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Sensex touches 11,000-point mark for first time in 18 months

Sensex touches 11,000-point mark for first time in 18 months

Afghan, NATO dispute civilian casualties in airstrike

Afghan, NATO dispute civilian casualties in airstrike Kabul - An Afghan district chief said Monday that a NATO airstrike killed six civilians and wounded more than a dozen others, but the alliance said that "multiple intelligence sources" suggested that four to eight insurgents were killed in the air raid. Zelmai Yousifzai, the district chief of Watapur district in the eastern province of Kunar claimed that six civilians, including two children, one woman and three men, were killed when their house was bombed by an aircraft under NATO command.

Madonna’s wish to adopt a child

MadonnaAfter coming into criticism in 2006 when she adopted 13-month-old David Banda in Malawi, Madonna still wants to adopt a child. The pop-star was very keen on adopting a second child from Malawi, despite a court in the country refusing to grant her permission.

Responding to he queries from the Nation on Sunday newspaper, Madonna said she was still keen on adopting Mercy and returning to the country.

Pakistani troops kill three militants near Afghan border

Pakistani troops kill three militants near Afghan borderIslamabad - Pakistani security forces repelled overnight militant attacks on their positions in the troubled north-west, killing at least three insurgents, an official said Monday. The clashes occurred Sunday when rebels targeted checkpoints in Wana, the main town of South Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

The area is the stronghold of top Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, who has been blamed for dozens of deadly attacks, including the one that killed former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

PML-N says no to Gilani’s offer to join cabinet for democracy’s sake’

PML-N says no to Gilani’s offer to join cabinet for democracy’s sake’Islamabad, Apr. 13: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has said that it would prefer to be an opposition party at the centre "in democracy's interest."

"The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) will not work to destabilize the federal government and will act as constructive opposition," the Dawn quoted PML-N spokesman Siddiqul Farooq, as saying.

Pictures of Manchester terror plot suspect out for the first time

London, Apr. 13: A picture of Manchester terror plot suspect and university student Janas Khan has been released in the public domain for the first time.

Khan, 25, was studying at Hope University in Liverpool and was also illegally moonlighting as a six-pound-an hour security guard, the Daily Telegraph reports.

Peshawar based Khan obtained his passport in September 2006, and is thought to have arranged his student visa and travel to Britain shortly afterwards.

Haroon Khan who employed the arrested man, said: "He is very slight, not a big guy at all. We have a gym here but he never used it. He was a very clever lad but a bit of a loner, always looking for attention or company."

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