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Foo Fighters to rock Acropolis

NEW YORK: Foo Fighters will play a televised concert at the Acropolis in a rare rock show at one of the world's most iconic historical sites, producers announced Friday. The alternative rock icons ? led by Dave Grohl of Nirvana fame ? will perform July 10 at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the nearly 2,000-old stone theatre on a slope of the ancient citadel that overlooks Athens. Proceeds from the concert will go to unspecified Greek charities. The concert will later air on US public broadcaste
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Shots fired at New York City's Bronx Lebanon hospital, suspect killed

NEW YORK: Shots were fired inside New York City's Bronx Lebanon hospital on Friday, and police said a short time later that one suspect was dead, while local media reported several people ? including at least three doctors ? were wounded in the gunfire. Few details were immediately available about the incident from official sources. The New York Times ? citing information furnished by an unnamed city Fire Department official ? reported that three physicians had been shot, though their conditio
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Bad weather hampers search for two climbers missing on Nanga Parbat

ISLAMABAD: The chances of survival for two climbers missing on a treacherous peak known as "Killer Mountain" have faded as bad weather hampers search and rescue efforts, police said Friday. The two climbers, Alberto Zerain, a Spanish alpinist, and Mariano Galvan, an Argentinian national, went missing while attempting to summit the 8,125 meter peak, Nanga Parbat. "Helicopters have been trying to fly over the mountain since Wednesday but bad weather and poor visibility mean they haven´t found an
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Antalya Open: Aisam, Lindstedt win Men's double

Tennis star Aisam ul Haq Qureshi gets another feather in his cap after winning the final of ATP World Tennis Championship on Friday. Aisam Qureshi and Robert Lindstedt won the final being played on the lush green grass courts in Antalya Turkey. The duo defeated Crotian-Austrian pair of Mate Pavic and Oliver Marach after an intense competition with both teams serving big. Aisam and Robert succeeded to break their opponent's serve to clinch the first set 7-5. In the second set they
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German lawmakers approve same-sex marriage in landmark vote

People celebrate as they attend a rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on June 30, 2017.?AFP photo Germany's parliament backed the legalisation of same-*** marriage on Friday in a historic vote hailed by gay activists and leftist parties but criticised by some in Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservative bloc and by the Catholic Church. The move brings Germany into line with many other European nations including France, Britain and Spain and follows Merkel's surprise decision t
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India warns China that border road threatens security

NEW DELHI: India condemned a new road that China is building on the rivals' Himalayan border on Friday, saying it raises "serious security" concerns. The two sides are trading increasingly stern diplomatic warnings over the new hotspot, a remote scrap of territory where the frontiers of China, India and Bhutan meet. Beijing made a formal protest this week, accusing Indian border guards of crossing from the northeastern state of Sikkim into its Tibetan territory to stop the road building. Indi
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Sindh cabinet approves repealing of NAB ordinance

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/faa8fd03e927093e433781a47a92b73f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8zMC8yMDE3IDQ6MjI6NDggUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1KY1c4b1RHbk5hOGhNcEwyREZDbitRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Friday gave their approval to repeal the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ordinance in the province. The approval was given in a high-level meeting
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Sattar condemns anti-Pakistan activities of MQM-London leader Nadeem Nusrat

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan leader Dr Farooq Sattar has strongly condemned the anti-Pakistan activities of Nadeem Nusrat, and expressed disassociation of his party with the London-based leader. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, Dr Sattar said he strongly condemns Nusrat's meeting with anti-Pakistan lobbies in his recent visit to the United States. The MQM-P leader called the activities of Nusrat a "continuation of August 22 policies". Dr Sattar warned the MQM foun
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Zimabwe thrash Sri Lanka in one day battle

Sikandar Raza celebrates the victory of the first one-day international GALLE: Solomon Mire smashed 112 off 96 balls as Zimbabwe scored a historic six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their opening one-day international in Galle on Friday. Zimbabwe hit 322-4 as they passed Sri Lanka´s 316 with more than two overs to spare. It was the first time a visiting team has scored more than a 300 run target to get a victory in Sri Lanka. Sikandar Raza hit 67 and Sean Williams 65 as Zimbabwe stunned the hom
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Imran Khan reaches Parachinar, expresses solidarity with victims and families

PARACHINAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan reached Parachinar on Friday to express his grief and solidarity with the families of victims after the town was rocked by twin bombings on June 23. The PTI leader also addressed the protesters, who have been staging a sit-in for the past few days. Earlier today, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa also reached Parachinar and assured locals while addressing a Jirgah that steps are being taken to make Parachinar a safe city. C
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GDP increases to decade high of 5.3pc

The State Bank of Pakistan, in its quarterly review of Pakistan's economy, has said that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased to a decade high of 5.3 per cent. The SBP report added that certain other macroeconomic indicators, such as subdued inflation, investment growth and rising private sector credit have also showed an encouraging picture.  The real GDP growth in fiscal year 2016 (FY16) was 4.5pc.  "This acceleration was achieved on the back of a strong performance of agricultur
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Elected governments not allowed to govern consistently: Saad Rafique

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Friday that elected governments in Pakistan have not been allowed to govern consistently. He added that the incumbent government has faced conspiracies, biases and revenge from certain quarters since it took over the reigns of power and added that Pakistan is being harmed more than the premier with the use of such tactics. Rafique claimed that certain foreign powers want Pakistan to become the next Syria or Egypt. ?Those who give
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Call to close Al-Jazeera 'unacceptable attack' on free speech: UN

