Obama holds out Olive Branch; Modi Accepts
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi accepted on Thursday an invitation from US President Barack Obama to have bilateral discussions. It is reported that Mr Modi will leave for US in September. The talks, as it appear, will write a new chapter in the bilateral relationship of the two countries. The US had in 2005 […]
Brain Keeps Tongue from Being Chewed
Why don’t we have the harrowing experience of biting our tongue while we are chewing without close attention? According to a new study at the Duke University School of Medicine in US, neurons in brain coordinate the movement of tongue and jaw so as to prevent the tongue from injuries. “Chewing is an activity that […]
US, UK welcome Sisi’s election
Warsaw: The United States said on Wednesday it looked forward to working with former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Egypt’s president but expressed concerns about the “restrictive political environment” in which he was elected.A White House statement reiterated U.S. concerns about limits on freedom of peaceful assembly and expression and pressed the government to […]
Tiananmen Fear: Heavy Security Imposed in Beijing.
A blanket of heavy security was formed in Beijing in the event of the 2th Anniversary of the pro-democracy protests in the Tienanmen Square on Wednesday with the aim of preventing attempts, if any, to publicly commemorate the day. The Tienanmen Square protests, known as Tienanmen Square Massacre, happened on June 3-4, 1989. Also named […]
Syrians Vote Amidst Battle; Assad Poised to Be Back
The Reuters News Agency reported that Syrians voted on Tuesday in an election which is expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to President Bashar al-Assad in the midst of a civil war that has fractured the country and killed more than 160,000 people. Assad’s opponents including rebel fighters, the political opposition in exile, Western […]
Palestinian Govt Sworn in; Israel Slams US support
Forging a historic reconciliation between the Fatah and the Islamist Hamas factions, Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas was swore in a unity government in Palestine on Monday. It is for the first time in seven years that one government is in charge, administering both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The long-awaited government […]
Iraq: 27 killed in Attacks, Including at Shia Mosque
Around 27 people were killed in a spate of attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a Shia Mosque in Baghdad, AFP news reported this morning. In the blast at the , at least 19 people were killed and 34 wounded. Journlists have been prevented from taking photos or video-shooting the scene in the […]
Modi-Sharif talks Highlight Terror, Trade
The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif stole the limelight of Mr Modi’s First day in the Office. Mr Modi Tuesday asked Nawaz Sharif to clamp down on terror outfits in Pakistan and to speed up the progress in the trail of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The two leaders […]
Obama: ‘It’s not US Job to Perfect Afghan’
US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that we had to recognize Afghanistan would not be a perfect place. He added: it is not America’s responsibility to make it one. The future of Afghanistan must be decided by Afghans. He said that the US forces would have been completely pulled back from the war torn […]
French Fiction Written in Urdu
Frenchman Julien Columeau came to Pakistan at the age of 30 as a humanitarian worker, but a knack for languages and love of books have made him one of the country’s most innovative Urdu novelists. Writing mainly historical fiction with a prose described as vivid and forceful, critics say that Columeau, now 41, has […]
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