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Florida executes man with drug not previously used in lethal injections

Deathrow inmate Mark James Asay is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters, August 14, 2017. Florida Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS FORT LAUDERDALE: A 53-year-old man convicted of killing two men in 1987 was executed by Florida on Thursday evening with a lethal injection that included a drug never before used in a US execution, state officials said. The execution was carried out at 6:22 PM (2222 GMT) at the Florida State Prison in Bradford County, about 80 kil
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Trump calls Egypt's Sisi, says keen to overcome obstacles

US President Donald Trump meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files CAIRO: US President Donald Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday and said he was keen to overcome any obstacles in the way of cooperation, just days after the US said it would withhold some financial aid to Egypt. "President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call tonight from US President Donald Trump who affirmed the st
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Man flees after stabbing brother to death in Lahore

File Photo LAHORE: A man allegedly stabbed to death his brother late Thursday night here in Manawan area, police sources said. The suspect ? who has been identified as Ahmed Yar ? killed Safdar, his elder brother, by attacking him with a knife, law enforcement agencies stated, adding that the cause of assault is reportedly a domestic dispute. Police also mentioned that the suspect successfully managed to escape arrest, but that a search has been commenced to find him. A report has been filed
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One dead in traffic accident, four suspected target killers arrested in Karachi

KARACHI: One person was killed in a traffic accident near Maripur truck stand, rescue sources said. The deceased, however, has not been identified yet. Target killers detained Four suspected target killers were taken into custody during a search operation conducted in Martin Quarters, near Jahangir Road, late Thursday night, Rangers sources said. Law enforcement agencies said the four suspects ? who were detained in a raid based on information revealed by a previously arrested suspect ? bel
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Turkey will never be EU member under Erdogan: Germany's Gabriel

German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel presides the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Files BERLIN: Turkey will never be a member of the European Union as long as it is governed by Tayyip Erdogan, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, accusing him of failing to take accession talks with the bloc seriously. His remarks in an interview with mass-selling newspaper Bild are likely to furthe
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Pakistan to take regional consensus over Trump?s new policy: Khawaja Asif

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/154f163211b6a7556b377fcdcab56a6d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNC8yMDE3IDY6MzE6MDQgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0zMW5qcW1RMmRvS1NYWWpycFJ3QkNRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: The leadership in Pakistan has planned on visiting its allies surrounding Afghanistan in order to take them into confidence regarding the policy announced by United States Pr
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Need to value Pakistan?s role in Afghan issue: Chinese foreign ministry

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying while addressing a press conference on Thursday. Photo: www.fmprc.gov.cn  BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying, during her regular press conference on Thursday, said that the role of Pakistan in the Afghan issue should be ?valued?. ?We need to value the important role of Pakistan in the Afghan issue and respect the sovereignty and legitimate security concerns of Pakistan,? she said, according to Chinese foreign ministry
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Typhoon Hato leaves 16 dead after lashing southern China

Damaged trees are seen in front of the Wynn Macau resort in Macau on August 24, 2017, after Typhoon Hato hit the territory the day before. Photo: AFP  MACAU: The death toll from Severe Typhoon Hato rose to at least 16 Thursday after the storm left a trail of destruction across southern China, blacking out Macau´s mega-casinos and battering Hong Kong´s skyscrapers. Eight died in the gambling hub of Macau, where images showed cars underwater and people swimming along streets. The enclave´s fame
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Drop-dead beautiful: Japan undertakers tested on how to dress a corpse

A funeral undertaker dresses a model during an encoffinment competition at Life Ending Industry EXPO 2017 in Tokyo. Photo: REUTERS  TOKYO: A 23-year-old undertaker won a contest at Japan's biggest funeral expo on Thursday that tested ancient skills in the ritual dressing of the dead. "I practiced every day to prepare for this competition," said a smiling Rino Terai after her win over three other finalists. "I took videos and made improvements by asking myself, does this look beautiful? Am I
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We never spoke against SC, judges: Tariq Fazal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has said that they never spoke against the Supreme Court and the judges, adding that discussions are held on reservations over court verdicts. Speaking on Geo News' program 'Capital Talk', Chaudhry said that in case of an objection over a court verdict an appeal is filed in a higher court. "The case was about Panama Papers leaks and [Nawaz Sharif] was disqualified on the basis of Iqama (employment contract)." He was r
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WATCH: Varun, Karisma groove to 'Tan Tana Tan'

All the Bollywood fans who have been super excited since the trailer of Judwaa 2 dropped, there is more good news in store.  The promotions for the movie are all about reliving the 90s as the movie has produced new versions of original Judwaa songs such as 'Tan Tana Tan' and 'Oonchi Hai Building'.  Recently, Varun Dhawa shared a video of grooving to 'Tan Tana Tan' original version with Karisma Kapoor, who starred in the first movie.   The video is a promotional stunt for Judwaa 2's
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Hussain Haqqani ?authored? Trump?s realignment policy: foreign minister

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif tweeted on Thursday that former ambassador to the United States (US), Hussain Haqqani has authored the US policy announced by President Trump. He also said that former president Asif Ali Zardari should ?rein in? Hussain Haqqani. In a tweet, Asif said "President Zardari instead of criticising [the] government, [should] rein in Haqqani his ambassador to US, taking credit of authoring US policy President Trump announced." Asif?s tweet comes
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Sethi appreciates Giles Clarke role for World XI's tour

