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Hassan Ali
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U.S troops Out! The last U.S military base hands it over to Iraq

U.S troops Out! The last U.S military base hands it over to Iraq Nearly nine years after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, the U.S. mission in Iraq is fast winding down with only 13,000 troops left in the country. Hundreds are departing each day until the end of 2011. Hundreds of convoys of military […]

The Muslim bloc leading the vote count in Egypt

The Muslim bloc leading the vote count in Egypt The Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said early indications showed it was ahead in the races for seats allocated both by party list and to individuals. In the party list race it was followed by the Islamist Salafi al-Nour Party and the liberal Egyptian Bloc, […]

Samsung Electronics wins patent war against Apple – set to resume selling Galaxy tablet in Australia

Samsung Electronics wins patent war against Apple – set to resume selling Galaxy tablet in Australia An Australian federal court unanimously decided to lift a preliminary injunction, imposed by a lower court, on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 — but granted Apple a stay on lifting the sales ban until Friday afternoon. "It’s hard […]

Tension grew as NATO attacked outposts in northwest Pakistan

Tension grew as NATO attacked outposts in northwest Pakistan On Saturday, NATO helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military outposts in northwest Pakistan, killing the 24 soldiers and wounding 13 others, the army said. Pakistan’s military denied reports that NATO forces in Afghanistan had come under fire before launching the attack. Abbas said the attack […]

Rosemarie Creswell pleaded guilty to assault a Muslim woman by pulling off her niqab

Rosemarie Creswell pleaded guilty to assault a Muslim woman by pulling off her niqab A woman who pleaded guilty to assault after pulling off a Muslim woman’s face veil at a Mississauga, Ont., shopping mall was given a suspended sentence on Friday. Rosemarie Creswell pleaded guilty to assault after mall security footage showed her pulling […]

Alibaba.com Q3 profitgoes up the roof with 11.9 percent increase

Alibaba.com Q3 profitgoes up the roof with 11.9 percent increase The listed unit of Alibaba Group operates an e-commerce website that links Chinese businesses looking to sell their goods to overseas buyers. Alibaba Group, founded by billionaire Jack Ma, is 40 percent owned by Yahoo Inc. Alibaba.com’s exposure to international markets makes its turnover sensitive […]

China’s factory sector feeling the heat as it suffers to grow in the last 32 months

China’s factory sector feeling the heat as it suffers to grow in the last 32 months The steep fall in the HSBC flash purchasing managers’ index (PMI) to 48 in November from 51 in October underscores Beijing’s growing alarm over the health of the global economy and unnerved financial markets already roiled by the euro […]

Security to be increased and go tighter as 7000 policemen petrol the capital during Muharram

Security to be increased and go tighter as 7000 policemen petrol the capital during Muharram   Over 7,000 security personnel will perform duties during Muharram ul Haram in the Federal Capital to ensure high vigilance and fool-proof security. Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has made comprehensive plan to ensure strict security arrangements during Muharram ul […]

Too much gaming may disturb pleasure levels of the gamer

Too much gaming may disturb pleasure levels of the gamer A new study found that teenagers, who play video games may enlarge their brains’ pleasure centres. Dr Simone Kuhn of Charite University Medicine in Berlin and a large team of European collaborators looked at 154 Berlin school children who were all aged 14 and also […]

Dennis Kux identifies where the U.S went wrong in handling the South Asian region

ISLAMABAD: Granting India nuclear deal and asking Pakistan to shift its foreign policy nucleus from India-centric to militancy-focused was the biggest mistakes of US administration in handling South Asian region.  This was the crux of Chatham House styled roundtable discussion by retired US Ambassador Dennis Kux that was organized by Centre for International Strategic Studies […]

Salman Rusdie in a tug of nym war with facebook and the CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Salman Rusdie in a tug of nym war with facebook and the CEO Mark Zuckerberg The writer Salman Rushdie hit Twitter on Monday morning with a litany of exasperated posts. Facebook, he wrote, had deactivated his account, demanded proof of identity and then turned him into Ahmed Rushdie, which is how he is identified on […]

Yoga helps lower chronic Back Pain

Yoga helps lower chronic Back Pain The most commonly practiced form of yoga is Hatha yoga. A physical form, Hatha yoga incorporates a series of poses called Asanas, while relying on a breathing technique, referred to as Pranayama. By adopting very basic and sometimes very complex body postures and breathing techniques, the goal of yoga […]

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