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Syria Rebels: Base Captured Near Turkish Border

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AMMAN, Nov 18 - Syrian rebels said they captured a large special forces base on a main road between the city of Aleppo and the Turkish border on Sunday . No independent verification of the rebels' statement was immediately available.

World Bank In Tention; Climate Change Report Says 'Turn Down The Heat' On Warming Planet

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WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - All nations will suffer the effects of a warmer world, but it is the world's poorest countries that will be hit hardest by food shortages, rising sea levels, cyclones and drought, the World Bank said in a report on climate change.Under new World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, the global development lender has launched a more aggressive stance to integrate climate change into development.We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change. It is one of the single biggest challenges to social justice today," Kim told reporters on a conference call on Friday. The report, called "Turn Down the Heat," highlights the devastating impact of a world hotter by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, a likely scenario under current policies, according to thereport.Climate change is already having an effect: Arctic sea ice reached a record minimum in September, and extreme heat waves and drought in the last decade ha...

Obama: U.S. 'At All Costs, Fully Supportive Of Israel's Right To Defend Itself

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President Barack Obama on Sunday said that the U.S. is "fully supportive of Israel's right to defend itself." The comments were made during his visit to Thailand.Obama also said that the U.S. is seeking an end to violence in the region, according to Reuters. He said that he will know within the next 2 days whether or not progress can be made in ending conflict between Israel and Gaza.The AP reports that Obama said peace in the region must begin with "no missiles being fired into Israel's territory."No country on earth would tolerate missiles raining down," Obama said, according to the AP. "If [peace] can be accomplished without a ramping up of military activity in Gaza, that's preferable. It's not just preferable for the people of Gaza. It's also preferable for Israelis, because if Israeli troops are in Gaza, they're much more at risk of incurring fatalities or being wounded. Sunday marked the 5th day of violence in the region. Isra...

Emergency landing in Karachi Airport after PIA plane catches fire

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KARACHI: The e ngine of a  London bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus 310 caught fire during  take off from Karachi’s Jinnah International A irport forcing it to perform an emergency landing on Sunday, DawnNews reported.The national carrier’s aircraft caught fire while taking off from the runway, according to eyewitness accounts.An emergency was declared at the airport.The Karachi-Lahore-London flight PK 787, carrying 160 passengers,  landed safely after developing a technical fault in one of its engines.

Media; A Ruler of the Pakistan

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In the history of the country, never have so many retired generals been in the dock or been talked about this much in the media at the same time for their past deeds and misdeeds. The scenario is made more eye-brow raising by the fact that the list of generals under media scrutiny include a former chief of army staff and two ex director-generals of the Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI). The current times are clearly unprecedented, and needless to say, the development has incensed the incumbent top military leadership. On November 5, General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani passed a very public statement stressing the need for all state institutions to work within their constitutional limits. Many also interpreted his words as an implied warning against media trial of army officers both serving and retired. In any case, his statement is thought to have emboldened the accused generals, who have stepped up their defence. Deliberated attempts have been made to resuscitate their images as over th...

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Film with Salman no chance ,says Shah Rukh

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Film with Salman not going to happen, says Shah Rukh Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says his longstanding "disagreements" with Salman Khan will not come to an end courtesy a film, a filmmaker or an actress. And neither would it be on a public platform. The two Bollywood icons, who did films like "Karan Arjun" and "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" together, had a major fight in 2008 at Salman's then girlfriend, Katrina Kaif's birthday bash. Even as Katrina hopes to produce a movie featuring Shah Rukh and Salman, SRK says it's not going to happen - not at anyone's behestMy thing is that we had a little bit of personal issue. This is not the first time. It was four years ago and it had been before. We (Salman) have been very close for 20 years and even more. From the time I came, I respect his family and the fact that they gave me so much of love. I can never be disrespectful about that. Having said that, we have grown together." We have certain t...