Section: Pakistan
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Rebels dig new line of trenches in Ukraine
YASYNUVATA: A dozen volunteers dug a new line of trenches in the pro-Russian separatist east of Ukraine to keep out Kiev’s tanks. “We are preparing reserve positions in the event of a possible offensive by Kiev,” says 49-year-old Oleg. The trench-digging project was launched a month ago by a separatist battalion called Vostok, or east. In...
Djokovic cruises past Dolgopolov in Italian Open
ROME (Agencies): Former world number one Novak Djokovic said on Monday he felt reassured to be back playing on the familiar red clay of Rome as he dispatched Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets in the first round. The 12-time Grand Slam champion, who won the last of his 68 ATP titles at the Canadian Open in 2016, has slipped to 18th in the...
Ukraine raids Kiev offices of Russian state media
KIEV: Ukraine’s state security service searched the Kiev offices of Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency and TV channel RT on Tuesday, after detaining one journalist near his home, officials said. “Investigative actions are continuing, there are searches in RIA Novosti and other media structures,” Olena Gitlyanska, a spokeswoman...
China’s first home-built carrier sets out for sea trials
BEIJING: China’s first domestically developed aircraft carrier left its northeastern port to begin sea trials on Sunday, state media said, the latest milestone in the country’s efforts to modernize its military. The still-unnamed carrier was launched this time last year but since then has been undergoing fitting of weapons and other...
Merkel blasts breaches of Ukraine truce
ASSISI: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said she was deeply concerned by repeated breaches of a ceasefire between government forces and Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. “Every night there are violations of the ceasefire and every day there are human casualties,” Merkel said in the central Italian town of Assisi, where she...
12 May: Riots in Karachi, Earthquake kills close to 90,000 in China, Asad Rauf, Berlin Blockade, Erik Erikson
Karachi riots 2007 Riots break out in the Pakistani city of Karachi on May 12, 2007 leading to deaths of 48 people. The suspension of the then- chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry raised tensions in the country that culminated in violence in Karachi on 12 May, 2007 after Chaudhry’s plane landed at the city’s airport....
“WhatsApp Uncles”
A lie, they say, would have traveled halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its boots. We are indeed in the post-factual world. An idiot with high production values can wreak absolute havoc with the nature of public discourse. WhatsApp and Facebook messages with the veneer of homework-done can spread around much quicker than...
Putin, Merkel discuss Iran nuclear deal
Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed over the phone the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, the Kremlin said on Friday. The two leaders stressed the need to save the deal, said a statement published on the Kremlin’s official website. “The situation around...
Merkel, Macron vow to make EU a global player
Monitoring Desk BERLIN: German and French leaders on Thursday vowed to take major steps in order to make the European Union a strong global player. “It is no longer the case that the United States is simply going to protects us, but rather Europe must take its fate into its own hands. That’s the task of the future,” German Chancellor Angela...
Russia calls on Iran, Israel to hold dialogue
Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday called on Iran and Israel to resolve their difference through dialogue. His remarks came after the Israeli army claimed that Iranian forces in Syria had fired 20 rockets into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last night, but all had been intercepted by Israel’s Iron...
