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Nawaz chairs high-level PML-N meeting in Lahore

High-level meeting of PML-N underway (Photo: File) LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif is chairing a high-level party huddle in the city's Raiwind area. Top party officials and government representatives are attending the meeting, including Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq, ministers Saad Rafique and Marriyum Aurganzeb. Also present in the meeting are Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah, Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz
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IN PICTURES: How the Islamabad operation unfolded

Ambulances and prison vans swarmed Islamabad's Faizabad Interchange early Saturday morning, with helicopters and drones circling the site for aerial surveillance, as law enforcement agencies (LEAs) commenced a crackdown against protestors here. Two women ? allegedly part of the protestors ? stand facing the law enforcement agencies during an operation at Faizabad Interchange, Islamabad, Pakistan, November 25, 2017. Geo.tv via Geo News  Law enforcement agencies detain a protester at Faizabad
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The disputed partition of Palestine 70 years ago

The land that was to become Israel represented 54 percent of mandate Palestine, though Jews accounted for 30 percent of the population-AFP PARIS: The UN plan that partitioned Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab, was adopted 70 years ago. The resolution led to the creation of Israel, but an independent Palestinian state has yet to see the light of day. Here is a recap. Palestine handed to UN  After World War II, Britain´s grasp on power in Palestine was slipping. It had recei
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Egypt president vows forceful response after mosque massacre

Egypt´s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi/File photo CAIRO: Egypt´s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive North Sinai province, the country´s deadliest attack in recent memory. Al-Sisi declared three days of mourning would begin Saturday, the day after the gun and bomb assault on the Rawda mosque, roughly 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish. In a televised speech
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As rains grow erratic, Pakistan taps irrigation to protect Punjab crops

The effort is expected to convert 68,000 hectares of minimally productive farmland to full production, using water from the Jhelum River-Reuters LAHORE: Most of Tajammul Abbas?s 17 acres of farmland produces nothing but fodder for his buffalo and three goats. His land, and that around him in Punjab province, depends on rain to grow crops and rainfall has become much more uncertain as climate change takes hold, leading to lost harvests. But things are now looking more promising for him and for a
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Oscars bid for story of ´Pakistan´s toughest woman´

Mukhtiar Naz, known as Waderi Nazo Dharejo, holds a gun at her ancestral home in Qazi Ahmed in Sindh province-AFP QAZI AHMED, NAWABSHAH: : As 200 armed men surrounded their house on a hot August night in 2005, Nazo Dharejo and her sisters grabbed their Kalashnikov and puny stock of ammunition and climbed to the roof. The gunfight which followed earned her the moniker "Pakistan´s toughest woman", and became the subject of a film which has been entered in next year´s Academy Awards, vying for gl
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In rare admission, Trump golfs (quickly) with Woods, Johnson

US President Donald Trump´s motorcade leaves Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer  JUPITER: US President Donald Trump played a round of golf on Friday with star professionals Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson, a rare admission that he is taking time out for his favourite pastime. Trump regularly spends his weekends at a golf course, but the White House typically declines to confirm that the Republican president is, in fact, golfing. Trump was on his gol
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US crude tops two-year high as Keystone outage hits supply

Oil pump jacks are seen next to a strawberry field in Oxnard, California, US, February 24, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Files NEW YORK: US oil prices hit their highest levels in more than two years on Friday after the continued shutdown of a pipeline running from Canada to the United States was expected to reduce supply into a major storage facility. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) settled up 93 cents (or 1.6 percent) at $58.95 a barrel. Trading volumes were thin on Friday due
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Ten days to crack Brexit deal, EU tells May

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a family picture during the Eastern Partnership summit at the European Council Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal BRUSSELS: The European Union handed Prime Minister Theresa May a 10-day ?absolute deadline? to improve her Brexit divorce offer or face failure in persuading EU leaders to open trade talks with Britain at a December summit. Without a deal next month, time will be very tight to agree on arrangemen
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CTD shoots dead four alleged TTP terrorists in Lahore

File Photo LAHORE: Four terrorists ? said to have belonged to the banned outfit Tehrik-i-Taliban ? were shot dead Friday night during an exchange of gunfire in Faisalabad, a spokesperson for the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said. The suspects ? seven in total ? were riding motorcycles when they were asked to stop by officials of the CTD, in response to which they opened fire. While four alleged terrorists were killed by CTD's retaliatory firing, three of their accomplices managed to esc
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Earthquake magnitude 5.1 strikes southwest Turkey

ISTANBUL: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit southwest Turkey at 21:49 GMT (2:49 AM PST, Saturday) on Friday, Turkey's Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute said. The epicentre was at Aricilar-Ula district, southeast of Mugla province on the Aegean Sea at a depth of 6.3 km, Kandilli Observatory said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake.
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Trump to call Egypt's president after mosque attack: tweet

US President Donald Trump speaks via teleconference with troops from Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer  WEST PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump said he would call Egypt?s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss Friday?s terrorist attack at a mosque in North Sinai that left more than 230 people dead. ?Will be calling the President of Egypt in a short while to discuss the tragic terrorist attack, with so much loss of life,? Trump
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US shoppers browse stores, buy online as Black Friday deals beckon

Shoppers reach out for television sets as they compete to purchase retail items on Black Friday at a store in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker  CHICAGO/NEW YORK: US stores offered deep discounts, entertainment, and free gifts to draw bargain hunters on Black Friday ? the traditional start of the holiday shopping season ? but some shoppers said they were just eyeing goods, reserving their cash for online purchases. A sharp rise in online sales made the overall pictu
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21 detained following police operation in Karachi's Korangi

