Qadri gives Sharif 24 hours to resign
Stepping up pressure on embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri set a fresh 24-hour deadline for him to quit as protests around Parliament entered the 17th day on Saturday amid efforts by Pakistan army to mediate. In a late night development, Qadri’s camp was visited by a delegation of Imran...
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'Dozens of Yazidi women 'sold into marriage' to jehadis'
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'Number of Yazidi refugees in Turkey swells to 16,000'
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lesotho PM confirms coup, flees to South Africa
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lesotho military denies coup
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MP who made anti-Israeli statements beaten up in UK
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Death toll in China landslide rises to 19
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In Golan Heights, Syrian rebels attack peacekeepers
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'Need 20 yrs to rebuild Gaza'
An international organisation involved in assessing post-conflict reconstruction says it will take 20 years for Gaza’s battered and neglected housing stock to be rebuilt following the war between Hamas and Israel. The assessment by Shelter Cluster, co-chaired by the UN refugee agency and the Red Cross, underscores the complexities involved in...
Globe Trotting
1.6 million people displaced in Iraq: UN United Nations: More than 1.6 million people in Iraq have been displaced since the start of the year, a UN spokesperson said here Friday citing a report. “It is estimated that over 600,000 people were displaced in August alone,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said...
Sindhu has to remain content with bronze
P V Sindhu suffered a heartbreak at the World Badminton Championship as the Indian shuttler had to settle for a second consecutive bronze medal after succumbing to Carolina Marin of Spain in straight games at the semi-finals, here on Saturday. Sindhu, seeded 11th, failed in her bid to become the first...
lee in third world final, li seals return trip
Malaysian world number one lee Chong Wei secured a third straight men’s singles finals appearance at the badminton world championships on Saturday while women’s top seed li Xuerui of China also advanced to the title match. Top-ranked lee, twice a runner-up at the tournament, brushed aside young Danish hopeful Viktor Axelsen...
Two cheers for India
Clinical again, hosts beat England by six wickets to go up 2-0 in five-match series with two to play Ambati Rayudu slammed an unbeaten 64 as India relied on an all-round display to thrash England by six wickets in the third cricket one-dayer and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the...
And the twists & turns
Halep, Kerber toppled while valiant Venus falls as women’s side opens up A day before facing Venus Williams — and a partisan crowd — at theU.S. Open, Italy’s Sara Errani came across a video posted on Twitter that gave her a little extra motivation. It showed a pair of former players and...
Not an Angelic start
Man U draw 0-0 with Burnley in Di Maria’s debut, Man City lose Manchester City slumped to a surprise first defeat in the defense of its Premier league title on Saturday, losing 1-0 to Stoke as the problems of arch-rival Manchester United mounted despite an encouraging debut from new signing Angel...
