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Romney campaign defends omission of war talk

September 2, 2012 | 0 Comment

Mitt Romney’s campaign is defending the Republican presidential nominee’s decision to make no mention of the politically unpopular 11-year-old war in Afghanistan in his speech last week at the GOP national convention. Romney was the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party’s nomination without mentioning war. Senior campaign adviser Eric Fehrnstrom told CNN’s “State [...]

Yields eases at Egypt 91-, 273-day T-bill auction

September 2, 2012 | 0 Comment

Average yields declined on treasury bills auctioned by Egypt’s central bank on Sunday, the Ministry of Finance said. The yield on 273-day T-bills slipped to 15.794 percent from 15.8 37 percent at the last auction on A ug. 15, and the bank sold all 4 billion Egyptian pounds ($656.14 million)of bills it had sought. The [...]

Institutions should work within orbits: Gilani

September 2, 2012 | 0 Comment

Former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party Senior Vice Chairman Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that rumours regarding elections could become true if any unconstitutional step would be taken. Talking to the media after meeting with Pir Sahib Paghara Sibghutullah Rashdi at his residence here, he said no clash would be happened if [...]

President chairs meeting on BESOS scheme

September 2, 2012 | 0 Comment

President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday directed for further expediting work on implementation of Benazir Employees Stock Option Scheme (BESOS) and expanding the programme to other State Owned Entities (SOEs) for the welfare and uplift of the workers and employees of that entities. This he said while chairing a meeting on Benazir Employees Stock Option [...]

New Zealand struggle in second India Test

September 2, 2012 | 0 Comment

BANGALORE: India captured four wickets in the afternoon session to put New Zealand under pressure on the third day of the second and final Test in Bangalore on Sunday. The tourists were 123-4 in their second innings at tea for an overall lead of 135 runs, with Daniel Flynn unbeaten on 25 and James Franklin [...]

Clinton to press Indonesia on rising intolerance: HRW

September 2, 2012 | 0 Comment

JAKARTA: Human Rights Watch on Sunday called on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to pressure the Indonesian government to address rising religious intolerance, a day ahead of her visit to the country. Indonesian authorities have failed to adequately address increasing incidents of mob violence by militant groups against religious minorities, New York-based rights watchdog [...]

US halts some Afghan forces training after attacks

September 2, 2012 | 0 Comment

KABUL: U.S. officials say they have halted the training of Afghan Local Police for at least a month in order to carry out intensified vetting procedures on new recruits following a string of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police on their international allies. U.S. special operations forces spokesman Lt. Col. John Harrell says the training [...]

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Sibi

September 2, 2012 | 0 Comment

QUETTA: A tremor of moderate earthquake was felt in Sibi district and surrounding of Pakistan Balochistan, however no damage or casualties reported. According to the met office, the intensity of the earthquake was magnitude 5.3 on Richter scale. According initial reports, the tremors created panic among the residents. Locals say that they have felt the tremors [...]

Grenade attack injures 37 in Philippines: police

September 2, 2012 | 0 Comment

DAVAO: A grenade attack at a packed circus show injured at least 37 people in the troubled southern Philippines, police said Sunday. The blast in Davao city was apparently meant to strike an army camp but the grenade bounced off netting and landed inside an adjacent basketball gym where a circus was being held late [...]