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  BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her Christian Democrats (CDU) at a meeting that she saw no urgent need to offer financial aid for...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he believes other countries wrongly regard Russia as a threat and that mistaken concept can end if they...

LANSING: Olympic gold medallist Aly Raisman blasted US gymnastics officials on Friday for failing to protect her and other women from years of sexual...

Israel expects a massive vote for the Palestinians when they seek membership of the United Nations next month, Haaretz newspaper on Sunday quoted Israel’s...

The IMF's updated forecasts to be released next month do not foresee a global recession but risks have risen, a senior International Monetary Fund...

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Aitzaz Ahsan said on Monday that there was no harm in calling the army to restore peace in Karachi....

After Ian Botham had predicted a 4-0 whitewash of the India team in the ongoing four-match Test series, Michael Vaughan anticipated a similar scoreline....

Pakistan cricket chief selector Mohsin Hasan Khan believes that the PCB has been partially successful in removing the flaws of some players in the...

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Tuesday it could be “game over” within months for Moamar Gaddafi, but China reacted...

The nuclear power plant Russia has built in Iran is likely to become fully operational in early August, Russian news agencies cited a senior...

Novak Djokovic held off an inspired Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday. The Serbian second...

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro enjoyed a winning return to grass as the Argentine beat Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin 6-4, 6-2 in...

TOKYO - The operator of Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear plant said Sunday it aims to reduce radiation leaks within three months and to achieve a "cold shutdown" within six to nine months. Japan's embattled Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) offered the timeline more than five weeks after a giant quake and tsunami knocked out cooling systems at its six-reactor Fukushima Daiichi atomic power station.
The damage sent atomic core temperatures soaring in partial fuel rod meltdowns, in

MOHALI - Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said the performance of his side's younger players had been among the positives of a World Cup campaign that ended with a 29-run semi-final loss to India. And he said he hoped Wednesday's match, watched by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani, would be the catalyst for more games on Indian soil. Pakistan have been unable to play matches at home since an armed attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore

KARACHI - Law enforcement agencies have arrested 11 of the most-wanted target killers, who are responsible for killing over 100 citizens, disclosed Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday at a joint press conference with Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Qaim Ali Shah at the CM House. The press conference was held after a meeting to deliberate the law and order situation in Sindh, particularly in Karachi. The top brass of the Sindh Police and Pakistan Rangers- Sindh as well as others

KARACHI - The idea of 'one nation' cannot take root unless people belonging to all nationalities, ethnicities and cultures are treated equally, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said while talking to a delegation of students from various universities of the Punjab at MQM headquarters Nine Zero.
Addressing the delegation, which is on an inter-provincial study tour of various cities of Sindh on the invitation of Provincial Youth Affairs Minister Faisal Sabzwari,

ISLAMABAD - Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had made a good decision by accepting the invitation of his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.
"PM Gilani should visit India as this meeting between him and Manmohan would improve Indo-Pak relations. Though Indo-Pak composite dialogue comprising the 8-point agenda has been restored, it is crystal clear no serious issue would be discussed," said Qureshi.