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Man, 19, arrested in connection with Manchester attack, bringing total to 15: GM Police

Armed police officers keep watch over junior runners competing in the Great Manchester Run in central Manchester, Britain May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble  MANCHESTER: British police arrested a 19-year-old man on Sunday, the 15th person to be taken into custody in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing that killed 22 people. The arrest was made during a raid in the Gorton area of Manchester on "suspicion of offences contrary to the terrorism act", the Greater Manchester police said in
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Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners

Europe "must take its fate into its own hands" faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday. "The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I've experienced that in the last few days," Merkel told a crowd at an election rally in Munich, southern Germany. "We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands," she added. While Germany and Europe would strive to remain on good term
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Govt concerned as Hussain Nawaz summoned by Panama case JIT

ISLAMABAD: The government has expressed its concerns over summoning of Hussain Nawaz, son of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, by the joint investigation team (JIT) mandated by Supreme Court to probe the assets of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family. Speaking to Geo News, Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb said the team of investigators should have waited for one day, since the matter was sub judice. Panama case: Hussain Nawaz records statement before JIT Prime minister?s
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After Sehri, Karachi suffers power outages during Iftar

KARACHI: After a major power breakdown on first Sehri in Ramazan, citizens in Karachi once again faced outages during Iftar on Sunday. The lofty claims by K-Electric proved hollow as power supply to several areas in Karachi remained suspended during Iftar as well. These included Malir, Rifa-e-Aam, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Gulzar Hijri and several other areas. Candlelight Sehri: Major power outage in Karachi on first day of Ramazan An extra high-tension line tripped, causing generators in J
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India will soon find solution to Kashmir issue, claims home minister

NEW DELHI: Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh claimed on Sunday that the his government will soon find a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue. Speaking to a local TV channel, Singh said the government cannot provide a time frame for resolution of the issue, it is however working towards a permanent solution. The minister refused to divulge his government's strategy on the issue. Singh said his government wants to speak to all stakeholder?s vis-a-vis the Kashmir issue, but "talks will be u
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Britain's Heathrow airport says expects more delays and cancellations of BA flights

file photo LONDON: London's Heathrow Airport said it expected further delays and cancellations of British Airways flights on Sunday and told passengers not to travel to the airport unless they were rebooked on other flights. BA resumed some flights from Britain's two biggest airports on Sunday after a global computer system failure sowed chaos, grounding planes and leaving thousands of passengers queuing for hours. "Following a worldwide British Airways' IT system issue yesterday, delays and c
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Imran, Nawaz two sides of same coin: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader Khursheed Shah on Sunday said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan are the two sides of the same coin.  The Opposition leader was speaking in the capital. He said that the situation of the country foretells that both the leaders would be disqualified. ?First Nawaz Sharif, then Imran Khan will be disqualified,? said Shah. Imran Khan is playing with fire, says Khawaja Saad Rafique Rafique says ?some amateur political players? are causing harm to na
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North Korea leader Kim guides test of new anti-aircraft weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system and ordered its mass production and deployment throughout the country, the state news agency reported on Sunday, after weeks of defiant ballistic missile tests. The North's KCNA news agency did not report the exact nature of the weapon or the time of the test but said it was organized by the Academy of National Defence Science, a blacklisted agency that is believed to be developing missiles and nuclear
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Sri Lanka hope for Malinga magic at Champions Trophy

Lasith Malinga. Photo: AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lanka have turned to old warhorse Lasith Malinga to put fight into their Champions Trophy campaign and reverse their decline in the one-day game. The islanders have missed Malinga -- one of the world´s great fast bowlers -- through injury and their performances have suffered. Sri Lanka won a series against Zimbabwe and West Indies last year but were beaten in one-day contests on tours of England and South Africa in 2016-17 season. So selectors have tur
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Imran Khan is playing with fire, says Khawaja Saad Rafique

LAHORE: Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Sunday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan is playing with fire, adding the party leader is taking the saw to the same branch he is sitting on. The federal minister was addressing a press conference in Lahore. He criticised the PTI chief saying ?some amateur political players? are causing harm to national politics. At first, we were accused of money laundering now regarding the commission, he said. ?Nawaz Sharif has now dec
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Gauri Khan posts adorable picture of Abram and Suhana

Gauri Khan recently shared a picture of her kids Suhana and AbRam on the occasion of latter?s fourth birthday and the internet just couldn't handle it. The adorable picture shows both siblings cuddling with each other while looking extremely cute. A week ago, Gauri posted another picture of her daughter on the occasion of her birthday and captioned it with ?Birthday Girl.?
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Complete shutdown observed in IoK today

SRINAGAR: A complete shutdown marked by curfew and other restrictions is being observed in Indian occupied Kashmir today, against the killing of top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Sabzar Ahmed Butt and 11 other youth by Indian troops, the Kashmir Media Service reported. The two-day strike in the valley was called by the joint resistance leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Mohammad Yasin Malik against the killings and use of brute force on civilians by troops. The le
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Champions Trophy ? Sarfraz?s toughest test as captain

KARACHI: New captain Sarfraz Ahmed will face his stiffest test yet when he leads unfancied Pakistan in the Champions Trophy -- starting with a highly-charged clash against India. After qualifying by the skin of their teeth, Pakistan will need to overcome serious batting deficiencies to be competitive following their struggles in the one-day format in recent years. Pakistan´s tournament in England starts with the toughest of games against arch-rivals India, the defending champions, in Birmingha
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Sri Lanka rushes aid to half a million flood victims

