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  • Sub-standard construction material led to Bangladesh building collapse says govt report

    A Bangladesh Government report into the collapse of a multi-storied factory building has uncovered a series of violations. The report revealed that the building had been constructed with sub-standard materials on unsuitable land. According to the BBC, it also recommended life sentences for the building's owner and the owners of five garment factories operating there. The Rana Plaza collapse ...

  • Nawaz Sharifs govt. faces urgent calls to address violence against journalists

    The new government of Pakistan has faced urgent calls to address the country's appalling record of violence against journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists has said in a major new report that a total of 23 journalists were murdered in the past decade, with not a single conviction, reports The Independent. The CPJ's Asia programme coordinator Bob Dietz said that the government, ...

  • UN plans six-day mission to Afghanistan Pakistan

    Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): Humanitarian emergency directors from various UN agencies will travel on a six-day mission to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United Nations said Thursday. During the visit from May 26 to June 1, the directors will see for themselves "the ongoing humanitarian operations in the countries and look into ways in which the humanitarian community can strengthen its ...

  • Osama doc Afridi was denied asylum in US reveals report

    Jailed Pakistani doctor, Shakil Afridi, who helped the US track down Osama bin Laden, had applied for asylum in the US but was denied by authorities, according to a classified Pakistani government report. The 357-page Abbottobad Commission Report, which has yet to be made public, said also that Afridi was convicted by a tribal court on bogus charges, and that it has undermined Pakistan's ...

  • Pak SC says only federal govt. can initiate treason trial of Musharraf

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan, while hearing the six identical petitions against former Pakistan Army Chief and president Pervez Musharraf, has observed that it is the jurisdiction of the federation to lodge a complaint and constitute a special court for his trial for subverting and abrogating the constitution. On the other hand, Musharraf's counsel, Ahmed Raza Kasuri, made it clear that his ...


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Of all the psycho-slasher films to come out during the decade of the 1980s, Wes Cravens A Nightmare On Elm Street is without doubt one of the most inventive and literate. Drawing on ancient myths about the realm of dreams, A Nightmare on Elm Streets m ... ...

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  • African Leaders to Meet As AU Celebrates 50th Anniversary

    African leaders plan to meet this weekend at a summit in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).The Theme of the summit is pan-Africanism and renaissance. "Under this theme, Africa will be looking at that spirit of pan-Africanism that inspires through solidarity, unity of purpose for us to ...

  • White House welcomes Burmese president as new ally in “pivot to Asia”

    A meeting between US President Barack Obama and Burmese President Thein Sein in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday signalled Washington's embrace of the Burmese military-dominated government, as part of its efforts to strategically encircle China. Thein Sein is the first Burmese leader to be hosted in the White House since former junta leader General Ne Win's visit in 1966. ...

  • Kerry to Visit Ethiopia for Security Talks

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Ethiopia for security talks with regional officials and to attend a 50th anniversary celebration for the African ...

  • Russia Syria Agrees to Participate in Conference

    Russia says the Syrian government has agreed in principle to attend aproposed international peace conference on the country's future. A spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry said Friday that Syria has agreed to participate in the conference that Russia and the U.S. have proposed next month in Geneva. But he said it is impossible to set a date yet because it is not clear yet who will ...

  • 3 Indian Soldiers Killed in Kashmir Attack

    Authorities say the attack took place Friday outside Srinagar, the main city on the Indian section of Kashmir. Rebel groups have been fighting for years for independence from India or a merger with Pakistan. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and they have fought two wars over its ...

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