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Malaysian Home Ministry unit to vet net postings soon
The Malaysian Home Ministry has plans to set up a special unit to monitor sensitive postings on the Internet, including Facebook, the social networking...


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Pakistan releases second batch of 100 Indian fishermen
Pakistan Rangers handed over a second batch of 100 Indian fishermen to India's Border Security Force (BSF) at the Zero Line on Friday afternoon after a court in Pakistan ordered the release 442 fishermen who had completed their prison...
Shafiq, Irfan to replace 'tainted' trio in Pak ODI squad
Pakistan has called batsman Asad Shafiq and fast bowler Mohammad Irfan to replace the suspended Test skipper Salman Butt, fast bowlers Mohammad Amir, and Mohammad...
General VK Singh to visit Sri Lanka to strengthen military ties
To strengthen bilateral military ties with Sri Lanka, Army Chief General VK Singh will embark on a three day visit to the island nation on...
Pak Govt. accused of exploiting flood relief efforts for establishing many "Benazirabads"
Opposition parties in Pakistan have accused the government of exploiting flood relief efforts to name the new towns established for the flood victims as...
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for Lahore attacks
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for carrying out Wednesday's triple bombing on a religious procession in Lahore, which killed at least 37 people, and left 250...
Cricket serial offender Pakistan should be thrown out
An analysis in the Herald Sun has opined that Pakistan is a serial offender when it comes to playing the gentlemen's game of cricket, and that it is time to crack the whip and throw all cheats of that country...
Fingerprint report confirms Malay-Indian fugitive Soosai's identity
Coimbatore District Police Commissioner, Dr Sylendra Babu, has confirmed that the murder suspect arrested in Chennai on August 24 this year, is high-profile Malaysian fugitive Michael Soosai, who is sought in that country for a string of cheating cases, including faking his own...
Pak delegation welcomes Indian aid offer
A Pakistan delegation has welcomed an offer of solidarity and support for flood victims during the fifth round of the Chaopraya Dialogue- Track II talks in Bangkok,...
US apologises over 'mistreatment' of Pakistani military delegation
The Pakistan defence ministry has said that the United States has apologised for the misbehaviour of Dulles Airport officials with the Pakistani military delegation and has assured of taking necessary measures to avoid such untoward incidents in...
India conveys concerns over Chinese presence in PoK
India has conveyed its concerns to Beijing on Chinese activities in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir...
US apologises over 'mistreatment' of Pakistani military delegation
The Pakistan defence ministry has said that the United States has apologised for the misbehaviour of Dulles Airport officials with the Pakistani military delegation and has assured of taking necessary measures to avoid such untoward incidents in...
3 killed, 6 injured in explosion at minority Ahmedi place of worship in Pak
At least three people were killed and six were injured in an explosion at a place of worship belonging to the minority Ahmedi community in northwest...
Pak intelligence agencies declare Friday 'most sensitive'
Pakistan's intelligence agencies have issued fresh warnings of more terrorist activities in Lahore, saying that sensitive installations, shrines and other worship places are at risk especially on Friday...
'French Revolution' knocking at the door of Pak to hang corrupt politicians: MQM chief
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that his party will not allow any corrupt political leader or feudal lord to escape, and insisted that all the looted wealth would be returned to the national...
Mixed reaction in Pak over decision to drop 'tainted' cricket trio
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)'s decision to drop captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif -the three players accused of 'spot-fixing'- from the tour of England, has received a mixed reaction from former...
Spot fixing case: Strauss, Collingwood comfortable with Pak players out of tour party
England Players' Union chief Angus Porter has revealed that captain Andrew Strauss, Twenty20 skipper Paul Collingwood and the rest of the squad were desperate to see that the three Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer did not to play for their side for the rest of the tour following the leveling of spot fixing charges against...
Pakistan plans Rs 250bn relief package for flood victims
The Pakistan government is likely to provide a relief package of 250 billion rupees to flood victims. In addition, about 2.5 million households will receive one lakh rupees each to cover...
'Spot-fixing' cash trail leads to Salman Butt
Cash used in the 150,000-pound Lord's Test betting scandal has been reportedly found in the belongings of Pakistan skipper Salman...
'Islam's biggest rock star' donating music profits to help Pak flood victims
British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, dubbed 'Islam's biggest rock star' by Time magazine, has decided to donate profits from his latest single to help Pakistan flood...
PCB, Pak High Commission in UK preparing strong defence for 'tainted' players
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakistan High Commission (PHC) in UK is reportedly working with a team of legal experts to prepare a strong defence for the 'tainted' players embroiled in the 'spot-fixing'...
ECB chief offers to help Pakistan, but ICC yet to give backing
The chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, Giles Clarke, has offered to help restructure Pakistan cricket in the wake of the illegal betting scandal after England successfully pressed for the three players under police investigation to be withdrawn from the one-day...
