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Deadly blast at Pakistan funeral

Dera Īsmāil Khān :: Pakistan | about 11 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: BBC South Asia

Several others were injured in the explosion, in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, reports say. Soon after the blast, the sound of gunfire was heard, triggering a stampede and panic in the area, a local television channel reported. Violence...

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Chinese journalist sentenced to 3 years

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 5 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by MsNoreenPeter

A Chinese writer and journalist who was arrested after protesting against a power plant in southwest China was sentenced Friday to three years in prison on charges of subverting state power, his lawyer said. Chen Daojun was sentenced in Chengdu,...

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Now American stock markets follows Asian stocks.

Ahmedabad :: India | about 2 hours ago | Business News

Posted by aarana

Today Americal markets are showing rise in stocks following Asian stocks. AT 15.00 GMT. ON 21.11.2008 EXCHANGE %CHG SANINDPSA 0.2 DOW, 0.7 SNP500 0.6 NASDAQ 0.2 IPC 0.4 TSECIDX 1.9 ALLORDIDX 1.6 NIKKEI 2.7 HANGSENG 2.9 KLSE 0.2 KOSPI 5.8...

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The Indian Navy has been authorized to pursue pirates into Somali ...

New Delhi :: India | about 9 hours ago | Political News

Posted by BiodunIginla

by Susan Kumar, correspondent for Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Minneapolis and London 2008-11-21 14:43:46 Print NEW DELHI, Nov. 21 -- The Indian Navy has been authorized for "hot pursuit" of pirates into Somali waters, the local media reported Friday. An...

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Blast in Pakistan at cleric's funeral, kills 6 people.

Lahore :: Pakistan | about 10 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by aarana

A blast at the funeral of a Shiite Muslim cleric has killed at least six people in northwestern Pakistan. Friday's attack in the city of Dera Ismail Khan also woundeD 25. Mourners were attending the funeral of cleric Allama Nazir...

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Al-Qaida Insults Obama in Audio Tape

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 5 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by MsNoreenPeter

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and...

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Qazi and Army Chief in the opposite directions on national security

Peshawar :: Pakistan | about 15 hours ago | Political News

Posted by sudhir

Qazi and Army Chief in the opposite boats. Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has assured the Nato commanders that the Nato supply line through the tribal areas, particularly Khyber Pass would be kept open and no hindrance would...

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Indian PM appeals against caste, religious divisions

New Delhi :: India | about 11 hours ago | Technology News

Source: Channel NewsAsia

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged Indians on Friday to reject centuries of ethnic and religious divisions, warning that they would be manipulated by politicians to fracture the country. His comments follow the recent arrests of Hindu leaders with links to...

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Undeclared curfew in held Kashmir

Srīnagar :: India | about 12 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Pak Tribune

The Indian forces have imposed undeclared curfew in held Kashmir to prevent protest demonstrations after Juma prayers today called to protest killing of two youths. Indian forces had killed two young men in Hindwara on Thursday. Call for the demonstrations...

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Cell Phone in Pocket Catches Stray Bullet

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 6 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by petergill

A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn -- hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled...

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