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  • Pak to upgrade India as most favoured nation status says Hina Rabbani Khar

    Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has reaffirmed that her country will upgrade India to a most favoured nation status in trade. In an exclusive interview with Reuters on Saturday she denied reports appearing contrary to this and said negotiations to normalise trade with India will allow progress on other issues between the two nuclear-armed […]

    Seven indicted in Bhutto murder case

    A Pakistani anti-terrorism court hearing the Benazir Bhutto assassination case on Saturday indicted seven people, including two former top police officers responsible for providing security to the ex-Premier. Former Rawalpindi police chief Saud Aziz and ex-Superintendent of Police Khurram Shahzad were indicted by the court along with five alleged members of militant groups who were […]

    Pak shuffling nukes frequently in low security vans

    Fearful of a surprise US raid, Pakistan is shuffling its nuclear arsenal frequently in low security vans on congested roads, making them more vulnerable to snatch by Islamic terror groups. Nuclear bombs capable of destroying entire cities are being transported in delivery vans on congested and often unmarked roads to hide them from the US, […]

    Greece PM Papandreou wins crucial trust vote

    Greece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou has won a crucial confidence vote after promising to hold power-sharing talks. Mr. Papandreou previously shocked EU partners and sent markets into turmoil after calling for a referendum on an EU deal to bail out debt-ridden Greece. Mr. Papandreou said the bail-out deal currently on offer by the EU had […]

    Govt, law makers debate as to how to tackle Greece economic crisis

    Manoeuvres are continuing in Greece between the government, some of his own MPs and the Opposition over how to tackle the country’s economic crisis. The Prime Minister, George Papandreou needs to secure enough votes to survive a vote of confidence later in the day. A report from Athens says Mr. Papandreou is facing a tough […]

    Men simulating mission to Mars emerge from Russian warehouse

    Six men who have been locked up in total isolation for over 500 days to simulate a mission to Mars have emerged from a warehouse in a suburb of the Russian capital Moscow where the experiment has been taking place. The Mars-500 project undertaken at the Moscow Institute was intended to find out how the […]

    US hail Pak decision to grant MFN status to India

    The US on Friday applauded Pakistan’s decision to grant the Most Favoured Nation status to India, saying it was the “most tangible” thing to have happened in Indo-Pak relations that could lead to full normalization of their trade ties. “This is a very, very big deal, very important; could lead to really great economic opportunities […]

    Eurozone bailout: Greek PM seeks consensus; scraps referendum

    Ignoring increasing calls to step down, Greece’s prime minister has announced he would seek emergency talks with the opposition conservatives after they agreed to back the latest European bailout for Greece. Prime Minister George Papandreou, speaking at an emergency Cabinet meeting, warned that an early election was too dangerous because it would force Greece into […]

    China mine blast leaves 4 dead, 57 trapped

    At least four miners were killed and 57 others trapped underground after a sudden explosion of rock in a coal mine in central China following a small earthquake. The accident took place Thursday evening at Qianqiu Coal Mine in the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province, the State Administration of Work Safety said in a […]

    Argentina convicts drug beauty queen Angie

    A former Colombian beauty queen has been jailed for nearly seven years in Argentina for running an international drug trafficking ring. Model Angie Sanclemente Valencia, 31, had denied helping her boyfriend recruit other young women to smuggle cocaine to Europe via Mexico. She said she had come to Argentina to get married, not to smuggle […]