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Airblue crash: No answers, no follow-up
Jun 7th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6238/airblue-crash-no-answers-no-follow-up/
Tough journey made victory special: Nadal
Jun 7th
French Open runners-up Federer sets his sight on Wimbledon.
Strauss-Kahn to plead not guilty to sex crimes
Jun 6th
NEW YORK: Fallen IMF chief and French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn had some quiet time Sunday before he heads to a New York court to plead not guilty to charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid.
In his luxury rental house in Manhattan…
Britain deploys top diplomat, helicopters to Libya
Jun 5th
BENGHAZI: British Foreign Minister William Hague on Saturday met leaders of rebels fighting to oust Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi after NATO deployed attack helicopters for the first time. Russia”s top diplomat, meanwhile, warned that the NATO military…
History-maker Li wins French Open for China
Jun 5th
PARIS: Li Na made sporting history at the French Open on Saturday when she became the first player from China to win a Grand Slam singles title.
The 29-year-old from Wuhan defeated defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (7/0)) to…
Li bids for Asian breakthrough in French Open
Jun 4th
PARIS: China”s Li Na, willed on by millions of television viewers at home, will try to become the first Asian woman to win a grand slam singles title at the French Open on Saturday.
Her opponent, defending champion Francesca Schiavone, has ambiti…
Ban set to announce run for new UN term
Jun 4th
UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon has called a press conference on Monday at which he is expected to announce he will seek a new five-year term as secretary general, diplomats said.
There is no declared rival to the 66-year-old former South Korean…
Harkatul Jihad al-Islami confirms Ilyas Kashmiri killed
Jun 4th
ISLAMABAD: A US drone attack that killed nine militants in South Waziristan targeted and killed top al Qaeda commander and chief of the Harkatul Jihad al-Islami (HJI) Ilyas Kashmiri, local officials said Saturday. Moreover, an HJI spokesman confirmed that Kashmiri had been killed, DawnNews reported. Kashmiri, 47, was considered one of the most feared operational [...]
China”s Li ousts Sharapova to reach French Open final
Jun 3rd
PARIS: China”s Li Na shattered Maria Sharapova”s dream of completing a set of Grand Slam titles by defeating the double-fault prone Russian 6-4, 7-5 in the French Open semi-finals on Thursday.
In so doing, Li made it back-to back Grand Slam fina…
Zuma, Kadhafi meet as defections mount
May 31st
TRIPOLI: South African President Jacob Zuma met Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi for truce talks on Monday as NATO said the strongman”s “reign of terror” was nearing its end and top military officers deserted him.
State news agency JANA said Zuma left th…
