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Two parties back strike call

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

KARACHI, May 22: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have condemned the gun attack on a peaceful rally and extended their full support to the

US Pakistan thaw swiftly becomes debacle

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

WASHINGTON: A summit meant to symbolize a thaw between the United States and Pakistan has only worsened the bad blood, with the troubled relationship casting a pall over

Egyptians set to pick president for first time

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

Egyptians vote today for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who served under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.

In poll, Russians see wide gap between democratic ideals a

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

OSCOW  With Russia in a state of political ferment for the first time in more than a decade, a new poll has found sharply expressed and seemingly contradictory opini

Drogba the hero as Chelsea sink Bayern

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

MUNICH: Didier Drogba was the hero as Chelsea won a historic first Champions League crown here on Saturday to shatter Bayern Munich"s dreams of winning the title at their

Pak Turkey bound in religious cultural links Fehmida

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

IslamabadSpeaker of the National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza on Monday said Pakistan and Turkey were strongly tied in religious, spiritual, cultural and linguistic links as

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

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

Politics is not Dr Khans cup of tea

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

THE highly respected and legendary nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has stated that he will not join any political party but continue to serve the nation in whateve

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

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

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

SCs real challenge

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

IMPORTANT as it is for a court to establish all the relevant facts, the request by the Supreme Court for the government to produce the decades-old notification under whic

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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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

Obama Welcomes World Leaders For G8 Summit

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed world leaders for a Group of Eight (G8) summit.

The two-day meeting at the Camp David retreat outside Washington is

Nawaz Sharif has failed to enter Sindh"s politics: Ayaz So

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

KarachiThe chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Mian Nawaz Sharif"s attempt to enter into the political field of Sindh has failed, said Sindh Minister for Law, Muh

Yemeni troops gain on al-Qaida rebels

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

SAN\'A, Yemen -- Government troops battling al-Qaida fighters in southern Yemen have made inroads into the militants\' strongholds, but the offensive on a strategic city has

Mladic trial delayed because of evidence issues

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

The delay cast a shadow over one of the court\'s biggest cases and over the reputation of the court itself, where most prominent trials have proceeded at a snail\'s pace, f