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Thousands of Syrian refugees flood into Lebanon

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BEIRUT (AP) - Thousands of <span class="adtext" id="adtext_7">refugees</span> are fleeing border towns in central Syria where a high-<span class="adtext" id="adtext_6">stakes</span> battle is <span class="adtext" id="adtext_5">raging</span>, crossing valleys and ridges to reach safety in neighboring Lebanon, witnesses and the U.N. said on Sunday.<br />

They packed into <span class="adtext" id="adtext_2">wedding halls</span>
 and drifted into makeshift shacks after escaping the steadily 
intensifying fighting battle that began on Friday, said Bassel Hojeiri, 
former mayor of the border town of Arsal where most of the refugees have
 headed.<br />

A Syrian government offensive in the rugged Qalamoun hills, which 
stretch from Damascus to neighboring Lebanon, seeks to cut rebel <span class="adtext" id="adtext_3">supply lines</span> to opposition-held enclaves around the capital.<br />

Activists and analysts say the battle may be the final blow that 
dislodges rebels from the Damascus periphery, where food is running 
short and opposition fighters have lost a series of strongholds in 
recent weeks to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad.<br />

Former Mayor Hojeiri estimated some 10,000 people had fled to Arsal, 
saying an influx of Syrians during the past three years of conflict in 
that country had caused the population to nearly double.<br />

Dana Sleiman of the <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">United Nations</span> High Commission for Refugees put the total number of refugee arrivals <span class="adtext" id="adtext_1">over the weekend</span>
 at around 1,000 families. She said many had not registered yet with the
 U.N. and so they could not provide more definite numbers.<br />

The UNHCR s Sleiman said refugees weren t able to reach an official border <span class="adtext" id="adtext_8">crossing</span>
 because of the fighting, which began on Friday. Some families were in 
such a hurry that they could not collect any belongings before they 
fled, arriving "without anything except the clothes on their backs," she
 said.<br />

The U.N. was distributing blankets, mattresses, food, nappies and 
hygiene kits to the refugees. She said some were settling into tin shack
 slums that dot the eastern Lebanon Bekaa Valley, and they were being 
offered thick plastic to reinforce their feeble homes against the cold.<br />

Syrian refugees have overwhelmed Lebanon since the uprising began 
three years ago. Lebanese officials estimate there are 1.4 million 
Syrians in the country, including 800,000 registered refugees.<br />

The battle for Qalamoun has been expected for weeks, both government 
and opposition reinforcing their positions in the sector ahead of 
winter, when much of the area is covered with snow.<br />

Activists say one of the main sites of the battle is around the town 
of Qara, which lies near a main highway leading from Damascus to the 
central town of Homs. Controlling the region thus makes it easier to 
assert control over movement down the length of Syria.<br />

On Sunday, two pro-rebel activist groups and the British-based Syrian
 Observatory for Human Rights reported two airstrike hitting the town. 
They said highway was severed and regime forces had gathered on nearby 
hills, trying to cut supplies to rebels inside the city.<br />

Syria s pro-government media vowed the battle would be decisive.<br />

"The army is shaking al-Qalamoun Mountains and has tightened its 
siege around terrorists in Qara," read a front-page article in the 
al-Watan newspaper.<br />

Mortar fire meanwhile hit the center of Damascus, killing two, the Syrian official news agency SANA said.</div>

Thousands of Syrian refugees flood into Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) - Thousands of refugees are fleeing border towns in central Syria where a high- stakes battle is raging , crossing valley...

