Wednesday, May 28, 2014

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Pakistani Taliban Faction Condemns Violence

Wall Street Journal - ‎37 minutes ago‎
LAHORE, Pakistan—A major faction of the Pakistani Taliban broke away and condemned violence Wednesday, weakening the militant group that seeks to overthrow the Pakistani state and is allied with al Qaeda.

Ex-President Zardari acquitted in polo ground corruption case

The Nation - ‎3 hours ago‎
Do you think Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to India will have any real impact on an Indo-Pak diplomatic peace process? Yes.

Pakistan's minorities should have equal rights

gulfnews.com - ‎6 minutes ago‎
Lahore: The Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday called for Pakistan to safeguard the rights of its religious minorities and afford them equal treatment under the law.

Iran says it hasn't actually called on Zuckerberg to come to court

CNET
20 minutes ago
Written by
Don Reisinger
Despite earlier reports, it appears Facebook's CEO will not be called to court in Iran to answer questions on user privacy. by Don Reisinger · @donreisinger; May 28, 2014 6:01 AM PDT.

Thai 'Junta' Pressuring Opponents into Silence

NDTV - ‎8 minutes ago‎
A soldier takes covers behind a speaker on top of a military vehicle as water bottles and objects are thrown at him during an anti-coup demonstration at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, May 28, 2014.

Kerry Says Snowden Should 'Man Up,' Return to US

Wall Street Journal (blog) - ‎13 minutes ago‎
Edward Snowden continues to haunt the Obama administration - and it's evident from the official pushback that there is little officials can do beyond professing annoyance.

Taliban Condemn US Exit Strategy From Afghanistan

NDTV - ‎8 minutes ago‎
Kabul: Taliban insurgents on Wednesday denounced US plans to keep troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2016, threatening to wage war against the "occupation" until the very last foreign soldier pulls out.

Syrian voters scuffle with Lebanese troops

Chron.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
Syrian citizens who live in Lebanon shout slogans, background, as one carries a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad, as they walk towards to the Syrian embassy to ballot their vote for their presidential elections, in Baabda east of Beirut, Lebanon, ...

Syrian expats in Lebanon cast their vote

Independent Online - ‎10 minutes ago‎
A Syrian woman, right, who lives in Lebanon casts her ballot for her country's presidential election at the Syrian embassy in Yarze, east of Beirut.

71-year-old man sets fire on subway train in Seoul; no casualty reported

Straits Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
SEOUL - A 71-year-old man set fire on a subway train in Seoul on Wednesday, but no casualties were reported. The fire started at around 10.50am local time when the arsonist, identified only by his surname Cho, doused a seat inside a subway car ...

Sindh CM approves Rs6.5b for weapons, training of Karachi police

The News International - ‎5 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah Wednesday said that the worsening law and order situation in the mega-metropolis city would have to be tackled collectively, Geo News reported.

PM visit to India tells world Pakistan wants peace: Shah

The News International - ‎2 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah has stated that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to India had made it clear before the world that Pakistan wanted peace, Geo News reported.

Planning Ministery to get Rs82b for next fiscal year

The Nation - ‎13 hours ago‎
islamabad - The government has allocated major chunk of over Rs 82 billion for the Ministry of Planning Development and Reforms under the head of public sector development for next financial year 2014-2015, as the ministry has planned to initiate major ...

Livestock, dairy development: Shahbaz reviews steps for modernisation of sector

Business Recorder - ‎10 hours ago‎
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz while addressing a high level meeting to review the steps for modernisation of livestock and dairy development sector here on Tuesday said that no delay will be tolerated in the implementation of livestock and dairy ...

Necessary steps to be taken to help vulnerable people: Dar

Business Recorder - ‎25 minutes ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance, Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Wednesday said that government believes in poverty alleviation and will take all necessary steps to help the vulnerable people in the country.

