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Three dead after suicide blast near Rawalpindi Imambargah

DAWN.com - ‎52 minutes ago‎
RAWALPINDI: A powerful blast outside an Imambargah situated in Gracy Lines area killed three people including two policemen and left 14 injured.

Don't accept 'Western-imposed' borders: TTP

PakistanToday.com.pk - ‎1 hour ago‎
Terming the Pakistani government as not “independent” and the international borders as “Western-imposed” borders, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson has said that his organisation does accept national borders, and that the group can ...

Bangladesh grills Pakistan envoy over Molla resolution

DAWN.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Bangladesh on Tuesday sought an explanation from Pakistan's envoy in Dhaka regarding a resolution adopted by the Pakistani parliament condemning execution of Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla for his involvement in war crimes of 1971.

Diplomat Devyani Khobragade's case: Reviewing her arrest, says US; India acts ...

NDTV - ‎5 minutes ago‎
New Delhi/Washington: The United States has said it is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York last week which has sparked a major diplomatic row between the two nations.

Misbah seeks top-order partnerships

ESPNcricinfo.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
Misbah-ul-Haq has called on his top order to consolidate starts, in the approach to Pakistan's five-ODI series against Sri Lanka, suggesting big scores at the top of the innings had been key to his team's recent success in South Africa.

Six NATO soldiers killed in Afghan helicopter crash

Zee News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Kabul: Six soldiers from the US-led NATO mission fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash on Tuesday, with NATO officials saying it was not a suspected militant strike.

Merkel formally elected to 3rd term

Oman Daily Observer - ‎12 minutes ago‎
BERLIN - Angela Merkel was elected to a third term as chancellor in a vote in the German lower house of parliament yesterday, paving the way for her new “grand coalition” government to formally take power.

Students cleared to return to all 4 Harvard campus buildings evacuated over ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎Dec 16, 2013‎
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Students cleared to return to all 4 Harvard campus buildings evacuated over explosives report. Printable Version.

Scotland Yard finds no evidence of British special forces involvement in Princess ...

Montreal Gazette - ‎3 hours ago‎
LONDON - London's police force said Tuesday there is “no credible evidence” that British special forces were involved in the deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed and it will not reopen the investigation.

Anna Hazare, Rahul Gandhi exchange letters over Lokpal Bill

NDTV - ‎29 minutes ago‎
New Delhi: Congress number 2 Rahul Gandhi and Gandhian activist Anna Hazare have exchanged letters of admiration and support on the Lokpal Bill, which was debated and passed in the Rajya Sabha today.

Shahbaz for unity to foil conspiracies against country

Associated Press of Pakistan - ‎4 hours ago‎
LAHORE, Dec 17 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Thuesday said the whole nation will have to unite on one platform to foil the conspiracies against the country.

Pakistani police thwart attack on anti-polio team

Press TV - ‎2 hours ago‎
A Pakistani health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a young child in the southern port city of Karachi. (File photo). Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:52PM.

Covington City Council approves CNG truck purchase, fuel prices

newtoncitizen - ‎14 minutes ago‎
COVINGTON —The city of Covington Street Department will soon receive a new compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle. The City Council agreed unanimously to purchase the vehicle since the truck driven by the department manager was totaled about seven ...

Pakistani stocks close higher; rupee gains against dollar

DAWN.com - ‎6 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Pakistan's main stock exchange closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark 100-share index of the Karachi Stock Exchange rising 0.21 per cent, or 51.88 points, to 25,350.20.

Promising Pakistan: Hope for Pakistan's textile industry

The Express Tribune - ‎5 hours ago‎
The annual textile and clothing show by All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) had a little twist this year with children walking the ramp, much to the audience's delight.

Stocks dip, dollar steady as Fed meeting nears

Business Recorder - ‎3 hours ago‎
image NEW YORK/LONDON: Financial markets were cautious on Tuesday ahead of a two-day US Federal Reserve meeting from which investors await possible signals on when it plans to start winding down its stimulus program.

Learning the art of unlearning

Indian Express - ‎9 minutes ago‎
On the eve of this important Test, the obvious advise for the young Indian batsmen would be this: Wipe out the demoralising time at the crease during the ODI series from their collective heads.

