| Gilani stands disqualified as PM, rules Supreme Court |
Islamabad, June 19: The Pakistani Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Yousuf Raza Gilani stood disqualified as Prime Minister as well as MP since the apex court’s on April 26 verdict holding him in contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S ... |
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| US praises India?s ?huge role? in Afghanistan |
Washington, June 19: In the face of reported Taliban praise for India for standing up to the United States over the situation in the war-torn Afghanistan, the US has appreciated India’s “huge role” and support there.
The US was also appreciative of “the economic support that it’s giving; the support that it’s giving to the Afghan National Security For... |
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| Putin, Obama agree to continue missile talks |
Los Cabos (Mexico), June 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama have agreed to continue dialogue on missile defence despite a difference of opinion on this issue.
The sides also agreed to adhere to the strict implementation of the new START treaty and continue dialogue on strategic stability.
Russia has retained staunch opposition to the planned deplo... |
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| US hails Russia?s contribution to Afghan mission |
Washington, June 19: The US recognizes Russia’s contribution to building a better future for the Afghan people and hopes for further cooperation in providing security in the war-torn Centarl Asian state, the US State Department said.
“We take note of the significant contribution to international security that has resulted from the arrangements between the United States and R... |
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| Living alone spells higher mortality risk for heart patients |
Washington, June 19: Living alone could hasten one’s death, especially among those who have suffered heart attack and stroke, says a new study.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) researchers analysed data from 44,573 participants in the international Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry.
Participants at risk for or with atherosclerosis... |
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| Dharun Ravi not to be deported to India: repor |
North Brunswick (New Jersey), June 19: Indian-American Dharun Ravi, a former Rutgers University student, will not be deported to India on completion of his sentence for spying on his gay roommate with a web camera, according to US media reports. Ravi is expected to be released from the Middlesex County jail in North Brunswick on Tuesday morning after completing 20 days of his 30-day sentence, The ... |
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| Indian-American engineer-physicist named US varsity VC |
Washington, June 19: Mitra Dutta, a distinguished Indian-American engineer-physicist, who has studied at Guwahati and Delhi universities, has been named vice chancellor for research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dutta, a former senior executive with the US Army Research Office, has served as interim vice chancellor at one of America’s leading research universities since January, ... |
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| He sealed robbery with a kiss |
Rome, June 19: A man was arrested in Rome on Tuesday for robbing a pharmacy with a hammer, and giving the pharmacist a kiss before leaving the crime scene, AKI news agency reported. Police said the 36-year-old man used a hammer as a weapon to rob the pharmacy in June last year. He forced the proprietor to hand over 1,500 euros from the cash register, and before leaving the shop, he gave the ... |
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| Girl in coma wakes up hearing mom sing |
London, June 19: A seven-year-old British girl who went into a coma for a week after being struck by an extremely rare brain haemorrhage, woke up after her mother started singing one of her favourite songs by Adele. Charlotte Neve of Trawden, Lancashire, suffered extensive brain damage and was left unable to speak or see. After two surgeries to stop bleeding in her brain, she went into coma, and d... |
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| British mom kills kids, spends night with bodies |
London, June 19: British woman faces at least 38 years in prison on charges of killing her two children while they slept in a hotel room in Spain and spending the night with their lifeless bodies. Lianne Smith, 45, admitted suffocating her five-year-old daughter Rebecca Smith and 11-month-old son Daniel with a plastic bag at a hotel in Lloret de Mar in the Costa Brava coastal region in May 2... |
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| Singer Ghazala Javed and her father shot dead in Pakistan |
Islamabad, June 19: Famous Pashto singer Ghazala Javed and her father were shot dead by motorcycle-borne gunmen in Pakistan’s Peshawar city, police said. The attack took place in Dabgari area when Javed went to a beauty parlour along with her father Mohammad Javed on Monday night, the Dawn News reported on Tuesday. Hailing from Swat valley, Javed married around two years ago. Following diffe... |
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