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News for Tuesday, 17 Jul 2012

A ‘Phoenix’ rises from Haiti quake ashes

Haiti's infamous Cite Soleil, one of the world's most violent and run-down slums, could boast a 15,000-seater stadium and sports complex if one philanthropist's dreams are realized. Named after the mythological...

Veteran survivor Mukherjee set to be Indian president

India's former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is set to win presidential elections on Thursday, with some analysts predicting he may wield an unusual degree of influence in the ceremonial role. The...

Flood-battered Japan warily eyes typhoon

Flood-battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday braced for a typhoon amid fears it could heap further misery on an area where at least 32 are dead or missing after record rainfall. Typhoon...

Eight killed in Gilgit road mishap

At least eight people were killed and 10 others injured in a roadside accident in the city’s area of Astore on Tuesday. According to police sources, the passenger wagon was travelling...

8 killed, dozens injured as bus falls into ravine in Kahuta

At least eight people were killed while dozens injured when a bus with 50 passengers on board fell into a ravine in the city’s suburban area of Kahuta on Tuesday...

ATC rejects commission’s report on Mumbai attack

The anti-terrorist court (ATC) on Tuesday rejected the report submitted by the commission on the Mumbai attacks case. The ATC was hearing the petition against the judicial commission, submitted by the...

From Kabul to Istanbul: the rickshaw circus

A Canadian man and his German girlfriend are braving the Taliban to take a rickshaw on one of the world's most dangerous road trips to bring the circus to children...

Clinton warns Iran after talks in Jerusalem

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said Washington would use "all elements of its power" to prevent Iran going nuclear and was working in "close consultation" with Israel...

Viewers cold on Aussie ‘Jersey Shore’

An Australian "dramality" series set on the Sydney beaches rocked by 2005 race riots was panned Tuesday as a pale imitation of US cousin "Jersey Shore", with the town mayor...

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