France’s Hollande in surprise visit to Afghanistan
May 25th
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande arrived in Afghanistan on Friday for a surprise trip to visit France’s troops there and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Hollande’s office said.
Mutilated dead body of 5-year-old girl found in Attock
May 25th
Staff Report ATTOCK: The mutilated dead body of a five-year-old girl, kidnapped 8 days ago from Attock District, was recovered from Jund locality, police said Friday. The dead body, wrapped in a gunny bag, was recovered from jungle at the identification of accused Masood. The girl, Sidra, was kidnapped eight days ago while she was playing outside her house
Musharraf is killer of my mother: Bilawal Bhutto
May 25th
Staff Report WASHINGTON: Pakistan People’s Party (購買力平價) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said he believes Former President General (rtd.) Pervez Musharraf is the assassin of his mother Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the former two-time premier of the country, SAMAA reports Friday. Speaking to a US-based news television in an interview, he said, giving reason for his belief, that the former president asserted that Benazir’s security will be hinged upon her cooperation.
Man confesses to murder which terrified America
May 25th
華盛頓: A man has confessed to strangling to death a boy who vanished on his way to school in 1979 — a haunting case that terrified parents across America and baffled police for three decades, New York police chief Ray Kelly said. The disappearance of Etan Patz was so shocking that he instantly became a symbol for growing fears over the safety of children playing outside the home
Treatment of Dr Afridi ‘unjust, unwarranted:’ 克林頓
May 25th
華盛頓: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday denounced as “unjust and unwarranted” the treatment of a Pakistani doctor who was jailed for 33 years for helping in the hunt for Osama bin Laden. A tribal court in Khyber Agency on Wednesday convicted Shakeel Afridi of treason after he agreed to collect DNA for US intelligence to verify the presence of the most-wanted Al-Qaeda leader
Dinosaur with tiny arms unearthed in Argentina
May 25th
BUENOS AIRES: Argentine experts have discovered the near-complete remains of a new species of Jurassic-era dinosaur that stood on its rear legs and had tiny arms, according to a leading paleontologist. The find belongs to the Abelisaurus family, “the most common carnivorous species in the southern hemisphere during the Cretaceous Period,” some 70 to 100 million years ago, paleontologist Diego Pol told AFP on Thursday. “However the fossils that we found are some 170 million years old,” from the earlier Jurassic Period, Pol said
Asian shares slip as European woes persist
May 25th
Asian markets were mixed Friday and the euro sat at near-two year lows as weak European data added to pessimism after this week s disappointing summit on saving Greece from leaving the eurozone. Positive leads from Wall Street and European markets were unable to provide a lift as Asian indexes gave up the gains made since the start of the year. Tokyo traded flat, up 0.20 percent, or 17,01 points, to 8,580.39, Sydney eased 0.66 percent, or 26.6 points, at 4,029.2, while Seoul closed 0.53 percent higher, or 9.7 points up, at 1,824.17
Oil prices ease in Asian trade
May 25th
Oil prices eased in Asian trade Friday on growing fears about the eurozone s debt troubles but the falls were tempered by worries about the nuclear standoff between the West and Iran, analysts said. 紐約 s main contract, West Texas Intermediate crude for delivery in July was down two cents to $90.64 per barrel while Brent North Sea crude for July shed 23 cents to $106.32 in the afternoon.
Indian PM to meet Myanmars Suu Kyi
May 25th
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi next week during the first visit by an Indian premier to Myanmar in a quarter of a century, her party said Friday. India has faced international criticism in the past for its engagement with Myanmar s former junta, and Singh s meeting with the veteran activist is seen as a sign that Delhi wants to reaffirm ties with the democracy activist. Nyan Win, a spokesman for Suu Kyi s National League for Democracy (NLD), said the talks would take place on Tuesday, pushing back plans for the Nobel laureate to visit Bangkok in her first foreign trip in 24 years.
Railways employees protest enters 12th day
May 25th
According to the technical staff of Pakistan Railways Locomotive, they demanded to increase technical allowance, to upgrade pay scale and asked for overtime which should be equivalent to double the amount of their pay if they work on their off day. The protestors lamented that government has agreed to their demands but the railway officials are not implementing the orders
英格蘭, West Indies 2nd Test starts today
May 25th
England will take an unbeatable lead in their three-match series against the West Indies if they win the second Test at Trent Bridge starting here on Friday. 和, after a five-wicket victory in the first Test at Lord 小號, few would bet against Andrew Strauss s number one ranked side going 2-0 up in Nottingham. The West Indies did take the first Test into the fifth day and twice had England wobbling as they pursued a modest target of 191.
All Pakistan Wheelchair Users Cricket Tournament begins
May 25th
Teams from all over the country, including Multan and Islamabad, are participating in the tournament.
Karachi violence claims 2 more lives
May 25th
Two people were in acts of violence in different parts of Karachi while Rangers have arrested 17 人, including six members of Lyari gang war, during raids in Maripur and Guzri areas. 根據細節, 28-year-old Faisal was shot dead in Bahadurabad area while 25-year-old Abdul Shakoor was gunned down by some unidentified persons in Korangi.
Gujranwala: Land dispute claims two lives
May 25th
根據細節, Naeem Mughal bought a 5-marla plot from his neighbor Rehmat in Kalar Abadi area in the jurisdiction of Police Station.
Man arrested in Chinese cannibalism case
May 25th
Police in southwest China have detained a man suspected of murdering more than a dozen boys and young men, chopping up their bodies and selling the flesh to unsuspecting consumers, reports said Friday. Zhang Yongming, 56, was detained two weeks ago in Nanmen village in Yunnan province and is being investigated over the murder of a 19-year-old man in late April, the Guangxi News website reported. Police searching Zhang s home found the young man s cellphone, bank card and other evidence, according to the website, which said more than a dozen other teenagers had gone missing from the village over the years.
Musharraf ‘murdered my mother’: Bilawal
May 25th
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of President Asif Ali Zardari, on Thursday said Musharaff sabotaged his mother s security when she returned to her homeland in 2007, and said he is confident of his own security in Pakistan. "I m confident that the Pakistani government will provide me with the adequate security, unlike the government at the time that sabotaged my mother s security in Pakistan," he told CNN in an interview.


















































