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Forget the past, says Zardari
Iftikhar Chaudhary to resume duties as Chief Justice today

Pro-government stance in TNA
Prabakaran sighted in Puthukudiyirippu

Teenagers sentenced for killing Indian
LONDON: Three teenagers have been sentenced to six-and-a-half years each in custody for killing an Indian sailor in a racist attack. They will serve their sentences at a young offenders’ institution. Two other boys were sentenced ...

Iran wants action, not words, from U.S.
DUBAI: Iran has said that it would change its stance towards the United States after Washington takes tangible steps to establish that it has changed its attitude towards Tehran. In a televised address in the city of Mashhad, a day after ...

Security fears for G20 leaders
LONDON: Hotels where world leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, are to stay during next month’s G20 London summit will go into a security lockdown amid fears of Mumbai-style attacks. Although there is no specific ...

Pro-English postal worker fired in U.K.
LONDON: First anyone heard of Deva Kumarasiri was three days ago when he hit the headlines for refusing to serve customers who did not speak English. He was hailed by many who said he was right to insist that immigrants settled in Britain ...

Russia bans hunting of baby harp seals
MOSCOW: Russia has banned the hunting of baby harp seals in response to protests from ecologists and animal rights activists. A partial ban on killing seal cubs till they turn one month old has been extended to protect seals under 12 ...

IRAQI TOURISM

As soldiers leave, tourists arrive
A group of Western tourist brave warnings to visit the war-torn country.

Obama apologises for quip
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama quickly apologised for his quip on “The Tonight Show” on NBC on Thursday comparing his modest bowling skills to those of athletes who have disabilities. Chatting with the host, Jay Leno, ...

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