Ganguly shuns criticism on teams failure
May 20th
A disappointed Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly feels that "post-mortem" not needed immediately about his team s disastrous performance in the fifth edition of Indian Premier League. "Any post-mortem that needs to be done should be done after some time. Right now, the boys need to get away from here and go back to their respective homes.
US apology can salvage ties: Sherry Rehman
May 20th
Hours before the start of NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday, Pakistan Ambassador in the US Sherry Rehman called for the US administration to execute Pakistan s five demands to salvage the relationship between the two countries. In her write-up published today in foreign media, Sherry Rehman topped the five-point demand list with the tendering of apology by the US for Salala attacks that killed 24 Pakistan soldiers.
Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing passes away
May 20th
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 લોકો, died on Sunday, almost three years after being freed from jail on compassionate grounds. "He died an hour ago," his brother Abdelhakim al-Megrahi told AFP, putting the time of death at shortly after 1 pm (1100 GMT). Megrahi, 60, suffered from prostate cancer and was hospitalised for a few days in April before being sent back home to be with his family
Saudi beheads two Pakistanis over murders
May 20th
Bashir Afridi and Rahmulwahab Abdullah, both of them Pakistanis, murdered and robbed Mohammed Haji, a fellow Pakistani, the ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA. The two also killed a woman and caused the death of another, SPA reported, without revealing the nationalities of the two women
Deccan throw Bangalore out of IPL race
May 20th
Deccan Chargers shocked Royal Challengers Bangalore with a nine-run win in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal on Sunday. Now, this defeat ousted the Royal Challengers from the tournament and placed Chennai Super Kings in the last four
Pak plays practice hockey match against Malaysia
May 20th
Staff Report KUALA LUMPUR: Pakistan will play a practice match against Malaysia today (Sunday) before start of the 21 st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament. The tournament will start from May 24 in which seven countries are taking part. Pakistan will play against Argentine on 24 th while the country will play against arch rival India on 31 st
2 dacoits arrested in Multan encounter
May 20th
Staff Report MULTAN: Two dacoits were arrested in injured condition here on Sunday after a police encounter. According to police, the dacoits were trying to flee after robbing a house situated at Madina Colony of the city. Two dacoits were injured in an encounter with police who were then arrested
Strong quake hits North Italy,at least four dead
May 20th
BONDENO: A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday, killing at least four people, injuring dozens and seriously damaging historic buildings such as churches, bell towers and a mediaeval castle. The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey recorded at magnitude 6.0, struck at 4:04 a.m.
Sri Lanka president orders ex-army chief freed
May 20th
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president has ordered the release of his jailed electoral rival, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, bowing to US-led international pressure three years after the end of the island’s long ethnic war. The 61-year-old former four-star general could leave prison on Monday following legal formalities, an official said Sunday, after President Mahinda Rajapakse marked the third anniversary of the Tamil Tigers’ crushing defeat
Google says it has China’s approval for Motorola deal
May 20th
CALIFORNIA: Google has said that the Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, the last regulatory hurdle to a deal that would allow the world’s No. 1 Internet search engine to develop its own line of smart phones. Google, which will be the newest entrant to the handset market, announced plans for the acquisition last year in a bid to secure Motorola’s valuable patents and pave the way for a pairing of Google’s Android mobile software and Motorola’s handset business
Gilani invites politicians at dinner for Turk PM
May 20th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minster Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday invited heads of key political parties to join a dinner being hosted by Pakistan in the honour of visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, SAMAA reports.
NATO chief urges Pakistan to help stabilize Afghanistan
May 20th
CHICAGO: NATO’s chief urged Islamabad to back efforts to stabilize Afghanistan as he prepared for talks Saturday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, on the eve of a NATO summit.
Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot
May 20th
BEIRUT: A car bomb killed nine people at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, an attack the government said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was a foreign plot. The official SANA news agency said the blast had been the work of a suicide bomber, and had also wounded about 100 લોકો, including guards, at what it called military installations
Twitter website blocked in parts of Pakistan
May 20th
Staff Report KARACHI: The popular social networking website, Twitter, has been blocked in parts of Pakistan over “sacrilegious contents”, SAMAA reports. The Ministry of Information Technology says the website was banned in different parts due to blasphemous and inflammatory contents.
Fierce clashes rock Syrian capital
May 20th
The Local Coordination Committees and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the clashes took place in Kfar Souseh early Sunday morning but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The district is a high security area, housing several security and intelligence agencies
Israel celebrates Jerusalem ‘reunification’
May 20th
Israeli ministers held a special cabinet meeting at Ammunition Hill on Sunday to celebrate Jerusalem Day when the Jewish state captured the Arab eastern sector 45 years ago during the Six-Day War. Celebrations were lined up throughout the day with formal ceremonies, parties and the annual flag march through east Jerusalem to mark the "reunification" of the city which took place after the 1967 Middle East war. For Israel, which annexed the eastern sector in a move not recognised by the international community, Jerusalem is its "eternal and undivided capital." But for the Palestinians, east Jerusalem is where they want the capital of their promised state.


















































