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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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'Marvel's Inhumans' makes TV history

Superhero show "Marvel's Inhumans" will make history on Friday when it becomes the first television series to debut in IMAX theaters before its broadcast premiere. The first two episodes of ABC's collaboration with the Disney-owned movie studio have been converted into a 75-minute feature that includes scenes shot on IMAX cameras "that are simply extraordinary and should be seen on that screen," according to executive producer Jeph Loeb. The episodes will then air on small screens on September
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Huawei unveils faster phone chip, claiming to beat Apple, Samsung

Huawei aims to use artificial intelligence-powered features such as instant image recognition to take on rivals Samsung and Apple when it launches its new flagship phone next month, a top executive said on Saturday. Richard Wu, chief executive of Huawei?s consumer business, on Saturday revealed a powerful new mobile phone chip Huawei is betting on for its upcoming flagship Mate 10 and other high-end phones to deliver faster processing and lower power consumption. Huawei will launch the Mate 10
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Minor girl martyred in Indian firing across LoC

RAWALPINDI/MUZAFFARABAD: Indian forces on Saturday resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC) resulting in martyrdom of a minor girl, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Indian troops targeted civilian population in Chirikot Sector across the LoC, the statement said. As a consequence, an eight-year-old girl was martyred in Polas village, while celebrating Eid with her family. Pakistan Army gave a fitting response to Indian firing, which silenc
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Liverpool demanded 200m for Coutinho: Barcelona

A leading Barcelona board member claimed Liverpool set an asking price of 200 million euros ($238 million) for midfielder Philippe Coutinho as the Catalan giants criticised the rampant inflation in the football transfer market on Saturday. Albert Soler, Barca's director of institutional relations, said the club's under-fire board would not put the future of the institution at risk by bending to excessive demands. "Liverpool put a price of 200 million euros on a player that we wanted," Soler to
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Hyundai Motor replaces head of China operation

Cars made by Hyundai Motor Co are parked in the compound of the South Korean automaker's plant in Beijing, China August 30, 2017. Picture taken August 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters File  SEOUL: Hyundai Motor has replaced the head of its Chinese operation, media reports said on Saturday, as it struggles to regain a foothold in the world?s biggest auto market amid a diplomatic spat between the Asian trading partners. Tao Hung Than has been named the new head of Hyundai?s China division replacing Chang
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Here's how your favourite Bollywood celebs are celebrating Eid

Eid festivities have begun, and just like everyone, stars from the entertainment industry are celebrating the occasion with all the zeal. Here?s how your favourite celebrities are spending their time on Eid-ul-Azha. Madhuri's Eid greetings tweet got even sweeter with a beautiful photo of the film star. Veteran actor Anil Kapoor wished for a 'happy and peaceful' Eid for everyone celebrating the occasion. Katrina Kaif spent the occasion with her favourite trainer Yasm
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Pakistan wants to see peaceful, stable Afghanistan, says Asif

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f4063863cea8625b509adb14d031ec7e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yLzIwMTcgMjoyOTo1NyBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPU1CR0VmcWVxWVYxNFNwT214YkJKc1E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said that Pakistan wants to see peace and stability in Afghanistan and will continue to play its due role for that purpose. In
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Russia hands note of protest to US over plans to search trade mission

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a personal send-off for members of Russian Olympic team at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 27, 2016. Photo: Reuters File   MOSCOW: Russia?s foreign ministry has summoned a US diplomat in Moscow to hand him a note of protest over plans to conduct searches in Russia?s trade mission complex in Washington, which should soon be closed, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday. It said it has summoned Anthony F. Godfrey, a deputy chief of mission
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More than four million Time Warner Cable records exposed in leak

A woman walks in front of the Time Warner Cable logo at its office in San Diego, California, US, November 2, 2016. Photo: Reuters File  More than four million records of users of Time Warner Cable?s MyTWC app were found unsecured on an Amazon server last month, digital security research center Kromtech Security Center said in a blog post on Friday. The files ? more than 600 gigabytes in size containing sensitive information such as transaction ID, user names, Mac addresses, serial numbers, acc
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Rohingya Muslims flee as more than 2,600 houses burned in Myanmar's Rakhine

A Rohingya refugee man cries as he take part in Eid al-Adha prayer near the Kutupalang makeshift refugee camp, in Cox?s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 2, 2017.?REUTERS COX?S BAZAR, BANGLADESH: More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar?s northwest in the last week, the government said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest bouts of violence involving the Muslim minority in decades. About 58,600 Rohingya have fled into neighboring Bangladesh from Myanmar, acc
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Rangers, police nab 13 suspects in Punjab IBOs: ISPR

LAHORE: At least 13 suspects were held in joint intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Punjab on Saturday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Punjab Rangers and police conducted the first operation in Dera Ghazi Khan, and apprehended seven key facilitators wanted for extortion and other criminal activities in Punjab and Balochistan, the statement said. In another IBO in Lahore, Rangers, police and intelligence personnel nabbed six suspects, including two unregist
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Army chief spends Eid with troops in Rajgal

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Photo: DG ISPR Twitter RAJGAL: The Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa spent the first day of Eid-ul-Azha with soldiers deployed on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Rajgal. "Eid on duty for the security of Pakistan and its people is the best festivity for us," the COAS said, according to a tweet by the Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor. COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa pictured with Pakistan Army t
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Russia?s Putin won?t attend UN General Assembly