WTI Crude Falls for Second Day on Forecast Supply Gain

Bloomberg
1 hour ago
Written by
Moming Zhou
West Texas Intermediate crude fell for a second day on speculation that U.S. supplies rose last week. Brent slipped. WTI dropped as much as 0.7 percent.

SSGC's Meter Plant exceeds output target

Business Recorder - ‎2 hours ago‎
SSGC's Meter Manufacturing Plant achieved a record production of 750,001 gas meters, two months before the closing of the financial year 2013-14.

Younis maintains ODI desire

Cricket365.com (blog) - ‎7 hours ago‎
Batsman Pakistan Younis Khan has expressed a burning ambition to revive a limited-overs career that has quietened since March 2013.

Top court bars PCB from acting against employees

PakTribune.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, on Tuesday accepted the plea of Zaka Ashraf's counsel, Imtiaz Siddiqui, who had requested the court to direct the PCB not to take any action against his client on the basis of an ...

Skipper Misbahul Haq turns 40

Geo News, Pakistan - ‎4 hours ago‎
LAHORE: Pakistan's ODI and Test skipper Misbahul Haq is celebrating his 40th birthday today (Wednesday). The Pakistani skipper was born in Mianwali on 28 May, 1974 and had his test debut against New Zealand when he was 27-years-old.

Russia bans 'historically false' film on Stalin deportations of Chechens

The Malay Mail Online - ‎8 hours ago‎
Crimean Tatars and local residents light candles during a memorial ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the deportation of Tatars from Crimea, in Kiev May 17, 2014.

Pakistani designers to showcase at Fashion Parade '14

Times of India
7 hours ago
Written by
Piyali Dasgupta
Fashion Parade 2014 is all set to make history by showcasing Pakistani designers for the very first time in Kensington Palace Orangery, London.

Iran reports its first 2 cases of MERS virus

The News International - ‎3 hours ago‎
TEHRAN: Iranian media say the country has recorded its first two cases of the potentially fatal Middle East respiratory virus, first reported in Saudi Arabia two years ago.

To End Polio, the US Needs to Do More Than Get Spies Away From Vaccines

Businessweek - ‎49 minutes ago‎
A Pakistani health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child carried by a tribal resident fleeing military operations as they arrive in the town of Bannu, Pakistan on Feb. 25.

Sony set to sell PSP4 in China

Business Standard - ‎May 27, 2014‎
However, the company would not be the only one to sell its next-generation gaming console in China. Microsoft had earlier disclosed information of selling its Xbox One in China as well.

Aiden Pearce, Snooping Superhero: The Strange Moral Compass of 'Watch Dogs'

Forbes
49 minutes ago
Written by
Paul Tassi
In the age, of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea (Bradley) Manning, Watch Dogs seemed like it was going to be one of the more culturally relevant video game releases of our time.

Panasonic recalls laptop and tablet batteries

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Panasonic is recalling more than 43,000 laptop battery packs after three of them overheated and caught fire. It said that two of the accidents occurred in Japan this year and the other was in Thailand in 2013.

Intel, Rockchip team to produce chips for tablets

SFGate - ‎14 hours ago‎
Intel Corp., struggling to break into the market for chips that run tablets, is teaming up with China's Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co.

LG unveils new flagship G3 smartphone

TODAYonline - ‎53 minutes ago‎
The LG G3, which utilises the laser-autofocus system, is the first of its kind in the smartphone industry. Photo: Ng You Qian. The Smart Keyboard feature allows users to adjust the height of the keyboard, which will determine the size of the letters, to customise ...
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Students find 7000-year-old mummy

WDAM-TV - ‎1 hour ago‎
ARICA, CHILE (ARICA TV/CNN) - A group of students in Chile made an incredible discovery while out on an archaeological dig, a 7,000-year-old mummy.

Earthlings invade Mars!

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - ‎10 hours ago‎
Dead stowaways landed on Mars in August 2012. That's for certain. But due to their diminutive size - they were microbes - it was easy to miss them as NASA's Curiosity Mars rover touched down.

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