valley of Swat, and an Islamist cleric asked for troops to be shifted to "safer places" to give peace a chance. Full Article | Video
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to offer more than $900 million to help rebuild Gaza after Israel's invasion and to strengthen the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, U.S. officials said on Monday. Full Article | Video
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Australia’s thrilling 1-run T20 win over New Zealand
SYDNEY: Australia defeated New Zealand by only one run In a sensational finish in the solitary Twenty20 International here at the SCG on Sunday.Australia won the toss in ....
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Jayawardene expects tough series against Pakistan
KARACHI: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene said Sunday he would like to quit the captaincy after Pakistan’s test series on winning note.Addressing a news conference here, he said that change in Pakistan’s team leadership would not make much difference in their planning for the tour.Younis Khan is a talented player and one can hope he will prove to be a good skipper for Pakistan, said Sri Lankan skipper.To a question, he said that Sri Lankan r .... Full Story
G7 sets sights on urgent economic reform
ROME: The world's richest nations called Saturday for urgent reform of the global finance system and commitments to safeguard free trade as countries struggle with the worst economic crisis in decades. Italy's Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti called for a "new world economic order" as he wrapped up the crisis meeting of finance leaders from the Group of Seven leading economies over which he presided here. In a joint declaration, the G7 call .... Full Story
Malakand Nifaz-e-Shariat five-point accord finalized
TIMARGRAH: A five-point agreement for the enforcement of Shariat in Malakand Division has been finalized in the successful talks held between the NWFP government and Maulana Sufi Muhammad. The final talks between Tahrik-e-Nifaz Shariat Muhammadi’s chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad and the NWFP government on the enforcement of Shariat in Malakand Division successfully concluded here after arriving at a five-point agreement.NWFP government delegation .... Full Story
Pak urges India to cooperate in Mumbai probe
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Sunday said cooperation from India is essential for taking the investigation into the Mumabai attacks to its completion.Talking to reporters at Multan airport, the Foreign Minister ruled out further progress into Mumbai carnage in the absence of cooperation from India.He said there are many links between Mumbai attacks and Samjhota Express tragedy and it has been brought to the kno ... Full Story
Longest fingernails lost in crash
A Salt Lake woman who was the current Guinness Book of World Records holder for having the longest fingernails, was injured in an accident Tuesday.
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Cleaner waters attract sharks
Environmental protection of Sydney's beaches and harbor has created a cleaner marine environment, but is attracting sharks closer to shore chasing fish, say marine experts, after two shark attacks in two days.
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Tim Gunn Just As Confused About Project Runway as we are
For the past seven seasons or so, it's been our distinct guilty pleasure to head to the tents at 9 a.m. on the final Friday of Fashion Week to watch the Project Runway show.
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Dollhouse premiere ratings even worse than expected
The series premiere of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse was seen by just 4.7 million viewers on Friday night and earned a 2.0 preliminary adults 18-49 rating and 6 share, below even the network's modest expectations for the series.
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6th Time May Be Charm For Winslet At Oscars
"It really is a remarkable thing to be nominated for an Oscar," actress Kate Winslet said. "It's unbelievable. I mean, these are childhood dreams."
Winslet is no stranger to the red carpet. At age 33, she is the youngest actor ever to have earned six Academy Award nominations, but she is still looking for her first Oscar.
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Daniel Agger threatens to quit Liverpool
Liverpool defender Daniel Agger has said he will walk out on the club if he remains on the fringes of the first team at Anfield.
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Parker pens new deal
West Ham midfielder Scott Parker has signed a new contract which commits him to the Upton Park club until the summer of 2013.
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Murray eases into Rotterdam final
Andy Murray cruised into the final of the World Tennis Tournament with a 6-1 6-2 win over Mario Ancic in Rotterdam, despite a worrying ankle injury.
