Passenger bus overturns near Sukkur; 2 dead, 13 injured
May 20th
Staff Report SUKKUR: A road accident on Sunday left at least two people dead and 13 injured near Sukkur city, SAMAA reports.
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Loading ...Motor racing-Briscoe claims pole position for Indy 500
May 20th
INDIANAPOLIS; Australia’s Ryan Briscoe captured pole position for next week’s Indianapolis 500 after setting the fastest time in official qualifying session. Briscoe, driving for the Roger Penske team, booked his place at the front of the grid for the 96th running of the race after setting a four-lap average speed of 226.484 mph (364.490kph) around the track
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...G8 backs Greece, vows to combat financial turmoil
May 20th
CAMP DAVID: World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalizing a global economy increasingly threatened by Europe’s debt crisis. A summit of the G8 leading industrialized nations came down solidly in favor of a push to balance European austerity – an approach long driven by German Chancellor Angela Merkel – with a new dose of U.S.-style stimulus seen as vital to healing ailing euro-zone economies
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Filipino Christian conservatives denounce Lady Gaga concert
May 20th
MANILA: Conservative Christian groups in the Philippines on Saturday marched near a shopping mall to demand the cancellation of Lady Gaga’s two concerts next week, saying her songs carried “demonic” undertones. The protests in the heavily Catholic Philippines followed a decision this week by authorities in Indonesia, a secular state but with the world’s largest Muslim population, to refuse her a permit to perform in Jakarta next month
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rawalpindi: ASI, two criminals killed in police encounter
May 20th
Staff Report RAWALPINDI: A police officer was shot dead by criminal elements during a police encounter in Rawalpindi on Sunday, SAMAA reports. Officials said two proclaimed offenders were also killed in the exchange of fire which took place within the remits of Chauntra police station in Rawalpindi early this morning. Two constables were also suffered bullet injuries in the police action against criminals, police said
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Convicted of hate crime, Dharun Ravi student gets gay support
May 20th
NEW YORK: The former Rutgers University student convicted of hate crimes for spying on his roommate’s gay tryst is drawing support from a surprising group before his sentencing on Monday: gay advocates.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes near Bologna, Italy
May 20th
BOLGONA: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Italian sailors denied bail in India
May 20th
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A court denied bail on Saturday to two Italian sailors charged with the murder at sea of two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates, hours after Rome recalled its ambassador from New Delhi in an increasingly surly diplomatic row. The court rejected the bail pleas on grounds Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone might try to escape, said a public prosecutor in Kerala, where the men are detained.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Chelsea storm final frontier to win Champions League
May 20th
MUNICH: Chelsea cleared the final hurdle in a season of never-ending challenges when they beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties in the German team’s Allianz Arena stadium to be crowned European Champions for the first time on Saturday. Football In what may be the final act of his Chelsea career, Didier Drogba sealed victory in a tension-packed Champions League final with the last kick of the shootout to clinch victory after he had headed Chelsea’s equaliser two minutes from time to force a 1-1 draw and send the game to extra time.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Scramble for Facebook stock ends in "Face-flop"
May 20th
NEW YORK: On Monday, 74-year-old Betty Tanguilig told her financial adviser to liquidate a $400,000 account and put all the proceeds into Facebook Inc (FB.O) IPO shares. Her adviser, Alan Haft, agreed to sell only $46,000 of the $400,000 account, one of several the retiree has. But at about 6:00 a.m
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...China says US report on its military unjust
May 20th
BEIJING: China expressed Saturday its “firm opposition” to a Pentagon report that said Beijing was carrying out aggressive cyber espionage as part of a steady build-up of its military power, state media said.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Facebook founder ties the knot at a small ceremony
May 20th
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to “married” on Saturday. Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, Calif., home, capping a busy week for the couple, according to a guest authorized to speak for the couple
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sunni Bahrainis stage rally in support of Saudi union
May 20th
DUBAI: Thousands of Sunnis staged a rally in Manama on Saturday in support of of a controversial proposal to unite Bahrain with neighbouring Saudi Arabia, witnesses said.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Japanese woman, 73, scales Everest for the second time
May 20th
KATHMANDU: For the second time, a 73-year-old Japanese woman has become the world’s oldest woman to climb Mount Everest, repeating her own record set 10 years ago, the company that organized the climb said on Saturday. Tamae Watanabe reached the 8,850 meter (29,035 feet) summit with a Japanese partner and three Nepali Sherpa guides on Saturday morning, said Ang Tshering Sherpa, who runs the Asian Trekking company, which provided logistics to the team. “Watanabe and other climbers are in good physical condition.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Zardari-Rasmussen meeting expected today
May 20th
Earlier meeting between president Zardari and NATO chief Rasmussen was called off for some unknown reasons. According to sources, an announcement is also expected regarding the resumption of NATO supply lines into Afghanistan after the meeting.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mainly hot, dry weather expected in most parts
May 20th
Scorching heat was recorded in most plane areas while light rain turned weather pleasant in some parts of Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa and Kashmir during last 24 hours. Weather remains pleasant after rain in Khuzdar and Lasbela areas of Balochistan. Temperature has jumped to 45C in several some cities of Sindh including Dadu, Larkana, Nawab Shah, Sibi and Mohenjo Daro.
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