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WASHINGTON - A moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of southern Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake hit 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Suchiate, Chiapas state, at a depth of 54 miles (87 km), the USGS said.

KARACHI - The local bourse had a week of slim volumes of 62.56 million, indicating that lack of investor participation has largely impacted performance. The index moved within a band of merely 289 points whilst the benchmark shrunk 54.48 points within the week.
Foreign participation, in the week, was up by a meager $4.82 million. The SBP allowed forward cover for exports, to allow the banking industry fetch better returns from dealing in foreign exchanges, while forward cover

BEIJING - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar at 1:57 p.m. Beijing Time Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The epicenter was monitored at 20.8 degrees north latitude and 100.2 degrees east longitude with a depth of 10 kilometers, the center said.

YANGON - At least 75 people were killed when a strong earthquake struck Myanmar, officials said Friday, with fears that the toll would rise as news filtered through from remote areas still cut off.
Tremors were felt as far away as Bangkok, almost 800 kilometres (500 miles) from the epicentre, Hanoi and parts of China when the earthquake hit late on Thursday, which the US Geological Survey (USGS) measured at magnitude 6.8.
A Myanmar official said 74 people were killed and 110

TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit northern Japan on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK said.

OSAKA - A 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture south of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake shook buildings in Tokyo, but no damage was immediately reported, public broadcaster NHK said, adding that flights at the capital's Narita Airport were briefly suspended for safety checks before resuming. The USGS said the quake struck at 6.56 pm (0956 GMT) and was centred 98

LAHORE - Khurrum Manzoor cracked a century to lift Sindh to a total of 481 runs for the loss of eight wickets on the second day of the Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup (First Class) 2010-2011 final match here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.
Resuming their innings at 65 for one, Sindh saw Khurrum reach 144 while getting support from the other end as Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal and Sarfraz Ahmed completed their half centuries. By the close of play, Sarfaraz was at the crease with 60

BAGHDAD - A car bomb at an Iraqi army unit in volatile Diyala province killed at least eleven soldiers, officials said Monday, as the Iraqi government continues to battle a stubborn insurgency. Suspected Sunni insurgents and Shi'ite militia have stepped up assaults in recent months on Iraqi policemen and soldiers, seeking to undermine faith in the security forces before a full U.S. military withdrawal by the end of this year. The blast took place near an army headquarters in Kanaan,

MOHALI - West Indies staved off Ireland's spirited challenge for a 44-run win in a Group B match to inch closer to the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Friday. Ed Joyce (84) and Gary Wilson (61) fought bravely but Ireland could manage only 231 as they lost all their wickets in 49 overs to fall well short of West Indies' total of 275. Earlier, opener Devon Smith (107) struck his maiden century in one-day internationals but it was Kieron Pollard's stroke-filled 94 off 55 balls that

ALGIERS - A bomb struck a vehicle in Algeria and killed five people, media reported on Wednesday, in the deadliest attack in months as the country battles violence blamed on Islamist militants.
Three of the people killed in Tuesday's blast were from the same family, local media reported. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, which struck close to Djelfa, about 270 kilometres south of the capital Algiers.
The previous most deadly incident was in October last

SANTIAGO - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolted northern Chile on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of any damage and the linchpin copper mining sector was not affected. The quake struck about 67 miles (108 km) northeast of Arica, Chile, at a depth of 55 miles (88 km), it said. It originally reported the quake was magnitude 6.3. "There are no reports of any injuries or damage to infrastructure," a spokesman for state emergency office ONEMI told Reuters.

MADRID - Jose Mourinho has lashed out at what he called the "hypocrites" who did not agree with his complaints that the La Liga calendar was unfair on his Real Madrid team and favoured Barcelona over other clubs.
The flamboyant Portuguese called one Spanish journalist a hypocrite to his face, though he later apologised and said he had only done it to make a point. Mourinho said his players had not had enough time to rest after the previous Tuesday's Champions League match at

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions against Moamer Gaddafi in a new bid to halt the bloodshed in Libya while ordering a crimes against humanity investigation into his crackdown on opponents. A vote by the 15-nation body at a solemn Saturday night meeting called for a travel ban and assets freeze against Gaddafi and his family and associates and an arms embargo against Libya, where the UN says more than 1,000 people have been killed.
The council united

NEW DELHI - A B de Villiers' unbeaten 107 powered South Africa to a seven-wicket victory over West Indies in a World Cup Group B match on Thursday. South Africa's Pakistan-born leg-spinner Imran Tahir (4-41) dazzled on debut, sharing seven wickets with pace colleague Dale Steyn (3-24) to skittle out West Indies for 222 in 47.3 overs.
The West Indies total was built around Darren Bravo's assured 73 and a quick-fire 40 off 37 balls by his half-brother Dwayne before the twice

ANKARA - Turkey on Thursday rejected US criticism over media freedom in the country following the detention of four opposition journalists in a probe of alleged coup plots. "Press freedom in Turkey is greater than press freedom in America... There is no problem in Turkey in this sense," Interior Minister Besir Atalay said, according to Anatolia news agency.
Monday's detentions fuelled accusations that a probe into alleged plots to topple the ruling Islamist-rooted Justice and

BERLIN - Emblazoned on the cover of various magazines is a full-page advertisement for 'Atacama's 33,' a retelling of the incredible story of survival in Chile's northern Atacama desert which ended in such dramatic fashion in October.
Boy, that was quick! It seems like yesterday that the 33 miners, trapped deep underground for two months, were hauled to safety in scenes watched by hundreds of millions of well-wishers around the world. The movie industry has rarely been one to

LAHORE - Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) Chairman Sohail Lashari has demanded the government play a greater role to deal with stagnant industrial activity, rising unemployment and the escalating prices of everyday items.
He urged the government come up with a solution to the economic stagnation of the country. He stated that the acute energy crisis has crippled the industrial sector leaving industrialists with no option but to shut down industrial