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US Federal Reserve keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged

Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, July 13, 2017, in Washington, DC. AFP/Chip Somodevilla  WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday but gave no clear signal about the chances for another increase this year or about any concerns about low inflation. But the central bank did confirm that it plans to beg
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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records on strong earnings

People gather for pictures around Charging Bull ? also referred to as the Wall Street Bull ? on July 26, 2017, in New York City. AFP/Spencer Platt  NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records at the close Wednesday following another round of strong earnings reports, with Boeing vaulting nearly 10 percent after it raised its profit forecast. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 21,709.34, up 0.4 percent. The broad-based S&P 500 added a hair to 2,477.84, ed
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Priest's killers failed to divide France, says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) walks along side the Archbishop of Rouen Dominique Lebrun, following a church service marking the first anniversary of the killing the French Catholic priest Jacques Hamel by two extremists, in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in Normandy, northern France on July 26, 2017. AFP/Damien Meyer  SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY: Two teenagers, who murdered an elderly French priest a year ago after pledging loyalty to Daesh, failed to sow religious division, President Emmanuel M
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London girl charged over UK attack plot with Daesh fighter

The Independent via Getty LONDON: A 17-year-old girl who allegedly married a Daesh fighter via Skype appeared in a London court Wednesday over plans to carry out a terror attack in Britain. The teenager wed the extremist over the messaging service in September 2016, the court heard. She had already been arrested on a terrorism charge in August after authorities thwarted her plan to join the Daesh member in Syria, but was released on bail. Between December and April, the duo allegedly conspire
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Trump to ban transgender US military personnel, reversing Obama

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ban transgender people from the US military, an action appealing to some in his conservative political base but sowing confusion about the fate of thousands of transgender service members. Trump's surprise announcement, in a series of Twitter posts, drew condemnation from rights groups and some lawmakers in both parties as discrimination with purely political motives. But it was praised by conservative activists and some Republicans.
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At least 21 suspects arrested in Punjab security operations: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces, with the aid of intelligence agencies, have intensified operations in Punjab and have arrested at least 21 suspects, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations. (ISPR). ?Pakistan Rangers Punjab along with CTD, Punjab Police and intelligence agencies have intensified ops in Punjab,? said the statement. The statement added that the 21 suspects arrested include a Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat terrorist, a gang of kidnappers and unregistered Afghan res
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Abducted Secretary Higher Education Balochistan reaches home

QUETTA: Secretary Higher Education Balochistan Abdullah Jan, who was kidnapped on March 15 this year, reached home safely on Wednesday. According to Jan?s son, his father was released and reached home safely today. On May 23, Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti had said that efforts were underway for the recovery of Abdullah Jan. Unknown men had kidnapped Balochistan HES from Wahdat Colony in March this year. Police said Abdullah Jan had left his house to go to his office at Civil Secretariat when
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Lahore to Host Pakistan?s First Maker Fair

Lahore is in for a unique treat this month. A hundred makers from across the country are bringing their wares, ideas and solutions to Faletti?s Hotel on July 27 and 28 for the inaugural Maker Fest Pakistan. The two-day event will feature exhibitions, panel discussions, film screenings and workshops. Maker Fest Pakistan is the local edition of the Maker Faire, launched in the United States in 2006, which brings together tech enthusiasts, artists, crafters, authors and commercial exhibitors. It
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Suspected killer of Professor Shakeel Auj freed for lack of evidence

KARACHI: The suspect accused of murdering Karachi University's dean of Islamic Studies, Professor Dr Shakeel Auj, was freed by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday for lack of evidence.  The suspect, Mansoor, was freed after the court stated that the state prosecutor failed to provide sufficient evidence in the case. Others accused of being involved in the murder are absconding.  Auj was murdered in September 2014 and nearly four months later, the Karachi Police chief at the time, Ghula
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Iran will respond in kind to US breaches of nuclear deal: Rouhani

TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran would respond in kind to any breach by the United States of the 2015 nuclear deal after the House of Representatives passed a new sanctions bill. "If the enemy steps over part of the agreement, we will do the same, and if they step over the entire deal, we will do the same too," Rouhani said at a cabinet meeting aired by state broadcaster IRIB. The Iranian parliament´s national security and foreign affairs committee said it would ho
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Urge rape survivours to raise voice, we are with them: Mukhtar Mai

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/9a2c7c0a97005c6c0f547e5f26c87143.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8yNi8yMDE3IDE6NDA6MTYgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1razRuSXhVcHpOVmRaUXlRWnoxVnVnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Gang rape survivor and social media activist Mukhtar Mai said on Wednesday that she would urge the rape survivours to raise their voice, saying that she and social activists
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Novak Djokovic out for season with elbow injury

Novak Djokovic receives medical attention on court at Wimbledon - AFP  BELGRADE: Twelve-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury, he announced on Wednesday. The Serbian was forced to retire from his Wimbledon quarter-final against Tomas Berdych earlier this month because of the problem, and will now sit out of next month's US Open. In a live Facebook video post from Belgrade, the former world number one said that after suffering from the inj
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Five killed over irrigation water dispute in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: At least five people were killed on Wednesday when two armed groups opened fire on each other after a dispute emerged regarding irrigation water.  The exchange of fire also injured two other people.  Police sources said the incident took place in the Gogeera area of Faisalabad.  Police added that members of the Nawaz Sahi group were watering the fields when four men on motorcycles opened fire on the group.  Member of the Sahi group also retaliated resulting in the deaths of three
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SC should give verdict soon, country in stalemate: Imran Khan

