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Strong Quake Shakes Pakistan; Area Thinly Populated

NPR (blog)
10 minutes ago
Written by
Mark Memmott
There was a strong, 7.7-magnitude earthquake in southern Pakistan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. It's been followed by several aftershocks - one of them with a 5.9-magnitude.

Ebad condemns Peshawar blast

Business Recorder - ‎2 hours ago‎
image KARACHI: Governor Sindh, Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan, has vehemently condemned the Peshawar bomb blast. A statement issued here on Tuesday said that he had telephoned the Governor and the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and expressed ...

PHC orders legislation against illegal SIMs

Business Recorder - ‎2 hours ago‎
image PESHAWAR: Chief Justice Peshawar High Court (PHC) Justice Dost Muhammad has ordered legislation against illegal mobile phone SIMs. Speaking during hearing of the case regarding sale of illegal SIMs, Justice Dost Muhammad said that SIMs ...

Anyone Who Pays $10000 For A Gold iPhone Must Think It's Really Gold

Huffington Post - ‎49 minutes ago‎
We're starting to think that people believe Apple's new gold-colored iPhone 5S is actually made of gold. Why else would anyone pay more than 50 times its retail value of $199 on eBay?

Kenya: Who were the Nairobi Westgate attackers?

BBC News - ‎22 minutes ago‎
A British woman is thought to be among militants who killed at least 62 people at a Kenyan shopping centre, the country's foreign minister has said.

LTE Surface 2 coming in 2014, but Microsoft stays mum on a Surface mini

PCWorld
42 minutes ago
Written by
Mark Hachman
If Microsoft does plan to release a consumption-oriented Surface Mini, executives did a good job during Monday's Surface 2 unveiling of keeping it under wraps.

Obama to address Iran in UN speech

CBC.ca - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Seeking to build on diplomatic opportunities, U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to signal his willingness to engage with the new Iranian government if Tehran makes nuclear concessions long sought by the U.S.

'White Widow' Samantha Lewthwaite an 'ordinary girl empty in confidence'

Irish Independent - ‎4 hours ago‎
SAMANTHA Lewthwaite was just an average girl who was “empty in confidence”, a councillor who knew her has said. Also in this section.

Watch Barack Obama admit he quit smoking because he is "scared" of wife ...

Mirror.co.uk - ‎1 hour ago‎
As leader of the Free World you wouldn't expect Barack Obama to scare easily. But this video shows the US president admitting to a feeling many married men will share - he is scared of his wife.

The Muslim Brotherhood refuses verdict banning its activities

Daily News Egypt - ‎3 minutes ago‎
The Muslim Brotherhood denounced the verdict released yesterday by a Cairo court banning the organisation, calling it political and exclusionary.

Delhi gang-rapists in court as lawyers prepare appeal

Business Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
image NEW DELHI: Four men condemned to death for the murder and gang-rape of an Indian student were Tuesday brought back to court as their lawyers confirmed before judges that they would appeal the sentences.

Kenya, Pakistan, Egypt -- it is now open season on Christians

Fox News - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Attacks on Christians and other minorities in the Muslim-majority world are increasing and an already terrible situation is worsening.

Imran Farooq case: 52-year-old suspect re-bailed

The News International - ‎3 hours ago‎
LONDON: A 52-year-old man arrested by Scotland Yard on June 24 in connection with the murder case of Dr Imran Farooq has been re-bailed.

Local bodies' elections: Provinces told to submit responses on LB polls

The Express Tribune - ‎9 hours ago‎
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the advocates general of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan to submit written statements regarding the deadline of local bodies' (LB) elections in the country.

LCCI hails govt decision

The News International - ‎3 hours ago‎
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Monday welcomed government decision to remove tax anomalies to facilitate the business community and rationalise various taxation measures announced in the Finance Act 2013-14.

Govt, banks finalise $625m deal to meet oil import needs

The News International - ‎3 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: The government has finalised a deal with selected foreign and domestic banks to borrow $625 million on a short-term basis for financing oil imports, sources said.

