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Eight drowned into Indus River

July 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

DIAMER: Eight people were drowned into Indus River when chain trolley Girari which were using for crossing the river broke and fell into river at here Gase Pain village Gonar Farm, on Sunday. The people were crossing the river through the Girari in order to reach on other side bank of the river. The local [...]

Hailstorms damage fields in China

July 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

BEIJING: More than 3,333 hectares of cotton was damaged in hailstorms that swept through western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Friday and Saturday, said local authorities Sunday. A total of 50,110 mu of cotton plants and 1,000 mu of fruit trees were damaged in the western Xinjiang’s Awat county, a county known as the “capital [...]

England recall Bopara for South Africa opener

July 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

LONDON: England recalled seam-bowler Ravi Bopara in a 13-man squad announced Sunday for the first Test against South Africa at The Oval starting on Thursday. The seam-bowling all-rounder was given a chance to add to his tally of 12 Test caps, the last won against India in August last year, after impressing with 182 runs [...]

PM leaves for official visit to Saudi Arabia

July 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Sunday left for a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia during which he will hold meeting with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. Talking to media men at Chaklala airbase, the Prime Minister said matters of mutual interest will come under discussion during his meeting with Saudi King [...]

5,000 cut off in landslide as Japan faces more floods

July 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

TOKYO: More than 5,000 people were cut off by landslides Sunday as more heavy rain and floods were forecast in southwestern Japan, where the death toll from torrential downpours rose to 22. Television footage showed troops loading relief material such as food, water and medical supplies into military helicopters to send them to mountainous areas [...]

Garcia stops favored Khan in 4th round

July 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

LAS VEGAS: Danny Garcia stopped WBA titleholder and heavy favorite Amir Khan in the fourth round on Saturday to stay undefeated and add another super lightweight belt to his collection. Khan bruised Garcia early in the bout, opening a small cut above his eye. But Garcia turned the fight around in the third round, sending [...]

Stray mortar bomb kills four in Peshawar

July 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

PESHAWAR: A stray mortar bomb smashed through a house in a village in Peshawar early Sunday, killing three children and their mother and injuring their father, police said. The pre-dawn incident took place in Shaikhan village, a suburb of Peshawar close to the Khyber tribal district, where the military is fighting against local warlord Mangal [...]

Eight killed, 37 injured in road accident

July 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

DERA GHAZI KHAN,July 14 (APP): Eight people, including two women, were killed and 37 others injured, six of them critically, in a bus-truck collision on the Indus Highway near Jampur here on Saturday. According to Rescue 1122, a Rajanpur-bound bus carrying pilgrims was coming from Sehwan Sharif when it collided with a truck after its [...]