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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Railways (PR) is considering a proposal to purchase used 3000HP locomotives manufactured by General Motors from South Korea, aimed at meeting the shortfall of engines in the PR's network.
According to a senior official of the Ministry of Railways, the suggestion to purchase 50 used locomotives is under consideration and almost at final stage as the Korean Railways is also interested to supply the consignment at an attractive price. Prior to the commencement

MIRANSHAH - The body of Col Imam, whose murder was claimed by the Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan recently, was found along a roadside in South Waziristan on Sunday. Col Imam was abducted in March last year along with British journalist Asad Qureshi and former intelligence official Khalid Khawaja.
The abductors had freed Qureshi, but had killed Khalid Khawaja a few months ago.

COMMENT - The 14-team 10th edition of the cricket World Cup 2011 will kick off on Feb. 19, with the inaugural match between India and Bangladesh at Mirpur. The three-times on the trot defending champions Australians are no longer the team to beat. Their vulnerability has thrown this World Cup wide open, with no clear cut favourites, though some believe that India and Sri Lanka have the edge owing to home advantage.
But there are sides like South Africa, England, Australia and,

JUBA - At least 16 people died when rebels attacked south Sudanese troops in troubled Jonglei state, breaking a ceasefire signed last month, a southern army spokesman said on Thursday. "We are still waiting for full details of the casualties," said Philip Aguer, spokesman for the south's Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), adding that he feared the death toll would rise.
"The rebels launched their attacks on Wednesday at 1:00 pm (1000 GMT) killing four of our soldiers, but the

ISLAMABAD - Inspector Rana Pervez of Turnol Police Station, who was kidnapped for ransom three months ago, is still being held hostage by the abductors belonging to South Waziristan, said IGP Islamabad Wajid Ali Khan Durrani on Wednesday. Durrani was talking to media after addressing a prize distribution ceremony organised by Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) for the position holders of a declamation contest on `Role of Students in Checking Road Accidents'.
The IGP said efforts were

SEOUL - South Korea will start carbon emission trading between 2013 and 2015 after strong opposition from industry to the government's initial plan to start in 2013, a presidential secretary said on Monday.
The decision is a breakthrough for the country's powerful export-led conglomerates which have been pushing for a delay given competitor nations such as Japan and the United States have delayed or shelved emissions trading schemes for now.
"It is no longer an issue

SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called on Monday for new strategies to help secure a stable supply of food amid growing concerns about a global food crisis.
"The likelihood of a global food crisis is rising due to climate change. We need to set up national strategies and research to tackle the issue," Lee's spokesman quoted him as saying during a meeting with senior advisers. Lee also called for a task force from the government and private sector to be set up to

JUBA - Close to 99 percent of south Sudanese chose to secede from the north in a landmark 9-15 January referendum, according to the first complete preliminary results announced on Sunday.
Earlier partial results had put the outcome of the vote beyond doubt but official figures were announced publicly for the first time during a ceremony attended by president Salva Kiir in the southern capital Juba. The discreet leader, who is to steer southern Sudan to statehood in July after

JOHANNESBURG - South Africans lit candles and prayed for Nelson Mandela at church services around the country as officials said the anti-apartheid hero was in stable condition and resting at home.
A national campaign promoted by a group of media organisations encouraged South Africans to "Light a Candle of Hope" for Mandela's recovery from an acute respiratory infection. Officials said Mandela, 92, was still in stable condition at his home in Johannesburg after being discharged

JOHANNESBURG - After heaving a sigh of relief at the news that Nelson Mandela had been discharged from hospital, South Africans turned to asking Saturday why there had been a two-day shroud of silence on his health. Mandela was discharged from Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg on Friday, ending almost 48 hours of anxiety that began Wednesday afternoon when his foundation said the 92-year-old anti-apartheid hero was in hospital for "routine tests".
When the government finally broke

DOHA - South Korea bowed out of the Asian Cup in style by edging Uzbekistan 3-2 in an entertaining third-place play-off on Friday to secure an automatic place at the 2015 tournament in Australia. Cho Kwang-Rae's men looked on course for a handsome victory at 3-0 up in the first-half, but Uzbekistan clawed back the deficit to salvage some pride after their 6-0 drubbing by Australia in the semi-finals.
Koo Ja-Cheol's fifth goal of the competition, making him outright top scorer,

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's revered former president Nelson Mandela's hospital stay stretched into a second day on Thursday, as the nation grew increasingly concerned for the anti-apartheid hero's health.
The news that Madiba - the clan name by which the 92-year-old Nobel peace prize winner is affectionately known, and the country's first elected black leader - remained under medical supervision has put the nation on edge.
Current President Jacob Zuma called for calm as

DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - The annual meeting of world elites at the Swiss ski resort of Davos opened Wednesday with executives highlighting a power shift from the advanced world to emerging market as recovery takes hold.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev confirmed that he would make his opening speech at the forum, despite cancelling most other Davos appointments after a deadly suicide bomb attack on a Moscow airport. Medvedev said in a newspaper interview that he would participate

SEOUL - South Korea made a fresh call on Tuesday for the United Nations Security Council to debate North Korea's uranium enrichment programme, which according to experts could produce more nuclear weapons.
The issue of UN referral will be discussed intensively when US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg visits Seoul on Wednesday, said Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan. He said it would also be raised when Alexei Borodavkin, Russia's chief negotiator to stalled six-party talks

CENTURION - Yusuf Pathan's blistering century proved in vain for India as South Africa won the fifth and decisive one-day international by 33 runs on Sunday to take the series 3-2. Morne Morkel bagged four wickets and Dale Steyn and Lonwabo Tsotsobe two apiece for the hosts who dismissed India for 234.
India had been set a Duckworth/Lewis revised target of 268 to win in 46 overs following a rain delay. India were in desperate trouble at 119 for eight before Pathan resurrected

PORT ELIZABETH - Virat Kohli struck a sparkling 87 not out and had a hand in three dismissals but couldn't stop South Africa from winning the fourth one-day international against India at St George's Park on Friday.
South Africa won the rain-affected game by 48 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method to level the five-match series at two-all, making Sunday's final match at Centurion the decider. JP Duminy was South Africa's star, making an unbeaten 71 and leading a recovery after the

JUBA - Close to 99 percent of south Sudanese voters chose secession from the north in a referendum, according to preliminary results published on Friday with tallies from two outstanding states.
With 3,197,038 ballots counted, 98.6 percent had voted to break away in the January 9-15 referendum and become the world's newest nation, partial results posted on the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission website showed. Partial results from the last two states that had not yet published