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4 dead, 3 injured in airplane crash: Kenya

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

Two German tourists and two pilots were killed when their airplane crashed Wednesday in Kenya’s renowned Maasai Mara national park, with at least three other tourists badly injured, police said. “Four people died on the spot, while three others were seriously wounded,” said local police chief Peterson Maelo. “Those injured have been taken to Nairobi [...]

Hint towards Assad’s ouster, Syria ready to discuss the issue

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

Syria said it is ready to discuss the departure of President Bashar al-Assad as part of a negotiated settlement to the increasingly ferocious conflict but the US reacted with skepticism. The surprise comments Tuesday by a Syrian envoy visiting Moscow emerged after Russia bluntly told the West not to meddle in Syria in the wake [...]

Amnesty Int urges Pakistan to protect blasphemy accused girl

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

Amnesty International has urged Pakistan to reform its blasphemy laws and protect a young Christian girl arrested for allegedly burning pages inscribed with verses from the Quran. The Muslim-majority nation’s strict anti-blasphemy laws make defaming Islam or desecrating the Quran illegal and potentially punishable by death. Rimsha, who is between 10 and 13 years old [...]

3 dead as torrential rains cause flood within Nowshera

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

NOWSHERA: Three individuals have been reported dead as a result of flood within the Nowshera area on Wednesday. According to reports, heavy rains inundated sewers which led to the death of the three individuals as a result of drowning. Heavy rains were reported to have struck the region since 5 am on Wednesday. The dripping [...]

Clashes over Syrian issue claims 8 lives in Lebanon

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

At least eight people have been killed in days of fighting between rival Muslim communities in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli sparked by the conflict in Syria, security sources said Wednesday. Two people were killed on Wednesday after a bloody day which saw six people killed in street battles between armed men from Sunni [...]

Angelina wants friend for wedding interview

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

LOS ANGELES: Angelina Jolie has handpicked her friend Ann Curry to interview her and Brad Pitt about their upcoming wedding. The actress reached out to the veteran journalist and told her if her TV network NBC wanted to question the fired TODAY host she could be the only one to do it and everyone else [...]

LG releases ‘world’s largest’ ultra-definition TV

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

SEOUL: South Korea’s LG Electronics on Wednesday began sales of what it claims is the world’s largest ultra-definition television, with a view to expanding its share of the premium TV market. The company released an ultra-definition TV with an 84-inch (213-cm) screen to the local market, with a price tag of 25 million won ($22,067). [...]

US allows NGOs to send quake relief funds to Iran

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday lifted sanctions barriers on private groups that want to send relief funds to Iran in the wake of the August 11 earthquake disaster in the country’s northwest. The US Treasury said non-governmental organizations could transfer up to $300,000 to Iran for quake relief over the next 45 days without [...]

Indian opposition to block parliament until PM resigns

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

NEW DELHI: India’s opposition vowed on Wednesday to block parliamentary proceedings until the prime minister resigned over a coal scandal, raising the prospect of more legislative deadlock and stalled reforms. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was implicated by the national auditor in a report published last Friday which suggested the government had lost out on billions [...]

4 killed, 4 injured in road mishap

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

KARACHI: At least four people were killed and four others sustained injuries in a road mishap that took place near Noriabad, Super Highway Hyderabad, on Wednesday. According to reports, a vehicle was passing through Super Highway when it reached near Noriabad the ill-fated van met an accident. As a result, four persons including women and [...]

Army kills dozens in Damascus suburb: watchdog

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

BEIRUT: Syrian forces have killed dozens of civilians in a raid on a Damascus suburb, a watchdog said on Wednesday, reporting that many of the victims were summarily executed and others killed at a funeral. Of at least 198 people reported dead across Syria on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it has [...]

Oil up in Asia on renewed Europe optimism

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices rose in Asia Wednesday on growing hopes of imminent European Central Bank intervention to ameliorate the eurozone debt crisis, analysts said. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery, gained 15 cents to $96.99 a barrel in the afternoon and Brent North Sea crude for delivery in October added [...]

Jankovic leads seeds into Texas quarter-finals

August 22, 2012 | 0 Comment

DALLAS: Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic and No. 3 Roberta Vinci advanced to the quarter-finals Tuesday at the WTA Texas Open, a tune-up event for next week’s US Open in New York. Jankovic, the former world number one from Serbia, defeated Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 to line up a quarter-final clash against eighth-seeded [...]