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News for Friday, 14 Sep 2012

7-year-old Alps killings survivor has left France: police

A seven-year-old girl who survived last week's shooting of a British family in the French Alps is out of hospital and left the country on Friday, police said. Zainab al-Hilli, hospitalised...

Anti-Islam film distracts from ‘real problems’: Morsi

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Friday condemned a film that is sparking protests across the Arab world as an "aggression" on Islam that distracts from the real problems of the...

Backlash after India hikes fuel prices

India's government was confronted by strike threats and a political backlash Friday after hiking the price of diesel by 12 percent as a rise in inflation underscored the scale of...

Court delays release of Khmer Rouge ‘First Lady’

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge court Friday delayed freeing the regime's former "First Lady", who has dementia, after prosecutors requested tighter conditions for the genocide suspect's release. The UN-backed tribunal ruled on Thursday...

Militia behind Kenya’s Tana River killings, say villagers

Villagers targetted in a recent wave of tit-for-tat killings in southeast Kenya say trained militia, including men from outside the region, are behind the raids. And they suspect politicians may have...

PCB decides to participate in ICC awards ceremony

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to participate in the International Cricket Council (ICC) awards ceremony. According to media reports, Five players and two officials will participate in the ceremony...

Investment initiative launched with up to $80 million of US funding

The United States announced Friday the multi-year Pakistan Private Investment Initiative. Drawing on public-private partnerships, this initiative will spur job growth and economic development by expanding access to capital for...

Dutch pro-Europe vote winner Rutte nixes left-bloc coalition

The Liberal winners of Dutch elections Friday categorically rejected a left-wing bloc joining government, a move that could critically weaken the pro-Europe poll winners' commitment to austerity. Prime Minister Mark Rutte...

Court orders for presentation of challan in Rimsha Masih case on Sep 17

Civil Judge Islamabad expressed annoyance over non presentation of challan by police in Rimsha Masih case and directed the investigation officer to submit complete challan on September 17. Civil Judge...

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