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LISBON - Portugal's president consulted political leaders on Friday on whether to call a snap election -- as most parties want -- after the Socialist prime minister resigned. The crisis could force Portugal to request a bailout from the European Union and International Monetary Fund after months of desperate struggle to avoid one, becoming the third euro zone country to seek aid, after Greece and Ireland.
The crisis, which was sparked by parliament's rejection on Wednesday of

LONDON - The 2011 edition of the Edinburgh International Festival will be a celebration of "vibrant and diverse" Asian culture, from traditional Indian music to a Chinese adaptation of Shakespeare, organisers said Wednesday. The festival, one of several that take place in the Scottish capital each summer and which together form the biggest cultural event in the world, will present three weeks of music, dance, theatre, and opera from August 12. This year's international festival is "an

ISLAMABAD - Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Khalid Shameem Wynne met Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Canakklae Naval Victory and Martyrs Day ceremony while on an official visit to Turkey, said an official statement issued here on Sunday. The 96th anniversary of Canakkale battles, which took place on March 18, 1915 during World War I, was celebrated with traditional enthusiasm, said the statement.

KARACHI - The proposed Gul Train between Islamabad and Turkey, named after the Turkish president, moved a step forward on Friday as a Turkish delegation led by Prof Dr Guven Sak, head of Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House Karachi. The delegation told the president that the pre-feasibility study of the project would be completed by Zardari's forthcoming visit to Turkey in April. Turkish Ambassador in Islamabad Mustafa

LAHORE - The 19th Meeting of the PHF Executive Board will be held at the National Hockey Stadium Wednesday (today) at 1100 hours. The Board's Meeting has a comprehensive agenda that includes discussion on central contracts of the players, teams managements of senior and junior teams and issues that surfaced during the National Hockey Champianship.

ISLAMABAD - President Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Monday advised Quaid Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain to exercise restraint and not to make hasty decision of Muttahida's parting ways with the coalition government.
Talking to him over the phone, Shujaat Hussain asked Altaf Hussain to stay in the ruling alliance as MQM's pull-out from the PPP-led coalition government would either push opposition parties to forge an alliance with the PML-N for

LAHORE - Punjab's new cabinet's first meeting will convene today. The cabinet, consisting of nine ministers and four advisers, will take up important issues including amendments in the Punjab local government ordinance (2001), revenue laws and the fresh business rules in light of the 18th amendment. The law department, local government and community development (LG&CD), board of revenue, health department and the information, culture and youth affairs department will apprise the

JERUSALEM - Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu held talks on Monday with Quartet envoy Tony Blair, as international peace negotiators sought to coax Israel and the Palestinians back into some form of peace dialogue.
Israeli officials confirmed the two had met but refused to give details of what was discussed, as media reports suggested the premier was shying away from sending his chief negotiator to meet Quartet representatives in Brussels.
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Dubai - Roger Federer earned a chance of regaining one of his titles, and an early revenge upon Novak Djokovic, by reaching the final of the Dubai Open on Friday.
Federer, without a Grand Slam title for the first time in eight years, overcame Richard Gasquet, the gifted Frenchman who once beat him as a teenager, by 6-2, 7-5 to earn a second meeting with Djokovic inside four weeks. It was the Serbian who beat the Swiss maestro last month in Melbourne before making off with his

LONDON - United Kingdom, once considered a best destination to study and work for the people from all over the world is fast losing its charm, thanks to the tough immigration policies of the Conservative party led government. Conservative party, commonly known as a Tory party of UK went into the 2010 general elections with the issue of immigration on the top of their agenda.
With unemployment raised to its record high and more than 2 million Brits out of work, "British jobs for

CAIRO - Troops took control of Tahrir Square, the fulcrum of protests that swept Hosni Mubarak from power, to allow traffic through central Cairo on Sunday as military rulers struggled to get life in Egypt back to normal.
There were heated rows in Tahrir Square on whether to keep up protests or comply with army orders to help put Egypt back on its feet. "The people want the square cleared", one group chanted. "We will not leave, we will not leave," replied another.
The Arab

LAHORE - Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa has assured MQM of its constitutional right regarding its plan to hold a procession on April 10 at Minar-e-Pakistan. The governor said he was hopeful that no objection would be raised from any quarter about MQM's plan to hold a gathering at Minar e Pakistan.
Khosa was taking to media after meeting with a delegation of senior leadership of MQM including Dr Farooq Sattar, Babar Ghouri, Raza Haroon and others.

LAHORE - The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) made an entry in the political arena of Punjab on Saturday under a new association with the PML-Q to grab position in the local body system, as well as in the provincial assembly.
Sources from both political parties said MQM leaders, including Farooq sattar, Babar Ghouri, Raza Haroon, Wasay Jalil, Qamar Mansoor, Saif Yar Khan and Iftikhar Randhawa would attend a luncheon hosted in their honour by PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat

LAHORE: A meeting of the general council of the Pakistan Olympic Association will be held on February 12 (today) at 11:00 a.m. at Avari Hotel here under the chairmanship of Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Arif Hasan HI (M).
President POA Lt Gen (retd) will address the press conference at about 2.00 p.m. at the venue and brief the media about the decisions taken in the meeting.

LAHORE - Provincial Culture & Youth Affairs Minister Dr Tanveer-ul-Islam inquired after the health of prominent artist Gayyur Akhtar at Services Hospital today. The Minister presented him a bouquet and prayed for his early recovery. The minister said that artists are national asset and government would take steps for their welfare.

CAIRO - Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak met a senior Russian envoy on Wednesday amid mounting protests against his three decade-long rule over the Arab world's most populous country. Mubarak met Alexander Sultanov, deputy Russian foreign minister and special Middle East envoy, at the presidential palace in Cairo, as thousands protested in the Tahrir Square and outside parliament.
State agency MENA reported the meeting but gave no details of the talks. Russia has

ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who is on a visit to Germany, Saturday held meetings with senior leadership of the country and various other world leaders on the sidelines of international security conference in Munich.
"The COAS met Prime Minister of United Kingdom David Cameron and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai and discussed with them the issues of mutual interest," said an ISPR statement.
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