HRCP claims attacks on Shia processions were sectarian
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said the triple bombing on mourning processions that killed at least 37 people on Wednesday were orchestrated against a particular sect. The processions were being taken out by Shias when the three suicide attacks took...
Pak Interior Minister for curbs on mourning processions
The recent suicide attacks by militants in Pakistan has prompted Interior Minister Rehman Malik to ask the Shia community to curb mourning processions in open...
24 Indian human-trafficking victims rescued in Malaysia
Twenty-four Indians, believed to be victims of a human-trafficking racket, have been rescued from a locked terrace in a house in Sungai Siput area in...
Now, Pak selector says 'spot-fixing' players 'innocent till proven guilty'
Pakistan selector Mohammad Ilyas insists that the PCB's decision to drop captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif does not prove that they are guilty of the charges leveled against...
Spot fixing: Pak envoy slams ICC for suspending players facing police probe
Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain has attacked the International Cricket Council (ICC) for suspending three Pakistan cricket team players, who are at the center of spot-fixing...
Take appropriate action against players guilty of fixing: Tendulkar
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who joined the Indian Air Force as a Group Captain, said on Friday that the International Cricket Council should thoroughly investigate the match fixing scandal involving three Pakistani players and take action against the...
Pak's "powerful and rich" diverted flood waters to protect their lands
Pakistan's "powerful and the rich" diverted floodwaters to unprotected areas in a bid to save their land, a representative of the country to the UN has...
Pak rookie Shahzaib Hasan looking to establish himself in international cricket
Pakistan batsman Shahzaib Hasan, who scored a century in the tour match against Somerset, has expressed hope that he would be given an opportunity to establish himself as a regular opener in the national...
ICC charges three Pakistan players under Anti-Corruption Code
The International Cricket Council has charged three Pakistan players with various offences under Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to alleged irregular behavior during, and in relation to, the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's last...
ICRC claims Pak flood victims' resentment hurting aid effort
The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that flood victims in Pakistan are "resentful about not getting enough aid" and this may hamper the aid...
UN claims aid for flood-hit Pak has come to standstill
The United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has claimed that worldwide response to the flood disaster in Pakistan has almost come to a...
Pakistan cricketers freed by police
Sep 3 2010 The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of match-fixing allegations have been released without charge by police. Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer...
Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threaten U.S.
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on...
Thailand's 40 Richest: Introduction
Aturbulent May looked like it would send business reeling in Thailand--in response to protester encampments, the military took over parts of the capital and more than 80 civilians were killed as...
Cricket: Pakistan will still tour - Vaughan
New Zealand Cricket boss Justin Vaughan insists Pakistan will be coming here this summer and no alternative tour arrangements have been considered. Three senior Pakistan players - captain Salman...
Pakistan suicide bomb blast kills 58
Pakistani Shiite Muslim women shout anti-Israel slogans during the Al-Quds Day rally in Karachi on September 3, 2010. At least 58 people were killed on September 3 in a suicide bombing targeting a...
Women, children most vulnerable in Pakistan crisis
Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk.Almost five million people are...
Obama-ASEAN summit on September 24 in New York
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama's summit with Southeast Asian leaders has been scheduled for September 24 in New York, a senior US official told AFP on Friday. The summit,...
Paralysed Briton stranded after Thailand crash
A Briton is stranded in Thailand after being paralysed in a road accident, his family has said. Tom Moss, 26, was left nearly blind and unable to move from the neck down after his moped collided...
Video of Quetta Attack From Pakistani Television
Salman Masood reports , a bomb attack on a Shiite protest against Israel on Friday in the Pakistani city of Quetta killed at least 40 people. A Pakistani Taliban commander told The Associated Press...
ICC defends decision to suspend Pakistan cricketers
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif leaves a police station in London today. Asif, Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir were formally interviewed under caution for the first time. Photograph: Akira...
NY's Lake George Inaded by Asian Clams
Dan Marelli, of Tallahassee, Fla., a biologist and scuba diver specializing in mollusks, holds Asian clams found in Lake George, in Bolton Landing, N.Y. Aug. 30 (AP Photo/Mary...
Pho Vietnam opens in Kapolei
opened at 777 Kamokila Blvd. in Kapolei last week. Thomas Ky said he is helping a cousin, Sylvia Ngo, with the new Vietnamese restaurant. Ky owns the space that once was occupied by a Chinese...
Pakistan Taliban say their bomber kills 43 Shiites
QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan on Friday. The assault sharply drove up the toll of...
Thai Opposition Red Shirts Balk at New Army Chief
Digg Thailand's opposition movement expressed fears Friday over the appointment of General Prayuth Chan-ocha as the new commander of the Royal Thai Army, comparing the general to past military...