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Facebook to show NFL game recaps worldwide

WASHINGTON: Facebook and the National Football League (NFL) announced plans Tuesday to offer video highlights of NFL games to worldwide users of the leading social network. "NFL Game Recaps" and highlights from all 256 regular season games as well as the playoffs and Super Bowl will be available to users globally on Facebook, according to a joint statement. The statement added that NFL Media, the league´s operated media division, will offer content from NFL Films on Facebook´s Watch platform.
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Erdogan warns of 'ethnic war' risk over Iraqi Kurdish independence

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned the Iraqi Kurdistan region against pushing for independence after holding a non-binding referendum, saying it risked sparking an "ethnic war" in the region. In his latest barrage of warnings to Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, Erdogan even warned that his region risked going short on food and clothing if Turkish sanctions were applied. "If Barzani and the Kurdish Regional Government do not go back on this mistake as soon as p
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Nawaz Sharif has challenged country?s judiciary: Sheikh Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League Head Sheikh Rasheed said that former prime minister challenged the judiciary in a statement issued on Tuesday. Reacting to Nawaz?s first press conference after returning to the country, Rasheed remarked that Nawaz has put the final nail in the coffin of his political career. ?I have no other option but to say that Pakistan?s Constitution and Nawaz Sharif cannot work together,? he added. During the press conference, Nawaz Sharif just shared all his disappointmen
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Saudi official axed over king image with 'Star Wars' icon

source: NST RIYADH: A Saudi education official has been sacked over a schoolbook that accidentally included a doctored photograph of a former ruler sitting next to a "Star Wars" character, triggering online ridicule. The black-and-white image shows King Faisal, Saudi Arabia's third monarch, signing the United Nations Charter in 1945, with the diminutive Jedi master Yoda perched next to him. Saudi Arabia scrambled last week to withdraw the textbook. The government has sacked Mohammad Bin Atiya
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Cannot endorse failed US strategy in Afghanistan, says Lodhi in UNSC

NEW YORK: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi said on Tuesday said, referring to United States policies in Afghanistan and the recent revision of the policy for the region, Pakistan cannot endorse any strategy that has repeatedly failed in the past. She was speaking at the UN Security Council?s debate on Afghanistan. "We cannot endorse any strategy that has repeatedly failed in the past and would only prolong and intensify the suffering of the people of Afghanistan as
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Nawaz Sharif respects law, constitution: Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb remarked that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has always respected the law and constitution in a press statement issued on Tuesday. Aurangzeb was replying to all the opponents of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, who have said that Nawaz has failed to follow the Constitution of the country. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif appearance before the country shows he respects the law, she said in the statement, adding that unlike
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FIA busts kidney transplant racket in Nowshera

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8bd3f882bcee76b3ac55ea77ddbfe792.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yNi8yMDE3IDM6MTI6MjUgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1wTXYxT1RkVzRTc3RRZlJjWWJ3L1BnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] NOWSHERA: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday busted a gang involved in illegal kidney transplantation in Nowshera, Khyber
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CTD report spotlights 'alarming' security at Karachi Central Jail

KARACHI: Terrorists kept at Karachi Central Jail had access to the prison's record room and sensitive documents, revealed a report by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), weeks after the escape of two high-value inmates. Prison officials were not allowed to sit in terrorists' ward, whereas the jail's internal security was "alarming," stated the report submitted to an Anti-Terrorism Court on Tuesday. The CTD recommended removal of ten prison officials, including senior superintendent and dep
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England drop Stokes after assault arrest

LONDON: England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm in Bristol and dropped for Wednesday's fourth one-day international against West Indies. The 26-year-old Durham star was arrested early on Monday in the Clifton district of the city and released under investigation - without charge - the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Tuesday. Both Stokes and England opening batsman Alex Hales, 28, who was with him on Sunday night, will miss the
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World's biggest uncut diamond sells for $53m

The Lesedi La Rona, which was found in Botswana´s Karowe mine in late 2015, is the largest uncut diamond. Photo: AFP  LONDON: British jeweller Graff said Tuesday it has purchased the world's largest uncut diamond -- roughly the size of a tennis ball -- for $53 million (44.5 million euros). Canadian miner Lucara Diamond sold to Graff the 1,109-carat gem, the Lesedi La Rona, which was found in Botswana´s Karowe mine in late 2015. "We are thrilled and honoured to become the new custodians of th
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Nearly 850,000 get cholera vaccine in Nigeria: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it has completed a massive cholera vaccination campaign in restive northeastern Nigeria, where the disease has already killed 54 people. The week-long campaign allowed 844,000 people to receive one dose of the vaccine, which offers protection against the deadly disease for six months, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva. Northeastern Nigeria is in the grip of a humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency, which
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PML-N keeps ridiculing Supreme Court's verdict: Fawad Chaudhry

PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry addressing a press conference in London. Photo: Geo News screen shot  LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Fawad Chaudhry lashed on political opponent former Nawaz Sharif and said that the way they [Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz] have ridiculed the Supreme Court's verdict is unprecedented in country's history.  Chaudhry was addressing a press conference in Lahore on Tuesday.  Referring to Supreme Court's verdict in which Nawaz Sharif was disqualified as country's prime m
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Army announces posting of surgeon general, director general SPD

