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Pakistanis cheer Bin Laden at anti-Israel rally

Thousands of people rallied on Friday in southwest Pakistan, near the Afghan border, against Israel`s strikes on the Gaza Strip, cheering support for Al-Qaeda`s Osama bin Laden, police said.
10 injured in Pak serial blasts

At least 10 people were injured when five bomb blasts rocked two empty theatres in Pakistani.
Nepal Supreme Court puts its stamp on abolition of monarchy

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has put its stamp on the abolition of the monarchy in Nepal, months after the popular Constituent Assembly ended the 240-year-old institution in the country.
President be made patron of Pashupati trust, not PM: Temple staff

Unhappy with the Maoist bid to interfere into the Pashupatinath temple management, the aides of priests on Friday demanded that instead of the Prime Minister, the President should be made patron of the body.
After Boucher, Biden gets Pakistani civilian honour

President Asif Zardari on Friday conferred one of Pakistan`s highest civilian honours on US Vice President-elect Joseph Biden in recognition of his "consistent support for democracy and socio-economic development" in the country.
Pak PM terms situation along border with India `very fragile`

Describing the situation along its border with India as "very fragile", Pakistan on Friday said it was "regrettable" that the bilateral peace process had stalled after the Mumbai attacks.
ISI gave feedback on India`s dossier: Pak PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said the ISI has given its "feedback" to India on "some information" about the Mumbai attacks that New Delhi had shared with US intelligence agency CIA.
Pak PM Gilani refutes reports, says no rift with President

Pakistan`s main spy agency has given India information about the Mumbai terror attacks, the Prime Minister said Friday, while denying media speculation of a rift between him and the President.
US force kills five insurgents in Afghanistan

The US military in Afghanistan said on Friday that its forces killed five Taliban insurgents in a raid in the restive south, and confirmed two soldiers killed in a suicide blast were US nationals.
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