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi on Thursday said that Director International Cricket Council (ICC) Giles Clarke has an important role in World XI's tour of the country. During his appearance on Geo News program 'Capital Talk', Sethi said that security arrangements made by Pakistan convinced the international players to visit the country. "From day one, we were trying to bring top international players to Pakistan," Sethi said, adding that five South African player
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Snapchat to feature original scripted shows by end of year

Snapchat has decided to launch original scripted shows by the end of the year. Snapchat's head of content Nick Bell clarified an audience at the Edinburgh International Television Festival that the content doesn?t seeks to be an alternative to television rather enhance viewing. "Mobile is the most complementary thing to TV that has been around," Bell said, according to Variety. "We're really capturing the audience who are not probably consuming TV at the same rate and pace of engagement that t
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Taylor Swift, titan of pop music, announces new album

Cover art for Taylor Swift's new album. Picture: Taylor Swift twitter account  NEW YORK: Taylor Swift, one of the top-selling pop stars of recent years, on Wednesday announced a new album, "Reputation," to be released on November 10. The 27-year-old singer, who this week has been sharing cryptic videos of a snake showing its fangs, revealed little else about her sixth studio album but said a first single would come out Thursday. She also posted on social media the album´s cover art, with Swif
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Twitter hashtag turns 10

Ten years ago, categorising tweets from a sea of posts became easy when ex-engineer of Google, Chris Messina, used the hash symbol to tag a tweet, thus giving birth to hashtag. Since then, hashtag has been used to follow world events, mark occasions and start a stream of discussion on a specific subject. According to Twitter, 125 million hashtags are tweeted every day on average. According to Business Insider, Hashtag use
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Russian nuclear bombers fly near North Korea in rare show of force

A Russian TU-95 bomber flies over around southern part of Japan in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan August 23, 2017. Picture taken August 23, 2017. Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/HANDOUT via REUTERS  MOSCOW: Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown a rare mission around the Korean Peninsula at the same time as the United States and South Korea conduct joint military
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ICC optimistic of World XI tour of Pakistan

The International Cricket Council welcomed on Thursday the World XI?s tour of Pakistan following the naming of the team who will travel to Lahore in September, according to a press release. ICC Director Giles Clarke, who has served as the Chairman of the Pakistan Task Team since 2009, expressed optimism that the series will prove to the first step towards the return of international cricket in Pakistan. ?I?m delighted that Pakistan will be hosting a high-profile series, which features several
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Twitteratis react to World XI announcement

Since the Pakistan Cricket Board announced the names of players participating in the star-studded World XI tour, the Twitteratis have been bursting with excitement. Different players and dignitaries took to social media to express their excitement and welcome the international players to Pakistan.  Pak Army spokesperson also welcomed the cricketers. Major General Asif Ghafoor wrote, "we welcome Cricket Team World XI to Pakistan. Pakistanis are
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Football: Ibrahimovic rejoins Manchester United

LONDON: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has rejoined Manchester United on a one-year contract after the Swedish star´s spell with the Premier League side was curtailed by a serious knee injury last season. Ibrahimovic missed the final weeks of United´s campaign after suffering ligament damage in a Europa League clash against Anderlecht in April. But United manager Jose Mourinho remained in contact with the 35-year-old while he underwent his rehabilitation and the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain fo
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Khawaja Asif addresses Senate after Trump's new regional policy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday rejected US President Donald Trump's allegations against it with its foreign minister stating that Islamabad has backed all international efforts for a peaceful Afghanistan. Giving policy statement in the Senate following Trump's announcement of new regional policy, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif denied the allegations of destabilisation of Afghanistan by Pakistan. "Islamabad backed Washington and Kabul in restoring peace in Afghanistan through talks (with the T
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Have Sharifs forgotten they are accused, questions Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan has objected over Sharifs not appearing before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), asking if they have forgotten they were the accused. In his tweets posted on Thursday, Imran asked questions pertaining to the summons sent by NAB Lahore to the Sharif family members and their subsequent absence. He also questioned how and under what law the PML-N ministers can say Sharifs will not appear before NAB. One
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Two injured in explosion in central Kiev, police says

KIEV, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Two people were injured by an explosion in the center of Kiev, Ukraine´s capital, on Independence Day, police said on Thursday. The blast occurred at 1106 GMT, police said in a statement, giving no more details. The local television channel 112 showed a woman lying on the ground in the street near the building of the Ukrainian government.
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Sherry Rehman slams govt?s ?silence? over Trump?s remarks

Government's initial silence over the matter wasn't an apt response, said Sherry Rehman while speaking to Geo News. Photo: file  ISLAMABAD: Senator Sherry Rehman said on Thursday that the government?s response to US President Trump?s statement has been unsatisfactory. ?There was no proper response. We need to give a strong message to instil courage and hope among the people,? she remarked while speaking to Geo.tv The government?s initial silence over the matter wasn?t an apt response, she sai
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Sindh Rangers refutes allegations levelled by MQM-London

KARACHI: The Sindh Rangers refuted allegations levelled against the paramilitary force by Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London while speaking to the media on Thursday. During the news conference in Karachi, Sindh Rangers Spokesperson Major Qambar Raza said MQM-London had kept their active worker, Muhammad Yousuf alias Thelawala, in hiding.  However, the spokesperson added, when Thelawala read the Rangers press release he surrendered to the force. The press release Rangers spokesperson was referrin
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