In Bajaur Agency, Armed Lashkar of Mamoond tribe set ablaze eight houses of Mscreants.
According to our correspondent Mohammad Saleem, grand Jirga of the Mamoond tribe is meeting again at Kag-Gah today. Important decisions will be taken in the jirga for maintaining law and order and establishing the government’s writ besides acceler
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President Asif Ali Zardari has left New York for London on way home.
The President attended interfaith conference in New York and held talks with world leaders on the sidelines of the conference.
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In Mahmond Agency, security forces Targetted the militants positions with heavy mortars in Tehsils Lakro and Anbaar and their shelling is continuing in different areas of Machni including Malaghani, Baba-Juma Karona, Rashkai and Angoor Karona.
According to reports, three persons were killed when a mortar Shel hit a house in Atmaanzai area of Tehsil Pindiali.
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At least fifteen persons died in a road accident near Sukkur.
Thirty persons were also injured in the accident that occurred as a passenger coach coming from Karachi collided with a bus coming from the opposition side near Khairpur.
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Four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike in an eastern neighbourhood of Gaza.
An Israeli military spokesman said the strike was in retaliation after two rockets hit uninhabited areas of Israel without causing any casualties or damage enclave. Amid the renewed exchanges, Israel maintained the crippling blockade of Gaza that
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Iraqi cabinet approved a wide-ranging military pact that includes a timetable for the withdrawal of all US troops by the end of 2011 as 23 people were killed in fresh wave of violence.
The cabinet approved the agreement after a two and a half hour meeting in Baghdad, with 28 ministers out of 38 voting for it, including Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki.
The draft agreement includes 31 articles and calls for US troops to pull out of
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Turkish energy and natural resources Minister Hilmi Guler has traveled to Tehran to discuss energy cooperation between turkey and Iran.
In a meeting with Iran's oil minister Gholam Hossein Nozari in Tehran, the two sides discussed diverse areas of interest.
These include the increase in the volume of Iranian natural gas delivery to turkey, the development of phases 23 and 24 of t
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Leaders from twenty countries comrising advanced and emerging econmies in a crisis summit in Washington, have agreed on an action plan to restore global growth and prevent future financial crises.
A statement issued after the G-20-summit, one of the biggest international economic gatherings in years, said the world leaders promised new spending plans, a trade deal and a set of reforms to avert the crisis.The leaders pledged responses on a nu
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Bangladesh’s interim government said it may lift a state of emergency ahead of the december 18 polls to ensure the participation of major parties in the crucial elections.
Addressing a press briefing in Dhaka, commerce minister and the chief spokesman of the government Hossain Zillur Rahman said the government would consider lifting the emergency to Meet a crucial demand of the country's key political alliance. The B
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In Afghanistan, 43 people have been killed in fresh incidents of violence across the country.
Afghan and international troops killed 30 militants in Helmand province. They also destroyed two militant vehicles during the operation. A bomb blast in Helmand province killed a British soldier. Two suicide car bombs blew up near international tro
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The second one day cricket match of the seven match series between India and England will be played at Indore.
Both the teams have reached Indore.
India's Yuvraj Singh, who pounded England with a match-winning century in the first one-day international, could miss the second match due to a back injury. The left-hander smashed an unbeaten 138 off 78 balls a
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World number three Novak Djokovic of Serbia has won the masters cup tennis tournament.
In the final played at shanghai, the Serb thrashed Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 6-1 and 7-5 to lift his second major trophy this year The 21-year-old Djokovic, who becomes the first Serbian year-end champion, also moves to within just 10 points of Ro
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani says Pakistan can become hub of trade activity due to its geography.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of International Container Terminal at Karachi port last night. The prime minister said Pakistan’s Ports can play key role in the promotion of trade with china, India, and central Asian states.
He said the
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