Wednesday, August 21, 2013

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Thai PM concludes 2-day official visit

Associated Press of Pakistan - ‎2 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (APP): Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday left for home after concluding her two-day official visit to Islamabad.

By-polls: Army officials given magistrate powers

The News International - ‎1 hour ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Tasaduq Jilani Wednesday said that 117 polling stations out of 638 in Lahore have been declared highly-sensitive where troops would be deployed, Geo News reported.

New video games unveiled at Gamescom 2013

Baltimore Sun (blog) - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Gamescom, Europe's largest video gaming fair held in Cologne, Germany, gave a sneak preview of what's hot and new in the gaming market.

Saudi urges UN, EU to immediately address Syria 'massacre'

Business Standard - ‎11 minutes ago‎
Saudi Arabia urged the UN Security Council and EU ministers on Wednesday to immediately address Syria's "massacre," following claims the army killed more than 650 people in a chemical attack.

'How much time do I have?': Space station astronaut recounts terrifying ordeal of ...

The Province - ‎55 minutes ago‎
This July 17, 2013, NASA TV image shows International Space Station Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano working next to his space suit.

Manning sentenced to 35 yrs for leaking US data to Wikileaks

Business Standard - ‎9 minutes ago‎
A US military court today sentenced American soldier Bradley Manning to 35 years of imprisonment for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to whistleblower website WikiLeaks, causing huge embarrassment to the Obama Administration.

Jens Weidmann slams 'reckless' talk of euro break-up as Greece bail-out talk ...

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎30 minutes ago‎
In fierce comments to German business magazine Capital, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann slammed the "recklessness" of those who invoke a eurozone break-up.

Egypt court orders release of Mubarak

Sky News Australia - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Updated: 00:21, Thursday August 22, 2013. Egypt court orders release of Mubarak. Officials say an Egyptian court has ordered the release of ex-president Hosni Mubarak, but it's not immediately clear whether the prosecutors will appeal the order.

Snowden data - pressure on Guardian came from top

Channel 4 News - ‎24 minutes ago‎
David Cameron instructed Britain's top civil servant to put pressure on the Guardian to destroy classified data it had obtained from whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Afghans seek punishment for US soldier

Independent Online - ‎15 minutes ago‎
This week US soldier Robert Bales, who pleaded guilty to murdering 16 Afghans last year, will be sentenced.A military judge will decide whether Bales gets life in prison or will have a chance at parole.

2 killed in Chaman Blast

The Nation - ‎1 hour ago‎
Should militants be brought to the table of negotiations or should the use of force be used to deal with them? Yes dialogue should be resorted to.

Pakistan seizes 100 tonnes of bomb-making chemicals

BBC News - ‎13 hours ago‎
Security forces have seized 100 tonnes of bomb-making materials and detained 10 people in a raid in Quetta, south-west Pakistan, officials say.

WB has agreed to finance Diamer-Bhasha dam: Dar

DAWN.com - ‎12 hours ago‎
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar meeting with Mr Xiaoyu Zhao, Vice President, Asian Development Bank. - Photo by INP. Published 2013-08-21 07:16:48.

Polish central banker says sees stable rates until 2013

Business Recorder - ‎3 hours ago‎
image WARSAW: Poland's interest rates are likely to remain stable this year a member of the central bank's rate-setting panel was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Germany Linde to build big Saudi carbon capture plant

Business Recorder - ‎50 minutes ago‎
image KHOBAR: Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) has hired Germany's Linde Group to build the world's largest plant for capturing and using climate-warming carbon dioxide, the Saudi petrochemical giant said on Wednesday.

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Business Recorder - ‎31 minutes ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Stock Exchange witnessed a bearish trend on Wednesday as the ISE-10 index was down by 140.15 points to close at 4352.39.

Stock market closes lower for second consecutive day

Business Recorder - ‎48 minutes ago‎
image KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) bench mark 100-index on Wednesday closed lower on second consecutive day. KSE-100 index decreased by 471.96 points to close at 23015.27 while its 30-index decreased by 420.32 points to ...

Sarfraz calls for organizing more junior team's tours

Business Recorder - ‎47 minutes ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Former Test Cricketer Sarfraz Nawaz Wednesday, while hailing the national U19 team's Tri-Nation triumph, Wednesday said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should organize more tours of junior players in order to groom them for ...

England vs Australia Live Cricket Score, Ashes 2013 5th Test Day 1: Australia ...

Cricket Country - ‎14 minutes ago‎
Kerrigan was brought back into the attack as the scoring was getting slower. But the young spinner still seems to be devoid of confidence after Watson's blitz earlier in the innings.

Misbah calls for Pakistan Twenty20 league

The News International - ‎2 hours ago‎
LAHORE: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq urged his country's cricket chiefs on Wednesday to revive plans for an IPL-style Twenty20 league to get his players sharp for international competition.

Wasim Akram marries Australian girlfriend Shaniera Thompson

Indian Express - ‎29 minutes ago‎
Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram on Wednesday announced that he had married his Australian girlfriend, Shaniera Thompson, after clerics contended it was "sinful" for the couple to live together without being wed.

Chennai Express rakes in Rs 270 crores Worldwide

Business Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
image After Chennai Express' record-breaking marathon at the box office it is setting new records in the international arena too.

Match made in pop heaven: One Direction's Zayn Malik engaged to Perrie ...

Calgary Herald - ‎9 minutes ago‎
LONDON - One Direction has one less eligible bachelor. Band member Zayn Malik is engaged to Perrie Edwards of the group Little Mix.

Number of dengue patients rises to six

The News International - ‎Aug 19, 2013‎
MINGORA: The number of dengue patients, including a woman, rose to six here on Monday, sources said.The sources said six persons including a woman were suffering from dengue fever and had been admitted to the Saidu Sharif Hospital.

Islamic Development Bank disburses $32.6 million to eradicate polio

Vaccine News Daily - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Islamic Development Bank recently allocated $32.6 million to stop children in Pakistan from suffering paralysis or death at the heads of polio, the World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean office said on Wednesday.

PTA issues directives for removal of illegal mobile jammers

International News Network - ‎1 hour ago‎
ISLAMABAD: In view of service problems faced by consumers, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked all the users of illegal jammers to remove the unauthorized devices immediately else action will be initiated against violator.

Facebook reaches out to more people online via Internet.org

Business Today - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Facebook wants to get more of the world's 7 billion people online through a partnership with Samsung, Nokia and other large mobile technology companies.

Big-name advertisers sign on with iTunes Radio. Fortunately, you never have to ...

Houston Chronicle
21 minutes ago
Written by
Dwight Silverman
When Apple showed off iOS 7 earlier this summer, it also took the wraps off iTunes Radio, a streaming music service that has long been in the works.

Facebook May Not Pay A Bounty To Mark Zuckerberg Wall Hacker Khalil ...

AllFacebook - ‎39 minutes ago‎
Facebook is still refusing to pay a bounty to Khalil Shreateh, the security researcher who used the bug he discovered to post directly on Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Timeline after Facebook Security rejected his attempts to report it, but Beyond ...

Blue moon: Southern Californians share photos of rare lunar event

Los Angeles Times - ‎37 minutes ago‎
It wasn't actually blue, but it was bright and it was rare as many Southern Californians turned to social media overnight to post their snapshots of the "blue moon.

Twin Baby Stars Belch Into Their Mama's Face

Slate Magazine
3 hours ago
Written by
Philip Plait
You might think of stars as giant balls of gas in space that just kinda sit there, living out their lives, calmly emitting light and heat.

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