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News for Friday, 21 Sep 2012

Charlie Hebdo cartoons ‘doubly irresponsible’: UN

The UN's human rights agency on Friday condemned French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's publication of cartoons amid tensions in the Muslim world over an anti-Islam film. "Both the film and the...

Asian markets rise, dealers digest stimulus plans

Asian markets rose Friday, rebounding from the previous day's losses, as stimulus moves by the central banks of the United States, Europe and Japan outweighed another round of weak economic...

US embassy in India shuts due to risk of protests

The United States embassy in New Delhi was shut on Friday and employees were asked to stay on the compound due to the risk of protests over an anti-Islam film,...

Time for divorce with Pakistan: Ted Poe

A Republican lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the US Congress to terminate Pakistan's status as a "major non-NATO ally" to America, saying its time for a divorce with the...

Protestors block road traffic in twin cities

Protests against anti-Islam film and blasphemous cartoons continued Friday morning as well in the twin cities where protesters took to the streets and pelted stones on the vehicles. According to sources,...

Hoagland summoned to Foreign Office over anti-Islam film

The US Chargé D'Affaires Ambassador Richard Hoagland was summoned Friday by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a strong protest was lodged with him over the blasphemous video posted on the...

Bangladesh put N.Zealand into bat in group D match

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and opted to bowl first in the group D match against New Zealand at Pallekele stadium on Friday. Bangladesh included both left-armers Abdur Razzak...

US runs TV ads to calm Pakistan tensions

The US government has spent $70,000 to buy airtime on the Pakistani airwaves in hopes of countering fervor around an anti-Islam video created by a California producer. The ad features Barack...

Sacrilege be declared a global crime, says PM

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Friday demanded from the world community to declare sacrilege a crime globally. Sacrilege was intolerable for the Muslims, as it was not the issue of...

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