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Economic dominoes are still falling
Obama’s fiscal package contains favourite pork barrel projects. But a non-ideal stimulus is better than nothing, writes Samuel Brittan
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Iran: the arrival of a US administration more willing to talk presents the Islamic Republic with an opportunity as it enters its fourth decade – but one it may miss
Between Iraq’s needs and dreams
Iraqi officials have been telling us for years that their great ambition was to bring an end to the United Nations mandate governing the presence of foreign troops. Only then, they reckoned, could Iraq consider itself truly free and sovereign.
Why is it, then, that the closer the US and Iraq inch towards a security accord that replaces the mandate and prepares for an American exit in 2011 the more hesitant the Iraqis become?
After months of negotiations, Washington and Baghdad recently declared that a final draft of the so-called Status of Forces Agreement had been reached. But the cabinet last week suddenly raised objections.
US officials, convinced they have put up with enough delay and conceded quite a bit along the way, are not hiding their exasperation. The US presidential elections are around the corner and the UN mandate expires at the end of December. “The clock is ticking,” said Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, warning that the accord’s failure would have “dramatic consequences”.
Yet the hesitations of Iraq should not come as a surprise. Incoherence and indecisiveness have been characteristic of the administration of Nouri al-Maliki. To be fair, the decision on SOFA is the most important the government, and the Shia bloc leading it, will take. That the search for consensus on it should be tortuous is to be expected. The wider problem, however, is that the Iraqi government is trapped between Iraq’s needs and Iraq’s dreams.
Shia parties are facing provincial elections later this year and a legislative poll next year. They recognise that the American presence is deeply unpopular, opposed most staunchly by the powerful movement of the young radical Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr. A senior religious figure associated with the Sadr movement, and now in Iran, last week claimed SOFA was “a sin God won’t forgive”.
But the Shia bloc also has to face reality: despite significant improvement in security over the past year, Iraq is a mess, nowhere near ready to govern itself or protect its people. If the US were to withdraw precipitously, ethnic and religious struggles would be likely to explode into full-blown civil war.
The capabilities of the Iraqi army have improved but it is not ready to take over. As the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies says, security forces are “still very much work in progress”.
Nor has Iraq made sufficient progress towards national reconciliation between the majority Shia and the minority Kurds and Sunni Arabs. The Iraqi state remains dreadfully weak and the various communities still cannot agree on a legislative framework that fairly distributes oil resources.
It is ironic that many Sunni Arabs, who were most devastated by the 2003 US invasion, now look to America for protection from Iraqi Shia and their allies in Iran. Given the government crackdown on the Sunni “Awakening” councils – the US-backed former insurgents who turned against al-Qaeda – their worries appear justified.
Iraq’s Kurds also have yet to come to terms with the necessity of political compromise. Their determination to integrate the oil-rich city of Kirkuk into their semi-autonomous northern region threatens to explode into a conflict that pits Arab against Kurd and sucks in the country’s neighbours.
But Americans, too, must face reality: a security agreement that Iraqi politicians cannot sell to their constituencies is a recipe for further instability.
Blaming Iraqi doubts on pressure from Iran is a predictable reaction. Yes, Iraqi leaders want Iran’s blessing for the accord because it makes their own lives easier. And yes, Tehran is not satisfied with the draft agreement. But trading accusations with Tehran over SOFA will not solve the problem.
It is also true that US negotiators have made numerous concessions on SOFA. They have agreed that US forces would first leave Iraqi cities by 2009 and then withdraw in 2011, even if the dates are goals that could be changed by mutual consent and depending on conditions on the ground. But a timetable for withdrawal is also beneficial for the US – it forces Iraqis to start taking responsibility for their own fate, and make compromises that might elude them if the US occupation persisted.
The US has conceded that, in criminal cases, foreign private security firms and contractors should be subject to Iraqi law – a big demand from Baghdad. But it has resisted Iraqi pressure for similar treatment for US military personnel.
What is the US to do if Iraqis do not relent? It would have little choice but to negotiate longer over Iraq’s remaining doubts. On closer inspection, the clock may not be ticking as fast as US officials would have us believe. Even if it is not an ideal outcome, the UN mandate governing foreign troops can be extended. Russia already has indicated that it would agree to an extension.
