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NATO races to secure violent, porous Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Aug 29th
SPIN BOLDAK: Alim Mohammad surveys the stretch of land he has guarded for the last four years, squinting under the sunlight from a cliff overlooking what the United States calls the most dangerous place in the world. The Afghanistan-Pakistan border is porous, long and teems with illegal activity, from the Taliban insurgents who hop back and forth to the enormous amounts of weapons, explosives and narcotics that are smuggled across it. “We have a really hard time,” said Mohammad, 23, flashing a set of rotten teeth and hoisting his assault rifle over his shoulder
Troop commits suicide near President House
Aug 20th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: An on-duty troop of Elite Force positioned near the President House committed suicide by opening fire at himself, SAMAA reported Saturday. According to police sources, the troop of Elite Force, Faisal Abbas shot himself to death around Sehri time
USB Disk App
Aug 19th
USB Disk lets you store and view documents on your iPhone and iPod. It has an amazing built in document viewer and is very easy to use, with a simple and intuitive interface, yet it contains many powerful features. Drag and drop files in iTunes to transfer them to your iPhone / iPod, then view them anywhere! Ever wished you could read your Word documents or your big PDF files on your iPhone / iPod; USB Disk more than fulfills your needs! Are you tired of scrolling your documents back to your where you stopped reading them; USB Disk automatically restores your last viewing position! Remember the last time you transferred pictures to your iPhone / iPod and you wished it was faster; with USB Disk the transfer is really fast! Featured by Apple in the “What’s hot” section
Will Smith May Go On James Cameron’s ‘Fantastic Voyage’
Aug 19th
Things may change drastically for producer James Cameron’s Fantastic Voyage remake soon, as the expensive sci-fi venture could be without either a director or star attached in the near future. Shawn Levy remains onboard to helm the flick for the time being, but word is that he may pass on the project if he’s unable to convince an A-lister to sign on over the upcoming weeks
‘Underworld: Awakening’ Trailer: Vampires vs. Werewolves vs. Humans
Aug 18th
Kate Beckinsale is back in tight leather for another round of supernatural battle. No, she hasn’t joined the cast of Breaking Dawn — she’s actually headlining the fourth installment of her own supernatural creature franchise, Underworld: Awakening .
Gore Verbinski Working to Save ‘Lone Ranger’ by Slashing Budget
Aug 18th
“Hi-ho, Silver! Away!” Disney’s Lone Ranger film may not be dead after all.
Extortioners get to grenade attacks
Aug 15th
KARACHI: It appears that violent incidents like shooting have come to stay in the business hub of Pakistan as a recent spate of such unfortunate events has scared the breath out of its residents… This time the extortionists have upped the ante by graduating from routine ways of terrorizing people like shooting and display of weapons to throw
10 Heroes of the London Riots
Aug 15th
As we reflect on last week’s riots in London, TIME takes a look at those who tried to do good amid the chaos
‘Harry Potter’ Duo To Reteam For ‘The Stand’ Adaptation
Aug 11th
The original 1978 version of Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel The Stand was some 823 pages long; the author would eventually go on to release a “updated writer’s cut” of the book that added over 300 pages to the story.
‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’ Trailer: 3D Run Amok On Purpose
Aug 11th
Harold and Kumar are back for a third adventure, and this time the trees they’re lighting up are Christmas ones. And they’re doing it all up in your face.
‘Dead’ Kadhafi son ‘appears’ on TV – AFP
Aug 10th
The Hindu 'Dead' Kadhafi son 'appears' on TV AFP BENGHAZI, Libya — Khamis, the feared military commander and son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, was shown on state television on Wednesday, days after rebels reported his death. Tripoli denied the claim at the time, but a rebel spokesman on Wednesday …
Shooter kills seven in Ohio rampage: police – Reuters
Aug 7th
Boston Globe Shooter kills seven in Ohio rampage: police Reuters CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Eight people, including an 11-year-old, died on Sunday when a domestic dispute turned violent near Akron, Ohio, police said. The incident in Copley Township, a town of about 14000 people outside of Akron, about 40 miles south of …
Japan remembers Hiroshima victims
Aug 7th
HIROSHIMA: Japan is remembering the 140,000 people who died after the first-ever use of an atomic bomb, dropped by the US on the city of Hiroshima in August 1945, 66 years back. It is the first time representatives from America, as well as Britain and France, attended a memorial for the attack
Afghanistan watchdog office staff changing _ again
Aug 4th
The office in charge of overseeing billions of dollars being spent to rebuild Afghanistan is undergoing a shake-up for the second time this year.


















































