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Zardari, Karzai discuss Pakistan role in Afghanistan peace
May 21st
President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai discussed post-NATO forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan situation after 2014.
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Loading ...NATO officials: No plan to intervene in Syria
May 21st
United States and NATO officials say the North Atlantic alliance has no intention of intervening militarily to quell violence in Syria. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and U.S
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Spain’s ‘indignants’ have still huge support: survey
May 20th
Spain s "indignant" protest movement against economic inequality and spending cuts continues to enjoy widespread support a year after it was launched, a poll published on Sunday showed. Overall 68 percent of Spaniards said they had sympathy for the movement, compared to 66 percent who expressed that opinion in June 2011 just after it was born with the establishment of a sprawling encampment at Madrid s central Puerta del Sol square, according to the survey published in El Pais. Even more of those surveyed, 78 percent, said the "indignant" protesters "are right", compared to 81 percent who felt this way in June of last year
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...U.N. seeks Iran nuclear deal before Baghdad talks
May 20th
VIENNA: The U.N. nuclear supervisor flies to Tehran on Sunday looking for a deal to inspect suspected weapons sites – a potential breakthrough that Iran may hope could persuade the West to start lifting sanctions and deflect threats of war.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Top NATO commander plays down urgency of Pakistan deal
May 20th
CHICAGO: The U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Reuters he would not be disappointed if a long-sought agreement with Pakistan on supply routes failed to materialize by the end of the NATO summit in Chicago on Monday.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...No urgency to reach deal over NATO supply: General Allen
May 20th
The US commander in Afghanistan said he would not be disappointed if a long-sought agreement with Pakistan on supply routes failed to materialise by the end of the NATO summit in Chicago on Monday. General John Allen, who is also the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander, said in an interview he was confident a deal would eventually be struck but "whether it s in days or weeks, I don t know." Many Obama administration officials had hoped for an agreement with Islamabad in time for the Sunday-Monday summit that would end a nearly six-month ban prohibiting trucks in Pakistan from carrying supplies to NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Late flight: Zardari-Rasmussen meeting delayed in Chicago
May 20th
CHICAGO: A scheduled meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Secretary General was delayed due to delayed arrival of the flight carrying Pakistan leader, SAMAA reports. Presidential spokesman, Farhatullah Babar said Pakistani and NATO officials were working to reschedule the meeting.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Chelsea to hold contract talks with Drogba
May 20th
Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck says the club will hold talks with forward Didier Drogba about a new contract next week and hopes to appoint a permanent manager "sooner rather than later." Drogba, who scored the decisive penalty to defeat Bayern Munich in the shootout of the Champions League final on Saturday, is out of contract next month. The 34-year-old Ivory Coast international joined the west London club from Marseille in 2004. Buck says Sunday that Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay is likely "to sit down with his (Drogba s) agent this week and we ll see where it goes." Buck added that the club intends to appoint a permanent manager prior to the pre-season tour of the United States that starts with a match against Seattle Sounders on July 18
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Blind Chinese dissident begins life in US
May 20th
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was to spend his first full day in the United States Sunday after praising Beijing s "restraint and calm" as he sought to draw a line under a month-long tussle that tested China-US ties. Chen asked to say a "few simple words" as he, his wife Yuan Weijing, and their two young children were greeted with cheers on arrival at the New York University apartment block in Manhattan Saturday that now becomes their home.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...President Zardari arrives in Chicago to attend NATO Summit
May 20th
President Asif Ali Zardari arrived Chicago on Saturday to attend the NATO summit and hold meetings with world leaders on bilateral and regional issues, especially peace and security in Afghanistan and the region.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...SpaceX readies for ambitious ISS launch
May 19th
California-based company SpaceX was poised to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station Saturday in what may be a historic mission for private spaceflight. The blastoff of SpaceX s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the unmanned Dragon and over half a ton of cargo toward the orbiting lab, was scheduled for 4:55 am (0855 GMT) Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in south Florida. The forecast was 70 percent favorable for the first-of-its kind attempt to send a privately built spacecraft to the research outpost, where it plans to do a fly-under followed by a berthing in the coming days.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Netanyahu says Iran aims to deceive in atomic talks
May 18th
PRAGUE: Iran is looking to deceive the world over its nuclear programme in talks with the P5+1 group of world powers, Israel premier Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday after talks with Czech President Vaclav Klaus.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows
May 18th
DAMASCUS: Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the presence of UN truce observers. Growing suspicions of an Al-Qaeda presence in Syria, meanwhile, further complicated matters for the fragmented opposition, which has repeatedly refuted any links to the Islamist organisation. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that he believes Al-Qaeda committed a major bomb attack in Damascus that left dozens dead, and that up to 10,000 people may have been killed in 15 months of violence in Syria.
(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 ...President to attend NATO summit on Sunday: FO
May 17th
Foreign Office Spokesman in Islamabad on Thursday said the President will address the Expanded ISAF Meeting of NATO and also meet various leaders on the occasion. He will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US cautious on prospects of supply routes reopening
May 17th
The United States administration is reacting cautiously to the reports of potential reopening of NATO supply routes from Pakistan, in an apparent bid to wait until the agreement on all contentious points is reached between both countries. The Acting Assistant Secretary of Defence for Public Affairs, George Little, in response to a question at Pentagon Wednesday, said that "our team continues to hold discussions with our Pakistani counterparts on reopening of the supply routes. I don t believe a final decision has been reached by the Pakistanis," he opined.
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