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Geo News Blog delivers the latest breaking news, world headlines, politics, current affairs, and international updates from Pakistan and around the world, updated through trusted RSS sources.

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Kosovo celebrates 10 years since declaring independence

Pristina-born British pop star Rita Ora headlined a concert for thousands of Kosovars. Photo: AFP Security forces marched through the capital of Kosovo today as it celebrates a decade since declaring independence, a moment of pride for its ethnic Albanian majority although sovereignty remains fiercely contested by Serbia. The parade is part of a weekend of festivities and comes a day after Pristina-born British pop star Rita Ora headlined a concert for thousands of Kosovars who packed the main
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Trump turns on FBI over school shooting after criticism from survivors

US President Donald Trump said Saturday the FBI was so caught up in the Russia probe that it failed to heed signs which could have prevented the Parkland school shooting. Photo: AFP file  FORT LAUDERDALE: US President Donald Trump said Saturday the FBI was so caught up in the Russia probe that it failed to heed signs which could have prevented the Parkland school shooting. His comments came as he faces criticism from survivors of the attack over his ties to the powerful National Rifle Associa
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Illustrated book published on Dr Adib Rizvi?s life and times

KARACHI: The life and times of the pioneer of organ transplant surgery in the country ? Dr Adib-ul-Hassan Rizvi ? have been drawn and written in a book that has recently been published. Featuring his days as a young boy, the book tells readers Dr Adib despised going to school but as he grew up he developed great interest in anatomy and physiology, branches in biology that deal with human organs. Turning the pages, the readers would also know what made kidney diseases and their treatment the
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Casualties feared as Iranian airplane crashes near Isfahan

A domestic Iranian flight crashed in the southern Isfahan province on Sunday, according to reports in the Iranian media.  Aseman Airline?s Tehran-Yasuj flight crashed in southern Isfahan province after disappearing from radar and had at least 50 people on board, reports stated. The ATR crashed near the city of Semirom, according to the chief of Iran?s emergency and rescue department.  Witnesses informed local media that it appeared the plane was trying to make an emergency landing on a pastur
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MQM-P's intra-party elections to be held today

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/740ee19a90d4db228ebf9498f0bb1516.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xOC8yMDE4IDc6MTM6MjcgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1QK0M4YVlBaE84aElIQ2ZmaVNDY09nPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Video: Geo News KARACHI: Preparations for MQM-P's intra-party elections, to be held today, ar
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Golf: Bubba back in business with one-shot lead in Los Angeles

Bubba Watson plays his shot from the 17th tee during the third round of the Genesis Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Photo: Orlando Ramirez/USA TODAY Sports  LOS ANGELES: Bubba Watson, back in business with a new ball on a course where he has won twice before, took the third-round lead at the Genesis Open on Saturday as a large pack queued up close behind. Watson, whose nine PGA Tour victories include two Masters titles, charged to the front with a six-under-par 65 at storied Rivi
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Iran deepens freight discount to boost oil sales to India: sources

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) during a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 17, 2018. Photo: Reuters   NEW DELHI: Iran has offered to raise the freight discount on oil sales to India in return for New Delhi agreeing to boost imports, as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) member is keen to eat into the market share of other producers including top rival
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Zardari, Bilawal oppose privatisation of PIA, PSM

Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Photo:File  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has warned Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to shelve attempts to privatise Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) or get ready to face stiff resistance by tooth and nail from his party both inside and outside the Parliament. While presiding over a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP), Abbasi approved the
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Opposition parties to hold rallies across country today

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman (left), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq (centre), and  Pir Sadaruddin Shah of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) right. Photo: Geo News file  Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) will hold a power show near the Hyderabad's Hatari Bypass in Sindh today where Maulana Fazlur Rehman and other important leaders of the party will address attendees. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq will address party workers in Nowshera?s WAPDA Colony in Khyber Pakhtunkh
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Four killed, three injured in road accident near Jampur

JAMPUR: Four persons were killed and three others injured when a van collided with a trailer near the Jampur by-pass on Sunday, rescue sources said. The injured were rushed to the Tehsil Hospital Jampur, Geo News reported.  At least eleven people were killed, including nine women and a child, in an accident on Tando Muhammad Khan road near Husri on Monday. A dumper truck had crushed a Suzuki van carrying members of a private company that distributes ration among rural areas of Sindh.
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MQM-P rift: Khawaja Izhar, Sardar Ahmed's meeting with Sattar futile

Dr Farooq Sattar pictured while addressing the media on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Photo: Geo News file  KARACHI: The latest efforts of MQM-P's leaders Sardar Ahmed and Khawaja Izharul Hassan to reconcile differences with Dr Farooq Sattar remained futile, Geo News reported. The infighting between Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's two factions ? Sattar-led PIB and Rabita Committee-led Bahudarabad ? started over the issue of distribution of party tickets for next month's Senate elections. Th
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French actress Isabelle Huppert glad women are speaking up about harassment

Actress Isabelle Huppert attends a news conference to promote the movie Eva at the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 17, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt  BERLIN: French actress Isabelle Huppert said Saturday she was pleased that women were speaking up about their experiences of sexual abuse and harassment after staying silent for so long. Huppert, who has starred in more than 100 films, was speaking at the Berlin film festival, where a movie called Eva ? in wh
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Islamic scholar facing rape charges hospitalised in France