Angelina Jolie gets honorary Oscar for humanitarian work

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<span class="adtext" id="adtext_8">LOS ANGELES</span> (AFP) - A-list movie star <span class="adtext" id="adtext_5">Angelina Jolie</span> was awarded an honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work late Saturday at the Governors <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">Awards ceremony</span> in Hollywood.<br />

Veteran actress Angela Lansbury, comedian <span class="adtext" id="adtext_6">Steve Martin</span>, and Italian costume designer Pietro Tosi also received awards at the annual ceremony organized by the <span class="adtext" id="adtext_1">Board of Governors</span> of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.<br />

Film royalty among the 600 guests included Tom Hanks, Jake 
Gyllenhaal, Diane Keaton, Emma Thompson, Harrison Ford, Amy Adams, 
Matthew McConaughey and George Lucas, as well as Jolie's fiancee Brad 
Pitt.<br />

"It was only when I began to travel that I understood my 
responsibility to others," Jolie, who has been involved in humanitarian 
work for years, told the audience.<br />

"When I met survivors of wars and famine, and rape, I learned what 
life is like for most people in this world and how fortunate I was to 
have food to eat, a roof above my head, a safe <span class="adtext" id="adtext_2">place to live</span> and the joy of having my family safe and healthy," she said.<br />

"I realized how sheltered I had been and I was determined never to be that way again."<br />

Since 2012 Jolie has travelled on more than 40 missions around the 
world as a special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency.<br />

Jolie, 38, received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award -- a 
statuette identical to a "classic" Oscar -- from Lucas, the man behind 
the "<span class="adtext" id="adtext_7">Star Wars</span>" films.<br />

Jolie won an acting Oscar in 2000 for her supporting role in the movie "Girl, Interrupted."<br />

Lansbury, 88, the British-born actress known for her role as amateur 
detective and mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in the popular TV series 
"Murder, She Wrote," and comedian Martin received lifetime achievement 
awards.</div>

Angelina Jolie gets honorary Oscar for humanitarian work

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A-list movie star Angelina Jolie was awarded an honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work late Saturday at the Gov...

Dengue fever surges in Punjab, 89 new cases confirmed

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LAHORE – Eighty nine more people were tested dengue 
positive on Sunday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the province
 to 1,912. Out of 89 new cases, 70 were reported from Lahore.<br />

Meanwhile, the citizens have expressed their concern over the surge 
in dengue virus and treatment facilities at government-run hospitals 
across the province.<br />

They urged the provincial government and health authorities for 
taking on ground steps to control the disease instead of making tall 
claims and issuing statements to satisfy the masses.<br />

Dengue usually starts with fever within four to seven days of the 
mosquito bite. The patient would have flu-like high fever, accompanied 
by muscular and joint pains.<br />

According to the doctors, it is easy to differentiate between viral 
fever and dengue. In viral infection, the patient would have running 
nose, throat pain, mild body ache and weakness. In dengue, the patient 
would have high-grade fever, severe body ache, joint pains and rashes, 
which may turn pink within 24 to 48 hours of contracting fever. </div>

Dengue fever surges in Punjab, 89 new cases confirmed

LAHORE – Eighty nine more people were tested dengue positive on Sunday, taking the number of confirmed cases in the province to 1,912...

Rawalpindi: Govt relaxes curfew from 7:30 pm to midnight

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ISLAMABAD  - Interior Minister Ch Nisar Ali Khan has said
 that Rawalpindi situation is improving gradually after the unfortunate 
incident occurred on Friday.<br />

Addressing a news conference here on Sunday‚ Nisar said curfew will 
be relaxed from 7.30 pm tonight to twelve midnight. He said negotiations
 were held with Ulema of all schools of thought, adding that Ulema 
demonstrated their prudence.<br />

Fighting erupted on Friday in the garrison-city, which neighbours the
 capital Islamabad, when a procession by Shiite Muslims to mark the most
 important day of the mourning month of Muharram coincided with a sermon
 at a nearby Sunni mosque.<br />

The groups attacked each other, TV cameramen and security forces, firing gunshots.<br />

Rawalpindi has been under nearly complete curfew since the incident, 
which saw a large number of troops deployed there as well as in the 
southern city of Multan and Chishtian town to keep the peace.<br />

Judge Mamoon Al-Rasheed of the Lahore High Court will head the probe, a court official said.<br />

Meanwhile, Shahbaz Sharif, who is the chief minister of the Punjab 
province where the violence occurred, held talks with religious scholars
 in Rawalpindi and discussed compensation for the families of those 
killed, state television reported.</div>

Rawalpindi: Govt relaxes curfew from 7:30 pm to midnight

ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Ch Nisar Ali Khan has said that Rawalpindi situation is improving gradually after the unfortunate ...

