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“FATA peace pact may be different from those in the past”

New York, May 23 : The recent peace pact between the Government of Pakistan and the pro-Taliban tribal elders in the Swat region of NWFP might be quite different from those of the past, “because th

Brooklyn Bridge to get fireworks for 125th anniversary

Brooklyn Bridge to get fireworks for 125th anniversary

Ford won't meet plans to return to profitability by 2009

Ford won't meet plans to return to profitability by 2009New York - Ford Motor Company will not meet its goal to return to profitability by 2009, hurt by rising costs and declining interest in its fuel-hungry trucks and sport utility vehicles, executives said Thursday.

The second-largest US automaker had pledged to again be in the black by next year, but that goal has been delayed and instead the company will likely break-even in
2009, chief executive Alan Mulally said in a statement.

Oil breaks through 130 dollar barrier in New York

Oil breaks through 130 dollar barrier in New YorkNew York  -

Edward M Kennedy diagnosed with malignant brain tumour

New York, Edward M KennedyMay 21: Democrat Senator Edward M. Kennedy has been admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and been diagnosed with a malignant form of brain tumour.

According to the New York Times, doctors at the hospital are investigating the cause of a seizure that Kennedy, 76, suffered at his Cape Cod compound on Saturday.

They said preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain had revealed that he has a malignant glioma in the left parietal lobe, the upper left part of his brain.

Human rights body demands UN sanctions against Sudanese officials

Nairobi/New York  - The United Nations Security Council should impose sanctions on Sudanese officials who authorized "scorched earth" attacks that saw hundreds of civilians killed in West Darfur, i

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