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    Tropical storm disrupts over 300 flights in China

    Over 300 outbound flights were delayed in China after torrential rains caused by a tropical storm hit Shanghai city, the state-media said Sunday. More than 300 outgoing flights, both domestic and international, were delayed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Saturday due to heavy rains, according to Xinhua news agency. However, no flights have yet been […]

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    Musharraf vows to stage political comeback in Pakistan

    Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has vowed to return to politics declaring that he stood a “good chance” of a comeback as the nation had sunk in self-confidence, a claim which was rebuked by parties in Islamabad. Musharraf said that he intended to form a new party and lead it in Pakistan’s next general […]

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    Gilani rules out launching army operation in Balochistan

    Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ruled out launching an army operation in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, rubbishing Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s remarks about an anti-militancy campaign for the region like the one conducted in north-western Swat valley. “There is no such plan to launch a Swat or Malakand-like operation. That is wrong,” Gilani said, […]

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    Obama emphasises unity on 9/11 anniversary

    US President Barack Obama marked the 9th anniversary of the 11th September, 2001 terrorist attacks on Saturday by emphasising national unity and promising that America will be defined by hope rather than fear. “This is a time of difficulty for our country. And it is often in such moments that some try to stoke bitterness […]

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    Jordan signs nuclear accord with Japan

    Jordan and Japan have signed an agreement on civilian nuclear energy cooperation in the ninth such accord made by the kingdom, the official Petra news agency reported. It said the deal covers “the exploration for and exploitation of uranium, the construction and operation of nuclear reactors, as well as the protection of the environment from […]

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    Church Pastor in Los Angeles Calls for Religious Tolerance

    The pastor of the First AME ( African Methodist Episcopal) Church in Los Angeles said on Friday that a threat to burn the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11 endangered religious freedoms in the nation. “America was created as a safe haven for religious freedoms,” Pastor John J. Hunter told a news conference at the […]

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    Argentine Authorities Identify Victims of Collapsed Building

    Argentine authorities identified that two women died and 20 were injured Friday in the collapse of Beara discotheque bar (night club) in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, official sources said. Director of the Emergency Medical Assistance (SAME) Antonio Crescenti said the accident occurred early Friday morning in the Beara discotheque in the Palermo district, but its […]

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    Iran Postpones Release of Female U.S. Hiker

    Iran said Saturday morning it has put on hold the release of one of the three U.S. hikers in its custody, reversing an earlier announcement on the American woman’s release. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on the previous day that it was decided that “this lady (Sarah Shourd) to be released soon to join […]

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    UN Security Council Slams Suicide Bomb Attack in S. Russia

    The UN Security Council on Friday condemned “in the strongest terms” a suicide car bomb attack in southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz on Thursday, which reportedly left at least 17 people dead and more than 100 others injured. The condemnation was contained in a statement read to the press here by Turkish UN Ambassador Ertugrul […]

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    Iran denies building secret uranium enrichment site

    Iran has denied claims by opposition groups that it was secretly building a new uranium enrichment site deep in the mountains northwest of the capital. “We have no such installation that enriches uranium and if they (opposition groups) are aware of such a development, they should tell us. We will thank them,” the country’s atomic […]

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