Political parties postpone blockage of NATO supply

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PESHAWAR (AFP) - Right-wing Pakistani political parties on Sunday
 postponed a scheduled blockade of NATO supply lines meant to protest 
the killing of the Taliban chief, citing recent sectarian clashes.<br />

Pakistan reacted angrily earlier this month to a US drone attack that
 killed Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, saying the strike had
 sabotaged peace talks with the insurgents.<br />

Former cricketer Imran Khan, head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf 
(PTI) party, called for a blockade of NATO convoys to Afghanistan to 
force the US to abandon its drone programme.<br />

Khan had set a November 20 deadline for the halting of drone strikes 
and threatened to block supply trucks in northwestern Khyber 
Pakhtunkhwa, where his party leads a coalition government. He announced 
via Twitter on Sunday the protest would now be held on November 23.<br />

Shabeer Ahmad Khan, a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), the country s 
main religious party, earlier announced the postponement at a joint 
press conference with the PTI and smaller parties.<br />

Shabeer said that sectarian clashes that occurred in Rawalpindi on Friday were the reason for the delay.<br />

"Drone strikes are attacks on the sovereignty of Pakistan and to protect it some practical steps have to be taken," he added.<br />

Clashes between the country s majority Sunnis and minority Shiites 
saw nine killed and 60 injured in Rawalpindi, a garrison city that 
borders the capital Islamabad, with the violence rippling out to the 
country s south.<br />

It is not clear how Imran Khan would carry out his threat of  
blockade as authority over highways lies with the federal government.<br />

Islamabad condemns drone strikes as a violation of sovereignty, and 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged President Barack Obama to end them 
during recent White House talks.<br />

But analysts say Sharif s ability to issue demands to Washington are 
constrained by the fact the US last month agreed to release around $1.6 
billion in aid.<br />

In addition, Pakistan has just embarked on a new $6.7 billion 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan package with support from 
Washington.<br />

Mehsud s death was the third major blow struck against the Pakistani 
Taliban by the US this year, following the killing of number two Waliur 
Rehman in a drone strike in May and the capture of another senior 
lieutenant in Afghanistan last month.<br />

The group has named hardline cleric Maulana Fazlullah its new leader.<br />

He is known for leading the Taliban s bloody two-year rule in Swat 
Valley and for ordering the shooting of schoolgirl activist Malala 
Yousafzai.</div>

Political parties postpone blockage of NATO supply

PESHAWAR (AFP) - Right-wing Pakistani political parties on Sunday postponed a scheduled blockade of NATO supply lines meant to protes...

Govt announces to try Musharraf under Article 6 for treason

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan announced Sunday it would put former 
military ruler General Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason, punishable
 by death or life imprisonment, for imposing emergency rule in 2007.<br />

"Following the judgement of the Supreme Court and a report submitted 
by an inquiry committee, it has been decided to start proceedings 
against General Pervez Musharraf (for treason) under Article 6 of the 
Constitution," Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told a press 
conference televised live.<br />

"It is happening for the first time in the history of Pakistan and 
the decision has been taken in the national interest," Khan said.<br />

The minister said the country s Chief Justice would Monday receive a 
letter from the government requesting the setting-up of a tribunal of 
three high court judges to start proceedings against Musharraf.<br />

The government would also announce a special prosecutor on Monday.<br />

Musharraf is already facing four major criminal cases dating back to 
his 1999-2008 rule, including one related to the assassination of former
 prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.<br />

Last week he asked a court to let him leave the country to visit his 
sick mother in Dubai. The court was expected to rule on the application 
on Monday.<br />

There have been rumours in recent months that a deal would be reached
 for Musharraf to leave Pakistan without going through with his trials.<br />

