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PMD predicts mainly dry weather during Eid
Eight killed in mudslides in Colombia
7 killed in Syria as Arabs warn about peace deal
Libya: Weapons caches ripe for the taking
Occupy Frankfurt protesters show discontent over financial crisis
Saudi goes hi-tech for Hajj pilgrimage
Nishikori stuns Djokovic in Swiss Indoors semis
Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal win in Premier League
Al Sadd snatch Asian title on penalties
Ex-heavyweight champ Joe Frazier has liver cancer
Afridi claims approaches by jailed agent Majeed
Pilgrims arrive in Muzdalifah
Asif will be shifted to open jail next week
Govt lists 31 outfits barred from getting sacrificial hides
Tsunami of change to wipe out corrupt rulers: Imran

PMD predicts mainly dry weather during Eid

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Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted that continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country, whereas, shallow westerly wave is affecting northern parts. Mainly dry weather is expected in most parts of the Punjab including Federal Capital however weather conditions may become partly cloudy in upper parts of the province during next 24 hours. Met office informed this news agency that winds would be generally light during coming three days. The met office predicted that maximum temperature on Sunday morning, afternoon and night would remain at 22°C , 23°C  and 20°C  respectively, whereas minimum temperature would remain 17°C, 22°C and 17°C on Sunday morning, afternoon and on night respectively.  On Monday, first day of Eid ul Adha, according to the prediction of met department the maximum temperature would remain on morning, afternoon and night 23°C, 24°C and 22°C correspondingly and minimum temperature would remain on morning, afternoon and night 18 °C, 23 °C and 19 °C likewise. Moreover, sunrise on Monday would be at 6:30 am and sunset at 5:08 pm. Similarly dry weather is expected in most parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) however weather conditions may become partly cloudy in upper parts of the province during next 24 hours. Likewise dry weather is expected in most parts of the Sindh and Balochistan during next 24 hours. Speaking on weather forecast for next twenty-four hours met office said that isolated rain/thunderstorm is likely to occur in Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Eight killed in mudslides in Colombia

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In one of the incidents that hit Quindio and Caldas departments, four people were buried alive as they slept in their homes in El Castillo, a hamlet in the rural town of Calarca. Another nine people were injured, Red Cross officials said. Another four people were killed in the city of Manizales, the capital of Caldas, when another landslide swept into homes where about 32 families live,  leaving four people dead and an unknown number of missing. Twelve people were rescued in that incident, the Red Cross said. Colombia is having one of its worst rainy seasons in memory which as of Monday had left 37 people dead, 43 injured, seven missing and forcing the evacuations of at least 245,420 people.

7 killed in Syria as Arabs warn about peace deal

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Clashes in Syria killed seven people on Saturday as the chief of the Arab League warned that failure of a peace deal agreed this week would be catastrophic and demanded an immediate end to the bloodshed. To mark the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, meanwhile, Damascus freed 553 people arrested during anti-regime protests while condemning Washington for suggesting Syrians reject an amnesty offered to lay down their arms. "At least three civilians were killed by gunfire and heavy machinegun fire in the Baba Amro neighbourhood of Homs," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement received in Nicosia. In the northwestern province of Idlib, near the Turkish border, "four (Shabiha) militiamen loyal to the regime were killed by suspected deserters in the town of Saraqeb," added the Britain-based Observatory. On Friday, Syrian troops killed at least 23 people when demonstrators took to the streets denouncing "despots and tyrants," with world powers casting doubt on the regime s commitment to the peace deal agreed with the Arab League. The death toll since Syria agreed to the plan on Wednesday has reached 50, with the United Nations estimating that more than 3,000 people have been killed in a brutal crackdown since anti-regime protests erupted in mid-March. The Arab League plan calls for an end to violence, the release of those detained, the withdrawal of the army from urban areas and free movement for observers and the media, as well as talks between the regime and opposition. State news agency SANA said Syria released on Saturday 553 people arrested during the anti-regime protests, to mark the Eid al-Adha feats that marks the climax of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. "On the occasion of (Eid) al-Adha, 553 people arrested during the events in Syria and whose hands are not stained by blood, have been freed," it said, adding, without elaborating, that another 119 detainees had "recently" been freed.

