Officials at two hospitals say eight people have been killed and 19 wounded in clashes between U.S.-backed Iraqi forces and militiamen in Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City enclave.Read the rest of this entry »

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So, it's 2am, im hanging out in my place, and 10 shots ring out and this chick is screaming....Ta Da, shooting down the block from he. Guy wasn't dead when he left, and the street still has detectives creeping around 4 hours later. Dunno if he died later, I'll update if I find out.
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Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Thursday that the United States has concern on the use of Chinese weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Asian giant's continued sale of arms to Iran. Giving a briefing to the Congress in Washington, John Negroponte said that the United States has conveyed its concern to China about Chinese weapons or Chinese-designed weapons showing up in some of these battle areas, be it Iraq or Afghanistan.
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This was recently recorded in Moscow. There wsn't any information provided other than it was recorded by an EMT supervisor, and the tunnel had been closed to traffic for inspection or whatnot, so perhaps wasn't newsworthy because nobody inconvenienced other than having to do detours.Read the rest of this entry »

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Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah called on Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan at the Governor House Thursday. They exchanged views on various matters including the present situation in the province and progress in development works.Read the rest of this entry »

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On the instructions of Prime Minister, National Disaster Management Authority has arranged to dispatch a C-130 flight containing relief goods for earthquake affected people of China. The relief goods include tents, blankets, plastic mats, medicines and mineral water. The flight carrying the relief goods departed for China on Friday morning.Read the rest of this entry »

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CCTV,May 07/08:New Orleans,A woman shot a man in the torso after an argument,he is in critical condition in hospital and the woman(20years old) was arrested for attempted murder.

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An election tribunal Thursday accepted the nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif to contest election from NA-123. The nomination papers of PML-N covering candidate Hamza Shahbaz were also accepted by the tribunal. The nomination papers of Nawaz Sharif were rejected during the general elections.Read the rest of this entry »

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The government has submitted a report in Sindh High Court regarding withdrawal of a case against Asif Ali Zardari from a London court. Deputy Attorney General Rizwan Ahmed Siddiqui submitted report regarding withdrawal of the Surrey Palace case before a division bench of SHC on Thursday consisting of Justice Qaiser Iqbal and Justice Mohammad Alim Rizvi.Read the rest of this entry »

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Not a lot of information on this incident so far... only found the following on Wikipedia: "In the morning of may 13th, 2008 a fire started on the seventh floor of the faculty of architecture. The fire quickly spread out to the entire building.Read the rest of this entry »

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Pakistan Muslim League-N Thursday decided to boycott the oath taking ceremony of the appointed Governor Punjab Salman Taseer. Earlier, PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said no consultations were made with Pakistan Muslim League-N leaders for the appointment of the new governor in Punjab. He termed appointment of Salman Taseer as Governor Punjab part of a conspiracy.Read the rest of this entry »

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A 48-year-old Swiss man has successfully jumped out of a plane over the Alps using a new improved version of his jet propelled hang-glider. Yves Rossy has spent five years training for the event and was helped by four jet engines.

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President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Aitezaz Ahsan Thursday said independence of judiciary is not possible without reinstatement of deposed chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Addressing a press conference here, he said lawyers would decide if he should contest the by-elections due on June 26, 2008.
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