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Eight missing after landslide in Swiss Alps: police

The Swiss Alps  GENEVA: Eight people, including German, Austrian and Swiss citizens, are missing following a landslide that forced the evacuation of a village in the Swiss Alps, police said Thursday. "In the region of Val Bondasca, eight people who were there at the time of the landslide have not been found," the Graubunden cantonal police said in a statement. The Wednesday morning landslide sent mud, rocks and dirt flooding into the village of Bondo, near the Italian border, and forced the e
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Project to install 10,000 CCTV cameras in Karachi underway: IG Sindh

KARACHI: Inspector General of Police Sindh AD Khawaja said on Thursday that a project to install 10,000 CCTV cameras in the city is underway in order to tackle street crimes. The IG Sindh was addressing a ceremony in Karachi. He said that street crimes in Karachi are a serious challenge and ordinary measures will not suffice to put an end to them. To deal with street crimes, a comprehensive strategy is required, said AD Khawaja. ?A new 15 centre is being established in collaboration with the
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From plumber to superstar, McGregor taps into fame

Conor McGregor was discovered and signed by UFC in 2013 LAS VEGAS: In the space of four short years, Conor McGregor has grown accustomed to the trappings of luxury that have accompanied his rise through the ranks of mixed martial arts. But the 29-year-old multi-millionaire Irishman, who faces Floyd Mayweather in a cross-combat superfight on Saturday, insists he has never forgotten his humble beginnings. Until he was discovered and signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2013, McG
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Khar criticises govt's meek response to Trump speech

Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar  Former state minister for foreign affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, has said the US has thrown the entire blame of their failure in Afghanistan on Pakistan. Talking in Geo News? Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath Wednesday night, Khar said Pakistan has to preserve its own national interest first. Referring to Admiral (retd) Mike Mullen?s comments a few years ago wherein he had said Pakistan is either incompetent or complicit in the war on terror, she said ?I re
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Sri Lanka launches inquiry into recent defeats

SL suffered a 3-0 Test whitewash against India on home soil recently  COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is launching an investigation into the woeful state of cricket on the island, the sports minister said Thursday, amid a string of humiliating losses and calls for an administrative overhaul. Dayasiri Jayasekera said he was inviting former administrators, players, sports experts and journalists to brainstorm ideas about how to revive the game, beloved in Sri Lanka. "I am hoping to get all these experts at a
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After China, Russia defends Pakistan against Trump?s criticism

Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov After China?s strong message defending Pakistan?s role in Afghanistan and asking the global community to acknowledge its sacrifices in war against terrorism, Russia has echoed similar sentiments following US President Donald Trump?s allegations that Pakistan was offering safe haven to terrorists. Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov slammed Trump?s Pakistan strategy and insisted that Islamabad is ?a key regional player t
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Nawaz chairs high-level session on NA-120 at Jati Umra

Former PM Nawaz Sharif  LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is chairing a high-level meeting to discuss matters pertaining to the NA-120 by-poll, the seat which fell vacant following his disqualification. The session is being attended by Governor Sindh Mohammad Zubair, Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, Railways Minister and Lahore MNA Saad Rafique, Senator Pervaiz Rashid and other party leaders.  According to sources, the strategy regarding the election campaign is being discussed
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Time for Taliban to join peace process, says top US general in Afghanistan

US Army General John Nicholson, Commander of Resolute Support forces and US forces in Afghanistan, speaks about the new strategy for Afghanistan during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan August 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters  KABUL: The top US military commander in Afghanistan on Thursday called on Taliban insurgents to agree to peace talks. "The Taliban cannot win on the battlefield, it's time for them to join the peace process," General John Nicholson told reporters in the Afghan capital, Kab
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India's top court rules privacy a fundamental right in blow to government

Members of the media outside the Indian Supreme Court on August 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters  NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: India's top court unanimously ruled on Thursday that individual privacy is a fundamental right, a verdict that will impact everything from the way companies handle personal data to the roll-out of the world's largest biometric ID card programme. A nine-member bench of India's Supreme Court announced the ruling in a big setback for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, which arg
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NAB to send two more notices to Sharif family: sources

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) decided on Thursday to send two more notices to the Sharif family, after their persistent failure to show up before the body in relation to the Panama case investigation, Geo News reported. In light of the apex court?s decision, the NAB has started preparing the corruption reference against the Sharif family in light of the Supreme Court's April 28 judgment in the Panama Papers case.  The notices sent in this regard summoned former prime minist
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Imran Khan urges people to attend public gathering in Sukkur tmrw

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7f09863e8ddc5822284073f4a5953f2a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNC8yMDE3IDc6NTY6MTUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1yQTYrVXFEbUUxbFFHcGJud3Bnc09BPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has announced that he will be coming to Sukkur for a public gathering on Friday. In a video message, the PTI chairman said that lately, he was not able to visit Sindh be
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SHC summons SSP East in land occupation case

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/9358a9f62fa49f29f134cd08fdba51a2.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNC8yMDE3IDg6MTc6MzUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1WTEtSUFJVTFBtanRSeE5WeVRncUhnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday summoned SSP East during a hearing of a case against the illegal occupation of amenity plots in the city. The court, hearing a petiti
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India eyes remote air traffic control towers for regional airports

An air traffic control tower is pictured at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, August 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters   NEW DELHI: India is considering setting up remote air traffic control (ATC) towers to cut costs and overcome labour shortages, government sources told Reuters, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to open dozens of regional airports to boost air travel. Remote monitoring allows traditional concrete control towers to be replaced with dozens of high resoluti
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Don't need certificate for counter-terrorism efforts, says Sindh home minister

