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News for Wednesday, 15 Dec 2010

Reference against Sohail Zia Butt adjourned

LAHORE: An accountability court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a reference filed against former PML-N MPA Sohail Zia Butt and directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file...

Art of the Alphabet

LAHORE: Vogue Art Gallery has always been known for it's out of the box approach. The most recent in a series of works displayed at the Vogue is the exhibition...

Greek anti-austerity strike turns violent

ATHENS: Athens police fired teargas at protesters who threw petrol bombs at two luxury hotels in the central Syntagma square outside parliament on Wednesday as Greek protests against government austerity...

German cabinet agrees to ending compulsory army service

BERLIN: Reuters German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet agreed on Wednesday to end the country's compulsory military service, government sources said, in what is the largest reform of the postwar...

Ghana enters new oil era with Jubilee launch

TAKORADI: Ghana joined the ranks of Africa's oil exporters on Wednesday, pledging to work to ensure lucrative new revenues further bolster one of the continent's rising star economies. President John...

Red Cross says Afghan conditions worst in 30 years

KABUL: Spreading violence in Afghanistan is preventing aid organisations from providing help, with access to those in need at its worst level in three decades, the Red Cross said on...

Nigeria army says 14 killed in Niger Delta raids

ABUJA: Soldiers and civilians were killed during an assault by Nigeria's armed forces on militant camps in the oil-producing Niger Delta two weeks ago, the army chief said late Tuesday,...

Romanian govt to face fresh no-confidence vote

BUCHAREST: Romania's opposition filed a no-confidence motion over the government's IMF-backed wage reform on Wednesday, a move with only slim chances of success, just two months after a similar bid...

Czech minister quits over corruption allegations

PRAGUE: Czech Environment Minister Pavel Drobil resigned on Wednesday following allegations that he tried to cover up corruption in his department.
His resignation came as parliament debated the...

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