US commander says Pakistan backed raid
WASHINGTON, Nov 18: The US military has launched a coordinated operation with Pakistani forces to put pressure on insurgents on both sides of Afghanistan’s wild eastern frontier, a US military commander said on Tuesday....
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Isaf, ISPR come up with differing versions
ISLAMABAD: International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) and Pakistan’s military have come up with differing versions of an incident which took place on Sunday following an attack on Isaf post by insurgents....
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Gilani seeks comprehensive report on economy
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani asked a panel of 18 economists on Tuesday to come up with its final report latest by mid-January for addressing structural weaknesses of the economy....
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Govt disowns CII proposals
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan and Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi assured the National Assembly on Tuesday that the government would not entertain a reported...
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Tears as poverty-stricken parents abandon children
KARACHI, Nov 18: Three women abandoned their children, eight in all, to their fate by placing them under the care of the Edhi Foundation on Tuesday....
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Tribute paid to Justice Iftikhar at NY bar ceremony
NEW YORK, Nov 18: Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry received Honorary Membership of the New York City Bar Association on Monday....
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Three kidnapped tribal elders escape
KHAR, Nov 18: Three tribal elders, who had been kidnapped on Monday, escaped from a militants’ hideout in Damadola on Tuesday....
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Obama urged to build partnership with Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Nov 18: The incoming Obama administration has been advised to bring a “dramatic strategic shift” in US policy towards Pakistan, moving away from knee-jerk reactions to security threats to building a ‘partnership for progress’ with the South Asian nation....
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More talks with ex-Taliban in Saudi Arabia likely
KABUL, Nov 18: Afghan government representatives and former members of the Taliban are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia soon for talks on ways to end the war in Afghanistan, an Afghan government official said on Tuesday....
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‘Good election turnout does not undermine Kashmiri movement’
SRINAGAR, Nov 18: A fairly good turnout in the first phase of elections in occupied Kashmir may mean pro-independence Kashmiri leaders misread a desire for development and democracy, said analysts and...
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UN reports rise in greenhouse gas emission
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18: Greenhouse gas emissions of 40 industrialised countries rose by 2.3 per cent between 2000 and 2006, still about 5 per cent below the 1990 level, according to United Nations figures released on Tuesday....
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Tehran aims for N-plant launch in 2009
TEHRAN, Nov 18: Iran is aiming to commission its first nuclear power plant in 2009 after years of delays, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday....
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Australia temporarily shuts down navy
CANBERRA (Australia), Nov 18: Australia’s navy gets a big Christmas gift this year: two months paid vacation for most sailors that will ease the effects of a recruiting slump but make the service Down Under look something like a part-time operation....
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Four militants killed
SRINAGAR, Nov 18: Indian troops killed four suspected militants close to the Line of Control in occupied Kashmir, police claimed on Tuesday....
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Pirates hijack seventh ship in 12 days
MOGADISHU, Nov 18: Somali pirates hijacked their seventh ship in 12 days on Tuesday, as the US Navy reported that pirates had seized an Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden....
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Two NZ men convicted of murdering toddler
WELLINGTON, Nov 18: Two New Zealand men were convicted on Tuesday of murdering a three-year-old girl after several months of abuse that included spinning her in a hot clothes dryer and beating her using wrestling moves copied from a computer game....
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Biofuels conference under way
SAO PAULO, Nov 18: An international conference on biofuels involving officials from 40 countries has begun, with delegates deliberating over issues in development, food security, trade and climate change....
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Remains of ‘first nuclear family’ found
CHICAGO, Nov 18: Parents clasped the hands of their children in a 4,600-year-old grave which researchers believe to be the oldest evidence discovered so far of the nuclear family in early human development, according to a study....
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