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Pakistan police storm hospital, ending standoff

Newsday - ‎23 minutes ago‎
QUETTA, Pakistan - (AP) -- Pakistani police stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday, freeing hostages and ending a five-hour standoff that began with a bombing just outside the emergency room and left five dead, officials said.

Centrist declared winner of Iran's presidential election

Los Angeles Times - ‎9 minutes ago‎
TEHRAN - Iran's interior minister announced Saturday that moderate candidate Hassan Rowhani had won outright election as the nation's next president.

Karzai's rare good sense

The Nation - ‎14 hours ago‎
Departing from his usual condescending tone, President Karzai has stated that he is against foreign military action in Pakistan. He said that although the drones are a quarrel between the US and Pakistan, his posture was in sync with that of Prime Minister ...

Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons

San Jose Mercury News - ‎32 minutes ago‎
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand—Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online.

Rain stops play at Edgbaston, again

SuperSport - ‎14 minutes ago‎
India's in-form opening pair moved expertly to 47 without loss in pursuit of the Duckworth Lewis target of 168 in the Champions Trophy Group B match against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Saturday before the players were forced off the field by showers.

PlayStation 4 is destroying the Xbox One in Amazon customer poll

TechSpot
13 minutes ago
Written by
Shawn Knight
Amazon is running a poll on their Facebook page asking readers which next generation console - Sony's PlayStation 4 or Microsoft's Xbox One - they prefer.

News Quiz: June 8 - 15

Wall Street Journal (India) - ‎15 minutes ago‎
Who's Edward Snowden? What's the Golden Moose? What's the latest indignity to befall Greece? Test your knowledge of this week's news.

Nelson Mandela in hospital 'prison': bodyguard

Business Standard - ‎2 hours ago‎
One of Nelson Mandela's bodyguards has accused the medical team treating him in a Pretoria hospital of putting the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon in a virtual prison.

G8 protest in Belfast city centre

Irish Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
People take part in a demonstration in Belfast against the upcoming G8 summit. Leaders of the G8 countries will meet at Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh on June 17th and 18th.

Nisar directs for national monuments' security, restoration plan for Quaid's ...

Associated Press of Pakistan - ‎2 hours ago‎
interior.jpg ISLAMABAD, Jun 15 (APP): Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Saturday directed the authorities concerned to work out a restoration plan for the Residency of Quaid-e-Azam in consultation with Balochistan government.

Pakistan can get rid of drones

gulfnews.com - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may have cobbled together a comfortable coalition to run Pakistan's newly elected government for the next five years, but he has made a potentially turbulent beginning in ties with the US.

Posted by Parvez Jabri

Business Recorder - ‎5 hours ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: leader of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Qamar Zaman Kaira hoped that new government would take serious steps to overcome the issues faced by the country including terrorism and energy crises.

Cabinet to be formed soon, says Dr Malik

DAWN.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
QUETTA, June 13: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that he will announce his cabinet soon. Talking to newsmen after attending the oath-taking ceremony of the new governor on Thursday, he said the provincial cabinet could not ...

Punjab seeks Chinese help

The Nation - ‎14 hours ago‎
The Punjab government has signed a memorandum of understanding with one of China's top construction companies, Norinco, aimed at cooperating in the execution of projects in the fields of energy, transport, infrastructure, etc.

Stocks tumble 216 points on foreign selling

DAWN.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
KARACHI, June 14: The share prices tumbled on the stock market on Friday with the KSE-100 index conceding one per cent or 216.08 points from the heavy gains made on the post-budget rally the day earlier.

Deep Water Containers Port to be completed next year: minister

Business Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
image KARACHI: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Senator Kamran Michael has said that Pakistan Deep Water Containers Port adjacent to Karachi Port will be completed by end of next year.

Cap in hand

The News International - ‎10 hours ago‎
A large number of economists remain unimpressed by what is being dubbed as an 'accountant's budget' presented by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday.

LHC declines Chinese company's plea to grant stay

The News International - ‎10 hours ago‎
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday declined the plea of a Chinese company for stay against the Pakistani government to restrain it from demanding encashment of 17.