In any event, there is a case for this administration not to rush into a controversial security accord in its last days in office, but to leave it to be finalised by a new US president – particularly as the candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, disagree over Iraq.
No doubt the Bush team is keen to show that its exit from Iraq was more orderly than its stay. But the legacy of President George W. Bush should not be the priority here. Too many mistakes committed in Iraq have been driven by an American obsession with timetables that suited US interests but not necessarily those of Baghdad.
Why is it, then, that the closer the US and Iraq inch towards a security accord that replaces the mandate and prepares for an American exit in 2011 the more hesitant the Iraqis become?
After months of negotiations, Washington and Baghdad recently declared that a final draft of the so-called Status of Forces Agreement had been reached. But the cabinet last week suddenly raised objections.
US officials, convinced they have put up with enough delay and conceded quite a bit along the way, are not hiding their exasperation. The US presidential elections are around the corner and the UN mandate expires at the end of December. “The clock is ticking,” said Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, warning that the accord’s failure would have “dramatic consequences”.
Yet the hesitations of Iraq should not come as a surprise. Incoherence and indecisiveness have been characteristic of the administration of Nouri al-Maliki. To be fair, the decision on SOFA is the most important the government, and the Shia bloc leading it, will take. That the search for consensus on it should be tortuous is to be expected. The wider problem, however, is that the Iraqi government is trapped between Iraq’s needs and Iraq’s dreams.
Shia parties are facing provincial elections later this year and a legislative poll next year. They recognise that the American presence is deeply unpopular, opposed most staunchly by the powerful movement of the young radical Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr. A senior religious figure associated with the Sadr movement, and now in Iran, last week claimed SOFA was “a sin God won’t forgive”.
But the Shia bloc also has to face reality: despite significant improvement in security over the past year, Iraq is a mess, nowhere near ready to govern itself or protect its people. If the US were to withdraw precipitously, ethnic and religious struggles would be likely to explode into full-blown civil war.
The capabilities of the Iraqi army have improved but it is not ready to take over. As the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies says, security forces are “still very much work in progress”.
Nor has Iraq made sufficient progress towards national reconciliation between the majority Shia and the minority Kurds and Sunni Arabs. The Iraqi state remains dreadfully weak and the various communities still cannot agree on a legislative framework that fairly distributes oil resources.
It is ironic that many Sunni Arabs, who were most devastated by the 2003 US invasion, now look to America for protection from Iraqi Shia and their allies in Iran. Given the government crackdown on the Sunni “Awakening” councils – the US-backed former insurgents who turned against al-Qaeda – their worries appear justified.
Iraq’s Kurds also have yet to come to terms with the necessity of political compromise. Their determination to integrate the oil-rich city of Kirkuk into their semi-autonomous northern region threatens to explode into a conflict that pits Arab against Kurd and sucks in the country’s neighbours.
But Americans, too, must face reality: a security agreement that Iraqi politicians cannot sell to their constituencies is a recipe for further instability.
Blaming Iraqi doubts on pressure from Iran is a predictable reaction. Yes, Iraqi leaders want Iran’s blessing for the accord because it makes their own lives easier. And yes, Tehran is not satisfied with the draft agreement. But trading accusations with Tehran over SOFA will not solve the problem.
It is also true that US negotiators have made numerous concessions on SOFA. They have agreed that US forces would first leave Iraqi cities by 2009 and then withdraw in 2011, even if the dates are goals that could be changed by mutual consent and depending on conditions on the ground. But a timetable for withdrawal is also beneficial for the US – it forces Iraqis to start taking responsibility for their own fate, and make compromises that might elude them if the US occupation persisted.
The US has conceded that, in criminal cases, foreign private security firms and contractors should be subject to Iraqi law – a big demand from Baghdad. But it has resisted Iraqi pressure for similar treatment for US military personnel.