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday promoted Major General Zahid Hamid to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him as the Surgeon General of the Army Medical Corps. In addition, Lt Gen Sarfraz Sattar was posted as the director general of the Strategic Plans Division (SPD). The SPD is responsible for the protection of Pakistan?s nuclear and strategic assets.  
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No Indian boots on the ground in Afghanistan: defence minister

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis shakes hands with Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Indian Ministry of Defence  NEW DELHI: India will not deploy troops in Afghanistan, its defence minister said Tuesday, but promised to boost support for a new US strategy in the war-torn country. After talks with US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Nirmala Sitharaman said India was prepared to increase training for Afghan personnel and develop infrastructure such as schools and hospitals. "India's
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JUI-F announces support for PML-N candidate for NA-4 by-poll

PML-N Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Amir Muqam and JUI-F provincial chief Gul Naseeb Khan made the announcement in a joint press conference at the provincial secretariat-Geo News PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Tuesday announced its support for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz?s candidate for the by-poll in the city?s NA-4 constituency, scheduled on October 6. PML-N Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Amir Muqam and JUI-F provincial chief Gul Naseeb Khan made the announcement in a joint pres
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ADB approves $800m to improve connectivity, trade in Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $800 million multitranche financing facility (MFF) to help improve regional connectivity and trade in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) corridors in Pakistan, a press release by the bank stated. The investment program in intended to expand Pakistan?s regional connectivity links. Road networks in Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be upgraded with the MFF?s first tranche, worth $180 million in 2017. The second and third
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Iqama was used as excuse to disqualify me, says Nawaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, addressing a press conference at Punjab House, on Tuesday, questioned the grounds of his disqualification once more as well as the way the corruption cases against him are proceeding.   Senior party leaders, including Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, were present alongside the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader.  Nawaz began his address by deploring the incident at the accountability court earlier today when a journalist
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German vote could doom Merkel-Macron deal on Europe

Weakened by the worst result for her party since 1949 and facing a more fractious political landscape at home, Germany's Angela Merkel could be forced to rein in plans to re-shape Europe together with France's Emmanuel Macron. Merkel's conservatives garnered more support than any other party in the German election on Sunday, projections showed, ensuring that she will return for a fourth term as chancellor. But her party appeared on track for its poorest performance since the first German elec
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Disqualification only outcome of SC hearing against Imran: Abbasi

PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi. Site: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hanif Abbasi said on Tuesday that Imran Khan does not have any money trail to show the Supreme Court.  He was speaking to the media outside the apex court where the hearing of Abbasi's petition seeking Imran's disqualification is being held.   Abbasi said the questions asked by the three-judge bench in the last hearing have not been answered today as well. "He [Imran] lies in court the same way he does in
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China disrupts WhatsApp ahead of Communist Party meeting

Users in China have reported widespread disruptions in recent days to the Facebook-owned service, which previously malfunctioned in the country over the summer-AFP Chinese authorities appear to have severely disrupted the WhatsApp messaging app in the latest step to tighten censorship as they prepare for a major Communist Party congress next month. Users in China have reported widespread disruptions in recent days to the Facebook-owned service, which previously malfunctioned in the country over
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SECP former chief Zafar Hijazi to be indicted on October 4

ISLAMABAD: The special judge central?s court ordered on Tuesday that former chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Zafar Hijazi will be indicted on October 4 in record tampering case. The acting special central Erum Nizai was hearing the case. In the hearing, the former chairman was provided copies of the challan. The court then adjourned the case to October 4, summoning Hijazi for the hearing. An FIA inquiry team had found Hijazi guilty of tampering the records of c
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US wants diplomatic end to North Korea crisis: Mattis

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks during a press conference with Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after meeting in New Delhi on September 26, 2017 - AFP  NEW DELHI: The United States wants a diplomatic solution to the escalating nuclear crisis with North Korea, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday, toning down the shrill rhetoric between the two countries. "We maintain the capability to deter North Korea's most dangerous threats but also to back up our diplomats in a manner
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US labels N Korea 'war' claim absurd, as Pyongyang boosts defences

NEW YORK: The United States dismissed as "absurd" North Korea's accusation that President Donald Trump has declared war against the regime, after Pyongyang said it was ready to defend itself by shooting down American bombers. Speaking to reporters outside his New York hotel, Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho responded to Trump tweeting at the weekend that North Korea's leadership "won't be around much longer" if it keeps up its threats. Ri, who attended this year's UN General Assembly session, said
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Social media calls for boycott?this time for spiking tomato prices

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1b7dcb9ece7130e14d11168f6e8fc306.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yNi8yMDE3IDk6MDk6NDYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1CR3ovWWR4RmdIQkFlbjQzUVUvSFpnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI/LAHORE: Various people took to social media to call for a tomato boycott after its prices have been skyrocketing for the past
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Sindh seeks to suspend mobile phone services on 9th, 10th Muharram

KARACHI: Home Minister Sindh Sohail Anwar Khan Siyal has approached the interior ministry to suspend mobile phone services in major cities across the province on 9th and 10th Muharram, Geo News reported. The home minister is awaiting a decision by the interior ministry on suspension of mobile phone services in major cities including Karachi, as part of security arrangements for Ashura, which will be observed on Sunday. Media will be notified as soon as a decision is made by the interior minis
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