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How to Write About Israel

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

At a time when international desks are being cut to the bone, this is the one bone that the newshounds won\'t give up. Wars can be covered from thousands of miles away, g

Lacking patience

in National - Tue May 08, 2012

As the Supreme Court has to announce the detailed decision regarding the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani, till then we are suppose to be quiet instead of rushing to ex

Is America rushing to leave Afghanistan?

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

Ryan Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, appeared on Amanpour today, just hours after President Obama"s surprise visit to Afghanistan and in the immediate aftermath of

Osama bin Laden went out not with a bang but with a whimpe

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

Washington: Slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who all his life boasted that he would go down fighting and would ask his bodyguards to shoot him if ever he came near Ame

The War for Spain

in International - Mon April 16, 2012

I fully intended to ignore Spain this week. Really, truly I did. I had my letter all planned, but then a few notes drew my attention, and the more I reflected on them, the m

Syrian refugees flee violence, talk of mass graves

in International - Sat April 07, 2012

REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) After days of relentless shelling and sniper attacks, thousands of Syrian refugees streamed across the border into Turkey with horrific account

Syria steps up assault as U.N. moves to send peace monitor

in International - Wed April 04, 2012

Fierce clashes erupted after Syria"s regime sent reinforcements into rebel areas despite a truce pledge, as the U.N. said it was rushing a team to Damascus to

David Cameron US tour: PM praises Obama\'s \'strength\'

in International - Thu March 15, 2012

David Cameron has praised Barack Obama\'s "strength, moral authority and wisdom" as the pair reiterated thei

9 die in Kosovo avalanche child survives

in International - Mon February 13, 2012

RESTELICA: Rescuers have pulled a 5-year-old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed both of her parents and at least seven of her

US to halt Afghan combat role

in International - Thu February 02, 2012

Brussels The United States intends to end combat operations in Afghanistan before the end of 2013, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, laying down a new mar

From darkest India an enlightened leader

in International - Wed February 01, 2012

PATNA: There\'s an apocryphal story about Bihar, a sprawling state on the Gangetic plains of eastern India that for decades held the dubious honour of being the most violent

N.Korea builds personality cult of Kim in digital area

in International - Tue December 27, 2011

PYONGYANG: The Internet is virtually banned, there\'s no free press and listening to foreign radio is illegal -- if any country can build a Stalinist-style personality cult

Afghanistan bombings kill 78 people in 24 hours

in National - Thu December 08, 2011

KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai blamed Pakistani extremists on Wednesday for an unprecedented attack on Shias in Kabul that killed 55 people, demanding justic

Italy Senate Speeds Vote as Berlusconi Prepares Resignatio

in International - Thu November 10, 2011

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) : The Italian Senate was rushing to pass debt-reduction measures that will lead to the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi within days and th

presidential liar gaffe merely proves that world leaders a

in International - Thu November 10, 2011

Why isn"t there a major diplomatic rift between France and Israel? Why isn"t there outrage in the Middle East?

If Nicolas Sarkozy had called Benjamin Netanyahu

Student pulled from quake rubble

in International - Wed October 26, 2011

An 18-year-old university student was pulled out injured, but alive from the ruins of an apartment building early today, 61 hours after the devastating Turkey earthquake.

French first lady gives birth to girl

in International - Thu October 20, 2011

Paris: French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday night the first infant born to a sitting president of modern-day France, the Fr

Second bank heist in two weeks

in National - Thu October 20, 2011

KARACHI, Oct 19: Five armed robbers on Wednesday barged into a private bank branch on Rashid Minhas Road, relieved the lone security guard of his gun, took the staf

Toll 162 as dengue claims four more lives

in National - Mon October 03, 2011

LAHORE – The dengue mosquito, continuing its death hits, on Sunday claimed four more lives in the provincial capital, pushing the death toll to 162. The City resid

Euro up on profit-taking; no surprise from G20

in International - Sat September 24, 2011

SINGAPORE: The euro rose on profit-taking on Friday after slipping to an eight-month low the previous day, but its gains could prove fleeting with market players le

Dengue sting stays sharp; 6 more dead

in National - Mon September 19, 2011

LAHORE – The menace of dengue fever continues to haunt the Lahorites with ever increasing intensity since six more lost their lives while another 824 were test

Gaza flotilla activists rally in Greece

in International - Sat July 02, 2011

ATHENS (AFP) - French and US activists hoping to defy Israel and breach its sea blocade on Gaza rallied outside the US embassy in Athens on Friday to demand their aid flotil

18 pilgrims crushed in India

in International - Fri June 10, 2011

AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) - A speeding truck in western India ran over and killed 18 Muslim pilgrims who were sleeping on a roadside early on Thursday morning, police sai

Desperate Libyans stranded in Misrata rescue

in International - Thu May 05, 2011

TRIPOLI : An aid ship defied deadly shell fire to rescue African and Asian migrant workers from the besieged port of Misrata on Wednesday, but was forced to leave behind hun

Teen says 400 suicide bombers in training

in National - Sat April 09, 2011

ISLAMABAD : A teenager arrested as an accomplice to the deadliest suicide bombing of the year has said that up to 400 suicide bombers are being groomed to wage carnage in th