Khan said that three thrice-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif s 
government had come to power five months ago and it had never 
demonstrated any "revengeful" gesture towards General Musharraf.<br />

Musharraf overthrew the Sharif government in a bloodless military 
coup in October 1999, but a year later the Supreme Court validated the 
take over.<br />

In November 2007 Musharraf imposed emergency rule, suspending the 
constitution and parliament and sacking top judges who declared his 
actions unconstitutional and illegal.<br />

Musharraf technically became a free man this month when an Islamabad 
district court granted him bail over a deadly raid on a radical mosque 
in the capital in 2007.<br />

His return to Pakistan in March was far from the triumphant occasion he had hoped for.<br />

He was barred from contesting the general election, which was won 
convincingly by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif -- the man he ousted from 
power in 1999 -- and was hit with a series of criminal cases dating back
 to his rule.<br />

Apart from the mosque raid, he faces charges over Bhutto s murder at 
an election rally in 2007, the death of a Baluch rebel leader in 2006 
and the detention of judges in 2007.<br />

He was put under house arrest in April, an unprecedented move against
 a former army chief in a country where the military holds huge power.</div>

Govt announces to try Musharraf under Article 6 for treason

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan announced Sunday it would put former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason, pun...

Judicial commission formed to probe Rawalpindi tragedy

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan on Sunday ordered an inquiry 
into sectarian violence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that killed 
ten people, injured 60 and sparked clashes around the country, officials
 said.<br />

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The groups attacked each other, TV cameramen and security forces, firing gunshots.<br />

Judge Mamoon Al-Rasheed of the Lahore High Court will head the probe, a court official told AFP.<br />

Residents are now facing a shortage of food, as the curfew was lifted
 for only three hours late on Saturday when no shops were open.<br />

"All shops, bakeries and restaurants are closed, the roads are 
deserted and I am running out of food and other essential items now," 
Shafiq Ahmed, a resident of the Satellite Town district told AFP.<br />

"Last night the curfew break was announced abruptly and only a few 
people came out of their homes, but they found closed markets and 
returned empty handed," he added.<br />

Mohammad Shehzad, another resident, said that he bought food every 
Sunday, but because of the curfew everything was shut and he was 
prevented by police and troops from going out.<br />

Pakistan is rife with sectarian clashes, with Sunni militant groups 
linked to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban often attacking gatherings by 
Shiites, who constitute some 20 percent of the country s overwhelmingly 
Muslim population.<br />

Pakistan had deployed heavy security all across the country for 10th 
of Muharram on Friday -- which is the death anniversary of Hussein, the 
grandson of the Prophet Mohammed -- to avert any terrorist attack on the
 mourning processions of Shiites.<br />

The Islamic month of Muharram lasts until December 5 this year and is a particularly fraught time.<br />

Hussein was killed by the armies of the caliph Yazid in 680 AD and 
his death in Karbala in Iraq is mourned across the world by Shiites 
every year.<br />
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Judicial commission formed to probe Rawalpindi tragedy

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan on Sunday ordered an inquiry into sectarian violence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that kil...

Karachi: Goods transporters call off strike after successful talks

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail">KARACHI:
 The goods transporters on Sunday announced to call off their 11-day 
long strike after successful talks with the government.<br /><br />The transporters held negotiations with Federal <span class="adtext" id="adtext_6">Finance</span> Minister Ishaq Dar here at the Governor House.</span></div>

Karachi: Goods transporters call off strike after successful talks

KARACHI: The goods transporters on Sunday announced to call off their 11-day long strike after successful talks with the governme...

North Waziristan: Security men injured in roadside blast

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail"><br />MIRANSHAH:
 Two soldiers were injured on Sunday when security forces convoy came 
under bomb attack in North Waziristan.<br /><br />Officials said the incident took place near Karam Kot area in Mirali <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">sub division</span> of the tribal agency where insurgents targeted a vehicle of security convoy with remote-controlled IED.<br /><br />Curfew has been imposed across North Waziristan since <span class="adtext" id="adtext_5">Saturday evening</span>.</span></div>

North Waziristan: Security men injured in roadside blast

MIRANSHAH: Two soldiers were injured on Sunday when security forces convoy came under bomb attack in North Waziristan. Officials said...

