September 2, 2010
THATTA, Pakistan: Relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan are being stretched by the "unprecedented scale" of the disaster, with the flow of international aid almost at a standstill, the UN said Thursday.
Thousands remained trapped by floodwaters in the hardest-hit southern province of Sindh, while others complained of going without food or water for days and some were being forced to live in the rubble of their ruined homes.
Indo-Pak
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September 2, 2010
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pleaded with Israelis and Palestinians not to let slip a fleeting opportunity for peace, as he launched a landmark Middle East diplomatic initiative.
"This moment of opportunity may not soon come again," Obama warned after holding separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and the leaders of Egypt and Jordan.
"They cannot afford to let it slip away. Now is the time for leaders of courage and vision to deliver the peace that their people deserve."
International
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September 2, 2010
NEW YORK – It is "unethical, insensitive and inhumane" to oppose the planned mosque near ground zero, more than 50 leading Muslim organizations said Wednesday as they cast the intense debate as a symptom of religious intolerance in America.
National
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September 2, 2010
MUMBAI: It has been more than six years since Katrina Kaif started working in Bollywood. But the actress, who rules many Indian hearts with her beauty and charm, is not yet an Indian citizen and has neither applied for it, reveals a news report.
Katrina started modeling at a young age of fourteen. It was in London, the UK-based director Kaizad Gustad offered her the film Boom in the year 2003. Since then Kat has emerged as a superstar in Bollywood but surprisingly the actress still continues to stay in India on employment visa.
Entertainment
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September 2, 2010
LONDON: Three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of illegal betting allegations are innocent, Pakistan's ambassador to Britain said Thursday after meeting the players.
Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan told a scrum of media that Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif had declared their innocence and vowed to fight the allegations.
"The three players have said that they are extremely disturbed by what has happened in the past week, especially in regard of their alleged involvement in the crime," Hasan told reporters.
Sports
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