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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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India suspended talks with Pakistan, says Aizaz Chaudhry

WASHINGTON: The Pakistan Ambassador to US Aizaz Chaudhry said on Wednesday that India had itself suspended talks with Pakistan. If India is ready then Pakistan will hold talks with it, he said while speaking at a programme of World Affairs Council. As both the neighbouring countries had suspended talks, it further exacerbated the relations between them, he remarked. On Kashmir issue, he said India is using force and carrying out serious violations of human rights in Kashmir, adding more than
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IN PICTURES: Australian Fashion Week stuns audiences

The Australian Fashion Week's Day 3 concluded Tuesday night and it was an absolute blast! From eccentric accessories to elegant wedding gowns, the event showcased a variety of weird yet wonderful fashion trends. Check out the pictures here!   A model is bathed in the spotlight during a show by the Australian designer Karla Spetic. REUTERS/Jason Reed   Australia's naval ship HMAS Canberra forms a backdrop for the men's show for the Katama label by American designer Garrett Neff. REUTERS/Ja
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Ancient human sacrifice discovered in Korea

Evidence of human sacrifice to try to ensure the success of ancient construction projects has been found for the first time at a Korean site, officials said Tuesday. Two skeletons dating from the 5th century were found under the walls of the Wolseong, or Moon Castle, in Gyeongju in South Korea, the capital of the former Silla kingdom, Seoul's Cultural Heritage Administration said in a statement. "This is the first archaeological evidence that folklore about humans being sacrificed for the foun
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Twitter shares rise on word of Biz Stone's return

Twitter shares gained Tuesday on word that co-founder Biz Stone was returning to the social network after six years away. Stone said in an online post that he will be back at work full time at the San Francisco-based operation in "a couple of weeks," prompting shares to end the New York Stock Exchange trading day up 1.35 percent to $19.49. "Excited to have Biz's energy and heart back at Twitter," co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said in a tweet fired off from his @Jack account with a
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Firing kills 3, police arrest 8 suspects during operations in Karachi

KARACHI: Three people, including a woman, were killed in firing incidents late Tuesday night, while alleged target killer Asif and seven others were arrested during numerous raids and search operations conducted by police in various areas here, Geo News reported. Operations were carried out in Karachi’s North Nazimabad, Liaquatabad, Baldia's Ittehad Town, Orangi Town, with police recovering weapons, drugs, and stolen goods from some of these areas. During the police’s crackdown on criminal ele
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Facebook to reimburse some advertisers after discovering bug

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would refund some advertisers after finding a bug that wrongly attributed video carousel ad clicks as clicks to the advertisers' websites. When users tried to expand and watch the video carousel on the mobile web browser, the bug inadvertently directed the click to the advertiser's website, leading to incorrect billing, the company said in a blogpost on Tuesday. A video carousel ad format shows images and links within a single ad unit and also has a button that
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Cosby says he will not testify at his sexual assault trial

NEW YORK: Comedian Bill Cosby does not plan to testify in his defense at his sexual assault trial in June, he said on Tuesday in his first extended public comments in two years. The 79-year-old told Sirius-XM radio host Michael Smerconish that the dozens of women who have come forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct were "piling on" and suggested that racism has played a role in his treatment because he is black. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in a Pennsylvania courtroom ahead
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US drug authority warns of foot, leg amputations with diabetes drug

Johnson & Johnson is required to add new warnings to its diabetes drug, Invokana, about the risk of foot and leg amputations, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday. Final results from two clinical trials showed leg and foot amputations occurred about twice as often in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with Invokana, known also as canagliflozin, as those given a placebo, the FDA said in an announcement posted on its website. The warnings include a boxed warning, reserved f
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Oil settles flat; dips after API reports US crude build

NEW YORK: Oil prices settled little changed on Tuesday after several OPEC members voiced support for prolonging supply cuts through March 2018 to reduce a global crude glut. Crude prices dipped later in post-settlement trade after data from the American Petroleum Institute showed an unexpected build in crude and distillate products inventories. Forecasters had expected another draw in US crude stocks. The market will watch to see whether the build reported by the API is confirmed by official U
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BlackBerry working with automakers on anti-hack tool: analyst

BlackBerry Ltd is working with at least two automakers to develop a security service that would remotely scan vehicles for computer viruses and tell drivers to pull over if they were in critical danger, according to a financial analyst. The service, which would also be able to install security patches to an idle car, is being tested by luxury automakers Aston Martin and Range Rover, Macquarie analyst Gus Papageorgiou said in a note to clients sent late on Monday. Auto security is among several
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Zabaleta bows out as Manchester City climb to third

Manchester City edged ever closer to a guaranteed place in next season's Champions League after an entertaining 3-1 win over West Bromwich at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. Gabriel Jesus, Kevin De Bruyne and Yaya Toure scored the goals for Pep Guardiola's side and barring a freak combination of results on the final day of the league season, City will finish in the top four. City will go into Sunday's trip to Watford in third place, two points above Liverpool and three clear of Arsenal, knowing
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Erdogan, Trump hail US-Turkish ties despite tensions

WASHINGTON: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan touted "outstanding" relations with the United States on Tuesday but emphasised Turkey will not accept Syrian Kurdish fighters in the region while stopping short of directly criticising a US decision to arm them. Erdogan met at the White House with President Donald Trump, and both called relations between the two NATO allies strong. "We've had a great relationship and we will make it even better," Trump said in a joint appearance with Erdogan.  
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Sanchez to the rescue again, keeping Arsenal in top-four hunt