No mobile service in Pindi and Islamabad

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail"><br />ISLAMABAD: The <span class="adtext" id="adtext_2">cellular service</span>
 has been decided to remain indefinitely suspended today in Rawalpindi, 
meanwhile, the mobile phones will remain silent till 2pm today in the 
federal capital.<br /><br />The <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">federal government</span> has conveyed its decision regarding the suspension of cellular service in the twin cities, to all mobile companies. <br /><br />According to the officials, the service of all <span class="adtext" id="adtext_1">mobile phone companies</span> will remain blocked from 1am to 2pm today owing to security concerns.  <br /><br />The blockage of the service has been extended in Rawalpindi for an indefinite period until further orders. </span></div>

No mobile service in Pindi and Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The cellular service has been decided to remain indefinitely suspended today in Rawalpindi, meanwhile, the mobile phones ...

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RAWALPINDI - Authorities have extended the curfew for 
another 24 hours in Rawalpindi in the wake of sectarian tension.<br />

According to reports, administration fears that violence could erupt 
again after the killing of 10 people during Friday's clash at Raja 
Bazaar.<br />

The Punjab provincial government imposed curfew in different parts of
 Rawalpindi including Potohar Town, Rawal Town, Raja bazar, Cantonment 
areas after violent clashes between two groups and the curfew will 
remain in place unless the situation is improved, an official said.<br />

Meanwhile, Punjab government has set up a five-member committee to 
probe the violent clashes. Law Minsiter Rana Sanaullah will head the 
committee comprising Chief Secretary, Commissioner Rawalpindi, Interior 
Secretary and IG Punjab. The committee will investigate the matter and 
present its report to the chief minister within three days.<br />

Tension is still prevailing in the different areas of the city while 
people are also being forced to stay indoors to avoid any untoward 
incident. The law enforcement agencies have also arrested eight 
suspected persons on Saturday in various areas of the city.<br />

The clashes between the two groups erupted when a mourners’ 
procession of Muharram 10 was on its way through Fawara Chowk in the 
town. A group of miscreants at 3:00pm reportedly snatched guns from 
police personnel deputed for security, and opened fire, sources said.<br />

The panic spread and the unknown miscreants set a portion of the 
cloth market in Raja Bazar on fire. The situation soon got out of hand 
and sensing the gravity of the situation, Chief Commissioner Rawalpindi 
and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab had requested the 
authorities to impose a curfew.<br />

A large number of army troops and Rawalpindi police personnel were 
patrolling in the various areas of the city. Aerial surveillance of the 
city was also conducted and helicopters kept flying over the city on 
Saturday.<br />

The law enforcement agencies also placed shipping containers at 
Faizabad and blocked Murree Road while security has been tightened at 
all worship places of the city. Emergency has also been declared in all 
hospitals and mobile phone service was suspended as a security measure.<br />

Taking notice of the incident, Chief Minister of Punjab, Mian Shahbaz
 Sharif directed police to arrest the culprits involved in the incident 
and assured judicial probe into the incident will be done.<br />

According to a Punjab government spokesperson, the curfew was imposed
 to bring the situation under control following the deadly clashes and 
the subsequent unrest, which is feared to spark off more untoward 
incidents to the peril of local residents.</div>

Curfew extended in Rawalpindi for 24 hours

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Flooding sparked by storm kills 31 in Vietnam

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<span class="adtext" id="adtext_7">ANOI</span><br />
<span class="adtext" id="adtext_7">HANOI</span>—Severe floods 
triggered by a short-lived storm have killed at least 31 people and cut 
off traffic in several areas in central Vietnam over the last three 
days, forcing authorities to evacuate <span class="adtext" id="adtext_6">tens</span> of thousands of people.<br />

