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Indian media: 'Modest outcome' from Pakistan talks

BBC News - ‎5 minutes ago‎
Media are discussing the "modest outcome" of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's peace talks with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.

Pakistan condemns US drone strike in North Waziristan

Business Recorder - ‎23 minutes ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned the US drone strike in North Waziristan, foreign office spokesman said here on Monday.

9 more killed in Karachi fresh violence, firing incidents

The News International - ‎1 hour ago‎
KARACHI: Nine more people were killed in the overnight fresh wave of firing and violence here, Geo News reported. Three persons were gunned down Monday morning near Jhatpat market in Lyari Town, of them, included the father and his two sons ...

'Bodies were torn to pieces'

Independent Online - ‎9 minutes ago‎
Kurdish security forces are seen through the broken windows of a destroyed bus at the site of a bomb blast in Irbil, 350km north of Baghdad, in Iraq.

PIA opens financial bid for 10 aircraft today

DAWN.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will open on Monday (today) first bid for obtaining 10 additional aircraft on lease, to improve its services and overcome losses.

Nigerian Senator Says Poverty the Cause of Boko Haram Insurgency

Voice of America - ‎2 hours ago‎
A Nigerian senator says Sunday's killing of 40 students in Yobe State heightens the need for the federal government of Nigeria to make available more resources to boost security in the region.

Despite constraints, Saudi women upbeat about empowerment

Zawya (registration) - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Despite a recent World Bank report saying that Saudi Arabia tops the list of countries for laws that limit women's economic potential, Saudi women are optimistic that empowerment among them is growing.

Benjamin Netanyahu flies to US in bid to block Iran's return to diplomacy

The Independent - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will tomorrow try to foil Iran's moves towards rehabilitation in the international community during a speech at the UN General Assembly aimed at reversing the diplomatic and public opinion gains made by the new ...

Modi slams Sheila

The Hindu - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi launched a direct attack on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday while he was addressing his first public rally in the Capital ahead of the Assembly elections.

Government seeks gamers and IT experts to help fight war on terror

Metro
10 minutes ago
Written by
Richard James
If so the Ministry of Defence may want to hear from you as it is hiring hundreds of part-time 'cyber reserves' to protect Britain's computer networks from attack.

US Capitol building eerily quiet as government shutdown nears

Reuters India - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan. WASHINGTON | Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:51am IST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With just a day to go before a midnight Monday deadline to avoid a federal government shutdown, the U.S.

Pakistan car bomb blast: Attack on Peshawar's oldest market kills 37

The Independent
14 minutes ago
Written by
Andrew Buncombe
The Pakistani city of Peshawar was bleeding again after a powerful car bomb exploded on a busy street and killed at least 37 people.

Pakistan Christians Recall Church Blast Amid New Attack

BosNewsLife - ‎11 minutes ago‎
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Christians gathered for protests, prayers and memorial services across Pakistan to remember the victims of last week's suicide attack at a major church in the violence plagued city of Peshawar, where another ...

IHC issues show cause notice to finance secretary, summons on Oct 9

The News International - ‎14 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday issued a show cause notice to the finance secretary and summoned him on October 9, Geo News reported.

CM Balochistan appeales for success of polio drive

Associated Press of Pakistan - ‎1 hour ago‎
QUETTA, Sep 30 (APP): Balochistan Chief Minister, Dr. Abdul Malik Balochistan has appealed parents to get their children administered anti-polio drops during the campaign launched from September 30, 2013.

Pak PM'S speech is a timely reminder to world about IoK: Shawl

Business Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of International Chamber of Peace and Conciliation (ICPC), Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl, has described the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's speech at the UN as a timely reminder to the international ...

Multiple impacts of a falling rupee

DAWN.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
The falling value of the rupee will have many fiscal and monetary implications, including an increase in the rupee-cost of external debt servicing and a rise in liquidity levels.

Steps being taken to promote tourism

DAWN.com - ‎Sep 28, 2013‎
A paragllider in action during the World Tourism Day at Pak-China friendship centre in Islamabad. - Dawn. Updated 2013-09-28 16:26:41.