What is the US to do if Iraqis do not relent? It would have little choice but to negotiate longer over Iraq’s remaining doubts. On closer inspection, the clock may not be ticking as fast as US officials would have us believe. Even if it is not an ideal outcome, the UN mandate governing foreign troops can be extended. Russia already has indicated that it would agree to an extension.
In any event, there is a case for this administration not to rush into a controversial security accord in its last days in office, but to leave it to be finalised by a new US president – particularly as the candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, disagree over Iraq.
No doubt the Bush team is keen to show that its exit from Iraq was more orderly than its stay. But the legacy of President George W. Bush should not be the priority here. Too many mistakes committed in Iraq have been driven by an American obsession with timetables that suited US interests but not necessarily those of Baghdad.
Burris says Blagojevich's brother sought donation
CHICAGO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Roland Burris, named to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, has disclosed he was asked for campaign contributions on behalf of the ousted Illinois governor who eventually appointed him.
Burris said in an affidavit released on Saturday he did not agree to contribute money to then-Governor Rod Blagojevich. But he did not mention the contacts when quizzed on that point in January by a committee of the Illinois Legislature after his appointment on Dec. 30.
Burris said in an affidavit released on Saturday he did not agree to contribute money to then-Governor Rod Blagojevich. But he did not mention the contacts when quizzed on that point in January by a committee of the Illinois Legislature after his appointment on Dec. 30.
Obama to sign $787 billion stimulus bill Tuesday
WASHINGTON – Savoring his first big victory in Congress, President Barack Obama on Saturday celebrated the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill as a "major milestone on our road to recovery."
Speaking in his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said, "I will sign this legislation into law shortly, and we'll begin making the immediate investments necessary to put people back to work doing the work America needs done."
Speaking in his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said, "I will sign this legislation into law shortly, and we'll begin making the immediate investments necessary to put people back to work doing the work America needs done."
Kashmir Joins International Aviation Map
Indian administered Kashmir became part of the international aviation map on Saturday with an Air India flight connecting the summer capital Srinagar with Dubai. Kashmir officials hope the flights boost Kashmir's tourism and trade which is struggling amid the continuing conflict involving Kashmiri Muslims who want an independent Kashmir.
Amitabh Bachchan to launch second perfume line
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is to spray yet another whiff of fragrance with the launch of his second perfume line.Amitabh's new cologne will be launched by the ...
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Katherine Jenkins performs on stage
LONDON - AUGUST 24: Katherine Jenkins performs on stage at the official Olympic Games handover party outside Buckingham Palace
Munnabhai Sanjay Dutt arrives in Srinagar for shooting
Srinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who hogged the media limelight for a different reason Thursday - entering politics, arrived in this scenic Jammu and Kashmir capital to resume shooting ...
Bipasha does not portray Kashmiri separatist leader in ‘Lamhaa’
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) Bollywood star Bipasha Basu's role in Rahul Dholakia directed "Lamhaa" doesn't portray the life of a woman Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi, the director said Wednesday.The denial comes ...
Shilpa joins IPL bandwagon, buys stake in Rajasthan Royals (Roundup)
With the tie-up, Shilpa becomes the fourth Bollywood star after Preity Zinta, Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla to enter the IPL. While Preity is part-owner of Kings XI Punjab, Shah Rukh and Juhi are co-owners of Kolkata Knight Riders.
Shilpa termed it a strategic business investment and said: “I completely relate to Rajasthan Royals. My story is similar to the team’s journey to the top. It is an honour to be a part of Rajasthan Royals.”
“Whenever the team needs me I will always pitch in. I will be the moral support of my team. The team needed an Indian owner and so I am here,” she added. Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Shilpa Shetty Tuesday became the latest Bolywood star to join the Indian Premier League (IPL) bandwagon when she and London-based NRI businessman Raj Kundra bought a 11.7 percent stake in league champions Rajasthan Royals.The couple has invested $15.4 million in the team, which was bought by London-based Emerging Media Group for $67 million.