Most of the deaths were due to drowning, as <span class="adtext" id="adtext_5">water levels</span>
 rose to nearly three meters in some villages. The government said 
Saturday that floods had killed 13 people in Binh Dinh, seven in Quang 
Ngai and two each in <span class="adtext" id="adtext_3">Phu Yen</span>, Quang Nam and Gia Lai provinces.<br />

“Water is everywhere,” said Le Cong Dung, an official with the storm 
department in Quang Nam, where the tourist resort town of Hoi An has 
reported <span class="adtext" id="adtext_1">flood water</span> of up to 0.67 meters deep.<br />

Around 1,400 people, including foreign tourists, have been evacuated 
from that area, the government said earlier Saturday, adding that 
authorities have evacuated more than 17,600 people from flood-prone 
areas in five central provinces.<br />

Floods have also inundated tens of thousands of houses and isolated several areas, the government said in a statement.<br />

The storm, named Podul as it approached the coastline of south central Vietnam <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">Thursday night</span>, weakened to a <span class="adtext" id="adtext_2">tropical depression</span>
 before making landfall. It triggered heavy rains in Quang Nam, Quang 
Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa provinces, with rainfall ranging 
between 100 millimeters and 300 millimeters, according to the 
government.</div>

Flooding sparked by storm kills 31 in Vietnam

ANOI HANOI —Severe floods triggered by a short-lived storm have killed at least 31 people and cut off traffic in several areas in ce...

Iran, world powers close to nuclear deal: Russia's Lavrov

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail">MOSCOW: <span class="adtext" id="adtext_3">Global powers</span>
 and Iran are close to a preliminary deal to rein in Tehran's nuclear 
programme and should not pass up a "very good chance" to clinch it, 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks broadcast on 
Saturday. <br /><br />His upbeat comments in a television interview came a 
day after a senior U.S. official said it was possible a deal could be 
reached when negotiators meet in Geneva from Nov. 20.<br /><br />Six nations negotiating with Iran hope the talks can produce an agreement that would be the <span class="adtext" id="adtext_6">first step</span>
 towards a comprehensive deal to end a decade-long standoff with Tehran 
and provide assurances it will not build nuclear weapons.<br /><br />"Our common impression is that there is a very good chance that must not be passed up," Lavrov said of a recent discussion with <span class="adtext" id="adtext_5">European Union</span> foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, when asked whether the Geneva talks could be successful.<br /><br />"The steps that must be taken to defuse the situation and create conditions for a final resolution of the <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">Iranian nuclear</span> problem are clear to both the six nations and Iran," he said in the interview with Moscow-based TV Tsentr.<br /><br />"It is a matter of putting this on paper correctly, accurately and in a mutually respectful way."<br /><br />Ashton
 represents the six global powers seeking to curb Iran's nuclear 
programme - the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and 
Germany - in negotiations with Tehran.<br /><br />Talks on Nov. 7-9 produced
 no deal but "confirmed that for the first time in many years both the 
six nations and Tehran are ready not just to present positions that in 
most cases do not intersect, but to find points of intersection," Lavrov
 said.<br /><br />"These points have been determined, and now there are no 
fundamental disagreements on which issues need to be resolved in 
practice," he said, according to a Foreign Ministry transcript of the 
interview.<br /><br />He gave no details. Iran wants relief from U.S., EU and U.N. sanctions imposed for violating U.N. resolutions demanding it halt <span class="adtext" id="adtext_7">uranium enrichment</span> and other sensitive nuclear activities that could be used to make weapons.<br /><br />Iran
 denies it wants to develop atomic weapons capability and insists its 
nuclear programme is dedicated exclusively to the peaceful generation of
 electricity and other civilian uses.<br /><br />Russia, which built Iran's first <span class="adtext" id="adtext_1">nuclear power plant</span>
 and has much warmer ties with Tehran than the United States does, backs
 Iran's desire for recognition of its right to enrich uranium and 
opposes any additional sanctions.<br /><br />Iran has stopped expanding its uranium enrichment capacity under President Hassan Rouhani, who replaced hardliner <span class="adtext" id="adtext_8">Mahmoud Ahmadinejad</span> in August, an International Atomic Energy Agency report showed on Thursday. –REUTERS</span></div>

Iran, world powers close to nuclear deal: Russia's Lavrov

MOSCOW: Global powers and Iran are close to a preliminary deal to rein in Tehran's nuclear programme and should not pass up a ...

