The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the NBA and WNBA, announce that Charlotte Bobcats General Manager Richard Cho, former WNBA player Allison Feaster, Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach and former NBA player Darvin Ham, and former NBA player Marty Conlon will travel as Sports Envoys to Rangoon […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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The USA Department of State is saddened to learn of the passing of former Ambassador Harry G. Barnes Jr. During an exceptionally distinguished career, Mr. Barnes served as Director General of the Foreign Service as well as Ambassador to Chile, India, and Romania. Harry Barnes embodied what an American diplomat should be. He skillfully and […]
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A delegation of senior U.S. economic officials will visit Cairo August 27-30 to meet with senior Egyptian officials as well as private sector leaders. The delegation will follow up on USA’s Secretary Clinton’s July visit, during which President Morsi and senior Egyptian officials identified broad-based economic growth and job creation as top priorities for the […]
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Islamabad: Former Home Minister Sindh, Manzoor Wasan said here today that the government is striving to reach to a middle ground on the NRO implementation issue. He was of the view that a solution would be reached after the next hearing of the case on September 18. Wasan further said that the assemblies would be […]
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Islamabad: Attorney General of Pakistan, Irfan Qadir said here today that the Prime Minister is not answerable to the court, he further said that a legal position will be taken before the court. Qadir, who was talking to the media personnel outside the Supreme Court Building just before the Prime Minister’s appearance before the court […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Fake twitter accounts of celebs exposed by the new software Now, a British firm has developed a software that would expose the fake and fraudulent Twitter accounts of followers being used by politicians and celebrities to boost their profiles on the popular micro blogging platform. Those keen at self-promotion can easily buy followers on the […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Islamabad: The Federal Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik said here today that they have always respected the judiciary and that unlike others, they never dared attacking the Supreme Court. Malik, who was talking to the journalists upon his arrival to the apex court building here today, said that the Supreme Court’s orders would be implemented […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Shares of tech giants, Samsung, have plummeted 7.5% in the Seoul Stock Exchange today after a U.S. jury condemned the company to pay 800 million Euros (1,000 million) for infringing patents US-based Apple last Friday. Google, which supplies the South Korean manufacturer’s Android operating system for its range of Galaxy phones and tablets, has broken the silence […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Has Religious Extremism gotten to the point of no return? The past generation still remembers the golden days of Pakistan in the early 70’s as the golden period, where people of all races and castes lived together as brothers and sisters under one nation, along with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto leading the country towards being […]
The dusky beauty Bipasha Basu recently had an exclusive interview with IANS, in which she has insisted that it is quite harsh to always expect that an actor will be happy or okay in life. While sharing thoughts with the media, the 33-year-old stressed that actors are not super humans and they also struggle a […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Yong Zhao Ashton Chen, one of the spirited shuttlers from Singapore, had to dig deep into his arsenal to reach into Men’s Singles semi-final after narrowly defeating Japan’s talented player Sho Zeniya in quarter-final battle at the Singapore International Series 2012 in Singapore on August 16. The top seeded Yong Zhao, who remained impressive in […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor is really excited about her younger sister’s marriage with actor Saif Ali Khan, which is set to take place sometime this year. Kareena is considered as the ultimate diva of Bollywood industry and perhaps this is a reason why her wedding with Saif is one of the most eagerly awaited weddings […]
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