BANI GALA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the entire country is in stalemate and the Supreme Court should give the decision regarding Panama Leaks case soon. He was addressing media representatives, where he said that the government is trying to save the corruption of PM Nawaz. Such a big tragedy shook Lahore but the PM is in Maldives, said Imran. He said that the apex court should give the verdict soon, so the country could move forward from this issue,
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Two MQM-London suspects involved in killings arrested: Rangers Sindh spokesman

KARACHI: Sindh Rangers Spokesman Colonel Qaiser said on Wednesday that two suspects from Muttahida Quami Movement-London have been caught who were behind the killing of two people on July 17 in Orangi Town. The Rangers spokesman was addressing a press conference, where he also played the audio recording of the MQM founder. ?MQM founder praised those who killed the two people,? he said. He said that the suspects were getting financing from South Africa and they received a message on WhatsApp t
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Panchayats have no standing, legal or otherwise: Asma Jahangir

ISLAMABAD: Former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and rights activist Asma Jahangir on Wednesday said panchayat (village council)have no standing, legal or otherwise, and should be prosecuted if they act out the ambit of law.  Jahangir's remarks follow reports that a panchayat (village council) in Multan allegedly ordered ?revenge rape? of a 16-year-old girl. "Panchayats have no standing and the courts have stated the same. If they act outside of law, then the panchayat a
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Vietnam´s dissident footballers take aim at politics

HANOI: A group of old pals trot onto the pitch for what looks like an ordinary football match in Vietnam. But it is actually a sly act of subversion in the authoritarian state, where this team of political dissidents has turned to football to circumvent government efforts to block their meetings. The game lasts just 45 minutes before security guards storm the field and kick the players off the pitch -- a regular disruption
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SC questions Balochistan govt over lack of progress in Quetta bombing case

The SC bench ordered that the trauma centre of the Civil Hospital should be immediately made functional. Photo: File    ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court questioned on Wednesday the Balochistan government for the lack of progress in the Quetta bombing case. The three-member bench, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, also expressed anger over the lack of implementation of recommendations submitted by the apex court?s commission over the attack in Quetta.  On August 8, 2016, more than 70 people ? mo
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Italy's UniCredit reveals data attack involving 400,000 clients

Unicredit bank logo is seen in the old city centre of Siena, Italy June 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters File MILAN: Suspected hackers have accessed client data of Italy's biggest lender, UniCredit, in two attacks in the past 10 months and affected about 400,000 Italian customers, the most serious data breach ever reported by a major Italian lender. No passwords were stolen in the attacks, which first occurred in September and October of 2016 and again in June and July of this year, but personal and ba
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Appeasement efforts bring Shehbaz Sharif to Punjab House: sources

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar pictured with Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif is holding a meeting with Interior Minister and senior Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar in an attempt to 'reconcile differences,' sources said on Wednesday. The Punjab CM is accompanied by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Railways Minister Saad Rafique. The PML-N leaders are meeting at Punjab House, sources told Geo News. The
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Mars-inspired theme park to open up in China

About 95,000 square kilometers of the area is covered in desert. Photo: haixi.gov.cn For all space enthusiasts, there is good news in store. Mars Village, China?s first simulated Mars base is expected to be built in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, NW China's Qinghai province, according to China News Service. The area, located in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, has diverse geography and natural scenery, including mountains, grasslands, dessert, rivers, and lakes. About 95,000 squa
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Cardinal Pell denies sexual abuse charges in Australian court

Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell, a top advisor to Pope Francis, denied all charges of historical sexual abuse Wednesday. Photo: AFP Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell, a top advisor to Pope Francis, denied all charges of historical sexual abuse Wednesday at his first appearance in an Australian court over the allegations. The 76-year-old, the number-three figure in the Vatican, returned from Rome earlier this month to face the charges in Melbourne Magistrates Court. Details
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Sharmeen Obaid?s documentary ?A Girl in the River? nominated for three Emmy?s

Producer Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy arrives at the ninth annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party in Los Angeles, California February 26, 2016 - Reuters File  Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obiad Chinoy?s documentary A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness has been nominated for three Emmy Awards. Directed by Sharmeen, the documentary which deals with honour killings received nominations in three categories: Best Documentary, Outstanding Short Documentary and Outstanding Music and Sound.
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26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Kandahar base: MoD

Afghan security forces, beset by killings, desertions and non-existent "ghost soldiers" on the payroll, have been struggling to beat back insurgents since US-led NATO troops ended their combat mission in December 2014. Photo: AFP File  KANDAHAR: At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar province, the Afghan Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Wednesday, the latest blow to struggling security forces. The militants "attacked an army
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See what your favourite Bollywood stars are up to today

If you haven't been active on social media then you are missing out on a lot. Our favourite Bollywood stars have been winning our hearts (and winning at life) with their funny, charming and cute social media posts.  Here is a list of some of our favourite celebrity posts of this week so far:  Kajol?s infectious laugh Kajol, who is busy promoting her new film VIP 2, shared a cute video of hers on Instagram and we can?t stop watching it. She captioned the video as, ?Laughter is the best medicin
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