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Miners’ safety
English: Albanian miners protesting over their working conditions, in front of the prime minister's office, taken in Tirana. Français : Mineurs albanais manifestant contre leur conditions de travail, devant les bureaux du premier ministre, à Tirana. (Photo...
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Power crisis in Pakistan
Due to constant power failures and long hours of load-shedding , Pakistan is witnessing a large number of public protests these days. Expressing their anger against the government, the protesters have torched several offices of two major politcal parties....
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Amir Khan Boxer
Amir Khan Amir Iqbal Khan (born 8 December 1986) is an English professional boxer . He is a former four-time world champion by winning WBA (Regular) , WBA (Super) twice and IBF Light Welterweight titles . [1] He previously boxed in the lightweight division,...
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Future of Syrian Children?
Syria Yaseen Shakoor was his name; he lived an orphan and died alone. He lost his parents due to the shelling. He often walked the streets alone, wondering why? His small feet were brittle with glass piercing throw them and the blood had dried and turned...
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Waterboarding
Waterboarding is a form of torture in which water is poured over cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive, causing the individual to experience the sensation of drowning. Waterboarding can cause extreme pain, dry drowning,...
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World hypocrisy at its finest
According to news children living in the Gaza strip are the worst affected by the recent violence. In just two days sixteen children lost their lives. Media is showing horrific pictures of dead and terrified children. An eleven year old child and her...
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Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: الشيخ راشد بن محمد آل مكتوم, styled HH Sheikh Rashid ) (born on 12 November 1981) is the eldest son of UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...
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The Cold War
The Cold War, often dated from 1947 to 1991, was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc, dominated by the United States with NATO among its allies, and powers in the Eastern Bloc, dominated by the Soviet...
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Working conditions in Gulf
The Headquarters of the National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Worst economic conditions and raising price of use of daily necessities are forcing people in Pakistan to going abroad for better future and full fill their dreams. Unfortunately...
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Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Christopher Martin-Jenkins at Adelaide Oval (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins , MBE , also known as CMJ (20 January 1945 – 1 January 2013), [1] was a British cricket journalist and a past President of the MCC . He was...
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Lessons from Boston Marathon Bombing
THE American nation is still in shock and grief after the killings of innocent people in Boston marathon explosions. The blasts hit several innocent people who were watching the climax of marathon from sidelines. Several world leaders and the UN secretary-general...
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Sreesanth spot fixing charges
Sreesanth at Adelaide Oval Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (Malayalam: ശ്രീശാന്ത് , Santakumaran Srisant) pronunciation ( help · info ) (born 6 February 1983 in Kothamangalam, Kerala, India), is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler...
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Transportation system in Dubai
Dubai Raises $675mn For Tram Project The proceeds from the dual-currency loan will be used to fund the first phase of t... he Al-Sufouh project. Al Sufouh Tramway extends 14.6 km alongside Al Safouh Road, and the initial Phase envisages the construction...
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Edward Snowden
Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) [1] is an American technical contractor and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, who worked as a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) before leaking details of a classified NSA spy...
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Nelson Mandela's best quotes
Nelson Mandela, has died. During his long life, Mandela inspired countless individuals. Here is a collection of quotes that personify his spirit: 1) "Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps...
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Northern Mali conflict
On 16 January 2012, several insurgent groups began fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organization...
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Robben Island Prison
Robben Island (Afrikaans: Robbeneiland ) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 km west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. The name is Dutch for "seal island". Robben Island is roughly oval in shape, 3.3 km long north-south, and 1.9 km wide,...
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World Most Poor Countries
15% of individuals in the United States live below the poverty line. While down from 15.1% last year, it remains statistically unchanged and near a record high. Today, more than 46 million people live in poverty in America, more than at any point in the...
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Abdul Fatah Saeed Hussein Khalil al-Sisi
Abdul Fatah Saeed Hussein Khalil al-Sisi (Arabic: عبد الفتاح سعيد حسين خليل السيسي , IPA: [ʕæbdel.fætˈtæːħ sæˈʕiːd ħeˈseːn xæˈliːl esˈsiːsi] ; more commonly known as General Sisi, born 19 November 1954) is an Egyptian Colonel General and the current Supreme...
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Hazara Killing in Quetta
ARAB NEWS Wednesday 20 February 2013 Last Update 19 February 2013 2:06 am The death of 84 people on Saturday in a terror attack that targeted Shiites in Quetta raises questions about the government’s ability to guarantee security — especially that of...
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Trayvon Martin
The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman took place on the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida, United States. Martin was a 17-year-old African American high school student. George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old mixed-race Hispanic,...
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Afghan quagmire
Saturday 24 November 2012 Last Update 23 November 2012 9:06 pm According to media reports, Pakistan has agreed to release several top Taleban prisoners including former Taleban Shoura member Mullah Brother who was arrested two years ago. Pakistan’s decision...
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Countering terror in Pakistan
According to media reports, Pakistan’s government has suspended mobile phone services in major cities to prevent terror attacks on Muharram processions after 40 people were killed in last two days prior to the ban. In his recent press conference Interior...
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Fallout of Petraeus scandal
David Petraeus Wednesday 14 November 2012 Last Update 13 November 2012 4:29 pm According to media reports, the Pentagon has said that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged “inappropriate communications”...
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Rallies will not serve the purpose
I was quite amazed by Khawaja Umer Farooq’s claim , ( Drone attacks in Pakistan , Oct. 7), that despite “safety concerns”, Imran Khan is proceeding with long march into Waziristan to protest against the US drone attacks. Although the march was stopped...