Emergency teams rushed to distribute aid Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced after the island's worst flooding in more than a decade claimed 126 lives and left scores more missing. Floodwaters were receding in some areas after a break in the rain, giving authorities a chance to deliver much-needed supplies to victims who lost everything as torrents of water swept away their homes. Many villages were still underwater Sunday, officials said. Medical teams were dispatched to the worst-
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Iranian film "A Man of Integrity" wins 'Certain Regard' competition at Cannes

A movie by an Iranian who was arrested for his work in Iran won the "Un Certain Regard" competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, bolstering the country's filmmakers' reputation for defying the censors to make high-quality films. "A Man of Integrity", filmed in Iran but unlikely ever to be shown there due to censorship, is a tense drama about a man persecuted by powerful economic and political forces who refuses to bribe his way out of trouble. Writer-director Mohammad Rasoulof, 45,
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Acquisitions accelerate as tech giants seek to build AI smarts

A total of 34 artificial intelligence startups were acquired in the first quarter of this year, more than twice the amount of activity in the year-ago quarter, according to the research firm CB Insights. Tech giants seeking to reinforce their leads in artificial intelligence or make up for lost ground have been the most aggressive buyers. Alphabet Inc's Google has acquired 11 AI startups since 2012, the most of any firm, followed by Apple Inc, Facebook Inc, and Intel Corp, respectively, accordi
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Man stabs brother-in-law to death in Multan

MULTAN: A man, identified as Nomi, stabbed his brother-in-law to death in Multan?s New Al-Madina colony on Sunday. The man, who the police said is a drug addict, entered his brother-in-law?s home and attacked the latter and his four children, the police said. The children, aged between three and 10 years, were wounded by the knife attack and shifted to Nishtar Hospital for medical assistance. ?The wife of the deceased man is out of the country for pilgrimage,? the police said, adding that the
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WHO says India reports cases of Zika virus

India has reported cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said, adding that efforts should be made to strengthen surveillance. The WHO said that on May 15 India's health ministry reported three confirmed cases from the western state of Gujarat. Cases were detected during testing in February and November last year, while one was detected in January this year, according to the statement, which was released on Friday but did not gain public attention until Saturday. An Indian fede
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PTI workers ransack another grid station in Peshawar overnight

PESHAWAR: As part of their assault on grid stations run by the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ransacked the Sakhi Chasma grid station Saturday night. Protesting ?unfair? load shedding in their areas, PTI workers reportedly damaged the windows, guard room and boundary wall of the grid station. The protesters also forcefully restarted the supply of electricity to their areas. After negotiations between the protesters and officials from th
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Very hot, dry weather expected in the next 24 hours: MET

Very hot and dry weather is expected in the next twenty-four hours in plain areas of the country, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted on Sunday. A continental air continues to prevail over most parts of the country, the MET said. However, rain and thunderstorm are expected at a few places in Kashmir and its adjoining hilly areas Past weather: The weather remained very hot and dry in most parts of the country. Rainfall in the last 24 Hours (mm): NIL Today's highest te
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Lights, Qurans as Jerusalem holy site meets Ramazan

Jerusalem buzzes with renewed energy in the days before the start of Ramazan, Islam's holy month, when the faithful abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours. The Dome of the Rock is seen during sunset on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem´s Old City, May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad  There's the bustle to prepare the al-Aqsa Mosque, the 8th-century Muslim shrine in Jerusalem's Old City, for the hundreds of thousands of M
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Nation to celebrate Youm-e-Takbeer today

The nation is observing Youm-e-Takbeer on Sunday to commemorate Pakistan?s historic nuclear tests in the Chaghi mountain of Balochistan province on May 28, 1998. "Our atomic program brought about a balance of power in South Asia," Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said.  May 28 is celebrated as a national day in Pakistan in commemoration of Chagai-I and Chagai-II when Pakistan detonated seven nuclear devices in response to India's five detonations of Pokhran-II in 1998.  The tests made Pakistan th
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Nuclear tests created balance of power in S Asia: PM

ISLAMABAD: The country is observing Youm-e-Takbeer on Sunday to commemorate the Pakistan?s historic nuclear tests in the Chaghi mountain of Balochistan on May 28, 1998. "Our atomic programme brought about a balance of power in South Asia," Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said in a statement. May 28 is celebrated as a national day commemoration of the Chaghai-I and Chagai-II tests when Pakistan detonated seven nuclear devices in response to India's five detonations of Pokhran-II in 1998. The test
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Nuclear tests created balance of power in South Asia: PM

ISLAMABAD: The country is observing Youm-e-Takbeer on Sunday to commemorate the Pakistan?s historic nuclear tests in the Chaghi mountain of Balochistan on May 28, 1998. "Our atomic programme brought about a balance of power in South Asia," Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said in a statement. May 28 is celebrated as a national day commemoration of the Chaghai-I and Chagai-II tests when Pakistan detonated seven nuclear devices in response to India's five detonations of Pokhran-II in 1998. The test
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Apple opens first official store in Southeast Asia

People queue outside the Apple store in the Orchard shopping district during its opening day in Singapore on May 27, 2017. AFP/Roslan Rahman  SINGAPORE: Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store here on Saturday, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the city's upmarket shopping district. Located on the affluent Orchard Road, the new shop ? easily distinguished by its iconic glass facade ? is expected to be one of the most popular Apple stores in the world accord
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