An Afghan police commander said that NATO helicopters killed six community police on Friday as the military announced it was sending a team to investigate the charges.
Dozens of Afghans demonstrated in the eastern city of Khost alleging Western military helicopters killed the officers. Police sought to calm their anger.
A unit of community police, a militia-style force recently launched to fight Taliban insurgents in remote villages, opened fire on a NATO helicopter, Khost
NATO must adopt a new vision to combat modern threats and broaden partnerships with emerging powers such China and India, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday.
Rasmussen called for an alliance to face 21st century dangers such as cyber attacks, ballistic missiles and global terrorism as he outlined his views on a new "strategic concept" that NATO leaders will adopt in November.
The time had come for "an alliance which can defend the 900 million citizens of NATO
Clinton reassures Abbas US efforts to coax Israeli PM into renewing a temporary ban on settlement building would continue 'until the very last minute'
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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas was on Friday to seek the support of Arab leaders to quit peace talks after Israel adamantly refused to exend a freeze on settlement building in the West Bank.
Abbas, who arrived in the Libyan city of Sirte on Thursday, was to lay out his position on whether to continue US-backed
A snail paced investigation crawls ahead into how thousands of tons of sugar, unfit for human consumption, was imported by the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) from India and Thailand. Slow offloading of the cargo from the vessels is likely to cause major congestion at the country's major seaport.
The KPT authorities has ordered the TCP to remove the two disputed sugar ships, presently anchored at berths number 18 and 20 of West Wharf, to avoid possible congestion at
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued fresh notification informing zero percent duty on import of raw sugar of cane sugar and beet sugar variants by the private sector, in a statement issued by the Ministry of Industries and Production here on Friday.
In its meeting here, the ECC allowed import of raw sugar by the private sector at zero customs duty with no limitations. This decision means that there is no capping on quantity of import or any linkage to timing of import
The Netherlands has generously offered to bear at least 60 percent of the cost of funding SME projects in Pakistan, which may cost up to of 1.5 million euros, at a time when resources are badly needed elsewhere.
The offer was renewed by Mr. Ahmad Dodou, Head of Economic Affairs of Embassy of the Netherlands and Paul Schoenmakers while speaking at the Lahore Chamber of commerce and Industry (LCCI). The event was well attended by members of the body
The officials informed the
The Managing Director of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE), Adnan Afridi, is likely to be shown the doors at the start of next month. Sources claimed that this was a result of the poor performance in the past three years.
"His contract would expire on the 3rd or 5th of November," the market sources told Pakistan Today.
Sources claimed that weak management of Adnan Afridi has made him equally unpopular among members and board of directors of the KSE. Reasoning their claim,
European Union's duty exemption on unfinished goods showed its positive impact, as the KSE-100 index gained 68 points on Friday.
However, instability in the economic and political situation and the International Monetary Fund's claim that the release of $ 1.7 billion would be followed by implementation of various stringent inflationary measures kept the nerves alive.
The tranche is expected to be released in December, while the country already holds nine billion dollars for
Honda Motor on Friday launched a hybrid version of its popular Fit subcompact car in Japan, making it the cheapest petrol-electric car available on the market.
Expecting to generate considerable sales, Fit Hybrid went on sale with a starting price of 1.59 million yen (19,000 dollars), cheaper than any other hybrid vehicle in Japan. The conventional Fit is priced at about 1.2 million yen.
The vehicle has been launched as a direct competitor to Toyota's Prius, which has been
Leisel Marie Jones became the only third woman to win nine gold medals in the Commonwealth Games history. The Australian swimmer achieved this feat by winning the women's 100m Breaststroke at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatics Complex, Talkatora Gardens on Friday, October 8. She has now won this event three times in a row at the Commonwealth Games. Australian Susie O'Neill and Petria Thomas are the other two women to have won nine or more gold medals in the Commonwealth Games.
A tiny surge of power to parts of the brain can improve recall memory by 11 per cent: researchers
Giving a person an electric shock can help improve their memory, scientists have discovered.
The treatment stimulates certain neurons in the brain so when a person tries to retrieve a name from their brain, they suddenly start working,
If developed it could provide treatment for stroke victims as well as people whose memory fades through other ailments or even old age.
Australian Yolane Kukla became the youngest swimming gold medal winner at the Commonwealth Games in this century when she won the women's 50 metres Freestyle event at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatics Complex on Friday, October 8.
Yolane Kukla, who was born on September 29 1995 in Brisbane, was 15 years and nine days old when she beat England's Halsall Francesca in the final of 50 metres freestyle. Yolane Kukla is also the youngest gold medalist in swimming since 2000. Alice Mills
You really have to be a geography freak to know about these countries from the list. It's irrelevant to us how recognized they are as countries but they surely look at themselves like that.
1. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
An independent republic located between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Nagorno Karabakh is one of the most heavily mined regions of the former Soviet Union because of the 1991-1994 Nagorno-Karabakh War. They are still not recognized by any state, including Armenia.
PMC Athletico Club hit late winner to beat HBL 1-0 at PMC Football Ground Faisalabad and PEL drew 1-1 with Chaman's Afghan FC at Model Town Football Academy Ground, Lahore in the Pakistan Premier Football League on Friday.
KPT struck four goals through four different players to overpower Navy 4-1 at Municipal Stadium, Rawalpindi and later on, a scoreless draw was played between KRL and NBP as four more matches were decided in Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) 2010
Ushna Suhail, the second seed in singles and top seed in doubles, reached the singles semifinals and doubles finals in the Bahrain International Tennis tournament. In the singles format, Ushna defeated Nikita Dowda of Kenya in straight sets, 6-4 and 6-4. In the first set, Ushna was down three games to nil but fought back strongly to level the set at 3-3. In doubles semifinals, Ushna partnering Indian Spurti Shivalingiah defeated the Turkish pair of Naz Karagoz and Busra Kayrun in
Superstitious directors turn to the 'number game' by misspelling their titles
Why does "Dabangg" have a double 'G'? Why was "I Hate Luv Storys" grammatically misspelt? Why the redundant 'A' in "Raajneeti", "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai" and "Jodhaa Akbar"? Answer: Numerology. A quick recap of all these and many Bollywood commercial potboilers indicates a numerological connection with their success...
Numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani explains, "Dabangg" has a double G, so
All eyes will be on Indian tennis star Sania Mirza when she plays in the final of women's singles against Australian opponent at R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex on Saturday, October 9. The 24-year-old from Hyderabad staged a grand recovery after losing the first set to get the better of Australia's Olivia Rogowska 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the first of the semi-finals.
"That was a fantastic win. My heart is beating really fast. It hasn't sunk in," said a delighted Sania Mirza. "I'm happy with