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President Zardari urges early conclusion of Pak Turkey Pre

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

CHICAGO,   President Asif Ali Zardari has called for the creation of facilitative mechanisms for private entrepreneurs of Pakistan and Turkey for achieving the

PM makes mockery of his office Nawaz

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

IslamabadPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that nobody including the government has courage to stop the proposed long march of the part

Pakistan US signal cautious optimism on supply routes

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

CHICAGO US and Pakistani leaders signaled optimism that a deal on reopening vital supply routes to NATO convoys was within reach as Islamabad ordered negotiators to seal

Everest weekend death toll reaches 4

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world\'s highest m

Al Qaeda bomber kills 96 Yemeni soldiers

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

Yemen has vowed to fight "terrorism" regardless of the sacrifices as al-Qaeda claimed it was behind a bombing that saw a soldier blow himself up in the midd

NATO summit Obamas Pakistan gamble falls flat

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

CHICAGO When the White House sent a last-minute invitation for Asif Ali Zardari to attend the two-day NATO summit, they were taking a highly public gamble. Would sharing

Violence in Syria spills over into Lebanon

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

BIREH, Lebanon (AP)  Syria\'s war barreled over the border with an angry, raucous funeral Monday for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing set off a night of deadly st

Ahmadinejad should open nightclubs Iran MP jibes

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

TEHRAN A hardline Iranian MP on Saturday took a jibe at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for failing to support an Islamic dress code for women, suggesting the president sh

Malik welcomes Shahbazs move to record statement before SC

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik Sunday welcomed the decision of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to appear and record his statement before the S

Protest over murder of journalist Razzaq Gul

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

QUETTA: Journalists in Quetta protested on Sunday against the murder of journalist Razzaq Gul whose bullet-riddled body was found dumped near his residence in Turbat a da

Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Womens Rights

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

CHICAGO - As world leaders gather in Chicago to discuss the future of Afghanistan, human rights groups say Afghan women are being left out of the conversation. Afghan act

Nationalist Nikolic wins Serbian presidential elections

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

BELGRADE (May 21, 2012): Serbian political parties are expected to start negotiations on the formation of a new government Monday after the surprise win of nationalist To

The Chen affair How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Soon after blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from illegal house arrest late last month, after suffering 19 months of detention and beatings, he issued a dramat

Europe faces difficult search for growth

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

WASHINGTON - (AP)  On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2.5year-old government d

Lockerbie bomber al Megrahi dies at 60 in Libya

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home in Tripoli on Sunday nearly three years after passi

Donna Summer and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: They worked har

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

The two singers, so different in so many ways, defined their music and their respective eras so precisely as to make it almost impossible for anyone else to fill their enorm

Decision on Nato supply routes yet to be taken PM

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

LAHORE: Brushing aside speculations that the government has decided in principle to reopen the Nato supply routes, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Friday t

Sri Lankas jailed ex army chief closer to freedom

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

COLOMBO A Sri Lankan court granted jailed ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka bail on Friday, paving the way for the implementation of a presidential pardon.

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Hollande meets Obama vows early Afghan pullout

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

Washington: New French President Francois Hollande on Friday told his American counterpart Barack Obama that Paris is committed to providing assistance to Afghan security

Afghanistan provides dilemma for NATO

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

CHICAGO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries are convening in Chicago this weekend to discuss a variety of issues affectin

French leader sticks to Afghan pull out

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

The new French President Francois Hollande has visited the White House to meet his US counterpart Barack Obama for the first time, ahead of the G8 Summit.

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Iranian showdown

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

Several participants in the seven-nation talks on Iran"s nuclear program have been quoted in optimistic predictions for an agreement resulting from an upcoming session We

Iranian showdown

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

Several participants in the seven-nation talks on Iran"s nuclear program have been quoted in optimistic predictions for an agreement resulting from an upcoming session We

G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria U S official

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear amb

Obama puts weight behind Europe growth push

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

US President Barack Obama threw his weight behind French calls more pro-growth policies in Europe on Friday, as he welcomed G8 leaders to Camp David for a summit darkened