Windies' Bravo left with regrets

Independent Online - ‎7 hours ago‎
CARDIFF, United Kingdom - West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo regretted the fact his side were denied one more ball to win the match after they bowed out of the Champions Trophy following a tie with South Africa.

Bopara's last-over fireworks puts England in driving seat

DAWN.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
LONDON, June 13: England took their time in trademark style before some last-over fireworks by Ravi Bopara helped them post 293 for seven in their Champions Trophy Group 'A' match amid woeful Sri Lankan fielding at The Oval here on Thursday.

Punjab govt agrees to send sports contingent for Games

DAWN.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
LAHORE, June 14: Government of Punjab has assured its full support in fielding a contingent of the province in the upcoming 32nd National Games, to be organised under the auspices of POA interim-committee in Islamabad from June 28.

AFC to form Ethics Committee

DAWN.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
LAHORE, June 14: The Asian Football Confederation Legal Committee, headed by its Pakistani chairman Faisal Saleh Hayat, has approved the formation of AFC's Ethics Committee.

KC annual degree show

The Nation - ‎14 hours ago‎
The annual Degree Show 2013 by Kinnaird College for Women's students kicked off on Friday at Ejaz Art Gallery. In the final thesis work 204 art pieces were showcased.

Domestic violence: Play spotlights masculinity and domestic violence

The Express Tribune - ‎16 hours ago‎
Aurat Foundation staged a play “Domestic Violence and Masculinity,” at a hotel on Friday, focusing on the link between masculinity and domestic violence.

Doctors condemn kidnapping bid

The News International - ‎10 hours ago‎
PESHAWAR: The doctor community in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday condemned the bid to kidnap orthopedic surgeon Dr Shakirullah and demanded the government to provide protection to doctors at major hospitals and health clinics.

47 peacocks die of Newcastle disease in Tharparkar

Business Recorder - ‎4 hours ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: At least two more peacocks have died due to a contagious disease as the death toll has reached to 47 in last eight days in Tharparkar.

MS Office app for iPhone is free in the App Store but it'll cost you

Stabley Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Not only is MS Office available in the App Store, it's a free download for iPhone users. But if that sounds too good to be true, that's because it is for all but existing Office 365 subscribers.

Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of June 15

Data Center Knowledge
4 hours ago
Written by
Rich Miller
A look inside Facebook's new data center in Sweden. Blue lights are important in helping the servers look cool, as well as feeling cool.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Preorder Started, Two year contract with AT&T

AndroidOrigin - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Not the one to take the breakdown easily, the release of Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has been announced with AT& T carrier.

Facebook to unveil new product: an RSS reader according to report

PopHerald.com
4 hours ago
Written by
Carlo Raphael Diokno
facebook-android-app Facebook announces an upcoming event next week, and rumor has it that a new product will be unveiled. The social-networking giant has sent out invites for a small event on Thursday, June 20 at the company's headquarters in Menlo ...

BMW 4 Series Coupe Tech Specs

autoevolution (blog)
5 hours ago
Written by
Gabriel Nica
After we saw exactly how it looks like, Harim Kabib explained what's new and read about the pricing of the new 4 Series Coupe, it's time to talk tech specs, to see exactly what we're getting.

Rare whale shark caught, cut and sold in Karachi

PakTribune.com - ‎Jun 13, 2013‎
KARACHI: Local fishermen, after catching a 5.4-metre-long whale shark along Makran Coast, cut it into pieces and sold it at Karachi Fish Harbour before the authorities could reach, officials of WWF-Pakistan told our sources.

Gullies on Martian sand dunes may reveal tracks of dry ice sleds

Zee News - ‎Jun 12, 2013‎
Gullies on Martian sand dunes may reveal tracks of dry ice sleds Washington: NASA scientists have indicated that hunks of frozen carbon dioxide-dry ice-may glide down some Martian sand dunes on cushions of gas similar to miniature hovercraft, plowing ...

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