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    Woody Allen fears start of 'witch hunt' as Weinstein allegations shatter Hollywood

    US director Woody Allen (L) and producer Harvey Weinstein arrive on the red carpet at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' at the Mann Village Theatre, Westwood, California, August 4, 2008. AFP/Getty Images North America/Kevin Winter/Files  LONDON: Woody Allen on Sunday cautioned against creating a "witch hunt atmosphere? after scores of women ? actresses, models, and assistants ? came forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, assault, and rape, since an initial
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    Late Rooney penalty rescues draw for Everton at Brighton

    Wayne Rooney scored a 90th-minute penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw for Everton away at Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday. The hosts had looked on course to take all three points from a drab match when Anthony Knockaert pounced on a loose ball and fired home eight minutes from fulltime. Yet Brighton defender Bruno caught Dominic Calvert-Lewin with an elbow in the final minute and Rooney converted the resulting penalty to rescue a point for Ronald Koeman?s side, whose difficu
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    Sri Lankan cricket support staff's agreement to tour Lahore softens tensions

    Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya celebrates with captain Upul Tharanga and his teammates during the second one-day international (ODI) match in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, August 24, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/Files  It looks like the players of the Sri Lankan cricket team are not as opposed to touring Lahore for the T20 International match as they were before, after their related support staff ? including former cricketers ? agreed to the trip. The news comes after a report from Cricbuzz, which s
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    PML-N govt always leaves country in difficulties, says Zardari

    LAHORE: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government always leaves the country in difficulties. Speaking to party members at Bilawal House Lahore, the former president alleged that it is a policy of the Nawaz-league to "provide worst economic situation to the incoming government." He, however, said that the election atmosphere has already been formed and directed members to prepare for polls. "The time has come for
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    Captain martyred in Kurram bombing laid to rest

    NANKANA SAHIB: Captain Hasnain, who was martyred in a blast in Kurram Agency along with three other soldiers Sunday morning, has been laid to rest in his native town with full military honours. Four security officials were martyred and three injured in Kharlachi area of Kurram Agency Sunday morning, when an improvised electronic device (IED) blast targetted military troops stationed in the area. Four FC officials, including captain, martyred in Kurram Agency ISPR said the troops wer
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    In pictures: Celebrities arrive in style at Arpita Khan's bash

    Bollywood stars arrived in all their glory at Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan's residence for a Diwali party.  The star-studded event saw the presence of big celebrities such as Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Arbaaz Khan, Raj Kundra, Sohail Khan, Huma Qureshi among others. Here are some of the pictures from the bash: 
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    Venezuelans vote in crucial regional elections

    CARACAS: Venezuelans headed to the polls Sunday in regional elections seen as a crucial test for President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition alike after months of deadly street protests failed to unseat him. Public opinion surveys predicted that the opposition would win a majority of state governorships despite alleged government efforts to suppress a high turnout through last-minute changes in voting places and other tactics. An estimated 18 million people are eligible to elect governors to f
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    Singer Bjork tells of sexual harassment by director

    Icelandic pop singer Bjork said Sunday she was sexually harassed by a film director, saying she was inspired to speak out by the flood of separate allegations against US producer Harvey Weinstein. Photo: AFP  REYKJAVIK: Icelandic pop singer Bjork said Sunday she was sexually harassed by a film director, saying she was inspired to speak out by the flood of separate allegations against US producer Harvey Weinstein. In a post on her Facebook page, the singer-songwriter said she "became aware" tha
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    Watch out! Mr Magoo is stumbling back onto TV screens

    CANNES: He's back and this time he's even older, blinder and more dangerous. Mr Magoo is making his television comeback nearly 40 years after the short-sighted geriatric cartoon menace was last pensioned off. The disaster-prone senior who first appeared in 1949 is back in a new revamped series, causing just as much chaos as before because of his continued refusal to wear glasses. French animation company Xilam has revived the character first created in the United States as a subversive way of
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    'Thirsty protests' hit Morocco over water shortages

    RABAT: Residents angered by persistent water shortages in southern Morocco have taken to the streets in a series of "thirsty protests" that has grabbed the attention of the country´s king. Since the start of the summer, inhabitants in the region of desert town Zagora have been left parched and furious as water supplies are cut off for hours -- or even days -- at a time. "The situation is critical. It means daily suffering for the people in this region," Jamal Akchbabe, head of an environmental
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    After yoga, meditation breaks into the mainstream

    NEW YORK: It is 5 pm, otherwise known as rush hour in Manhattan. Julia Lyons, 31, finishes work and heads straight for her daily dose of peace and quiet -- half an hour at meditation studio "Mndfl." Since April 2016, when she discovered the then-brand-new studio, the investment bank employee has abandoned yoga and embraced meditation. "I have been meditating pretty regularly -- probably five times a week, 30-minute sessions," says Lyons, sipping a cup of tea on the studio´s sofa. "I just need
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    Asfandyar challenges Imran to prove corruption allegations against him

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8571969abcd0b3609acc393d463f52cd.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTUvMjAxNyA1OjI0OjMyIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9dUd3UUJvaFJ5bVRGb2xZdXg0R0ZpQT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] PESHAWAR: Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan challenged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan to prove corr
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    US diplomacy with North Korea to continue until 'first bomb drops': Tillerson

    US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pauses in his remarks welcoming Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Luis Almagro (not pictured), prior to a bilateral meeting, at the State Department, in Washington, US, October 13, 2017.   WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that President Donald Trump had instructed him to continue diplomatic efforts to calm rising tensions with North Korea, saying ?those diplomatic efforts will continue until the first bomb drops.?
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    Austrian 'whizz-kid' projected to triumph in election