WTI Falls to Six-Week Low on Signs of US-Iran Thaw

Bloomberg - ‎8 minutes ago‎
West Texas Intermediate crude fell to the lowest level in more than six weeks on speculation that U.S.-Iranian relations are thawing and as the threat of an American military strike on Syria ebbs.

TABLE-Pakistan Shipping-Port Qasim - Sept 24

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:53pm IST. KARACHI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Following is the berthing schedule of major vessels loading and unloading at Port Qasim: Commodity Tonnes/TEUs Ship Load/Unload Furnace Oil n/a Lahore unload Palm Oil n/a Maritime Lira ...

PIA to introduce new flights soon, says chief

DAWN.com - ‎12 hours ago‎
KARACHI, Sept 23: Having got some of its aircraft repaired, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will introduce more flights to its international and domestic routes in the next couple of weeks, says its chief Captain Junaid Yunus.

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Business Recorder - ‎21 minutes ago‎
image LAHORE: Hockey head coach Akhtar Rasool resigned from his post Tuesday after the national team failed to qualify for next year's World Cup.

Dav Whatmore confident of Pakistan's resurgence in UAE

bettor.com (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
Pakistan cricket team's head coach Dav Whatmore, on Monday admitted that his side's Test defeat at the hands of minnows Zimbabwe was embarrassing and disappointing.

Indian tour timing not ideal: Harris

Sydney Morning Herald
2 hours ago
Written by
Chris Barrett
Ryan Harris admits it is far from ideal that Australia will arrive home from the subcontinent more than a week after England lands here ahead of the Ashes but acknowledges: ''We can't say no to India''.

A discourse on 'myth, history and culture'

DAWN.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
LAHORE: The Forman Christian College's history department chairman Dr Yaqoob Khan Bangash has said Sunday's Church blasts are an attack on cultural interchange, harmony and humanity.

Brazilian music and food festival opened

The News International - ‎Sep 22, 2013‎
Ambassador of Brazil Alfredo Leoni on Saturday inaugurated the event 'Sounds and Flavours of Brazil', a Brazilian music and food festival, being held in collaboration with the Islamabad Marriott Hotel.

Anti-dengue drive: ICT campaign continues in rural areas

The Express Tribune - ‎9 hours ago‎
Lady health workers have visited 15,000 houses and 40 schools as part of awareness campaign. DESIGN: MARIAM ESSA. ISLAMABAD: The anti-dengue drive in the suburbs of the federal capital is ongoing, according to a statement issued by the district ...

Doctors start boycott of OPDs tomorrow

DAWN.com - ‎Sep 21, 2013‎
QUETTA, Sept 21: The Pakistan Medical Association, Balochistan chapter, has criticised the government and police for their failure to get Dr Munaf Tareen, who was kidnapped four days ago, freed.

Apple releases updated iMac

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎14 minutes ago‎
The iMac has been kitted out with new Intel quad-core processors as well as faster flash storage. It also boasts fourth generation wifi - three times quicker than the previous generation according to Apple, which describes the iMac as "the world's leading ...

Google buys Bump app for sharing smartphone files

Business Recorder - ‎14 hours ago‎
The start-up behind popular smartphone apps for sharing contacts, pictures or other data by "bumping" smartphones together announced on September 16 that it has been bought by Google.

'GTA 5' publisher responds to 'Grand Theft Auto Online' player count rumor

Examiner.com - ‎16 minutes ago‎
A representative from Rockstar Games has issued a short response in regards to a rumor suggesting that the player count for the “Grand Theft Auto Online” mode of the recently-released “GTA 5” has been doubled.

Climate's big PR problem

The Globe and Mail - ‎3 hours ago‎
A funny thing happened since that blockbuster UN report in 2007 called for urgent action on global warming. The world stopped warming up.

Conference to Regain Consensus on Moon's Formation

Austrian Tribune - ‎51 minutes ago‎
To make an effort and regain some type of consensus on how the moon took its form, a conference has been called at the Royal Society.

Software glitch postpones Cygnus rendezvous with space station

Computerworld
16 hours ago
Written by
Sharon Gaudin
Computerworld - The rendezvous and docking of a commercial cargo spacecraft with the International Space Station was rescheduled for Saturday at the earliest after a software glitch prevented the docking over the weekend.

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