Formerly British-based radical cleric faces Lebanon retrial
From the Blog Guppu: Formerly British-based radical cleric faces Lebanon retrial - TRIPOLI: Lebanese police on Sunday arrested radical Islamic preacher Omar Bakri, just days after the formerly British-based cleric boasted he would "not spend one day" of a life sentence behind bars. He now faces a retrial because his first trial was held in absentia. "He was arrested by a patrol of intelligence agents from the … Originally posted from Formerly British-based radical cleric faces Lebanon retrial . Read Full Post
Myanmar's Suu Kyi, newly free, calls for talks
From the Blog Guppu: Myanmar's Suu Kyi, newly free, calls for talks - YANGON: Democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi took her first steps back into Myanmar's political minefield Sunday, vowing to press ahead in her decades-long fight for democracy while also calling for compromise with other political parties and the ruling junta. Suu Kyi, who was freed from house arrest Saturday amid a divided political landscape and … Originally posted from Myanmar's Suu Kyi, newly free, calls for talks . Read Full Post
Obama
From the Blog Guppu: US must 'step up game' to match Asia: Obama - WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States needed to "step up" its game to compete with fast developing Asia, as he returned to Washington after a 10-day trip to the region. Obama told reporters aboard Air Force One however that he also felt convinced after visiting four nations and two summits, that … Originally posted from US must 'step up game' to match Asia: Obama . Read Full Post
report
From the Blog Guppu: Karzai wants US to reduce military operations: report - WASHINGTON: President Hamid Karzai warned in an interview Sunday that the US military must scale back operations and reduce its "intrusiveness" into Afghan life or risk fueling the Taliban insurgency. "The time has come to reduce military operations," Karzai told The Washington Post in Kabul. Karzai said it was time to lighten the US military … Originally posted from Karzai wants US to reduce military operations: report . Read Full Post
Honorary Oscars for film legends Coppola, Godard
From the Blog Guppu: Honorary Oscars for film legends Coppola, Godard - LOS ANGELES: Hollywood paid respect Saturday to leading lights of film, bestowing honorary Oscars on directing legends Francis Ford Coppola and Jean-Luc Godard, among other industry luminaries. At a private banquet in Los Angeles, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the biggest lifetime accolade, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for producing, … Originally posted from Honorary Oscars for film legends Coppola, Godard . Read Full Post
MQM proposes alternative for RGST
From the Blog Guppu: MQM proposes alternative for RGST - KARACHI: MQM's leader Dr Farooq Sattar confirmed on Sunday that an alternate option beside Reformed General Sales Tax had been put forward to the Government, and stressed that if it is implemented can generate revenue of Rs One thousand billion. The proposed suggestions include, wealth tax on big feudals and landlords, agricultural tax, stoppage of … Originally posted from MQM proposes alternative for RGST . Read Full Post
Pakistan seeks $50bn foreign debt waiver
From the Blog Guppu: Pakistan seeks $50bn foreign debt waiver - ISLAMABAD: As federal and provincial economic teams assured the international community on Sunday of their resolve to introduce wide-ranging taxation measures, including Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST) and taxes on agriculture and real estate, Interior Minister Rahman Malik made a plea for waiving the $50 billion foreign debt to help Pakistan move ahead with the … Originally posted from Pakistan seeks $50bn foreign debt waiver . Read Full Post
Gilani
From the Blog Guppu: Pakistan well endowed to play role for peace: Gilani - ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said Pakistan is well endowed to play a constructive role in promoting regional and global peace, security and development. Addressing delegates of Pakistan Development Forum (PDF) here at Prime Minister House on Sunday night, Gilani said, "The challenge of development cannot be realized through aid alone and to … Originally posted from Pakistan well endowed to play role for peace: Gilani . Read Full Post
Haiti cholera death toll soars as election nears
From the Blog guppu - > Haiti cholera death toll soars as election nears guppu.com — PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti's cholera toll rose above 900 on Sunday, including dozens of deaths in the teeming capital, as the outbreak showed no sign of abating just two weeks ahead of presidential elections. Health Ministry officials reported more than 120 new deaths since the previous... . Read Full Post
Jam-packed animals cause traffic jams
From the Blog guppu - > Jam-packed animals cause traffic jams guppu.com — Authorities unable to control the large number of vendors roaming their animals in the city. Originally posted from Jam-packed animals cause traffic jams . Read Full Post
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