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News for Friday, 13 Jul 2012

Pentagon preparing to release Pak fund

The Pentagon is preparing to release about $1.1 billion withheld from Pakistan’s military after they agreed this week to reopen supply routes into Afghanistan. The withheld amount is part of the...

Russia lawmakers pass ‘foreign agents’ law

Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday approved a controversial bill that brands as "foreign agents" non-governmental organisations who receive funding from abroad. The legislation, condemned by both the European Union...

ECB loans to Spain banks leap to record: central bank

European Central Bank loans to Spain's battered banks shot up 17.2 percent to a record 337.2 billion euros ($411 billion) in June, the Bank of Spain said Friday. Spanish banks' debts...

Rocker Tyler leaves ailing ‘American Idol’

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler announced Thursday he is leaving ratings-challenged "American Idol," while fellow judge Jennifer Lopez hinted that she could be the next to go. Tyler, who became a judge...

US lawmaker wants USADA probe over Armstrong

A US lawmaker urged the Office of National Drug Control Policy on Thursday to investigate the US Anti-Doping Agency in the wake of its charges against seven-time Tour de France...

Assad troops accused of new massacre in Syria

Syrian troops with tanks and helicopters slaughtered more than 150 people in a central village, rights activists said on Friday, prompting the opposition to call for urgent UN intervention. Reports of...

Arsalan Iftikhar files review petition in SC

Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Cheif Justice Ifthikar Muhammad Chaudhry, filed a review petition in Supreme Court on Friday. According to a private TV channel, Arsalan showed his dissatisfaction over the impartiality...

Firing at Peshawar judicial complex kills one

A man was killed in a firing incident by a miscreant at the city’s judicial complex early Friday morning. According to police, the attacker was arrested along with his weapon in...

MEMORY LOSS can start as early as 45: study

Loss of memory and other brain function can start as early as age 45, posing a big challenge to scientists looking for new ways to stave off dementia, researchers said...

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