NewsRack: newstrust/Pakistan/Poverty

Pak Army exploiting people support by keeping its policies India centric: Editorial - New Kerala: World News

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Late TV Listings - Boston Globe: Nation

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Late TV Listings

New York's Ground Zero crews face compensation fight - Hindu: International

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Call for a Global Leaders Forum - Common Dreams: Views

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by International Civil Society

International Civil Society Statement ahead of the 2010 G-20 Leaders Summit in Toronto

The world urgently needs democratic and global decision-making that puts the international economic and financial system at the service of equity, economic and social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability. A forum recognized as legitimate and credible by all will be far more effective in addressing today's critical global issues.

Battle for healthcare - The Guardian -- World Latest

Ed Pilkington — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Clean-up crews given compensation ultimatum as only 10,000 of 70,000 will be covered by $657m payout Glen Klein's desire to earn a little extra money on the night shift after a divorce was what saved his life. He opted to work in his New York police Swat team from 4pm to midnight on 11 September 2001; had he done the morning shift he would probably have been among his 14 colleagues who died trying to rescue people in the Twin Towers. More than eight years later, he carries with him the trauma of that day and of the weeks and months that followed. He takes pills for post-traumatic stress disorder, and has had a range of health ailments, ranging from stomach cramps to scarred lung tissue, which he links to the more than 800 hours he spent on ...

Karzai: We want Pakistanis in Taliban peace talks - Salt Lake Tribune

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Islamabad » Pakistan will play a major role in peace talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday, apparently trying to dismiss speculation that Kabul was trying to sideline Islamabad, once a close ally of the militants.

US concerned over extra-judicial killings in India - New Kerala: World News

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Biggest Strike Paralyses Greece - A Pakistan News

Umar — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Angry public and private sector workers in Greece walked off the job on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and freezing public transport in the second nationwide strike in as many weeks against austerity plans. Police estimate some 20,000 demonstrators joined a protest march through Athens as opinion polls showed increasing opposition to many of the measures. [...]

Clinton’s poor diplomatic scans - Boston Globe: Opinion

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Clinton’s poor diplomatic scans

Hockey team players retire after dismal performance - The Frontier Post --- Top Stories

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Management and selection body dissolved F.P. Report NEW DELHI: Admitting their poor performance in the FIH World Cup, all players of the national hockey ...

US raises concerns about human rights in Pakistan - New Kerala: World News

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Five Republicans Back Kucinich, but Antiwar Vote Loses - Truthout.com

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A resolution introduced in the House Wednesday, aimed at bringing a swift end to the war in Afghanistan, was overwhelmingly defeated following a passionate, three-hour debate on war policy.

But it was a measure that had Republican support, which has eluded Democrats during their efforts to pass a health care bill.

An urgent India-Pakistan issue - Hindu: Opinion

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

US raises concerns about human rights in Pakistan - Earth Times

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Washington - Extrajudicial killings by the Pakistani military in the ongoing fight with insurgents have further added to human rights concerns in the country, the US State Department said Thursday. The State Department cited reports the military carr...

Chak De Hockey - TOI: Editorial

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Let's use public interest in the World Cup to revive the game

US report cites European discrimination against Muslims - Summary - Earth Times

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Washington - The US State Departement's annual report on human rights released Wednesday warned of increasing concern that discrimination against Muslims was on the rise in Europe. The human rights report for 2009 cited Switzerland's ban on the const...

India aims to be world's fastest growing economy - SFGate: Business & Technology

By ERIKA KINETZ, AP Business Writer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

India aims to be world's fastest growing economy

Hasina for easy access to Bangladeshis in Indian enclaves - New Kerala: World News

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Great Himalayan Trail: trekking's holy grail - The Guardian -- World Latest

Ed Douglas — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

For the first time walkers can take a guided trek traversing the entire length of the Himalayas in Nepal In pictures: The Great Himalayan Trail Have you got six months off? Do you fancy a long walk? If so, World Expeditions may have just the holiday for you. They have become the only trekking outfit to offer a guided trip along the first completed section of the Great Himalayan Trail (GHT). Stretching for 1,700km along the length of Nepal, the GHT will take you a mere 157 days to complete. You'll see eight of the world's 14 peaks over 8,000m, including Everest, and cross passes reaching up to 6,000m, climbing a total of 150,000m. That's a Snowdon every day for half a year. Oh, and it will set you back £20,500. The GHT isn't the world's ...

Hasina vows easy access to Bangladeshis in Indian enclaves - New Kerala: World News

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

House rejects Afghan pullout - Star Tribune: Politics

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

CEOs of DISCOs to be removed on poor performance - TheNews RSS Feeds - Top Stories

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to sign a performance contract with power distribution companies (DISCOs) under conditionalities imposed by the W

Cricket battle - BBC South Asia

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Why Pakistan bans may have come five years too late

Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 6 dead - Salt Lake Tribune

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

ISLAMABAD » Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of a Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said.

Six World Vision Aid Workers Killed In Pakistan - NPR News

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A local police chief said 10 gunmen armed with grenades attacked the offices of the Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in a small town in the country's northwest. Four people were wounded.