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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif sworn in as PM

euronews - ‎11 minutes ago‎
Pakistan's new prime minister has been sworn in by the country's president for an unprecedented third term. Shortly before the ceremony Nawaz Sharif used his first parliamentary speech since convincingly winning last month's elections to call for an end to ...

Dormant graft case: Swiss case spectre likely to return again

The Express Tribune - ‎10 hours ago‎
Gilani had refused to write a letter to the Swiss authorities in defiance of the court orders, saying that President Zaradri enjoyed constitutional immunity from criminal prosecution.

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Business Recorder - ‎5 hours ago‎
image KARACHI: Sindh Governor Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan on Tuesday night left here for Saudi Arabia. He will perform Umrah and will return after four days, said a statement issued here by the Press Secretary to the Governor.

Samsung trumps Apple in US smartphone share, analyst says

CNET - ‎1 hour ago‎
Samsung's share of the U.S. smartphone market topped Apple's last month for the first time since the iPhone 5 launched, analysts at investment bank Canaccord Genuity say, thanks to greater supply of Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphones and sales stoked by ...

Cricket - England rebuild after poor start

Yahoo! Eurosport UK - ‎1 hour ago‎
England rebuilt slowly but surely after losing captain Alastair Cook for a duck in the third one-day international against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

ITC Bans Sales of Older iPhones, iPads That Infringe on Samsung Patent

PC Magazine
43 minutes ago
Written by
Chloe Albanesius
The International Trade Commission this week banned the sale of older iPhone and iPad models in the U.S. after finding that they infringe on a patent held by Samsung.

Thousands evacuated after Moscow metro fire

gulfnews.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Moscow: Fifteen commuters were hospitalised and thousands evacuated from the Moscow metro on Wednesday after a high-voltage electric cable caught fire, filling station platforms with smoke at the height of the rush hour, emergency officials said.

15 dead in European flooding, thousands evacuated

Newsday - ‎1 hour ago‎
PRAGUE - (AP) -- At least 15 people have died and four others are missing in the floods that have ravaged central Europe, authorities said Wednesday as swollen rivers surged downstream toward Germany.

China Poultry Farm Fire Death Toll Rises To 120

Huffington Post - ‎53 minutes ago‎
BEIJING -- Authorities raised the death toll Wednesday by one to 120 in this week's disastrous fire at a northeast China poultry processing plant, with another 17 people unaccounted for.

Syria and the 'Red Line': Why there's no foreign intervention, yet

CTV News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Two major Western powers now say sarin gas has been used in Syria, meaning the so-called "red line" set last year by U.S.

The Cancer of Sexual Assault in the Military

U.S. News & World Report - ‎47 minutes ago‎
One wonders how, in the 21st century, we would still have a scandal of sexual abuse in the armed forces, with members of the military attacking and raping their own comrades - the same people they expect will have their backs in times of danger - and...

Karachi Traders Alliance rejects MQM's mourning day appeal

News Tribe (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
KARACHI: Karachi Traders have rejected the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) appeal for closure of trading activities on June 6 (tomorrow) in order to observe mourning day.

Appointments: SC seeks interim set-up's record

The Express Tribune - ‎10 hours ago‎
The Supreme Court has directed the Establishment and Cabinet division secretaries and the health ministry to furnish a list of all appointments, transfers/postings and terminations of officials during the tenure of the caretaker government.

Police torture teenager, release him after taking bribe

PakTribune.com - ‎6 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Police, after arresting a teenage seminary student in Gulberg, badly tortured him before handing him back to the family for a bribe of Rs 10,000.

US stocks follow global markets lower

Inquirer.net - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON - Wall Street stocks opened lower Wednesday following a global rout as weaker-than-expected data on private jobs creation underscored weakness in the US economy.

FBR suggests 13.5pc raise in FED on premium brand tobacco

The Nation - ‎13 hours ago‎
Lahore- The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suggested 13.5% increase in FED on the premium brand segments and 15% FED increase in the value brand segment.

LHC irked by mismanagement in power sector

Business Recorder (blog) - ‎16 hours ago‎
The Lahore High Court Chief Justice here Tuesday expressed serious disappointment over bad administration in power sector and failure of federal government to evolve any mechanism to control theft and misuse of electricity.