Saudi Arabia and its allies have demanded the closure of Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera - AFP file photo  GENEVA: The UN voiced outrage Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down, describing it as "an unacceptable attack on the right to freedom of expression and opinion." The closure of the broadcaster is one of 13 wide-ranging demands placed on Doha by Saudi Arabia and its allies as the price for lifting an almost month-long "blockade" on Qat
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Govt revises fuel prices for July, petrol reduced by Rs1.5 per litre

Prices of all other remaining petroleum products will remain unchanged. The government on Friday revised prices of petroleum products, reducing the price of petrol and diesel by Rs1.5, reported Radio Pakistan. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the price of petrol has been decreased by Rs1.5 per litre, while the price of high-speed diesel will will also be reduced by the same amount for the month. Petrol will now be sold at Rs71.3 per litre and diesel at Rs79.9. Dar added that the government wil
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Pakistan IT industry hits internationl markets

File Photo AFP  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan based Information Technology (IT) companies are making their way towards international markets through their mobile applications and gaming apps. Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) is determined to support all such IT companies for creating constructive and conceptual mobile games. According to PSEB, there was dire need to promote gaming, animation at international level to increase the market revenue for Pakistani developers. There are already plenty o
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Explained position to FIA team, says SECP chairman

File Photo: SECP Chairman Zafar Hijazi  ISLAMABAD: In a statement, SECP Chairman Zafar Hijazi said he had explained his position to the FIA team which had also been reflected to some extent in the story by Mr Ansar Abbasi. ?Since inquiry proceedings are continuing, I am not supposed to give any version publicly. Once the inquiry is complete, I will definitely explain my position publicly to my countrymen,? Hijazi said in a statement released on Friday. According to the SECP chairman, anti-mo
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Aamir Khan to star in Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma's biopic

Mr. Perfectionist Amir Khan appeared in blockbuster Dangal and smashed all records. After appearing in the biopic of on former wrestler and coach Mahavir Singh, Amir Khan is all set and ready to perform in another biopic. Yes, it is happening! Siddharth Roy Kapur who has launched his own production house called Roy Kapur Films [RKF] has now announced his three projects. Out of those three project, one is astronaut Rakesh Sharma's biopic starring Aamir in the film.  The film will be directe
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Myanmar says it will refuse entry to UN investigators probing Rohingya abuses

Rohingya Muslim children stand in a village in Rakhine state, Myanmar October 27, 2016 - Reuters Myanmar will refuse entry to members of a United Nations probe focusing on allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims, an official said on Friday. The government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi had already said it would not cooperate with a mission set up after a Human Rights Council resolution was adopted in March. "If they are going to send someo
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Additional army contingents have arrived in Parachinar, says DG ISPR

DG ISPR Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor spoke with reporters in Parachinar on June 30, 2017 - Geo News screen grab PARACHINAR: Director General Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Friday that additional army contingents had arrived in the city as part of enhanced security measures. At least 75 people lost their lives and over 300 were injured in back-to-back bombings that hit Parachinar on June 23. Grieving locals have protested following the blasts demanding safe
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Media reports exposing SECP?s tampering to protect Sharifs: Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan tweeted on Friday that media reports since the last two days had been exposing the record tampering by the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to protect the Sharifs. The PTI chairman added that the tampering if proven correct would be deliberate interference in due process and an attempt to impede justice. Imran Khan called for the perpetrators of this crime to be jailed. An article published in The N
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Medical report finds no marks of violence on Jamshed Dasti

Jamshed Dasti seen speaking to media outside the ATC on June 29, 2017 - Screen grab LAHORE: A medical report of Member National Assembly (MNA) Jamshed Dasti has found no visible marks of violence, however, expert advise has been sought from a cardiologist, physician and dental surgeon on complaints of chest pain, epigestrim and toothache. A medical board was constituted to examine Jamshed Dasti after the MNA alleged that he was being tortured in jail. Dasti was imprisoned for forcefully open
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Global cyber attack likely cover for malware installation in Ukraine: police official

The primary target of a crippling computer virus that spread from Ukraine across the world this week is highly likely to have been that country's computer infrastructure, a top Ukrainian police official told Reuters on Thursday. Cyber security firms are trying to piece together who was behind the computer worm, dubbed NotPetya by some experts, which has paralyzed thousands of machines worldwide, shutting down ports, factories, and offices as it spread through internal organizational networks to
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Rapid-fire Goretzka puts Germany in Confed Cup final

Germany´s midfielder Leon Goretzka celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final football match between Germany and Mexico on June 29, 2017/AFP SOCHI: Germany booked their place in the Confederations Cup final as Leon Goretzka scored twice in a devastating opening spell to Thursday´s 4-1 semi-final win over Mexico. Attacking midfielder Goretzka ran riot in Sochi with goals on six and eight minutes before Timo Werner and substitute Amin Younes netted in the s
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Sarfraz expected to be made Test captain in PCB meeting on July 19

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed poses with the Champions Trophy near the London Tower Bridge. Photo: IDI/Getty Images LAHORE: Pakistan?s limited-overs captain Sarfraz Ahmed is expected to be handed Test leadership in a meeting of the PCB Board of Governors on July 19. The board?s governing members are expected to meet on July 19, in what would be the last major meeting under the chairmanship of the outgoing Shahryar Khan. According to sources privy to the development, Sarfraz, who already lead
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US six-country travel ban takes effect with few exceptions for relatives

Protestors rally in New York against President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries - AFP  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's ban on refugees and travelers from six mainly Muslim countries went into effect late Thursday, after a Supreme Court decision allowed it to go forward following a five-month battle with rights groups. The Trump administration says the temporary ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the country, but immigrant advocates charge
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