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News for Friday, 14 Sep 2012

Grenade blast, gunbattle hits upscale Philippine mall

One person was killed and seven others wounded on Friday when a grenade blast and a gunbattle rocked an upscale shopping mall in a suburb of the Philippine capital, police...

Muslim union demands pope apology, accuses him of sedition

An Islamic group headed by influential cleric Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi on Friday demanded Pope Benedict XVI apologise to Muslims over inflammatory remarks he made in 2006. The Qatar-based International Union of...

Rauf Siddiqui resigns over Karachi factory fire

Sindh Minister for Industry and Commerce Rauf Siddiqui on Friday tendered his resignation over the recent factory fire that claimed 258 lives in Karachi. Speaking to media representatives in Karachi, the...

Thousands protest in Bangladesh over anti-Islam film

About 10,000 protesters in Bangladesh burnt American and Israeli flags and tried to march to the US embassy on Friday to demonstrate against an anti-Islam film that has infuriated the...

Palmeiras fire Scolari

Brazil's 2002 World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked by Palmeiras, ending a second spell at the Brazilian side, the club said overnight Thursday. Scolari, who during a first...

51 dead in Afghan collision with oil tanker: officials

A passenger bus collided with a fuel tanker in Afghanistan on Friday, killing 51 people and injuring several others, with women and children among the victims, officials said. The incident happened...

William and Kate angered by topless photos: royal source

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine feel "anger and disbelief" and are consulting French lawyers after a magazine Friday published topless pictures of her, a royal source told AFP. "We...

RPPs case: SC issues contempt notices to NAB officials

Issuing contempt notices to the concerned officials for not implementing its orders in Rental Power Projects (RPPs) case, the Supreme Court has summoned Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (Retd)...

Karachi violence claims seven lives

Various incidents of violence during the past twenty four hours claimed seven lives in Karachi. One man was killed and six others injured in a grenade and firing attack at a...

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