File Photo KARACHI: Authorities said Friday night they had apprehended at least 21 people following a search operation carried out here in Awami Colony of the metropolis' Korangi area. Earlier, police had disclosed they were conducting an operation in Awami Colony, Burmi Colony, and nearby areas, and that all entry and exit points were therefore sealed. A door-to-door search was carried out and residents' documents were being verified during the process. Security officials also said they were
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US diplomat shot in foot on highway near Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO: A senior US diplomat in Brazil was shot in the foot during an attempted robbery on a highway near Rio de Janeiro, highlighting surging violence in Rio state where an economic crisis has drained public resources. Police said in a statement on Friday that the vice-consul was taken from the scene near Angra dos Reis to the Hospital Samaritano in the state capital to undergo surgery. Press representatives at the US Embassy in Brazil did not immediately respond to question
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Cuba marks anniversary of Fidel death as post-Castro era nears

Cuba's President Fidel Castro gestures during a tour of Paris in this March 15, 1995. ? Reuters FILE HAVANA: Cuba marks the first anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Saturday with a week of vigils nationwide, as the island embarks on a political cycle that will end 60 years of the Castro brothers? rule. Fidel, a towering figure of the 20th century who built a Communist-run state on the doorstep of the United States and defied US efforts to topple him, died aged 90 o
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North Korea replaces soldiers, South Korea awards medals after defector's border dash

North Korean soldiers dig a trench and plant trees in the area where, on November 13, a defector ran across the border at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing North Korea and South Korea November 22, 2017. ? Reuters SEOUL: North Korea has reportedly replaced guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea where a North Korean soldier defected last week, while South Korean and US soldiers have been decorated for their role in the defector?s rescue. The North Korean defector was sh
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Baghdad cafe marks 100 years as intellectual hub

Seated at tables with glasses of tea in the heart of Baghdad?s bookshop district, the customers of Shabandar cafe have watched 100 years of Iraq?s tumultuous history pass by. Photo: AFP file  BAGHDAD: Seated at tables with glasses of tea in the heart of Baghdad?s bookshop district, the customers of Shabandar cafe have watched 100 years of Iraq?s tumultuous history pass by. Since opening its doors a century ago, the establishment has become a hub of Baghdad?s intellectual life, drawing poets an
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Will remember ?dark ages? of Imran?s governance in KP: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information, National Heritage and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan, saying that everyone will remember the ?dark ages? of Imran?s governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Marriyum issued a statement in response to Imran?s rally in Hafizabad on Friday. She also asked the PTI chief to stop spreading unrest in the country. ?When will you apologise to Ayesha Gulalai,? she remarked. Imran has been accused of corruption
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China launches national kindergarten probe after ?needle marks? on toddlers

China launched a nationwide investigation into its kindergartens on Friday after parents at a Beijing preschool said toddlers had apparent needle marks and were given mysterious pills ? sparking outrage days after another daycare scandal. Photo: AFP file  BEIJING: China launched a nationwide investigation into its kindergartens on Friday after parents at a Beijing preschool said toddlers had apparent needle marks and were given mysterious pills ? sparking outrage days after another daycare scand
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Moroccans pray for rain as ?mercy from God?

?We beg for God?s mercy,? said 10-year-old Hassan, wearing a long white tunic, as Moroccans across the parched country on Friday held prayers for rain under a royal decree. Photo: AFP file  Morocco: ?We beg for God?s mercy,? said 10-year-old Hassan, wearing a long white tunic, as Moroccans across the parched country on Friday held prayers for rain under a royal decree. The faithful gathered in Sale, opposite the capital Rabat, to take part in the ancient tradition. Hassan was one of the child
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?Trash islands? off Central America indicate ocean pollution problem

Floating masses of garbage off some of the Caribbean?s pristine beaches offer grim evidence of a vast and growing problem of plastic waste heedlessly dumped in the ocean. Photo: AFP file  OMOA: Floating masses of garbage off some of the Caribbean?s pristine beaches offer grim evidence of a vast and growing problem of plastic waste heedlessly dumped in the ocean, local residents, activists and experts say. These ?trash islands? have been captured in images by photographer Caroline Power, who li
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London's Oxford Circus station evacuated; armed police on scene

Emergency services at the scene of the incident. -BBC LONDON: London's Oxford Circus underground station in the heart of the British capital´s main shopping district was being evacuated on Friday evening and armed police were on the scene, a Reuters witness said. Police are responding to the incident as if it is terrorism-related, added the police on Twitter.  People have been asked to avoid Regent and Oxford street by the law-enforcers and move inside buildings.  British Transpo
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Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president

Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed sweeping change as he was sworn in as Zimbabwe?s president Friday, seeking to reassure foreign investors and pledging to fight poverty and corruption after Robert Mugabe?s shock resignation. Photo: AFP file  HARARE: Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed sweeping change as he was sworn in as Zimbabwe?s president Friday, seeking to reassure foreign investors and pledging to fight poverty and corruption after Robert Mugabe?s shock resignation. In his inaugural address, the new preside
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Messi maturing with age as he picks up fourth Golden Shoe

Barcelona´s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with his four Golden Shoe awards after receiving the 2017 European Golden Shoe honouring the year´s leading goalscorer during a ceremony at the Antigua Fabrica Estrella Damm in Barcelona on November 24, 2017. Photo: AFP  BARCELONA: Lionel Messi insisted he was getting better with age after receiving the European Golden Shoe award for the fourth time on Friday. The 30-year-old Argentine won the prize for being the top scorer in Europe´s leading
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