"Restrictions on fishing lifted The government has lifted fishing restrictions imposed on fishermen in the north. "The restrictions placed on fishermen venturing out to sea from...
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A report has made some important disclosures about the US drone strikes inside Pakistan between January 14, 2006 and April 8, 2009. It reveals that out of 60 such strikes, actual targets were hit only in 10...
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Taliban militants are beheading and burning their way through Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, and residents say the insurgents now control most of the mountainous region far from the lawless tribal areas where jihadists thrive. The deteriorating...
1 million Homes without ElectricityA powerful snow and ice storm knocked out power to nearly 1 million homes and businesses across New York and New England on Friday, closing roads and forcing the state of Maine to...
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DEBKAfile Intelligence states al-Qaeda is set to attack the US or Europe in the near future following Obama's ascension to the Presidency. Assuming al-Qaeda's reference to something "far bigger" than 9/11 means either, nuclear or biological? "Al Qaeda...
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"The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing new air-quality rules that would make it easier to build coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other major polluters near national parks and wilderness areas, even though half of the EPA's 10 regional administrators...
"KARACHI: Geo Network’s transmission has been stopped on cable in a number of cities across Sindh including Karachi.Cable operators blocked the transmission of Geo Network in a number of areas across the city Monday morning, without assigning any reason for the stoppage....
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We have seen it before, one environmental solution leads to another problem. A chemical used in British Columbia to try and end the pine-beetles wrath has been discontinued and now testing for arsenic (a known...
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The death toll in Wednesday's earthquake in Pakistan's Balochistan province has reached 236. "The death toll in an earthquake hit Ziarat division of Balochistan has risen to 236 whereas 391 people were injured. The toll is expected to climb furtherBalochistan police sources...
A sizeable child population is facing risk of infection from poliovirus in conflict-stricken areas, as anti-polio campaigners fail to reach vulnerable populations. Poliomyelitis particularly affects young children because of their lack of immunity and can cause...
Snow has come bizarely early in the UK this year, with the Southwest of the country getting snowfall yesterday. The Southwest of England usually doesn't see much snow at all for the entire winter."Luton Airport was forced to divert a number of its flights on Tuesday evening ...
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Sri Lankan army has intensified their attacks on the rebel Tamil tigers first time seems to having an edge in war against tamil tigers. Tamil tigers have been fighting their 25-year campaign for a separate homeland for the island's ethnic minority Tamils, who have suffered...
" India's northeastern Assam state deployed paramilitary troops Monday to quell clashes between Muslim migrants and tribal groups that have left almost 50 people dead. Some 100,000 people have been forced to...