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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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Zambia deploys army to battle cholera after 41 deaths

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has promised a crackdown on street food stalls, bars and restaurants that do not meet minimum food hygiene standards. Photo: AFP/File LUSAKA: Zambia?s president Edgar Lungu has deployed the army to help combat a cholera outbreak that has claimed 41 lives in the capital Lusaka and affected 1,550 more since September. The initial outbreak began on September 28 according to the World Health Organization and Zambia?s health ministry subsequently launched efforts to lim
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IN PICTURES: World prepares to ring in New Year

As the New Year approaches, countries across the globe are gearing for celebrations, with buildings and landmarks being lit up for a festive mood. Lifesize structures of 2018 have been prepared for display in some places, while in the other, festivals are being organised to welcome yet another set of 12 months.  A giant lantern in the shape of a dog is seen ahead of New Year celebrations at Xinghai Square in Dalian, Liaoning province, China December 29 ,2017. Photo: Reuters A woman sells "Hap
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Firefighters battle blaze in Manchester apartment block

File photo/Reuters LONDON: Firefighters battled a blaze in a tower block in central Manchester, northern England, on Saturday with flames engulfing several apartments on the ninth floor. The Manchester fire service said it had sent 12 fire engines to tackle the blaze in the Northern Quarter of the city and urged people to avoid the area. It told those living nearby to keep doors and windows shut. The local Manchester Evening News said it was not yet known if anyone was hurt in the fire but sai
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Protests hit Tehran as government warns against ?illegal gatherings?

Iranians chant slogans in support of the regime as they march in Tehran on December 30, 2017, after two days of demonstrations against the country's religious rulers. Photo: AFP   TEHRAN: Tear gas filled the streets of downtown Tehran on Saturday as protests spilt into a third day, with the government warning against further "illegal gatherings". There was chaos around the University of Tehran as several hundred people scuffled with police and shouted slogans against the regime for several ho
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Baldia factory fire: Rehman Bhola backtracks on confessional statement once again

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/2faefadba7c453876da0c6a17e0f7517.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvMzAvMjAxNyA0OjU3OjUwIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9OUNMTjRqK3JUZzZKa3NVbUF1bFc0Zz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: For the second time in the year, key suspect behind Baldia factory incident, Rehman Bhola, has backtracked from his confessi
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Police in Kansas kill innocent man after prank emergency call

A police officer in Kansas shot and killed an innocent, unarmed man after a prank caller told authorities that he had killed his father and was holding hostages inside the man?s home, police said. Photo: Reuters file  A police officer in Kansas shot and killed an innocent, unarmed man after a prank caller told authorities that he had killed his father and was holding hostages inside the man?s home, police said. The 28-year-old man was killed during a standoff with police, minutes after they r
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Putin calls for ?pragmatic cooperation? in New Year wishes to Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for "pragmatic cooperation" in his New Year wishes to US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Saturday. Photo: AFP file  MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin called for "pragmatic cooperation" in his New Year wishes to US President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Saturday. In a statement on the Russian president?s New Year wishes to world leaders, the Kremlin said Putin told Trump that "a constructive Russian-American dialogue is especially
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Saint Petersburg supermarket bomber arrested: reports

The perpetrator of the bomb attack which tore through a Saint Petersburg supermarket wounding 18 people was arrested Saturday, a Russian news agency reported. Photo: AFP file  MOSCOW: The perpetrator of the bomb attack which tore through a Saint Petersburg supermarket wounding 18 people was arrested Saturday, a Russian news agency reported. "The organiser and direct perpetrator who triggered an improvised explosive device on December 27 in a supermarket in Saint Petersburg was arrested during
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Syrian forces advance against militants in northwest Syria

Smoke rises following an air strike on the militant-held besieged town of Harasta. -AFP BEIRUT: Syrian regime forces advanced against militants Saturday on the edge of the northwestern province of Idlib, the last outside government control, a monitor and the state news agency said. Government and allied forces backed by Russian warplanes have since Monday been battling militants fighters in an area straddling the border between Idlib and Hama provinces. The fighting, which could signal the st
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Jay-Z 'confesses' to Beyonce in 'Family Feud' music video

LOS ANGELES: Jay-Z released a music video on Friday that features the rapper addressing the pain of infidelity as he appears in a confessional booth opposite his wife Beyonce. Set partly in a church and also featuring the couple?s 5-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, the ?Family Feud? video pays tribute to family ties and female empowerment. ?We all lose when the family feuds,? Jay-Z sings. ?A man that don?t take care of his family can?t be rich.? The video is the latest from Jay-Z?s hit album ?4:4
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Iran warns against 'illegal gatherings' on third day of protests

Iranians gather in support of the government at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran. -AFP  TEHRAN: Iranian authorities warned against further "illegal gatherings" on Saturday, as protesters rallied for the third day of demonstrations driven by anger over economic problems. A relatively small protest erupted at the University of Tehran but was vastly outnumbered by a pro-regime demonstration - part of a show of strength from the government that brought thousands to the streets
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Support FATA Youth Jirga, movement to merge tribal areas with KP: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said he supports FATA Youth Jirga and its movement to merge the tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).  The PPP scion added, in a video released, that his party has always struggled for the rights of the people from the tribal areas.  "Pakistan Peoples Party has always struggled for the rights of the people from the tribal areas and I support the movement to merge FATA with KP and stand with the FATA Youth Jirga and always will," s
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FATA tribes should not be pressured to merge with KP: Fazl-ur-Rehman

Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (Fazl) President Fazl-ur-Rehman addressing the FATA Supreme Council's protest in the federal capital here on Saturday. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (Fazl) President Fazl-ur-Rehman on Saturday said the tribal citizens should not be pressurised for the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). "The tribes have their own identity and only tribal leaders, no one else, should make a decision about their land," Reh
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Epilepsy drugs work for most patients, but there?s room for improvement

Most people with a new diagnosis of epilepsy will remain seizure free with their first or second antiepileptic drug, but there?s still a need for better treatments, according to a new report. Researchers studied nearly 1,800 patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow, Scotland, tracking them from 1982 to 2014. At their most recent check-up, 80 percent of patients were taking one antiepileptic drug, and the rest were receiving two or more, the authors reported in
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Ayesha Gulalai denied seat on stage in 'respect' of tribal customs

MNA Ayesha Gulalai reasoning with the organisers at the site of protest in Islamabad. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: MNA Ayesha Gulalai was barred to sit on a stage occupied by men at a protest against the proposed merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) here on Saturday. Gulalai, who had wanted to join the protestors from FATA, was denied a seat on the stage because, according to the organizers, it wasn?t in line with the tribal customs and traditions
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Man with explosives holed up inside post office in Ukraine: police

KIEV: A man believed to be carrying explosives is holed up in a post office in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, police spokesman Yaroslav Trakalo told the news channel 112 on Saturday. ?His demands are unknown to us,? Trakalo said. Nine adults and two children are trapped inside the post office with the man, Interfax news agency quoted Kharkiv regional police chief Oleg Bekh as saying.
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PAT-led APC notification rejected MQM-P?s suggestions: sources

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Saturday raised objections against the joint notification issued by the Pakistan Awami Tehreek-led All Parties Conference, saying the committee rejected its suggestions, sources informed Geo News.  According to the MQM-P sources, reservations persist as the party said that no one should be held responsible without investigation. Sources further added that the party has reservations over Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Rana San
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Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years in prison

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced ousted president Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison along with 19 other defendants on Saturday for "insulting the judiciary," his lawyer said. The other defendants include former members of parliament, activists and three journalists. Morsi had already been sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison in two other trials after the military ousted him in 2013. The defendants had all been charged with making statements deemed insulting to the judiciary. Fi
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Russian court upholds ban on Navalny running against Putin in 2018

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny submits his documents to be registered as a presidential candidate at the Central Election Commission in Moscow, Russia December 24, 2017. REUTERS MOSCOW: Russia?s Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed an appeal by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny against a decision by the country?s central election commission to bar him from taking part in next year?s presidential election. The commission this week barred Navalny from taking part in the March 18 v
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Fear of Nawaz led opponents to form political alliances: Maryam

LAHORE: PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz said on Saturday that the fear of Nawaz Sharif has led his political opponents to form political alliances.   She added that the politics of the country revolves around the PML-N president and his opponents have become restless as they do not have any substantial issue to address in their rallies and meetings.  Maryam was addressing a gathering of PML-N workers in the provincial capital.  Criticising Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan, she said he
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Car crash claims life of former CJCSC General (retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne

RAWALPINDI: Former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC)  General (retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne died in a road accident on Saturday, according to Inter Services Public Relations. General (retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne was the 14th CJCSC The police said that the accident occurred after the tyre of General (retd) Wynne's car burst. The four-star general served as the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee before retiring on October 7, 2013. According to reports, the accid
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Who the world lost in 2017

Like every year, 2017 was a year of surprises, gains and losses. Here at Geo.tv, we take a look at the most notable deaths of the outgoing year as we enter into 2018. Aamir Zaki As if the loss of musician-turned-preacher Junaid Jamshed wasn?t enough last year, the untimely demise of extremely talented guitarist and songwriter Aamir Zaki came as another blow to the Pakistani fans. Zaki died of cardiac arrest at the age of 49 on June 2, 2017. Amir Zaki briefly joined Vital Signs as the group?
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Boy shifted to CMH after requesting COAS? help with heart transplant

Hussain in a video message had requested army chief's help him with the heart transplant as it requires hefty sum-Video grab LAHORE: A 14-year-old boy was shifted today to the Combined Military Hospital after his he posted online a short video requesting army chief with help for his heart transplant. Ahsan Hussain was shifted from the Children?s Hospital Lahore, where he was under treatment, to CMH in an ambulance. In a video message shot from Children Hospital Lahore where he was being treate
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When Jinnah refused knighthood by the British Empire

Quaid-e-Azam was offered knighthood by the British Empire but he refused, saying he is ?averse to any title or honours? Various celebrities and public personalities have shot to fame for refusing state or other important awards, garnering praise by some and contempt from others. Reasons vary; from boycotts against political or social injustice, to proclaimations that "honours are silly" Did you know father of the nation Mohammad Ali Jinnah is also one such figure who refused a prestigious award
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Sharifs? greed becoming national security threat for Pakistan: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan continued his tirade against the Sharif family and remarked that their greed is becoming a national security threat for Pakistan. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan continued his tirade against the Sharif family and said that their greed is becoming a national security threat for the country. The PTI leader also mentioned that Pakistan has to suffer ?constant humiliation? due to the greed of the Sharif brothers.
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