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Motorola mobility smartphone face US import ban
May 19th
US commission on Friday sided with Microsoft by moving to ban the import of Android-powered Motorola smartphones based on patent infringement complaints by the software colossus. The ruling issued by the International Trade Commission (ITC) will take effect in late July if President Barack Obama does not overrule it. "The Commission has issued a limited exclusion order directed to the infringing products of Motorola and has terminated the investigation," the ITC said in a written decision
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Loading ...Brotherhood faces new challenges in Egypt power quest
May 18th
CAIRO: On the eve of the uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power, the Muslim Brotherhood braced itself for a wave of mass detentions, convinced the president was planning to hand power to his son and would order a crackdown on opposition. In is a testament to how much has changed since then, the head of its political party, Mohamed Mursi, has emerged as one of the strongest challengers for the deposed Mubarak’s job in a May 23-24 election. “The group was preparing for a knock-out blow,” said Essam el-Erian, a Brotherhood leader who was behind bars when the uprising erupted but today receives journalists at an opulent office in parliament, where his group controls close to half the seats
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama calls off Clinton apology mission: US paper reveals
May 18th
Staff Report WASHINGTON: A US-based newspaper claimed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was on the way to Islamabad to extend apology over the Mohmand attack on Salala check post inside Pakistan; but, President Obama called her back, SAMAA reports Friday. The newspaper Wall Stree Journal states, “The U.S. had expressed ‘regret’ for the Nov.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...New tariff for NATO trucks not finalized yet: US
May 17th
While addressing a briefing at Pentagon, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public affairs, George Little refused to comment on the specifics of these discussions. He was asked whether the new rates being quoted in the media, between $1500-$5000 per truck, as and when the NATO supplies resume were accurate or not.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...FO denies media reports over Pak-US ties as baseless
May 17th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office Thursday said the media reports on Pak-US relations are nothing but based on assumptions, asserting President Asif Ali Zardari will attend crucial NATO summit meeting on Afghanistan being held in Chicago this week. The FO statement says Pakistan will continue negotiations with the US on all matters in the larger national interest; however, the parliamentary recommendations will be acted upon in issues besetting the frayed Pak-US ties. The statement further says the issues regarding the US apology over Salala check post attack and the missile strikes inside Pakistan, will be settled in the light of guidance from the cabinet and defence committee
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...PML-N not responsible for implementation of SC orders: PM
May 17th
Referring to the PML-N’s recent criticism over his status after the verdict of Supreme Court, PM Gilani said that political parties were not responsible for ensuring that the orders of the Supreme Court were implemented. Speaking to the media, Prime Minister Gilani made a specific reference to the PML-N when making this statement.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama administration denies role in arming Syrian rebels
May 17th
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s administration has repeatedly said over the past few months that it won’t ship arms to Syria’s outgunned opposition, warning that doing so will only escalate the bloody conflict there. But the Washington Post reported Wednesday that the U.S
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Stage collapses during Faryal Talpurs public rally, 20 injured
May 17th
The stage set up for a public gathering of sister of President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP leader Faryal Talpur collapsed due to overcrowding in Khairpur village in Shaheed Benazirabad district in which 20 persons receive minor injuries. The gathering was held by former MNA Syed Shaukat Shah to announce his decision to join the PPP. As MNA Faryal Talpur reached the stage, it fell off due to overload
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Syria’s Assad warns France against "inciting chaos"
May 16th
MOSCOW: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday he hoped France would change its policies in the Middle East and Arab world under President Francois Hollande, warning against “inciting chaos and crisis”.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...CJP restored but not the justice: Sharjeel Memon
May 16th
The PPP has never been dispensed with justice, he added. He said that it was deplorable that no case has been registered against ex-president Pervez Musharraf. Addressing a pressing conference in Karachi he questioned why all the cases were registered against the Pakistan People’s Party leadership.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In breakthrough, President Zardari to attend NATO summit
May 16th
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will attend a summit of NATO leaders in Chicago this weekend, the Pakistan Embassy in Washington said on Tuesday, ending speculation Islamabad might be excluded from the high-level talks on Afghanistan’s future. Nadeem Hotiana, an embassy spokesman, confirmed Zardari’s attendance at the May 20-21 summit, a sign Washington and Islamabad may finally be able to significantly improve ties following the NATO air strike in November that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and prompted Pakistan to shut NATO supply routes into Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...U.S.-Pakistan near deal on reopening supply lines
May 16th
WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States appeared on the verge of clinching an agreement to reopen ground supply lines into Afghanistan, a U.S. official said, as Islamabad confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...At least 10 more killed in Syria: watchdog
May 16th
BEIRUT: Regime troops shot dead at least five people in a new assault on the flashpoint town of Khan Sheikhun and opened fire on a refugee camp in southern Syria on Wednesday, monitors said. A child, another civilian and three armed militants were killed by machinegun fire in Khan Sheikhun, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Four others died of wounds suffered on Tuesday when regime troops “massacred” 20 people during a funeral procession in the town, according to the Britain-based group.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sindh Card has no credit to use: Nawaz Sharif
May 16th
Staff Report SHIKARPUR: PML-N President and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said there is no credit in Sindh Card, which cannot be used now. Interacting with journalists here on Wednesday, Nawaz Sharif said those talking about Punjab’s partition have no realization what they are doing. He said people are fed up of government’s corruption and mismanagement.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...U.N. aims to collect monitors from Syrian town
May 16th
BEIRUT: The United Nations aims to collect a monitoring team from the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun on Wednesday, the head of the monitoring mission said, after they spent the night in the hands of rebels following an attack near their convoy.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Chishti to meet PM Gilani today
May 16th
Staff Report ISLAMAABD: Pakistani microbiologist Dr. Khalil Chishti is due to meet Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani today (Wednesday) after returning home from India, SAMAA reports. Chushti will be submitting his document in Indian High Commission at Islamabad today.
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