Libya: Weapons caches ripe for the taking

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Thousands of weapons remain unguarded and freely available to anyone, despite government promises to secure Libya s abandoned ammunition sites. The abundance of arms free for the taking, in an area that has not seen combat since the summer, throws a major challenge to the country s National Transitional Council (NTC) as it struggles to bring order after the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. At one massive bunker complex thousands of rockets, mines, tank shells and even two Italian naval torpedoes lay in neat stacks ready for transport -- with not a guard in sight. At another, larger ammo dump near Libya s second-largest city Benghazi, a single fighter stood guard over a tract of land dotted with bunkers stretching as far as the eye could see. Under growing international pressure from countries that support it, the nascent government has publicly committed itself to securing weapon depots that fuelled eight months of combat and ended in Gaddafi s capture and killing last month. With at least dozens of bunkers left completely unguarded, the resolve of Libya s rulers may now come into question at the very moment the faction-plagued NTC tries to build a new system of government, largely from scratch. Built on a desolate landscape near the town of Ajdabiyah, one site visited by Reuters had been bombed by NATO warplanes while still in the hands of pro-Gaddafi forces. Some 30 bunkers remained intact and brimming with crates of armaments, their doors wide open. Most of the stocks housed in the dusty bunkers a few kilometres off the main coastal road contained munitions that require heavy weapons to be fired, although mortar rounds and land mines designed to destroy vehicles and maim people sit ready for use. Some analysts fear that remnants of Gaddafi loyalists or others unhappy with the NTC could use stray weaponry to wage guerrilla war, foiling effective government and a resumption of oil production in the OPEC-member country. The weapons could also pose a threat to Libya s neighbours -- especially given the country s porous southern borders with hotspots like Sudan, Niger and Chad.

Occupy Frankfurt protesters show discontent over financial crisis

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Some 1,200 supporters of the "Occupy Frankfurt" movement protest for a more equal distribution of wealth across the world in Germany s financial capital, according to police. More than one thousand people took to the streets of Germany s financial capital on Saturday in support of the Occupy Frankfurt movement, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street action group which criticises financial systems and calls for a more equal distribution of wealth. Carrying banners such as "Risk a New Life - Destroy the Power of Banks," demonstrators demanded "something must happen." "The main reason I m here is that we are currently going through a time where change is possible and can happen if people get involved," a young woman said who gave her name as Elena Belmar. "I believe it is necessary that something happens," she added. Protester Walther Schramm agreed. "Something definitely has to happen. We need more justice," he said. In Berlin, about two dozen Occupy sympathisers camped outside a church, sleeping in tents and spending their days holding outdoor discussions and playing guitar. "Occupy Wall Street" protests have spread across the United States and into other countries including Britain and Germany.

Saudi goes hi-tech for Hajj pilgrimage

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The annual Hajj pilgrimage that draws millions of Muslim faithful to Mecca has gone hi-tech this year, with the Saudi authorities calling in latest electronic aides to help control the vast crowds. Coping with the world s largest annual human assembly poses a security headache for Saudi Arabia -- guardian of the two holiest Muslim shrines in the cities of Mecca and Medina, the birthplaces of Islam. The ministry of religious affairs sends 3.25 million text messages each day to the mobile phones of pilgrims to inform them of correct procedures for the Hajj rites so as to "prevent that which is harmful," according to ministry official Sheikh Talal al-Uqail, cited by the official SPA news agency. The messages managed by more than 3,000 clerics, translators and administrators aim to correct "errors" made by some pilgrims, the report said. At the same time, Saudi authorities follow and manage the movement of the swarms of pilgrims by means of electronic monitors which track each and every pilgrim during the five-day Hajj, according to Saudi Minister of Hajj Fuad al-Farsi. The religious police meanwhile post videos and documents for the guidance of pilgrims on video-sharing website YouTube, accessible at http://www.youtube.com/user/moviesHajj. And for the first time this year, the Hajj is being streamed live on YouTube in cooperation with the Saudi government. The stream can be seen at youtube.com/Hajjlive. More than two million Muslims flocked Saturday to Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the Hajj. There were no immediate reports of major incidents as security officials focused on crowd control. "Things are going well and according to plan," interior ministry spokesman General Mansur al-Turki said. The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and must be performed at least once in a lifetime by all those who are able to make the journey.

