BANGALORE: Star batsman Younus Khan has refused to lead Pakistan cricket team in the final Test, to be played in Bangalore from December 8. According to daily Jang’s correspondent, Younus Khan’s refusal to captain the national team was his reaction against the management attitude during the second Test in Kolkata. The team management is trying […]
Nine Kurdish troops were killed when suspected al Qaeda gunmen attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in
BAGHDAD: Nine Kurdish troops were killed when suspected al Qaeda gunmen attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in Diyala province north of Baghdad on Thursday, police said. Police had initially said the victims were policemen manning the checkpoint, but later said they were Kurdish soldiers. A spokesman for the Kurdish Peshmerga forces from Iraq’s largely autonomous […]
Miscreants blew up a 12-inch dia main gas pipeline in Hub on Thursday using explosive material
SUI: Miscreants blew up a 12-inch dia main gas pipeline in Hub on Thursday using explosive material. The explosives were installed at a gas pipeline stretching from Hub to Industrial State.The explosion caused the pipeline to burst. This led to the heavy leakage of gas which continues to till now.The leakage of gas with pressure […]
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday pleaded with member states to provide 24 helicopters crucial
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday pleaded with member states to provide 24 helicopters crucial for the success of the planned UN-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region. "We must absolutely have an effective, robust force. Without it, there can be no security," the secretary general told reporters. "But for […]
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SUVA: A powerful hurricane was heading closer to Fiji’s main islands and tourist areas Friday, prompting warnings from authorities to evacuate low lying areas. Cyclone Daman strengthened overnight to category four on a five point scale and changed course closer to the South Pacific nation’s main populated areas, officials said. By late Friday morning Daman was packing […]
Venezuela plans on buying 12 Russian-built military planes, including Ilyushin-76 transport planes a
CARACAS: Venezuela plans on buying 12 Russian-built military planes, including Ilyushin-76 transport planes and Ilyushin-78 refueling aircraft, an air force official said Wednesday. Under President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela has already purchased some US$3 billion (euro2.25 billion) worth of arms from Russia, including 53 military helicopters, 100,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles and 24SU-30 Sukhoi fighter jets. Air Force […]