Karachi stocks lose a massive 1208 pts

Pakistan Daily Times - ‎Sep 28, 2013‎
KARACHI: The Karachi stock market witnessed a bearish trading week due to depreciation in the rupee against the dollar, confusion on brokers' net capital and State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) move to increase minimum PLS rate by 50 basis points (bps) ...

Toshiba to halve staff numbers in TV unit

BBC News - ‎52 minutes ago‎
Japanese electronics firm Toshiba has said it will halve the number of staff in its TV division to 3,000 as it looks to revamp the unit's operations.

So close yet so far: luckless KRL fall at final hurdle

DAWN.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
KARACHI, Sept 29: It was a case of so close yet so far for Khan Research Laboratories (KRL). In their bid to become the first team from Pakistan to win a continental club competition, Tariq Lutfi's men lost by the narrowest of margins.

The rise and fall of Lalit Modi

Daily News & Analysis - ‎9 minutes ago‎
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had an action packed last week. On the field more than 70 Indian cricketers fought their respective battles in three different competitions Champions League, NKP Salve Trophy and unofficial Test against visiting ...

HBL edge KPT as Atif hits brace

The News International - ‎4 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Atif hit a brace as Habib Bank Limited (HBL) recorded their third win of the season when they defeated Karachi Port Trust (KPT) 2-1 in the Pakistan Premier Football League here at the Korangi Baloch Stadium in Sharafi Goth on Sunday.

Brazil envoy hosts welcome dinner

The News International - ‎Sep 20, 2013‎
Ambassador of Brazil Alfredo Leoni hosted a dinner at his residence to welcome the new Director General (Americas) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Syed Zulfikar Gardezi.

Miss Philippines wins Miss World

Jamaica Observer - ‎9 minutes ago‎
TWENTY-three-year-old Megan Young of the Phillipines won the 63rd Miss World beauty pageant Saturday in the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

24 more dengue fever cases surface in Karachi

Pakistan Daily Times - ‎Sep 23, 2013‎
KARACHI: At least 24 more dengue viral fever cases were reported in the city on Monday, increasing the number of patients to 1,309 this year, said Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell Focal Person Dr Shakeel Mullick.

World Heart Day Beats in China

Women of China - ‎1 hour ago‎
The 13th World Heart Day was in the spotlight at a press conference on September 28, 2013. World Heart Day, which falls on September 29 each year, was created in 2000 to educate people around the globe about heart disease and stroke being the world's ...

Microsoft's Surface 2 launch: What to expect

ZDNet - ‎Sep 20, 2013‎
Summary: Microsoft is readying its next-generation Surface tablets and peripherals for launch on September 23. Here's what we know (and think we know) on specs, pricing and availability.

Google Shopping Express Now Offers Same-Day Delivery: Amazon's Beaten?

Online Gadget Store - ‎Sep 28, 2013‎
Google is now staging a budding serious rivalry with Amazon. The known search engine has started offering a service which will entice consumers looking for instant and fast gratification.

Indian Develops Worlds First Carbon Nanotube Computer

Siliconindia.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
Washington: Scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, have developed the world's first computer built entirely with carbon nanotubes, opening the door to a new generation of faster-running digital devices.

There are advantages to global warming, says minister

The Guardian - ‎21 minutes ago‎
Owen Paterson's comments came after the IPCC found that within two or three decades the world will face nearly inevitable warming of more than 2 degrees.

Earth may have looked like Jupiter's volcanic moon Io 4 billion years ago

TruthDive - ‎48 minutes ago‎
Islamabad, Sept 30 (ANI): Scientists suggest that Jupiter's strange and hyper-volcanic moon Io is the best comparison to ancient Earth.

SpaceX launches Canadian satellite from California

Hindu Business Line - ‎56 minutes ago‎
Wikipedia A SpaceX rocket carrying a Canadian satellite intended to track space weather launched from the California coast yesterday in what was billed as a test flight.

So there's no life on Mars — that just means there's more room for us

Macleans.ca - ‎7 hours ago‎
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has reminded everyone that curiosity is a virtue not always rewarded justly. On Sept. 19, NASA announced that an instrument on the extraplanetary buggy designed to detect the presence of methane in the Martian atmosphere ...

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