Russian President Vladimir Putin MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend this month?s United Nations General Assembly in New York, Russian news wire quoted his spokesman as saying on Saturday. US President Donald Trump, a frequent critic of the United Nations, will seek to gather global support for reforming the world body when he hosts an event at UN headquarters in New York on Sep 18, a day before he formally addresses the 193-member organization. It was not immediately clea
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War-torn Syria on verge of World Cup fairytale

Syria's players celebrate after an equalizer against China/REUTERS HONG KONG: Against all odds, Syria?s footballers have overcome more than six years of civil war and internal political rifts to raise hopes of qualifying for their first ever World Cup. Forced to play their home games away due to security concerns, Ayman Hakeem?s Syria have embarrassed a succession of better-resourced opponents to sit third in Group A of Asian qualifying, behind leaders Iran and South Korea. An unlikely win awa
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Indian troops martyr youth in occupied Kashmir on Eid-ul-Azha

A protester throws back a tear gas shell fired by police during a protest in Srinagar/File photo In their fresh act of state terrorism in occupied Kashmir, Indian troops martyred one youth on Eid-ul-Azha day in Kulgam district today. According to Kashmir Media Service, the youth, identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Paddar, was martyred by Indian forces of Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group during a crackdown operation in the area. Dozens of people were injured after Indian police used brute
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PM Abbasi summons report of attack on Izhar

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi condemned the assassination attempt on MQM?s Khawaja Izharul Hassan on Saturday and summoned a report of the incident from concerned authorities. The prime minister expressed sorrow over the death of a security guard and a child in the attack, and instructed relevant authorities to submit a report on the firing incident. Two succumb to injuries after assassination attempt on MQM's Izharul Hassan Two
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Five must-try recipes this Eid-ul-Azha

Meeting friends and family is part of the many traditions of the Islamic holiday of Eid-ul-Azha, and setting up the dinner table can be a challenging task.   While the mandatory Biryani and Karhai are destined to tease your taste buds this Eid, we have a few flavours that will be hard to resist. Following are a few delicious ideas for some meaty dinners.  Goan mutton curry with spiced pilau rice Photo: BBC Food Mutton?s mature flavour lends great depth and flavour to curry. Spoon the mutton
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Zardari vows to appeal against Benazir murder case verdict

NAWABSHAH: Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday vowed that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will appeal against the decision in the Benazir Bhutto murder case. Speaking to reporters after Eid prayers here earlier today, Zardari expressed his dissatisfaction with the verdict in the murder case of his deceased wife. ?We are not satisfied with the verdict, we will appeal against it,? he said. The former president reached Nawabshah on Friday to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, accompanied by his d
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Our MPAs have poor security, govt to be responsible if anything happens: Sattar

KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan leader Farooq Sattar said that the security of his party MPAs is not sufficient and if anything bad happens then the Sindh government will be held responsible. Farooq Sattar while speaking to media, after the assassination attempt on MQM-P leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan, said that no one including the Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly is safe. ?The kind of contemptuous audio and video messages we receive from London is in front of everyone,? he s
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Sharapova hits back after Wozniacki criticism

Maria Sharapova salutes fans after her match win over Sofia Kenin of the United States during their third round Women´s Singles match on Day Five of the 2017 US Open/AFP NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova hit back at Caroline Wozniacki over a US Open scheduling row on Friday, saying of her bitter Danish rival: "I´m in the 4th round. I don´t know where she is." Wozniacki was furious that her second round match was played on an outside court while five-time major winner Sharapova was playing all of hers i
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Police continue hunt for Oval arrow attacker

The fourth and final day of the County Championship match between Surrey and Middlesex was abandoned as an arrow landed near the Surrey fielder Ollie Pope and close to the pitch LONDON: Police have appealed to members of the public to help them with their investigation as they continue their hunt for the person behind Thursday´s extraordinary arrow attack at The Oval. The fourth and final day of the County Championship match between Surrey and Middlesex was abandoned as a draw after the arrow,
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Trump to nominate Juster to be ambassador to India: White House

Kenneth Juster  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will nominate Kenneth Juster to be ambassador to India, the White House said on Friday. Juster was a deputy assistant to Trump for international economic affairs and the deputy director of the National Economic Council until June. From 2001 to 2005 he was under secretary of Commerce under former president George W. Bush.
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Pakistan cricket stars share Eid greetings with fans

As the country marks the first day of Eid-ul-Azha with due fervour today, cricket stars have taken to social media to extend their best wishes on the occasion.  Veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez wished his fans a very happy Eid.  The 'Professor' also shared snapshots of his Eid preparations all the way from the Caribbean islands.  Pacer Hasan Ali posted a picture of himself looking all spruced up, standing with his animal. Fast bowler Mohammad Amir was '
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Avoid excessive consumption of red meat during Eid: health experts

Health experts have advised people to avoid eating excessive red meat during Eid-ul-Azha as it can increase the risk of various diseases. Excessive red meat can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular, kidney, liver, diabetes and gastroenteritis diseases. Dr Arif Majeed said eating excessive meat during Eid-ul-Azha could have negative impacts on health and especially for those who stored this meat for several months. He added that use of frozen meat could be harmful as it may affect ki
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US, S. Korea agree to boost missile capabilities amid N. Korea threat

The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14, in this photo released July 4, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS WASHINGTON: The United States and South Korea agreed Friday to strengthen Seoul´s defenses and Washington gave a nod to billions in arms sales to the country, the White House said, days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan and threatened further launches. In Seoul, the presidential Blue House spokesman confirmed that US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae
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