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Islamabad, Sept 10 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman, Abdul Basit has said that Pakistan has always been opposing the counterproductive US drone attacks, and has repeatedly expressed its concerns to America in this regard. “These attacks are not helping our efforts to win hearts and minds of the people,” the Daily Times quoted Basit during his weekly briefing, as replying to a query on [...]

London, Sept 10 (ANI): Investigators have admitted that some of the eight tourist hostages shot dead during a botched mission to save them from a bus hijacker in the Philippines, might have been accidentally hit by police bullets. According to Sky News, Philippine justice secretary Leila de Lima said bullet trajectories and the hostages” wounds indicate that some of the passengers may have been [...]

London, Sept.9 (ANI): Fabio Capello is looking forward to his retirement as the Italian confirmed he would stand down as England coach after Euro 2012. England is joint top of Group G after two Euro 2012 qualifying victories against Bulgaria and Switzerland. “We have to qualify first of course, but after that I will be too old,” said Capello, who was appointed in 2007. “I want to [...]

Islamabad, Sept 9 (ANI): Angelina Jolie, the goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has called on people to put aside corruption fears and contribute funds towards the ongoing flood relief operations in Pakistan. “I don’t want some people to use it (corruption) as an excuse not to give assistance….“I have seen what they have done in the field. I’ve physically seen [...]

Vientiane (Laos), Sept 9 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil arrived in Laotian capital Vientiane on Thursday afternoon for a five-day state visit from September 9 to 13. She will also visit Cambodia from September 13 to 18. Patil was received by Mrs Khempheng Pholsena, the Minister attached to Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh on her arrival at Wattay International Airport. She is visiting [...]

London, Sep 9(ANI): Pakistan and Essex leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has been given a clean chit by the Essex Police, who were investigating his role in an alleged rigged County match last season. The 29-year-old was arrested in May on suspicion of fraud and released on bail without charge pending further inquiries. “The police have cleared Danish as they didn’t find any concrete evidence to support [...]

Islamabad, Sep 9(ANI): Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie, who is on a visit to flood affected regions in Pakistan as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, has condemned plans of an American church pastor to burn copies of the Quran on September 11. When asked if she would support the pastor’s plan, Jolie said: “Of course not”. “I have hardly the words that somebody would do that to somebody’s religious [...]

London, Sep 9 (ANI): Michelle Obama showed off her football skills in a school in Louisiana, highlighting her ‘Let’s Move’ campaign against childhood obesity. She joined a host of American football stars and displayed her sporting prowess by catching and passing a few footballs. The First Lady was present at the Brock Elementary High School in Slidell, Louisiana, and informed the pupils that [...]

Melbourne, Sept 9 (ANI): Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard”s de facto stepdaughter Staci Child has apparently done a revealing shoot for lads mag Zoo Weekly. Staci Child, New York-based hairstylist to the stars, is the daughter of Gillard”s partner Tim Mathieson. And word is out celebrity spin king Max Markson has put a proposal to Child. But Markson had little to say when asked if [...]

New York, Sept.9 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has called a proposed 9/11 anniversary burning of the Koran by a Florida pastor as insensitive and unnecessary. Criticizing Pastor Terry Jones in a Facebook noting, the New York Post quoted Palin as saying that his step would be “antithetical to American ideals.” “Book burning is antithetical to American ideals. People have [...]