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Sock horror! Terrifying lizard turns out to be dirty clothing

It was seven inches long, two inches wide, pink, stripy and the English family who discovered it hiding under a bed thought it could be a dangerous lizard. Photo: Reuters LONDON: It was seven inches long, two inches wide, pink, stripy and the English family who discovered it hiding under a bed thought it could be a dangerous lizard. But after the terrified family called an animal welfare charity to apprehend the ?creature? at their home in Coventry, central England, it was revealed that it was
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Atleast 52 dead in Iraq attacks claimed by Daesh

NASIRIYAH: Gunmen and suicide car bombers on Thursday killed at least 52 people including Iranians near the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, in an attack claimed by the Daesh. The attackers struck at midday, opening fire on a restaurant before getting into a car and blowing themselves up at a nearby security checkpoint, officials said. Security sources said the attackers were disguised as members of a paramilitary alliance which has fought alongside the army and police against the Daesh milit
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Facebook won't make cars, Sandberg reassures Germany

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg speaks during the opening of the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters  FRANKFURT: Facebook?s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went on a charm offensive in Germany on Thursday, telling the country?s powerful automakers that the world?s biggest social network does not want to compete with them. ?I come with very good news. We?re the only company in Silicon Valley that?s not building a car,? Sandberg said to laughte
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US conveyed it should change its ways in region, says Asif

KARACHI: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday said the United States has been conveyed that it should change its ways in the region, noting that it has already been 16 years of fighting in Afghanistan with no results. Speaking on Geo News' programme 'Capital Talk,' the minister said his government wants to tell the world that Pakistan has been efficiently fighting the war against terror. "Pakistan fought this war through its own resources. We only said no to US assistance." He said that
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With China in mind, Japan, India agree to deepen defense

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi hold a replica of a brick during the India-Japan Annual Summit, in Gandhinagar, India, September 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters  GANDHINAGAR: The leaders of India and Japan agreed on Thursday to deepen defense ties and push for more cooperation with Australia and the United States, as they seek to counter growing Chinese influence across Asia. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived this week in his counterpart Narendra Modi?s
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New Google Pixel smartphone debut expected October 4

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday fired off invitations to an October 4 event at which the US tech giant is expected to field a second-generation Pixel as its new champion in the competitive smartphone market. The internet giant behind Android software for powering mobile devices also launched a madebygoogle.com web page that featured a playful animation that asked "Thinking about changing phones?" and then suggested waiting until October 4. Invitations to the event in San Francisco also advis
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All polling stations in NA-120 declared sensitive: sources

LAHORE: All polling stations in the NA-120 constituency have been declared as sensitive, sources informed Geo News on Thursday.  According to police sources, all 220 polling stations were declared sensitive to avoid any untoward incident.  Extra police personnel would be deployed on polling day at all stations in addition to deployment of Rangers and Army personnel, added police sources.  The NA-120 seat fell vacant after the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister as a result of t
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PTI will emerge victorious in NA-120 by-polls: Imran

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, while leading a procession towards Datta Darbar, said PTI will emerge victorious on Sunday in the NA-120 by-polls. Imran is visiting the Sufi shrine to pay his respects.  "The 30-year reign of corruption of the Sharif family will come to an end on Sunday and we will win the match."  He added the nation will defeat the corruption mafia and a "new Lahore wuld emerge after Sunday".  The PTI chairman is leading a rally from Charing Cro
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PCB Awards: Pakistan?s best honoured in Lahore

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) held its awards ceremony in Lahore on Thursday.  Awards were given out to the nation's best cricketers.  For a rundown on the top green carpet moments click here.  Here are some of the highlights from Pakistan's grandest sports awards.  Emerging Talent Awards  Misbah misses Pakistan cricket  T20 Player Award  Test Cricketer Award  Mind games with World XI  ODI Player
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Shaheen-VI Pak-China joint air exercise in full swing

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/9c995ac8544e831eca7707fc18e45107.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xNC8yMDE3IDM6MTI6MjEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1YSlVObmlucGVOOEJlWTY4WE1KSlp3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The ongoing Shaheen-VI Pak-China joint air exercise is in full swing with participation by Pakistan Air Force?s pilots, air defence controllers and technical ground crew, s
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Selena Gomez takes to Insta to thank best friend for donating kidney

Selena Gomez (right) and her friend Francia Raisa (left). Photo: Selena Gomez INSTA Pop star Selena Gomez took to Instagram on Thursday to share a heart-warming story about her struggle and a friendship that carried her through. Gomez recently got a kidney transplant due to Lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when the body?s immune system starts attacking its own tissues and organs. The 25-year-old pop star found herself at a loss of words to thank Francia Raisa ? her friend who
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Green carpet highlights from PCB annual awards

The annual awards of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were held in Lahore on Wednesday. The star-studded event which is the country's grandest sports awards was a top twitter trend in Pakistan. Here are some of the highlights from the green carpet of the awards. Pakistan's favourite couple Wasim and Shaniera Akram were excited to be at the awards.  Wasim and Shaniera Akram arrived at the awards alongside Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar.  The award ceremony was als
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Maryam disrespects judiciary on daily basis, says Imran Khan

LAHORE: LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz disrespects the judiciary on a daily basis. The PTI chairman was addressing a joint press conference along with Pakistan Awami League Chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri. Imran claimed that Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, is behaving like a deputy prime minister in the run-up to the by-polls in the NA-120 constituency.  Earlier in the day, Elec
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Shoaib Malik trolls Ahmad Shahzad on twitter and the internet can't handle it