RECORDER REPORT: KSE mid day update

Business Recorder - ‎8 hours ago‎
image KARACHI: On Wednesday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 22220.32 with a negative change of 54.19 and volume of 208,036,110 shares.

Dallas Fed's Richard Fisher turns up the volume on bond-buying warnings

Dallas Morning News (blog)
20 minutes ago
Written by
Sheryl Jean
It's no secret that Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, is one of the most outspoken critics - and one of the earliest - of the central bank's current bond-buying program, but his warnings about it appear to be getting more ...

Football: Schaefer out as Thailand seeks new coach

AsiaOne - ‎7 hours ago‎
BANGKOK - Thailand has terminated the contract of its national team coach Winfried Schaefer, ending the colourful German's near two-year tenure, the kingdom's football association said Tuesday.

French Open: Maria Sharapova survives first-set meltdown to reach semi-final

Daily News & Analysis - ‎59 minutes ago‎
Sharapova had entered the contest with a 7-1 win-loss record over her old sparring partner from the Bollettieri Academy but no one would have guessed following her first-set meltdown when 20 unforced errors flew off her racket.

Salman Khan to tease audiences with cameo appearance in 'O Teri'

Business Recorder - ‎3 hours ago‎
image KARACHI: Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan, who was reportedly scheduled not to release any films this year, will apparently give his fans a teaser of his talents later this year.

The Oscar Winner Announces Pregnancy

WFMY News 2 - ‎21 minutes ago‎
Buzz up! Fark it. The Oscar Winner Announces Pregnancy. Kate Winslet's publicist reveals that she is expecting her third child with new husband Ned Rocknroll.

Karan Johar's YEH JAWAANI HAI DEEWANI endorses new template of marriage

GlamSham - ‎1 hour ago‎
To really gauge the mood of the audience about a film one needs to venture out of the comforts of the metropolitan cities to assess the reaction of the audience and this writer got an opportunity to do so when occasion presented itself to watch YEH JAWAANI ...

Protesting JPMC doctors get a dose of LEAs' wrath

The News International - ‎8 hours ago‎
A group of who were protesting against the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre's management and forced the closure of its out-patient department on Tuesday became embroiled in an ugly scuffle with Rangers, resulting in two of the protesters suffering ...

Can bariatric surgery benefit in long-run?

Times of India - ‎4 hours ago‎
A review of more than 30 studies found that diabetic people with moderate obesity lost more weight and had better glucose control over two years if they were treated with bariatric surgery rather than non-surgical alternatives like dieting and medications, ...

Microsoft to give away Outlook

Telegraph.co.uk
53 minutes ago
Written by
Matt Warman
Outlook, Microsoft's popular email management programme, has long been available as a standalone programme only as part of the expensive Office suite of applications.

Chrysler refusal of voluntary recall could turn ugly

Kansas City Star - ‎15 minutes ago‎
Chrysler is setting itself up for a head-on game of chicken with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Order Reprints.

Mahindra drives into compact car segment with `Verito Vibe'

domain-B - ‎1 hour ago‎
Sports utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) today unveiled its sub-4 metre compact car, the Verito Vibe, marking its entry into the high volume compact car market.

Toyota recalls 242000 Prius, Lexus hybrids for brake problems

Los Angeles Times
20 minutes ago
Written by
Ronald D. White
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it has issued a voluntary recall of about 242,000 of its popular Prius hybrid sedan because of brake pressure parts that could crack and slow down stopping times.

The Last of Us – review

The Guardian - ‎1 hour ago‎
Zombie game pop quiz: You've finally found the exit to the abandoned warehouse you'd been scavenging supplies from, but between you and freedom are four shambling infected monstrosities, all eager for tasty man-shaped snacks.

Raise your voice against food wastage on World Environment Day

PakistanToday.com.pk - ‎22 hours ago‎
Islamabad - The Climate Change Ministry and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) would celebrate World Environment Day on Wednesday.

Giant Jim Morrison lizard and climate change

CNN (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
To get through the long, tedious hours sitting in the fossil archives at the University of California-Berkeley, Jason Head would listen to the hypnotic sounds of The Doors.

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