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Some surprising words now banned from Pakistan text messages

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1088952–some-surprising-words-now-banned-from-pakistan-text-messages?bn=1 Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press ISLAMABAD—Texters in Pakistan better start watching their language. Pakistan’s telecommunications authority sent a letter ordering cellphone companies to block text messages containing what it perceives to be obscenities, Anjum Nida Rahman, a spokeswoman for Telenor Pakistan, said Friday. It also sent a list of […]

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Eurozone crisis

source:dawn.com Stronger action is needed to tackle the two-year-old eurozone crisis. Certainly, the formation of technocrat-led unity governments in Italy and Greece is a step forward. But the markets appear unconvinced amid concern that the crisis is spreading from heavily indebted Greece and Italy to Europe`s `core` nations, including Austria, […]

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Curse of 39 strikes Afghan Loya Jirga

Source: Daily Times: KABUL: A major meeting of Afghan elders discussing the country’s long-term relationship with the United States has been hit by a strange superstition surrounding the number 39, officials confirmed on Thursday. Some 2,000 elders at the Loya Jirga, now into a second day, have divided themselves up […]

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Abuse me please, sir

MANILA – A growing number of Filipinos are exploiting loopholes in Hong Kong’s processing of torture claims and its lenient accommodation of political asylum-seekers to extend their stays and work illegally in the former British colony. The inclusion of Filipinos among mostly African and South Asian applicants is contributing to […]

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Obama assassination attempt?

Authorities are considering whether an abandoned assault rifle found in Washington DC on Friday is linked to a possible assassination attempt on President Barack Obama after a bullet has been recovered from a White House window. Portions of Washington’s National Mall was on lock-down Friday after reports came in that […]

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Pilgrim influx to Madinah continues

By ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Various government departments in Madinah are continuing round-the-clock efforts to serve pilgrims who are flocking to the Prophet’s City in the post-Haj phase. The departments started their special Haj services under the supervision of Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed early October when the Haj […]