Alexis Sanchez kept alive Arsenal's fading hopes of qualifying for the Champions League as the Chilean broke Sunderland's stubborn resistance to seal a crucial 2-0 win on Tuesday. Arsene Wenger's side were struggling to see off relegated Sunderland until Sanchez came to the rescue with two goals deep into the second half at the Emirates Stadium. Despite refusing to sign a new contract, Sanchez remains the only Arsenal player consistently performing at a world-class standard and the former Barc
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White House on lockdown; person trespassed after Trump-Erdogan meeting: Secret Service

WASHINGTON: The White House was placed on lockdown late on Tuesday after a person attempted to jump over a bike rack used as a barrier along the north fence of the mansion where President Donald Trump lives and works, according to the US Secret Service's official Twitter account.     The suspect has been taken into custody, the account added.   A Secret Service officer asks the media to leave the North Lawn in reaction to an apparent fence jumper at the White House in Washington, US, May
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Pakistan players arrive in London ahead of Champions Trophy

LAHORE: The Pakistan squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 arrived in London on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming tournament. ICC tweeted a photo of Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed posing with the trophy in London along with other players including Azhar Ali and Babar Azam. Sarfraz Ahmed looked all set to lead his team into the second-biggest cricket event, next only to the ICC World Cup. Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Fakhar Zaman and Faheem Ashraf departe
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Trump to address religious divides in first trip abroad

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will urge unity between the world's major faiths on an ambitious first foreign trip that will take him to Saudi Arabia, the Vatican, and Jerusalem, the White House said Tuesday. National Security Advisor HR McMaster laid out a detailed itinerary for the "historic trip", due to start late this week, and confirmed that Trump would address a gathering of Muslim leaders on his "hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam". Previous US leaders have generally chosen a
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No demand from China against Pakistani interest in CPEC, Ahsan Iqbal clarifies

KARACHI: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said that China has not put any demand in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which is against the interest of Pakistan. Speaking in Geo News' program Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath, he said that CPEC is the most transparent project and there is no detail which has not been shared to the Senate and National Assembly committees. “There is no aspect [of CPEC] which has not been debated in the Parliament. There are a number of bri
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Maria Sharapova denied French Open wild card

PARIS:  Two-time champion Maria Sharapova will not play at Roland Garros this year after the French tennis federation denied her a wild card, FFT president Bernard Guidicelli said on Tuesday. The former world number one, who only returned from a 15-month doping ban last month, will miss the French Open, which she won in 2012 and 2014, for the second year in a row. "Nobody can deprive her of her two titles at Roland Garros, but today I can´t grant her the wild card requested," Guidicelli said o
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PIA crew might be involved in Heathrow incident, says spokesman

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesman Mashhood Tajwar on Tuesday accepted that the airline’s crew might be involved in the Heathrow incident, in which UK authorities seized heroin "concealed in packets" and detained the plane’s crew for several hours. UK’s National Crime Agency earlier today said that its “officers are investigating following the seizure of a quantity of heroin found by Border Force officers onboard a flight from Pakistan at Heathrow on Monday, May 15”. Read
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Wasim Bhai, Rawalpindi Express making waves as Geo Khelo Pakistan`s teaser is out!!

KARACHI: Former speed star Shoaib Akhtar shared a teaser of a Geo News show showing him along with former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram. The teaser has gone viral in the Pakistani cyberspace – with anticipation running high on what the star-duo is up to. Hours before sharing the teaser on his Twitter account, Akhtar also shared a couple of photos of the shoot of the teaser in which they are seen riding a motorcycle.  “Here you go, I am showing you 1st teaser of our upcoming game show. Trust
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´King Arthur´ falls on its sword with dismal debut

LOS ANGELES: "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" proved an epic failure in its opening weekend, taking a calamitous $15.4 million in North America, data showed Monday, less than a tenth of its budget. Movies tend to make by far their biggest box office earnings in their opening weekend, often dropping by 50 percent the following week, meaning the revisionist saga directed by Guy Ritchie, 48, is doomed to be one of the flops of the year. Starring Charlie Hunnam and Jude Law, the lavish $175 Warn
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Facebook adds Snapchat-like camera filters to Instagram

Facebook Inc's Instagram has souped up its camera with quirky face-tracking filters, adding another feature similar to one offered by social media rival Snap Inc's Snapchat. Instagram users will now be able to choose from eight filters including koala ears that move and twitch as well as math equations that spin to create humorous effects for their photos or videos. Other new features include a rewind mode for videos, which will allow users to play video in reverse, and hashtag stickers to vis
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Security forces unearth huge arms caches in Waziristan

RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Tuesday recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition from North and South Waziristan, the Inter Services Public Relations said in a statement. Security personnel conducted separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in village Mutre, Tehsil Dattakhel in North Waziristan Agency and in Pangi Pari Khel village in South Waziristan Agency. The IBOs came as part of ongoing operation Raddul Fasaad. The arms and ammunition, recovered during the operations, included
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Kamal, others booked for unrest at Karachi rally

KARACHI: Police have booked top leadership of Pak Sarzameen Party for unrest during a rally held in Karachi on Sunday, a senior police official confirmed. On Sunday, the PSP held a 'Million March' in protest against non-provision of basic facilities to the people of Karachi, during which workers and supporters attempted to reach the CM House, situated in Karachi's Red Zone area. They were confronted by the law enforcers to keep them from heading forth to the chief minister's residence. Police
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Govt rebuts PTI claim on Fatemi`s presence in Beijing

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday refuted the reports claiming that former special Assistant on Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi is with the Pakistan`s high-level delegation attending One Belt One Road Conference in Beijing. Fatemi was sacked from his office by PM Nawaz in light of the recommendations suggested in the Dawn leaks report. The minister responded to the tweets Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haque, saying tha
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