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The U.S. Metros Least Touched by Recession (BusinessWeek)

In a photo made Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, a 'sold' sign is shown in front of a home in Carmel, Ind.  With homebuyers rushing to complete their purchases before a tax credit for first-time owners expires, a report Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 is expected to show strong September sales. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)BusinessWeek – America’s strongest economies have one thing in common — home prices that never got too hot or too cold.


Lifetime free flights for baby born on plane (AFP)

A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday. A 31-year-old passenger went into labour on Wednesday's flight from the northern island of Penang to Kuching on Borneo island.(AFP/File)AFP – A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday.


Four aliens among 70 arrested from Pindi

Police and other law enforcement agencies arrested 70 persons including four foreign nationals from Rawalpindi. The special teams of Rawalpindi Police and Elite Force were engaged in the operation in housing colonies and Katcha settlements at Islamabad Expressway near Benazir Bhutto International Airport.



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Younus ready to lead Pakistan again

Pakistan skipper Younus Khan on Tuesday said he was ready to lead the team again after the country’s cricket chief rejected his resignation, saying he had been heartened by shows of support. “I am very happy right now. The faith that the chairman and the board has placed in me…



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Sistan attack conspiracy against Pak-Iran ties: Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the suicide attack in Iran’s Sistan was a conspiracy against brotherly relations between Pakistan and Iran. Addressing a press conference Qureshi said Pakistan will provide full assistance to Iran in the Sistan attack probe. “An Iranian delegation will visit Pakistan for the…



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SC summons report on POL prices

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned report about the petroleum prices. A three-member bench consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja hearing two identical petitions about petroleum prices filed by Pakistan People’s Party Senator Rukhsana Zuberi and Pakistan…



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Two killed, 11 injured in Islamic University blasts

At least two killed and 11 persons were injured in twin blasts in International Islamic University in Islamabad. The injured being shifted to the PIMS hospital in the federal capital. According to the hospital sources 12 persons were brought to the hospital, two of which later succumbed to injuries. Security…



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Troops close in on militants

ISLAMABAD – Security forces have killed 18 terrorists in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nejat in South Waziristan Agency during the last 24 hours, while two soldiers were martyred and 12 others got injured.
Director General ISPR, Major General Athar Abbas, told this in a joint press briefing with Federal Minister for…



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COAS objects to US/Nato closure of checkposts

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Monday lodged a protest with visiting US Centcom Chief Gen David Petraeus over removing scores of security checkposts on Afghanistan side of Pak-Afghan border fearing it could encourage terrorists’ penetration into Pakistan.
Well-placed sources told TheNation that Chief of the…



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Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not (HealthDay)

A waiter serves a glass of red wine from Spain during a tasting session at Vinexpo Asia-Pacific in Hong Kong in this May 28, 2008 file photo REUTERS/Victor Fraile/FilesHealthDay – SUNDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) — Just about every month — if
not every week — a new study emerges touting the health benefits to be
gained from a daily glass of wine or a pint of dark beer.


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