Shilpa termed it a strategic business investment and said: “I completely relate to Rajasthan Royals. My story is similar to the team’s journey to the top. It is an honour to be a part of Rajasthan Royals.”
“Whenever the team needs me I will always pitch in. I will be the moral support of my team. The team needed an Indian owner and so I am here,” she added. Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Shilpa Shetty Tuesday became the latest Bolywood star to join the Indian Premier League (IPL) bandwagon when she and London-based NRI businessman Raj Kundra bought a 11.7 percent stake in league champions Rajasthan Royals.The couple has invested $15.4 million in the team, which was bought by London-based Emerging Media Group for $67 million.
Amir Khan hopes for positive change in politics
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan is hoping that political parties will bring a positive change to the political milieu by fielding honest and intelligent candidates for the upcoming ... sentiment is that we are looking for leaders to be positive and progressive and take us forward and we would like to believe that you would do that and you can do that,” Aamir said at the NDTV Indian of the Year 2008 award ceremony here Wednesday.
“The reason I am saying this is because the general elections are round the corner and I, as a common citizen of the country, expect and hope that the major political parties field the candidates who are clean, intelligent and really deserving of our votes. I am really looking forward to that in all humility,” he added.
Aamir, whose film “Ghajini” proved to be a success at the box office, was awarded the Entertainer of the Year award by NDTV for his directorial debut “Taare Zameen Par”.
Accepting the award, Aamir said: “I am really grateful for the faith everyone has shown in my films. It has been really encouraging. I have to say that whatever I have achieved today is the result of the kind of support and collective input of my entire team of every film that I have been a part of.”
“The reason I am saying this is because the general elections are round the corner and I, as a common citizen of the country, expect and hope that the major political parties field the candidates who are clean, intelligent and really deserving of our votes. I am really looking forward to that in all humility,” he added.
Aamir, whose film “Ghajini” proved to be a success at the box office, was awarded the Entertainer of the Year award by NDTV for his directorial debut “Taare Zameen Par”.
Accepting the award, Aamir said: “I am really grateful for the faith everyone has shown in my films. It has been really encouraging. I have to say that whatever I have achieved today is the result of the kind of support and collective input of my entire team of every film that I have been a part of.”
Actor Govinda has narrow escape
Amritsar, Jan 31 (IANS) Bollywood star Govinda had a narrow escape Saturday when a bus hit him in this Sikh holy city, the actor said. Govinda was jogging with his son on ...
I have gifter my entire life to my wife: SRK
New Delhi, Feb 4(IANS) Returning compliments, flattering girls, accepting flowers, signing autographs and praising his wife Gauri Khan, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was at his romantic best at a press conference ...
Akshay Kumar to host second season of khatron ke Khiladi
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is set to return to the small screen as the host of the second season of “Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi”, which ...
Mumbai attacks probe preliminary: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said the Indian government had sent a dossier on the Mumbai incident only to Pakistan and did not share it with any other country.“After receiving the dossier from India, we referred it to the Interior Ministry, which investigated it and in the meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet it was decided to register a case on the basis of the probe made by the Interior Ministry,” he said while talking to newsmen here after attending a briefing at the Planning Commission.The PM said Pakistan has made preliminary investigations on the basis of the dossier and once the government received a detailed reply to the queries sent to India, it would carry out a full-fledged investigation.Asked whether Pakistan plans a similar response from India over the Samjhota Express tragedy as it did on the Mumbai attacks, the prime minister said additional information has been sought from India.In reply to a question regarding the government policy on the situation in Swat, the prime minister said the government was working on a three-pronged strategy to bring peace to Swat and Fata. He, however, reiterated the stance of the government that the military action was no solution to any problem. “We will have to look at other means to bring normalcy to the restive areas,” he added. About the allocation of the Senate seats to the PPP men, he said this decision was taken by the parliamentary board on merit.