Shoaib Malik (left) and Ahmad Shahzad (right). Photo: File  The World XI squad and Pakistan team put on a great game for the cheering Pakistani crowds in Lahore last night. While international cricketers performed brilliantly, our Pakistani boys weren?t far behind. Shoaib Malik became the top run scorer in T20s for Pakistan after the last match, but that?s not his only ?achievement? from last night. Ahmad Shahzad?s innocent tweet to congratulate his teammate led to a show of savagery that
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Mashal khan case suspects to be indicted on Sept 19

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/dee0b0c36d40360ff06fcbef40579cfb.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xNC8yMDE3IDE6MjE6MjUgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT15UU1IcDJ6SmpRNnJGSVdvQmd6WXFBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ABBOTTABAD: The suspects of Mashal Khan case will be indicted on September 19, Geo News reported on Thursday. According to investigation authorities, the 57 suspects, of whom four a
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VW recalls 4.86 million vehicles in China over airbag concerns

BEIJING: Volkswagen will recall almost five million vehicles in China over airbag concerns, Chinese authorities said Thursday, dealing a new blow to the German automaker in the world´s largest car market. VW and its joint ventures with Chinese partners FAW and SAIC will start withdrawing 4.86 million vehicles fitted with potentially faulty airbags made by Japan´s bankrupt airbag giant Takata from March 2018, according to China´s top consumer watchdog. The announcement came just 10 days after
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India inks $19bn bullet train project with Japan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan´s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shaking hands at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. -AFPshaking hands at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. -AFP  AHMEDABAD: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday inaugurated India´s first bullet train project - a $19 billion line in the home state of Indian leader Narendra Modi intended to revitalise the country´s vast but dilapidated network. The initiative is seen as emblematic of fast warming relations between New De
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Cricket greats come together at glitzy awards ceremony tonight

Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq pose with the trophy during West Indies tour in May 2017, which served as their last before they quit international cricket  LAHORE: A glittering awards ceremony will bring together former Pakistan cricketing legends, current players and World XI stars under one roof in a memorable gathering in Lahore tonight. Players from the star-studded World XI lineup, former and current cricketers as well as representatives from the International Cricket Council will be attend
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US, India destabilising region through arms deal: FO

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that the sale of weapons between India and US is causing instability in the region. FO spokesman Nafees Zakaria said in his weekly press briefing that Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif will meet his Afghan counterpart along the sidelines of the 72nd session of United Nations General Assembly in New York next week. From the statements of [TTP terrorist] Ehsanullah Ehsan and [Indian spy] Kulbhushan Jadhav it is apparent that India is causing damage to
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Myanmar says China endorses crackdown on Rohingya, branded 'ethnic cleansing' by UN

YANGON: China endorses Myanmar?s offensive against Rohingya Muslim insurgents, Myanmar state media said on Thursday, as the U.N. secretary-general described the operation, forcing nearly 400,000 people to flee to Bangladesh, as ?ethnic cleansing?. The Myanmar military offensive in the western state of Rakhine was triggered by a series of guerrilla attacks on Aug 25 on security posts and an army camp in which about a dozen people were killed. ?The stance of China regarding the terrorist attack
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Iraqi Kurdish referendum 'historic mistake': Turkey

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with Iraq's Kurdistan region's President Massoud Barzani in Erbil, Iraq, August 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters   ANKARA: Turkey on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi parliament move to reject a referendum on Kurdish independence. The parliament in Baghdad authorised the prime minister to ?take all measures? to preserve Iraq?s unity in response to the move to hold an independence referendum in Iraq?s semi-autonomous Kurdish region on September 25. Kurdish lea
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North Korea threatens to 'sink' Japan, reduce US to 'ashes and darkness'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during a celebration for nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb test, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on September 10, 2017.  SEOUL/JAPAN: A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to ?sink? Japan and reduce the United States to ?ashes and darkness? for supporting a UN Security Council resolution and sanctions over its latest nuclear
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Inquiry promises to uncover truth about London fire that killed 80

LONDON: A public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed at least 80 people in June held its first session on Thursday with its chairman promising to explain the causes of what he called ?a tragedy unprecedented in modern times?. The 24-storey social housing block, home to a poor, multi-ethnic community, was destroyed in an inferno that started in a fourth-floor apartment in the middle of the night and quickly engulfed the building. The session started with a minute?s silenc
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YuMi the robot conducts Verdi with Italian orchestra

Humanoid robot YuMi conducts the Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra performing a concert alongside Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at the Verdi Theatre in Pisa, Italy September 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters  PISA: YuMi the humanoid robot showed no signs of nerves on Tuesday night as it raised its baton to conduct the Lucca Philharmonic orchestra alongside Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. The two-armed robot, designed by Swiss firm ABB, made its debut at Pisa?s Verdi Theatre to mark the First International Fest
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'Sopranos' actor Frank Vincent dies

American actor Frank Vincent, who was known for his memorable gangster roles in "Goodfellas" and "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday. Television network HBO saluted Vincent on its Twitter account, saying, "Our family will never forget the Leotardo Legacy. RIP to an HBO legend." The reference was to Phil Leotardo, Tony Soprano's ruthless antagonist at the end of the wildly popular series starring James Gandolfini, who died in 2013. Celebrity news site TMZ said Vincent died of complications follo
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