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Challenge to NAB chief's appointment: Nisar's petition has become ...

SOURCE: DAWN

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National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired Admiral Fasih Bokhari submitted before the Supreme Court on Saturday that a challenge to...
Drone Rules Provide Limits, Ambiguity

SOURCE: Fox

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President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the...
Authorities search for Iowa teen amid rain, wind

SOURCE: Fox

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Iowa Authorities on Saturday searched amid rainy and windy conditions for an Iowa teenager who was abducted Monday. It...
Two Hall of Famers the Dodgers forgot

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

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Grandad loved the Dodgers, he lived for the Dodgers, that's who he was," Chuck Williams said. They are two Hall...
Shahbaz asks PML-F to join federal govt

SOURCE: DAWN

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L-N leader, met PML-F President Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi here on Saturday and invited his party to join the incoming...
Turkey seeks to...

SOURCE: Arab News

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Arab News Staff Sunday 26 May 2013 Last Update 26 May 2013 2:59 am Egemen Bagis, Turkey's minister for European...
Sponsors charge expats fees illegally

SOURCE: Arab News

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Arab News Staff Sunday 26 May 2013 Last Update 26 May 2013 3:36 am The Ministry of Labor has advised...
D for discipline: Unruly...

SOURCE: Arab News

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34 am Misbehaving middle and secondary school students of both genders will be banned for one month from school, have...
Saudi families spent SR...

SOURCE: Arab News

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Khalid Al-Subiani Sunday 26 May 2013 Last Update 26 May 2013 3:32 am Saudi families spent SR 7 billion on...
Saudi women find steep learning curve in nursing

SOURCE: Arab News

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32 am As taboos fall away in the nursing profession and more Saudi women are hired to give care to...
Tunisia recovers yacht...

SOURCE: Arab News

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Tunisia has received a second yacht belonging to the former dictator's family, this time from Spain. The $ 5 million,...
PM hopes new govts will solve Balochistan problems

SOURCE: DAWN

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Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso expressed the hope on Saturday that the elected federal and provincial governments would...
Deadly clashes rock Guinea ahead of poll

SOURCE: Al Jazeera

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19 The violence on Saturday brings to 11 the number of people killed since Thursday in unrest [AFP] At least...
Khursheed nominated leader of opposition in NA: PML-N govt should ...

SOURCE: DAWN

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The PPP-nominated leader of opposition in the National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, has said his party would like to...
Building English confidence among rural kids

SOURCE: The Star

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Growing up in the rural area of Kuala Telemong, 18-year-old Norshafiqa Rahim never had any reason to master the English...

Heart damage reversed in obese teens by bariatric surgery

Posted by: Debbie Nicholson

Columbus :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-03-06 23:09:21 -0800 | health-news

Bariatric surgery in extremely obese teens is beneficial for cardiac abnormalities This new study examined 10 adolescents who underwent weight-loss surgery between August and December 2008 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital which included nine females and one male. Recent data indicates...

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I'm sick of the Jim and John Harbaugh story

Posted by: Anthony Bloch

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 03:59:55 -0700 | sports-news

It's only been a few days and I'm already sick of the Jim and John Harbaugh Super Bowl story. Obviously there had to be initial excitement that they were the first siblings to square off against each other in the...

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7-year-old brings .22-caliber handgun to NYC school in backpack

Posted by: Nina Rai

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-04-18 04:43:03 -0700 | disasters-news

Report By: Nina Rai New York City, Jan. 18, 2013: In another telling commentary on the perilous times Americans live in, especially against the backdrop of the horrific Sandy Hook tragedy, a handgun was found stashed inside the backpack of...

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Allvoices Writers’ Resources: About Select Media and a checklist for writers

Posted by: Punditty

Santa Cruz :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-03-06 20:52:26 -0800 | your-story

Jan. 10, 2013 What is Select Media? The Select Media program helps Allvoices showcase its top reports during a given news cycle, 24 hours a day. It is designed to reward the site’ s best writers for strong efforts and...

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Shakira and Gerard Pique welcome their baby boy

Posted by: Samantha86

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:05:42 -0700 | entertainment-news

Shakira and Gerard Pique have welcomed a baby boy and named him Milan Pique Mebarak. Both mother and son are reportedly doing fine. The news of their bundle of joy’s arrival was communicated by Shakira heself through her official website...

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Why there may be no elections in Nigeria in 2015 - Dr. Frederick Fasehun

Posted by: eeudomyahoocom

Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-03-21 04:11:25 -0700 | political-news

Dr. Frederick Fasehun is a medical doctor. But, in the last 30 years or so, he has been more famous as an activist than a doctor. Fasehun was part of the team of radical activists that rattled the late military...

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Ethics lessons from Lance Armstrong

Posted by: PJesep

Austin :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:43:07 -0700 | business-news

Lance Armstrong’s recent confession admitting to significant ethical lapses due to drug use highlights a fundamental spiritual component in every professional’s life. Neglecting spiritual health comes with serious consequences. In this context, spiritual does not mean religious,...

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Fermi telescope to join hunt for dark matter

Posted by: arkar

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 05:01:11 -0700 | technology-news

It seems that dark matter and dark energy and the mystery enshrouding both are increasingly proving to be one prize that all scientists wish to bag, as it was announced today that one of the most powerful telescopes currently in...

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Condoleezza Rice accepts position as CBS News 'correspondent'

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:46:02 -0700 | political-news

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reportedly once said that her dream career was to someday become commissioner of the National Football League. Apparently, that is not going to happen any time soon. Instead, Rice has embarked upon a new...

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Ray Lewis will have to wait one more game to retire

Posted by: Anthony Bloch

Foxborough :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:43:07 -0700 | sports-news

Ray Lewis will have to wait one more game to retire. His defense suffocated Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday. Ray Lewis has been an inspiration to his team, especially the defense that he captains. Baltimore beat...

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Man robs Girl Scouts of cookie sale money at Philadelphia-area supermarket

Posted by: StephenPope

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:48:36 -0700 | disasters-news

Police are searching for a white male, 20 to 30 years-old who robbed a group of Girl Scouts selling cookies this past weekend at a supermarket in Berwyn, PA, a Philadelphia suburb. Investigators and witnesses say the man approached a...

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Mexican women march to implore governor’s help to end 'feminicide'

Posted by: Billie Greenwood

Chihuahua :: Mexico | updated 2013-03-06 20:50:59 -0800 | causes-news

Four Mexican parents are risking death in a protest march to implore the governor’s intervention to recover the bodies of their deceased daughters from state agencies. Their march of more than 200 miles from the northern Mexico border city of...

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Internet deals giant Groupon pulls gun offers from site

Posted by: Nathan Salant

Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:10:50 -0700 | technology-news

Internet fixture Groupon, the Chicago company that dominates the daily deals segment, has pulled current and planned discounts on guns and gun-related products in light of last month's mass shooting at a grade school in Newtown, Conn. Groupon, which launched...

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2013 Africa Cup of Nations -- Group D picks

Posted by: Adrian Holman

Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated 2013-03-21 05:03:51 -0700 | sports-news

Out of all of the groups in this year's Africa Cup of Nations, Group D is the best one as all four teams have a chance to qualify for the quarterfinals. However, only two can go on. Which two will...

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Obama uses children as props to try to get his gun control legislation passed (Opinion)

Posted by: Redhanded

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-03-06 20:51:45 -0800 | political-news

A little more than a month after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 children and six adults dead by a crazed gunman, President Obama has decided that the best way to curb...

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