Imran Nazir feels Shinwari can trouble any batsmen

Business Recorder - ‎5 hours ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricketer Imran Nazir feels youngster Usman Khan Shinwari can trouble even the greatest batsmen with his swing but needs to be groomed.

Cricket: Focus on win, Windies told

New Zealand Herald - ‎3 hours ago‎
West Indies offspinner Shane Shillingford failed biomechanical tests on the action of his bowling arm. Photo / Getty Images. The West Indies would be wise to heed the words of their celebrated manager as they try to figure out a way to win a cricket test this ...

The return

Indian Express - ‎29 minutes ago‎
In a fitting finish to Australia regaining the Ashes, it was Mitchell Johnson steaming in with the wind at his back who took the wicket which ended England's three-series hold on the urn.

Pak court rejects petition for ban on Indian films' screening

TruthDive - ‎10 hours ago‎
Islamabad, Dec. 17 (ANI): A Pakistani court has rejected a petition seeking ban on broadcast of smuggled Indian films in the country.

Reel Critics: Action overwhelms in 'Hobbit'

Daily Pilot - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Director Peter Jackson gets his mojo back in the latest installment of the "Hobbit" series. "The Desolation of Smaug" recaptures the alluring mixture of mythical adventure, fantastic landscapes and epic struggle that made Tolkien's books into the enduring ...

A lifeline for the poor: Indus Hospital unveils plans for better facility

The Express Tribune - ‎Dec 15, 2013‎
The hospital plans to increase capacity to 1,500 beds at a cost of Rs50 billion. PHOTO: FILE. KARACHI: With rising inflation, lack of resources and increasing prices of health treatments, an international standard healthcare facility, that provides free treatment, ...

FDA Curtailment of Antibacterial Soap Could Save Lives, Ecosystems

Nature World News - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Food and Drug Administration is giving manufacturers of antibacterial soaps and body washes a year to prove their products are safe and more effective than regular soap at preventing infection.

Sale of mobile phones sans PTA approval blocked

The Nation - ‎18 hours ago‎
Do you believe Pakistan's economic growth has progressed by 5.1 percent as claimed by PM Nawaz Sharif? Yes. No. Don't know.

The Afghan connection: Police arrest two SIM-dealers, recover 17000 illegal SIMs

The Express Tribune - ‎4 hours ago‎
SIMs from four Afghan service providers recovered. Suspects will now be handed over to the FIA for investigation. By Our Correspondent.

Facebook's news feed gets more commercial with video ads

PCWorld - ‎10 minutes ago‎
Facebook, in a move poised to give a major boost to its position as a mass media platform, will soon start placing video ads into users' feeds.

Whatever the future holds, we'll be connected

Independent Online - ‎9 hours ago‎
With the iPad due to reach our shores soon, it may be a time to consider where some of this technology is taking us. Fortunately, Morgan Stanley managing director Mary Meeker has been doing some of the thinking for us and made a presentation on Internet ...

We've got a Candy Crush

Stuff.co.nz - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Candy Crush Saga, the smash hit game that millions played on subways, waiting at the bank or hanging around the house, was the No 1 most downloaded free app for the iPhone in 2013, according to Apple.

China touts prowess of moon rover, scientists just want to know what's there (+ ...

Christian Science Monitor
15 hours ago
Written by
Peter Spotts
With China's Jade Rabbit running loose in the moon's Sea of Rains, lunar scientists on Earth are eager to see what the 290-pound rover finds as it analyzes the terrain and rocks.

A Matter Of Gravity: Russia And Asia Pursue High Frontier As America Drifts Lost ...

Forbes - ‎6 hours ago‎
A proposed three-person mission to Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos can be viewed here. Mission plan sequences, spacecraft designs and computer- generated imagery were created and animated by Nejc Trost, a space architecture graduate student at my ...

Wyoming diplodocus skeleton bought for Denmark museum

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
A diplodocus skeleton that was sold at auction to an unnamed buyer was bought by the Natural History Museum of Denmark, it has emerged.

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