Mukherjee says Pakistan must take further steps
NEW DELHI: Pakistan must act to eradicate militant camps, India said on Friday, a day after Islamabad admitted for the first time that the Mumbai attacks had been partly planned on Pakistani soil.Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee described the Pakistani admission as “a positive step,” but stressed that “further steps will be required”. In a later statement to parliament, he described the threat emanating from Pakistan as a “global cancer”.“For the first time it has been recognised officially by Pakistani authorities that the elements are emanating from Pakistan who are responsible for the terror attacks in Mumbai,” Mukherjee said.Stressing that the onus was firmly on Islamabad to bring the suspects to justice, Mukherjee said India hoped the matter would be taken to its “logical conclusion” and the perpetrators punished.However, India on Friday welcomed Pakistan’s acknowledgement the Mumbai attacks were partly planned on its soil. “This is a positive step. We hope that the matter will be taken to its logical conclusion where the aperpetrators are penalised,” Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters.However he also told parliament Pakistan’s reaction to the attacks had been characterised by “prevarication, denial, diversionary tactics and misplaced sense of victimhood” and said it must dismantle all militant infrastructure on its soil.“I do not discount in any way either their intent or their sincerity, but the fact remains that the overwhelming response of official Pakistan to the Mumbai attack was not appropriate to a terrorist attack where innocents were massacred in cold blood.”Mukherjee said Pakistan had to decide how it wanted to handle relations with India. “We are at a point in our relationship where the authorities in Pakistan itself have to choose the kind of relationship that they want with India in the future,” Mukherjee said.“Much depends on actions in the Mumbai case reaching their logical conclusion.” Mukherjee told parliament gains made from a 2004 peace process with Pakistan were at grave risk. That process was “paused” by India after the attack in Mumbai.Mukherjee also said terrorism in Pakistan poses a direct threat to India and the global peace. Mukherjee said we will not rest until the terrorists behind Mumbai terror attacks are brought to justice.Mukherjee said the Mumbai attacks were a crime committed against India. We made it clear to Pakistan that terror from its soil is a direct threat to India, he said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Pakistan had emerged from denial mode.“With this revelation, now the next stage should be eliminating the terrorist camps inside Pakistan and crushing the association between state actors and these terrorist groups,” BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.
Global stock markets seen mixed this week
NEW YORK: Global stock markets was seen mixed this week, as the investors confidence could not be restored despite $787 billion of stimulus bailout package approval.Dow Jones and Nesdec indexes went down by 431 and 56 points respectively. Asian markets also remained turbulent this week. At the end of this week, China’s Shanghai composite index recorded an increase of 37 points, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index after melting down 311 points close .... Full Story
Afghanistan to take part in US review: Karzai
KABUL: US President Barack Obama has accepted Kabul's request to be part of a major review of US strategy in the "war on terror" in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai and a US envoy said Sunday.Karzai said he asked Obama by letter for Afghanistan to have a role in the review, which is under way amid concerns about worsening security in this country seven years after a US-led invasion ousted the Taliban regime. US envoy Richard Holbrooke brought .... Full Story
Friday, February 13, 2009
SL crush Pak women by 115 runs
KARACHI: Pakistan women, touring Bangladesh, suffered a massive 115 runs defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in Tri-series One-Day Tournament, according to message received here on Thursday.S. Shiriwardene slammed 64 in 69 balls with ten 4s and one six as Sri Lanka raised 207 for the loss of eight wickets in 34 overs. Javeria Khan and Asmivia Iqbal took two wickets apiece. Pakistan women team in reply crashed to 92 all out in 33.3 overs. Extras top-scored with 19. Opener Bisma Maroof contributed 18 with boundaries. This was Pakistan’s second defeat against Sri Lanka after they beat Bangladesh in their opening match.
Pakistan terror a direct threat: Indian FM
NEW DELHI: Foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that terrorism in Pakistan poses a direct threat to India and global peace. Responding to Pakistan’s admission about part of the Mumbai terror attacks conspiracy planned on its land, Mukherjee said that we will not rest until the terrorists behind Mumbai terror attacks are brought to justice. Addressing the parliament, Mukherjee said that the Mumbai attacks were a crime co ... Full Story
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