Tuesday, March 25, 2008
US envoys call on Musharraf
ISLAMABAD ( 2008-03-25 15:24:28 ) :
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher called on President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday at the Presidential House.
The meeting mulled over all issues including the national political situation. At present, the meeting between the leaders of Pakistan and USA is in progress.
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher arrived in the early hours on the latest in a series of trips to the frontline state in the "war on terror".
US embassy spokesman Kay Mayfield said while talking to a French news agency, "They arrived this morning. This is part of an ongoing series of visits to Pakistan -- they will meet with a wide variety of people."
ISLAMABAD ( 2008-03-25 15:24:28 ) :
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher called on President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday at the Presidential House.
The meeting mulled over all issues including the national political situation. At present, the meeting between the leaders of Pakistan and USA is in progress.
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher arrived in the early hours on the latest in a series of trips to the frontline state in the "war on terror".
US embassy spokesman Kay Mayfield said while talking to a French news agency, "They arrived this morning. This is part of an ongoing series of visits to Pakistan -- they will meet with a wide variety of people."
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German airports have been severely disrupted after members of the Verdi public sector union went on strike, state media reported Wednesday. Frankfurt airport canceled about 80 flights and said services would not back to normal until Thursday.
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US may be allowed to use Uzbek military base: NATO
Uzbekistan may let the United States use a military airbase for operations in Afghanistan after evicting U.S. troops in 2005, a NATO official and diplomats said on Wednesday.
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Indian spy reaches home
LAHORE - Kashmir Singh an Indian man granted freedom in Pakistan headed home on Tuesday after spending 35 years in prison, after he was accused of spying in mid of 1970. Kashmir Singh,60, was released on Monday from Kot Lakhpat jail on the order of President Pervez Musharraf, said Javed Latif, superintendent of the said prison.
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US to meet Pakistan's defence needs: Mullen
ISLMABAD - Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff US Armed Forces, Admiral Michael Mullen held meetings separately here on Tuesday with President Pervez Musharraf, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Tariq Majid and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
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Russia, China block UN Iran resolution
VIENNA: Russia and China on Tuesday scuttled a Western attempt to introduce a resolution on Iran's nuclear defiance at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, diplomats said.The decision appeared to be the result of lingering unhappiness by the two world powers about not being informed earlier of plans for such a resolution.
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Seven killed in firstever attack on Navy personnel
LAHORE: In yet another attack on armed forces, two suicide bombers blew themselves up on the premises of the prestigious Naval War College here Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring over 20.
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Feds to release flood in Grand Canyon
Federal agencies are gearing up to release a manmade flood aimed at refreshing the ecosystem of the Grand Canyon. A three-day torrent of water will be released from Glen Canyon Dam on the Arizona-Utah state line beginning Wednesday morning.
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Clinton, Obama vow to go on
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama said Wednesday that he will prevail despite key Democratic presidential primary losses to rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Dark-coated pooches tend to linger in shelters the longest
It's not like Pamela Gregg was a stranger to helping out the underdog. She thought she knew what kinds of pooches linger the longest in animal shelters: Older dogs, abused dogs, sick or injured dogs — dogs like George Bailey, the hound mix she'd rescued after he'd been struck by a car.
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Ocean fertilization firm Climos gains financial backing
Climos, a start-up that plans to mitigate climate change by stimulating plankton growth, said on Wednesday that it has raised a series A venture capital round of $3.5 million.
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Victory is sweet for Clinton after 11 losses
The confetti cannons that bathed the Columbus Atheneum in a rainbow of tiny pieces of plastic made it seem as if Hillary Clinton was onstage at the Denver Convention basking in her presidential nomination.
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NBC: McCain is presumptive GOP nominee
Sen. John McCain of Arizona rolled up victories Tuesday in primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont, capturing enough delegates to secure the GOP nomination, according to projections by NBC News and the Associated Press.
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Gym Equipment Will Work With Apple's iPods
BEAVERTON, Ore. (March 4) - Nike and Apple are making the iPod compatible with gym equipment.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Anorexia Sufferer: I Live On 15 Cups Of Coffee A Day
DIANE RICHMOND has spent 15 years battling anorexia and backs calls for better NHS treatment for sufferers.
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Celebs Splitting Enthusiasm Among Hillary, Obama
As yet another make-or-break day on the campaign trail approached for Hillary Clinton, the New York senator could take comfort in the fact that she was going to a place where everybody would know her name.
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