    Austria´s political "whizz-kid" Sebastian Kurz, 31, looked on course Sunday to become Europe´s youngest leader, likely in coalition with the far-right after his conservative party was projected to come first in elections. Photo: AFP  VIENNA: Austria´s political "whizz-kid" Sebastian Kurz, 31, looked on course Sunday to become Europe´s youngest leader, likely in coalition with the far-right after his conservative party was projected to come first in elections. Projections put Kurz´s People´s Pa
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    Imran hurdle in country?s progress: Marriyum Aurangzeb

    ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan has become a hurdle in country?s progress. Marriyum, in a statement on Sunday, rejected Imran?s speech at PTI?s workers' convention centre held earlier in the day. ?Imran is just making noise to dupe people.? In his ambition for power, Imran doesn?t even care about the country?s progress, she pointed out. People of Pakistan are aware of Imran?s tactics now, she said. ?Imran ha
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    Nawaz won't succeed in getting re-elected as PM: Khurshid Shah

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/69babe64a8a951f8cc130ccb2c203646.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTUvMjAxNyA0OjM1OjMxIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9R3c0cWVna3ROMnRyK1daTlIzVEEzZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] SUKKUR: Opposition Leader and senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Khurshid Shah on Sunday said that Nawaz Sharif will not succ
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    Wife of legendary boxer Mohammad Ali visits PAF Academy Asghar Khan

    ISLAMABAD: Khalilah Camacho Ali, the wife of former world heavyweight boxing champion Mohammad Ali Clay (late), on Sunday visited Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Academy Asghar Khan, according to a press statement. She interacted with officers and cadets during her visit to Flying Training Wing of the prestigious academy. Being an enthusiastic aviator with 830 flying hours to her credit, she flew a training mission in the Super Mushshak aircraft of Primary Flying Training Wing. Speaking to the avia
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    Matter of Khatam-e-Nabuwwat be kept clean from 'political filth', urges Nawaz

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1f9b981bb4303af39fab86381a77b28d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTUvMjAxNyAzOjQ5OjE3IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9clVKdzVWR0pvS1VyaWtmK2JxOHVhZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Nawaz Sharif Sunday said belief in Khatam-e-Nabuwwat (finality of Prophetho
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    Trump speech violated Iran nuclear deal: Zarif

    TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump´s speech outlining an aggressive new strategy against Iran violated Tehran´s nuclear agreement with world powers, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said. Trump´s virulent speech contravened three articles of the 2015 deal, Zarif said in televised remarks broadcast late on Saturday. The clauses he referred to mandate the signatories to implement the accord "in good faith" and the US administration and Congress to "refrain from re-introducing or re-imposing"
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    Pakistan paid heavy price for being US ally: Asif

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8933ce0e6fef7b6d83a9775a50f3bbbe.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTUvMjAxNyAyOjI4OjMxIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9d0xuWkFla0phQ2VyaThwd1NXTXNuUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] SIALKOT: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said on Sunday that Pakistan bore the brunt in the fight against terrorism. ?We have been co
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    FO summons Indian envoy, lodges protest over ceasefire violations

    In 2017, Indian forces have carried out more than 1,100 ceasefire violations along the LoC and the Working Boundary, resulting in the martyrdom of 47 innocent civilians and injuries to 159. Photo: Foreign Office of Pakistan   ISLAMABAD: The Indian Deputy High Commissioner was summoned to Foreign Office on Sunday to condemn the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian forces in Kotli and Nakyal Sectors yesterday. The Acting Director-General for South Asia and SAARC Dr Muhammad Faisal prote
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    14,000 lone children among Rohingya refugees: Bangladesh

    The UN says 536,000 mainly Rohingya refugees have arrived from Myanmar´s strife-torn Rakhine state since August 25, the majority of them children. Photo: AFP  COX'S BAZAR: Nearly 14,000 children who have lost one or both parents are among the more than half a million Rohingya refugees who crossed in Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar, an official said Sunday. The UN says 536,000 mainly Rohingya refugees have arrived from Myanmar´s strife-torn Rakhine state since August 25, the majority o
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    Sharapova wins first WTA title since return from ban

    Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title in more than two years at the Tianjin Open on Sunday. Photo: AFP Maria Sharapova won her first WTA title in more than two years at the Tianjin Open on Sunday, showing plenty of grit and determination as she came from behind in each set to beat Belarusian teenager Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 7-6(8). The former world number one, who returned to the tour in April following a 15-month doping ban, started the stronger, breaking Sabalenka in her opening service game, b
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    Somalia truck bomb death toll hits 137: police

    The blast struck on Saturday afternoon at a busy road junction, reducing buildings to heaps of rubble and leaving vehicles in flames. Photo: Reuters  MOGADISHU: The death toll from Saturday´s truck bombing in a shopping district in the Somali capital Mogadishu surged to at least 137 with 300 people injured, police said on Sunday. "We are getting different numbers in terms of the casualty from the medical centres, but we have confirmed so far 137 (dead), most of them burned beyond recognition,
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    KRK posts picture with Kareena, 'claims' he was in a relationship with her

    Photo: KRK twitter The Kangana Ranaut-Hrithik Roshan just doesn?t seem to be dying down anytime soon. The latest person to jump into the controversy that has taken Bollywood by storm is Kamaal R Khan aka KRK ? yes! The man, who is a self -proclaimed analyst, recently took to Twitter to show his support for Hrithik. His light-hearted dig at the Queen star left fans squealing with laughter. The controversial figure posted a picture with Kareena Kapoor, in an attempt to try to prove that he was
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