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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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Sarah Palin's son arrested in Alaska for 'assault and burglary'

ANCHORAGE: The elder son of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was in jail on Sunday, facing assault and burglary charges in her home state of Alaska. Track Palin, 28, appeared in state court in Palmer, Alaska, earlier in the day, on a felony burglary charge and misdemeanour assault and criminal mischief charges, court records showed. All the charges involved domestic violence, the records indicated. It is not clear whether he entered a plea to the charges. His legal tro
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LHC nullifies Absar Alam's appointment as Pemra chairman

Absar Alam. Photo:File LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday nullified the appointment of Absar Alam as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA). Justice Shahid Karim announced the decision on the petition filed by a citizen, Munir Ahmed, who had challenged senior journalist Alam's appointment as PEMRA chief. On Nov 29, the court had reserved the verdict on the petition challenging the appointment.  The petitioner had maintained that Alam did not fulfill the
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Three-day polio campaign starts in Balochistan today

A child being administered with polio drops/File  QUETTA: A three-day anti-polio campaign in 20 districts of Balochistan kicked off from Monday, said Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Balochistan Coordinator Syed Faisal Ahmed. He said during the campaign more than 17,75,614 children will be administered polio vaccine. Security arrangements for the campaign have been completed. During the campaign, around 6,761 teams will be in the field with 5,934 mobile teams, 480 fixed sites and 364 transit p
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Australia's Big Bash season set for greater heights

'Bash brothers' Brendon McCullum and Chris Lynn at a moment during Brisbane Heat match/File  SYDNEY: Australia´s high-octane Big Bash League launches its seventh season on Tuesday with the whiz-bang Twenty20 cricket league looking to build on attendance and television ratings successes, with Perth Scorchers favourites to win another crown. More than one million people went to BBL matches last season with average crowds topping 30,000. While it trails the Indian Premier League (IPL) in overall
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Witnesses record statements in assets reference case hearing against Ishaq Dar

Ishaq Dar/File photo ISLAMABAD: The accountability court resumed hearing of the National Accountability Bureau?s (NAB) assets reference case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday. Two witnesses in the case, private bank officer Faisal Shahzad and Director National Assembly Sher Dil Khan, recorded their statements before the court. Witness Faisal Shahzad also submitted details of bank accounts of Dar's wife in the court.  The court has sought a report pertai
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Facebook ?snooze? allows users to temporarily block friends, pages

Are you tired of friends? non-stop vacation photos popping up on your news feed? Annoyed with people constantly talking about an upcoming get-together? Well, have no fear as Facebook is here to help you. Facebook rolled out a new ?snooze? feature which allows users to unfollow friends, pages or groups for 24 hours, seven days or 30 days, according to Tech Crunch. The new feature can serve as a way to dial down the content you don?t want to see. Photo: Tech Crunch The new feature can serve as
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?Ball of the 21st century?: Starc?s freakish outswinger goes viral

The scene after Mitchell Starc shattered James Vince's off stump from around the wicket, Australia v England, 3rd Test, Perth, 4th day, December 17, 2017/Getty Images  Australian pacer Mitchell Starc delivered a thunderbolt outswinger to dismiss England?s James Vince on day four of the third Ashes Test in Perth on Sunday. It was so freakishly unplayable that it went viral within minutes, leading some to hail it as the ?ball of the 21st century?. In case you missed it or just want to watch it ag
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Quetta church attack: Suicide bombers caught on CCTV camera

CCTV screengrab  QUETTA: A new CCTV footage of Sunday?s terrorist attack on Bethel Memorial Church in Quetta shows how the suicide bombers stormed into the church?s premises and how security personnel foiled their nefarious plot due to timely action. In the footage obtained by Geo News, two suicide bombers can be seen trying to jump over the walls of the church premises. One of the terrorists jumped inside first, and opened the gate for the other bomber. However, a security guard sprung into
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Maryam Nawaz on NY Times' list of 11 powerful women of the world

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Leader Maryam Nawaz has been named among the top 11 powerful women of the world. Photo; file  KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz has been named among the top 11 powerful women of the world in a 2017 ranking issued by a US publication. The New York Times list, titled ?11 Powerful Women We Met Around the World in 2017?, sought to detail the lives of people across the world who have ?led interesting lives and done extraordinary things, or perha
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Wet pitch delays play in third Ashes Test

Leaf blowers being used to dry the pitch/Getty Images and Cricket Australia PERTH: Rain and a wet pitch stalled Australia´s push for victory on the final day of the third Ashes Test in Perth on Monday. Showers caused play to be abandoned early on the fourth day and they continued through to Monday morning, forcing a scheduled early resumption to be cancelled. Australia need just six more wickets to win the match and regain the Ashes. Steven Smith walks past a hardworking set of groundstaff,
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Court to resume hearing assets reference case against Ishaq Dar today

Ishaq Dar/File photo ISLAMABAD: The accountability court will resume hearing of the National Accountability Bureau?s (NAB) assets reference case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday (today). The court has sought a report pertaining to confiscation of properties of Dar and his guarantors from NAB. On Thursday, NAB decided to issue a red notice for Dar to bring him back to Pakistan with the help of the Interpol. The PML-N leader is currently receiving medi
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Female British embassy worker found strangled near Beirut

Dykes had described herself on a LinkedIn page as a Programme and Policy Manager with the Department for International Development. ? The Daily Mirror BEIRUT/LONDON: A female British embassy worker has been found strangled near a highway outside Beirut, a Lebanese security source said on Sunday. The British foreign ministry provided a statement by the family of the woman, Rebecca Dykes, but gave no details of the circumstances of her death. ?We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecc
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Brazilian midfielder Kaka retires at age 35

Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka announced on Sunday that he is retiring from football. The devout 35-year old Brazilian wrote on Twitter: ?It was much more than I could ever imagined. Thank you! I?m now ready for the next journey. In Jesus name. Amen.? Kaka announced this year he would not extend his contract with Orlando City but he opened the door to a possible return to Milan, the club where he made his name. ?I would like to participate in the club in another way, as a man
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Iran airs 'confessions' of researcher facing death for spying

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on January 15, 2016. ? Reuters FILE LONDON: Iranian state television broadcast on Sunday what it described as the confessions of an Iranian academic with Swedish residency who it said had provided information to Israel to help it assassinate several senior nuclear scientists. His wife, speaking by telephone from Stockholm, said he had been forced by his interrogators to read the
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Milan hit new low, Juventus go second

AC Milan?s miserable season hit a new low when they slumped to a 3-0 loss at struggling Verona in Serie A on Sunday, two days after UEFA expressed concern over the club?s financial situation. Juventus had no such problems as they won 3-0 at Bologna to overhaul Inter Milan and go second, one point behind leaders Napoli who won 3-1 at Torino on Saturday. Antonio Caracciolo, Moise Kean and Daniel Bessa scored for Verona who are 17th in the table and had previously won only two league games this s
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Billionaire Pinera to return as Chile's president: election results

Billionaire Sebastian Pinera will return to power as Chile's president next year, according to near-complete results from a runoff election held Sunday. Electoral authorities said the 68-year-old conservative, who previously led the South American nation from 2010-2014, had 55 percent of the vote with 98 percent of ballots counted. His leftist rival Alejandro Guillier, a 64-year-old TV presenter turned senator who ran as an independent backed by outgoing center-left President Michelle Bachelet
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Bitcoin hits bigger stage as exchange giant CME launches futures

CME Group Inc, the world?s largest derivatives exchange operator, began trading bitcoin futures on Sunday, with the contract opening at what is currently its session high and dropping over 6 percent within the first half hour. The CME bitcoin front-month futures opened at $20,650 and have so far traded as low as $19,290 and as high as $20,650 in a session that extends into Monday. The new contract was recently at $19,290 on CME, below the $19,500 reference price set by the exchange for the Jan
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One dead, 10 injured in separate Karachi incidents

KARACHI: A man was killed and ten others were wounded in a road mishap and shootings in different areas of Karachi early Monday, rescue sources told Geo News. Two cars collided with each other in Defence's Khayaban-e-Shaheen area, rescue sources said, leaving a man dead and eight others injured. The wounded also included women and children. Pictured is one of the two ill-fated vehicles that collided with each other in Defence's Khayaban-e-Shaheen area early Monday. ? Karachi Track/Facebook
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Jahangir Tareen arrives in London on 10-day vacation

The Supreme Court disqualified Tareen for life after he pleaded guilty of insider trading. ? Geo News LONDON: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen Sunday arrived in London on 10-day vacation, following his disqualification as a lawmaker by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Supreme Court, in its judgment on Friday, had said that Tareen had pleaded guilty to insider trading and ruled that he cannot be termed honest and stands disqualified for life as per Article 62(1)(f) of the
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Gusty winds, nocturnal showers, hailstorm, lash parts of Karachi

KARACHI: Nocturnal showers amidst thunder coupled with streaks of lightning bolts across the heavily overcast night-sky whipped parts of Karachi in the wee hours of Monday. The downpours abetted by gusty winds were reported from Kharadar, Defence, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Saddar, I I Chundrigar and adjoining areas. Hailstorms followed rain in some parts of the metropolis, sending a wave of chill across the city. Meteorology Department has forecast this rain spell is likely to continue for the next
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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' second-highest opening ever in North America

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" soared to $220 million on its North American opening weekend, data released Sunday showed, backing up months of hype and earning critical praise even as early audiences didn't quite feel the Force. The latest instalment of the epic space opera was bettered only by 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," the first movie in the saga's sequel trilogy which took $248 million on its debut weekend and a total gross of $937 million. But despite a "certified fresh" rating of
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Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany on July 7, 2017. ? Reuters FILE MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday for the CIA?s help in thwarting a planned attack in Saint Petersburg, the second time in a week that the leaders have exchanged praise. Putin spoke by phone with Trump to convey his gratitude for intelligence provided by the CIA
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UN to vote Monday on measure rejecting US Jerusalem decision

Trump this month announced that he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel?s capital and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv, sparking protests and strong condemnation. ? AFP United Nations, United States: The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a draft resolution that would reject US President Donald Trumps decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, diplomats said. Egypt requested the vote Sunday, a day after it presented the measure that is likely to be vetoed by the Unite
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Ruthless Liverpool put four past Bournemouth

Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah scored fine individual goals as Liverpool moved back into the top four of the Premier League with a ruthless 4-0 win over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday. Coutinho opened the scoring in the 20th minute by slaloming through the right-hand side of Bournemouth?s defence and finding the bottom corner with a composed finish. Dejan Lovren doubled the lead with a close-range diving header six minutes later and Salah made it 3-0 a minute before halftim
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Lukaku, Lingard lift nervy Man United past West Brom

Manchester United survived a tense finale to beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at the Hawthorns on Sunday and close to within 11 points of Premier League leaders Manchester City. United?s former West Brom striker Romelu Lukaku scored his 15th goal of the season in the 27th minute by heading home Marcus Rashford?s left-wing cross. Midfielder Jesse Lingard doubled the lead with a deflected shot from the edge of the penalty area eight minutes later. United appeared to be on course for a comfortable
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