Dubai Airshow to open with Gulf spending spree

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail">DUBAI: <span class="adtext" id="adtext_3">Gulf airlines</span>
 are set to place orders worth over $100 billion (62 billion pounds) as 
the Dubai Airshow gets under way on Sunday, industry sources said, led 
by record investment in a new Boeing jet.<br /><br />The birth of a revamped
 successor to Boeing's 777 jet, with some 250 orders booked or in the 
pipeline from four airlines, marks a new step in the growth of Gulf 
airlines and a fierce contest between Boeing and Airbus for their 
business.<br /><br />Boeing is expected to launch the 777X jet with orders 
from the top three Gulf carriers -- Dubai's Emirates, Abu Dhabi's Etihad
 Airways and <span class="adtext" id="adtext_6">Qatar Airways</span> -- and Germany's Lufthansa which has already tentatively committed to buy 34 of the planes.<br /><br />Gulf airlines have been expanding rapidly as they seek to take advantage of a strong geographical position connecting <span class="adtext" id="adtext_1">East and West</span>.<br /><br />A fifth, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific, could join the programme later, industry experts said, while <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">British Airways</span> has expressed interest in the jet.<br /><br />Boeing's
 top planemaking official pledged not to let a dispute with Seattle 
assembly workers over where the plane should be built interfere with its
 launch, which is expected to be announced on day one of the November 
17-21 show.<br /><br />Boeing is looking for a home for the new jet after 
members of the International Association of Machinists rejected a 
proposed contract that would have seen Boeing commit to keeping the 
latest member of the 777 series <span class="adtext" id="adtext_5">near Seattle</span> in exchange for restructured benefits.<br /><br />The Middle East's top <span class="adtext" id="adtext_2">business event</span>
 is seen as an opportunity to settle scores among rival Gulf airlines, 
who were seen as jostling for prime-time slots as the show started.<br /><br />It
 is also a showdown between plane bosses who chase each other round the 
globe for new deals and have set up camp this week in the Gulf.<br /><br />Airbus,
 which has a record of springing surprises at air shows, is keen to 
prevent a smooth lift-off for the 777X and is negotiating deals for all 
sizes of its jets including the A380.<br /><br />"Airbus is desperate to blunt the impact of the 777X," said a senior industry source, speaking on condition of anonymity.<br /><br />The
 event is a personal challenge for combative Airbus sales chief John 
Leahy, a New Yorker who is facing a rare defeat at an air show in <span class="adtext" id="adtext_8">his</span> 20th year in the job.<br /><br />Leahy
 is especially keen to boost the popularity of the A380 superjumbo, 
which has found no buyers this year and faces a cut in production unless
 empty 2015 production <span class="adtext" id="adtext_7">slots</span> can be filled.<br /><br />All
 eyes will be on Emirates which has frequently said it would add another
 30 aircraft to its existing order for 90 superjumbos once it resolves 
capacity constraints in its hub.<br /><br />An industry source said Emirates was in talks to order another 20-25 A380s but that this could rise.<br /><br />"With Leahy in town who knows," the industry official said.<br /><br />Bloomberg
 News reported the Emirates airline was talking to Airbus about a 
purchase of as many as 50 A380s, a record for the jet.<br /><br />Boeing and Airbus declined comment, while Emirates was not immediately available for comment.<br /><br /><strong>PILOTS WARNING</strong><br />Boeing's
 777X comes in two models including what will be the world's 
longest-distance passenger jet, a 350-seat model to be known as the 
777-8 once the aircraft has been launched.<br /><br />The larger 777-9 edition, carrying 406 people, will be the main version and be delivered starting 2020.<br /><br />Together,
 the modernized planes call for development of carbon-fibre wings that 
fold at the tips to fit in the same parking spaces and new engines from 
General Electric.<br /><br />Airbus says Boeing has packed in passengers 
densely to make the revamped aircraft's economics work against its own 
all-new 350-seat model, the A350-1000, due to enter service in 2017.<br /><br />It
 has launched a campaign for a minimum standard seat width of 18 inches 
on long trips, aiming to draw attention to what it says will be the 
777's narrower seats.<br /><br />Some airlines have told Airbus that this is their decision and Boeing says many Airbus jets have similar seats.<br /><br />A
 group representing U.S. airline pilots meanwhile warned on Saturday 
that the sale of hundreds of planes to Gulf carriers that compete with 
U.S. carriers would have "serious consequences for the U.S. economy and 
U.S. airline workers." This would create stiff competition for the U.S. 
airline industry.<br /><br />In a reminder of potential defence deals also 
at stake, UK Prime Minister David Cameron visited the site of the show 
on his way back to London from a Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka.<br /><br />The United Arab Emirates is weighing whether to buy French Rafale or UK-backed Eurofighter jets.<br /><br />"Get out there and win," Cameron told heads of UK aerospace and defence firms preparing for the show, organizers said. --REUTERS</span></div>