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/75211d74298eb84a2aa0ad20b9be6ad1.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNC8yMDE3IDc6MTM6MjIgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1xK2plNWtydWpURVNnN2x0STVLUlp3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal said on Thursday that Pakistan doesn?t need a certificate from anyone for its counter-terrorism efforts. Speaking to journalists at the 95t
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In violent Mexico, students don?t want to be journalists

Relatives and friends mourn Mexican journalist Candido Rios at his wake in Hueyapan de Ocampo, Mexico on August 23, 2017. Rios, who was under government protection was shot dead Tuesday in the violent state of Veracruz/AFP  VERACRUZ: When Mexican student Carlos David Chavez told his father he wanted to be a journalist, the reaction was dramatic: "They´re going to murder you!" he said. It is an understandable response. Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists,
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Dharna damages case: Imran, Qadri fail to appear in court yet again

Imran and Qadri embrace during the 'dharna days' in Islamabad in 2014. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Tahirul Qadri again failed to appear before an anti-terrorism court hearing the SSP Asmatullah Junejo attack case on Thursday.  Continuing Imran and Qadri's status as proclaimed offenders, the court summoned the witnesses on August 31 to record their statements.  At the last hearing on July 20, the court had summoned detai
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Dengue continues to wreak havoc as 69 new cases emerge in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The recent outbreak of mosquito-borne disease dengue continued to wreak havoc in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?s provincial capital as 69 new cases surfaced, it emerged on Thursday. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan chaired a high-level session regarding the situation in Peshawar today. The KP government in wake of the outbreak, decided to run fumigation campaign on a large scale. Imran Khan, whose party has a ruling government in the province, made a special appeal to the public to
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Arsenic in Pakistan groundwater 'alarmingly high': study

Areas in eastern Punjab and around Hyderabad are especially likely to have groundwater contaminated with arsenic  MIAMI: Levels of arsenic in the groundwater of eastern Pakistan are "alarmingly high" and pose a significant health hazard to tens of millions of people who drink the water, researchers said Wednesday. The study in the journal Science Advances is the first to create a comprehensive map of arsenic in the groundwater across Pakistan, and follows earlier, smaller studies that showed hi
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Kashmir policy has not changed: US

US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert  The US State Department reiterated on Wednesday that the policy of the United States regarding the Kashmir issue has not changed. Answering a question during the regular press briefing, State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said in terms of Kashmir, ?our policy has not changed. We continue to encourage the sides to sit down and talk together about that.? Nauert, in response to another question, said ?I think one of the things that we woul
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Quick Response Force formed to curb street crimes in Karachi

The Quick Response Force comprises 100 police personnel KARACHI: A Quick Response Force has been constituted to help curb the recent surge in street crimes and bank robberies in the city?s District East. The force comprises 100 police personnel who have been provided 45 motorbikes and police mobile vans to patrol vulnerable areas, said SSP Karachi East Irfan Baloch. The metropolis has seen a rise in incidents of bank heists and street crimes over the past few months. With three banks robbed t
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Maxwell suffers heatstroke on Bangladesh tour

Glenn Maxwell  DHAKA: Australia are feeling the heat just days before their first Test against Bangladesh for more than a decade, with batsman Glenn Maxwell revealing Wednesday he suffered heatstroke during training. "I caught a bit of heatstroke on the first day, which wasn´t a good start," Maxwell told reporters in Dhaka. "I think just doing some running outside, then going inside to do some fitness tests, and then going back outside didn´t help too much. "The body shut down a little bit bu
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Winning numbers drawn for $700-million Powerball lottery jackpot

A screen displays the value of the Powerball jackpot at a store in New York City, US, August 22, 2017. NEW YORK: Winning numbers were drawn on Wednesday night for a US Powerball jackpot of an estimated $700 million, one of the largest in the lottery's history. The numbers drawn were 6, 7, 16, 23, 26. The Powerball is 4. The winner will get annual payments over 29 years, totaling at least $700 million, or $443.3 million in a lump sum payment, before taxes. The odds against wining are astronom
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Wayne Rooney announces end of England career

His retirement ends a 14-year stint in which he became the country´s top goalscorer with 53 goals MANCHESTER: Wayne Rooney announced his retirement from the England national team on Wednesday, ending a 14-year stint in which he became the country´s top goalscorer with 53 goals. Rooney said he had made the decision despite being told by England manager Gareth Southgate that he would be recalled to the squad for next month´s World Cup qualifiers. "It was great that Gareth Southgate called me thi
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Army to be deployed for NA-120 by-poll, directs ECP

A Pakistan army soldier stands guard as Kashmiri women line up at a polling station before casting their vote in the AJK elections in Muzaffarabad on July 21, 2016. Photo: AFP  ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued an order on Thursday for the deployment of army troops at the polling stations in the upcoming NA-120 by-election. The ECP wrote a letter to the Ministry of Defence, directing that army troops be deployed inside and outside the polling stations falling in the
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Son of CM?s special assistant rescued; five 'kidnappers', including cop, killed

Ghulam Hayat Baloch KARACHI: The son of a special assistant to the Sindh chief minister was rescued after police gunned down five of his alleged kidnappers at the Northern Bypass on Wednesday night. Special Assistant for Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Ghulam Murtaza Baloch?s son, Ghulam Hayat Baloch, was abducted from the Super Highway area late Monday night.  Malir SSP Rao Anwar said one of the kidnappers was a police officer ? Mukhtiar Ali ? based in Shikarpur. Anwar said the police
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