Tariq Ramadan. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Files PARIS: Prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who was remanded in custody in France on rape charges earlier in the month, has been hospitalised due to multiple sclerosis, his support group said Saturday. The 55-year-old Oxford University professor, who will now undergo an independent medical evaluation to determine if he is to remain in jail before trial, was sent to the hospital on Friday night, a source close the case confirmed. "His state of
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South Korean director rejects #MeToo charges at Berlin fest

South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk poses during a photocall to present the film "Human, Space, Time and Human" (Inkan, Gonkan, Sikan Grigo Inkan) ? presented in the Panorama Special section ? during the 68th Berlinale film festival in Berlin, Germany, February 17, 2018. AFP/John MacDougall2 BERLIN: A South Korean director in the eye of a #MeToo storm defiantly rejected abuse accusations against him at the Berlin film festival Saturday, saying he ensures no one "suffers" on the sets of his ultrav
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Six arrested, 9,500 litres of Iranian diesel seized in Karachi raids

File Photo KARACHI: Authorities rounded up at least six suspects Saturday night following various search operations here in different areas of the metropolis, Geo News reported. Three suspects were arrested following a raid last night in Surjani Town, Superintendent of Police (SP) for Orangi Town Abid Ali Baloch said, adding that they were identified as Ashraf, Abdullah, and Alam Khan. The police official noted that contraband, as well as 9,500 litres of Iranian diesel, were recovered from t
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'Shame on you,' student tells Trump at Florida anti-gun rally

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez reacts during her speech at a rally for gun control at the Broward County Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, February 17, 2018. AFP/Rhone Wise  FORT LAUDERDALE: Student survivors of the Parkland school shooting called out US President Donald Trump Saturday over his ties to the National Rifle Association (NRA), at an emotional anti-gun rally in Florida. "To every politician taking donations from the NRA, shame on you!"
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After Florida shooting, students spurred to act against guns

Protesters hold signs at a gun control at the Broward County Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, February 17, 2018. AFP/Rhona Wise CORAL SPRINGS: When the gunshots rang out at her Florida high school, Lorena Sanabria hid in a classroom with friends, forced to listen to the blood-curdling screams of victims as they waited for help and prayed they wouldn?t be next. Now, Lorena, 16, is among a new wave of survivors determined to add their uniquely powerful voices to the cause of g
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Tillerson to North Korea on talks: ?I?m listening?

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to staff members at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Alex Brandon/Pool/Files  WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in an interview to air Sunday that he is "listening" for signs that North Korea is ready to engage in direct talks. "My job as chef diplomat is to ensure that the North Koreans know, we keep our channels open," Tillerson told the CBS news show "60 Minutes." "I am listening. I am
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Pope renews commission on sexual abuse, Vatican promises victims more say

Marie Collins (L) ? the member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors ? looks at Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley during their first briefing at the Holy See press office at the Vatican, May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/Files  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis renewed a commission on clergy sexual abuse on Saturday, confirming a US cardinal as its head, as the Vatican promised to give victims a greater say in its work. The renewal of the commission and the confirmation of Car
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Iraqi keeper stays quiet on baby?s death to play match

BAGHDAD: A goalkeeper in Iraq?s top league hid the death of his newborn daughter from his teammates in order to take part in a key match, the player said Saturday. "Several hours before the game my five-day-old daughter died because of complications during birth," Naft Maysan stopper Alaa Ahmad told AFP. Ahmad, 21, said he asked his family not to spread the information as he was desperate to play in the match Thursday in order to show off his capabilities against giants Al-Shorta, owned by the
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Without facts, US vote meddling allegations are 'blabber', Russian Foreign Minister

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski  MUNICH: Moscow on Saturday dismissed as "blabber" and "fantasies" allegations that it interfered in the election that brought President Donald Trump to power, denials that drew immediate scorn from US officials. The traded barbs, made at the Munich Security Conference, came a day after the United States indicted 13 Russians for running a secret campaign
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13 killed in Mexico helicopter crash

View of the remains of the military helicopter that fell on a van in Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico, on February 17, 2018. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico on Friday, causing little damage but triggering a tragedy when a minister's helicopter crash-landed on the way to the epicenter, Oaxaca, killing thirteen people, including three children, on the ground. ? AFP MEXICO CITY: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake that rattled Mexico on Friday triggered a tragedy when a minister's helicop
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No militant camps exist on Pakistani soil, COAS tells Munich Security Conference

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/b6a7291f1a98c91449233de6597f08a7.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xNy8yMDE4IDU6NTE6NTEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1RTnZyeTlLQW5DZGpUUGVJZG5ldkxRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] MUNICH: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Saturday told a military confer
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Zardari regrets 'brave child' remarks about Rao Anwar

The ex-president realises his remarks 'made unwittingly may have caused anguish and regrets it', his spokesman says. ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari Saturday regretted his remarks about absconding former SSP Malir Rao Anwar, denouncing extra judicial killings as "abhorrent, criminal and unacceptable", according to a press statement. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman, during an interview with a private news channel on Friday, called Anwar a "brave child" who survived the
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Sharif family not ready to account for Rs 300b irregularities: Imran

Imran Khan (final) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said the Sharif family are not ready to be held accountable for Rs300 billion irregularities. Speaking in the party's central executive meeting, he said that the Sharifs start speaking on the construction of roads and bridges whenever they are asked about the amount. Imran said that his party will bring forward corruption cases of federal and Punjab government, adding that the PTI under its leader Shafqat Mehmood has f
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