Kotri roadside accident kills 3, hurts 3
May 22nd
Staff Report KOTRI: Three people were killed and as many people were injured in a roadside accident near Khurshid Colony area of the city this morning, SAMAA reports Tuesday. According to police sources, the accident occurred owing to overtaking between a fast-paced truck and a Suzuki, as a result killing three people Asad Pathan, Adad Gul and Mashooq Mastoi riding the Suzuki including on the spot.
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Loading ...Apple still dominates world’s top brands
May 22nd
CALIFORNIA: Apple has maintained its place as the world’s most valuable brand over the past year, leading a group of technology-related companies that dominate the top 10, according to a study published on Tuesday. The iPhone and iPad maker has boosted its brand value by 19 percent in the past year to $183 billion, или 37 percent of its market capitalisation, according to the annual BrandZ study by leading brands and market-research agency Millward Brown.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...‘Hunger Games’ village up for auction
May 22nd
Лос Анджелис: Want to live like you were in “The Hunger Games?” Now may be your chance. The North Carolina town that became District 12 in the blockbuster film is up for auction in July for $1.2 million, the Profiles in Hollywood auction house said on Monday.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Houston’s last record released for her film "Sparkle"
May 22nd
Лос Анджелис: Whitney Houston’s last recording – a new duet with “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks – was released on Monday ahead of the singer’s upcoming film, “Sparkle.” “Celebrate,” produced by R. Kelly for “Sparkle” which will hit movie theaters on August 17, was recorded by Houston shortly before her sudden death aged 48 in February.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Пакистан, US signal cautious optimism on supply routes
May 22nd
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 an agreement. President Barack Obama told reporters the United States and Pakistan were making “diligent progress” on an accord, after he briefly met Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Chicago. Obama, обаче, said he had never expected the dispute to be solved during the NATO session.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Badminton: Fears for Lee after Thomas Cup injury
May 22nd
Malaysia s world number one Lee Chong Wei sustained a serious ankle injury at the Thomas Cup Tuesday, hobbling off in tears to leave his Olympic dreams hanging in the balance. "He will not take part in any more matches at the Thomas Cup," said Malaysia singles coach Rashid Sidek
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Iraq bombings kill six including four children
May 22nd
Bombings in the centre of the ethnically-mixed city of Baquba, north of Baghdad, killed six people including four children on Tuesday, an army officer and a doctor said. The attacks struck the homes of a anti-Qaeda militiaman and a formerly internally-displaced family, both of which are in a neighbourhood that was an insurgent stronghold during the worst of Iraq s sectarian bloodshed
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US Ambassador to Afghanistan plans to quit
May 22nd
US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, a veteran diplomat who previously served as the US envoy to Iraq, Pakistan and Syria, plans to step down soon, CBS news reported early Tuesday. The surprise news came after the conclusion of a NATO summit in Chicago in which leaders charted a path out of the unpopular war in Afghanistan, where local security forces are to take the lead in combat from mid-2013
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...UN nuclear chief says deal with Iran reached
May 22nd
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...World’s tallest tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree, opens
May 22nd
The world s tallest tower and Tokyo s biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected to take high-speed elevators up to the observation decks of the 634-meter (2,080-foot) tower Tuesday to mark its opening
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...15 killed in south India train collision
May 22nd
A passenger train rammed into a freight train before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 15 people in a fiery wreck, officials said.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...China stays businesswoman’s execution after outcry
May 22nd
A 31-year-old Chinese entrepreneur who was once one of the nation s wealthiest women has been spared the death penalty, an official said Tuesday, after her case sparked a rare public outcry.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...‘No intention to block NATO supply permanently’
May 22nd
In an exclusive interview to Dunya News in Chicago, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Pakistan’s sovereignty should be respected. The public reaction comes when sovereignty of the country is violated, Hina said. She said that Pakistan’s Parliament has urged better relations with the world community and it has reviewed relations with the US and ISAF.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama snubs Pakistan during NATO address
May 22nd
In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan. The omission speaks to the prolonged slump in US relations with Pakistan that clouded a NATO summit where nations were eyeing the exits in Afghanistan. Obama readily acknowledged that the tensions raise questions about whether Pakistan will help or hurt the goal of a stable Afghanistan
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Asian markets rise ahead of European summit
May 22nd
Asian markets rose Tuesday following a strong performance on Wall Street and on hopes EU leaders will come to an agreement on dealing with the eurozone debt crisis at an upcoming summit. Tokyo gained 0.98 percent by the break, Hong Kong was 0.81 percent higher, Sydney added 0.79 percent, Shanghai rose 0.59 percent, and Seoul climbed 1.16 percent
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama, at NATO summit, vows to end Afghan war ‘responsibly’
May 22nd
CHICAGO: President Barack Obama promised Monday to end the Afghan war “responsibly” as he and other NATO leaders prepared to give formal approval to a plan to shift international forces from a combat to a support role next year. On the final day of the two-day NATO summit, Obama said stabilizing Afghanistan was a vital mission, but he reiterated that the goal of the gathering was to put the U.S. and its allies on a path to terminate their direct involvement in the unpopular conflict even though years of fighting by the Afghans still remain.
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