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Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11
Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:35:20 GMT

India's illegal betting syndicates
The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:31:14 GMT

Life for Roma expelled from France
Nick Thorpe has been visiting some of the families in western Romania, who were sent back from France.
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:28:48 GMT

Guatemala landslide rescue hopes fade
Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens of people buried when a landslide engulfed a highway north-west of the capital.
Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:24:02 GMT

Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan
The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:24:23 GMT
Khaleda joins spl munajat of Lailatul Qadr at Ka’ba Sharif
UNB, MakkahBNP chairperson Khaleda Zia joined special Munajat of Lailatul Qadr (Shab-e-Qadr) at the holy Kaba Sharif early Monday.Million of Muslims from across the world took part in the nearly 30-minute long special munajat conducted by the head Imam of Kaba Sharif, Abdur Rahman Sudais, after Qiam-ul-Lail (Tarabi) at about 2:45 am on Monday.Dignitaries from various Muslim countries, who are here as royal guests of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0600

Peelkhana carnage: Eyewitness tells the Court : Subedar Mallick of 24th battalion led mutiny
Staff ReporterEyewitness of the BDR mutiny Major Zayedi Ahsan Habib on Monday told the court that Subedar Major Gofran Mallick of the 24th Rifles Battalion led the mutiny in which 73 people including 57 military officials were killed on February 25-26 last year."The conspiracy and planning for the mutiny was finalized at his residence which was ultimately turned into a concentration camp at that time," he said in his statement before the Specia...
Publ.Date : Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0600

Lailatul Qadr observed with due solemnity
Staff ReporterLailatul Qadr, the most significant night of blessings for the Muslims, was observed last night with due respect and religious fervour.Muslim devotees spent the whole night offering special prayers, ebadat-zakir-askar, khatme Quran and milad Mahfil at mosques and homes seeking divine blessings and mercy of Almighty Allah for themselves as well as for the country and the Muslim Ummah.This night is considered the most blessed nights s...
Publ.Date : Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0600