Dubai Airshow to open with Gulf spending spree

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President directs Dar to resolve goods transporters issues

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<span class="news_detail" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetail"><span class="adtext" id="adtext_7">KARACHI</span>:
 Following Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping, Senator Kamran 
Michael had failed to bring the goods transporters round to end their 
strike, President Mamnoon Hussain directed Federal Finance Minister 
Ishaq Dar to expeditiously resolve today all the problems being faced by
 the transporters.<br /><br />It should be mentioned here that <span class="adtext" id="adtext_1">exports and imports</span>
 have been pegged at standstill for ten days now owing to the strike by 
goods transporters with no room left at the overpacked seaports for more
 containers. But, the transporters are outright unwilling to cease their
 strike. <br /><br />The federal ports and shipping minister caved in to all
 demands of the transporters. However, the transporters asserted that 
strike will continue till the <span class="adtext" id="adtext_4">government issues</span> a notification for the purpose.<br /><br />Karachi <span class="adtext" id="adtext_2">Chamber of Commerce</span>
 and Industry (KCCI), Abdullah Zaki headed a five-member delegation in a
 meeting with President Hussain urging him to defuse the standoff. <br /><br />President,
 immediately taking notice, tasked federal minister to bring to a close 
the strike by the goods transporters by accommodating their demands at 
the earliest</span></div>

President directs Dar to resolve goods transporters issues

KARACHI : Following Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping, Senator Kamran Michael had failed to bring the goods transporters round ...

Curfew re-imposed in Rawalpindi

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RAWALPINDI - Rawalpindi district administration has 
re-imposed curfew in Rawalpindi from 1:00am Sunday to 12:00midnight.<br />

Earlier, the authorities announced three-and-a-half-hour relaxation 
in curfew from 09:30pm on Saturday to 01:00am on Sunday to allow 
residents to buy eatables and other household items.<br />

The curfew was enforced in Rawalpindi for 24 hours on Friday midnight
 in Potohar Town, Rawal Town and Cantonment areas after clashes between 
two groups left nine people dead.<br />

A press not issued by DCO office said that nine people died and 50 
others sustained injuries in sectarian violence on Friday during which a
 ‘Madrisa’ and a cloth market were also torched.<br />

Meanwhile, Rawalpindi district administration has claimed that law and order situation in the city is under control.<br />

On the other hand, mobile phone service in Rawalpindi has been closed
 for an indefinite period. Mobile phone service in Islamabad has also 
been suspended which will reopen at 02:00pm today.</div>

Curfew re-imposed in Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI - Rawalpindi district administration has re-imposed curfew in Rawalpindi from 1:00am Sunday to 12:00midnight. Earlier, th...