Nishikori stuns Djokovic in Swiss Indoors semis

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Novak Djokovic fell to a shock defeat in the Swiss Indoors semifinals on Saturday, as Kei Nishikori of Japan beat the top-ranked Serb 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0. Djokovic was hampered by a shoulder injury yet stood just two points from victory at 5-4 in the second, when Nishikori turned the match around by winning a thrilling rally. The 32nd-ranked Nishikori, a wild card entry who had been overmatched in the first set, raced away with the decider for a career-best victory. He will play Roger Federer in Sunday s final after the defending champion beat his Beijing Olympics gold medal-winning doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 (5), 6-2. Roger Federer stands one win away from a fifth home title at the Swiss Indoors after winning his tenth match against good friend and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka.

Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal win in Premier League

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Manchester United beat Sunderland 1-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday to mark Alex Ferguson s 25th anniversary as manager, while Chelsea kept in touch with the leading sides with a 1-0 win at Blackburn. Former United defender Wes Brown headed a first-half own-goal, but Ferguson s 1,409th game was more notable for his club s announcement that it had renamed Old Trafford s north stand after him than for anything the players managed on the field. Frank Lampard s 50th-minute header and a first clean sheet since the opening day of the season kept the Blues within four points of second-place United. Leader Manchester City was at Queens Park Rangers late Saturday. Arsenal s resurgence continued with a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

Al Sadd snatch Asian title on penalties

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Qatar s Al Sadd shocked South Korea s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4-2 on penalties in a thrilling AFC Champions League final Saturday after they were deadlocked at 2-2 following extra-time. Former Portsmouth left-back Nadir Belhadj fired the winner into the roof of the Jeonbuk net, sparking delirium among the Al Sadd players and breaking the hearts of the near-capacity crowd at the 43,000-seat Jeonju World Cup stadium. The home side had dramatically forced extra time with an injury-time equaliser, but amid high tension Al Sadd goalkeeper Mohamed Saqr brilliantly saved penalties from Kim Dong-Chan and Park Won-Jae. "I m very happy for him. When I returned to the club people told me he can t play any more, they said he was too old, but he played fantastic," Al Sadd coach Jorge Fossati said of his goalkeeper. "I couldn t imagine this game would go to penalties. I was really worried to get to extra-time because our physical condition was not the normal after 10 hours of flight. I was worried we wouldn t finish the game." Jeonbuk, chasing a second Champions League win after lifting the trophy in 2006, came close several times in a nerve-shredding 30 minutes of extra time, but were repeatedly denied by the underdog visitors. The victory brought an exhilarating end to a turbulent competition for Al Sadd, who were involved in an ugly mass brawl during their semi-final against South Korea s Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Ex-heavyweight champ Joe Frazier has liver cancer

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The 67-year-old boxer was diagnosed four or five weeks ago, Frazier s personal and business manager said on Saturday. Leslie Wolff told The Associated Press the doctors have not yet told Frazier how long he has to live. "We have medical experts looking into all the options that are out there," Wolff said. "There are very few. But that doesn t mean we re going to stop looking." Wolff, who has been Frazier s manager for seven years, said the boxer had been in and out of the hospital since early October and receiving hospice treatment for the last week. "We appreciate every prayer we can get," Wolff said. "I ve got everybody praying for him. We"ll just keep our fingers crossed and hope for a miracle." Frazier was the first man to beat Muhammad Ali, knocking him down and taking a decision in the so-called Fight of the Century in 1971. He would go on to lose two more fights to Ali, including the epic "Thrilla in Manila." Frazier was bitter for many years about the way Ali treated him then. More recently, he said he had forgiven Ali for repeatedly taunting him. Smokin  Joe was a small yet ferocious fighter who smothered his opponents with punches, including a devastating left hook he used to end many of his fights early. It was the left hook that dropped Ali in the 15th round of their "Fight of the Century" at Madison Square Garden in 1971 to seal a win in a bout where each fighter earned an unheard of $2.5 million. While that fight is celebrated in boxing lore, Ali and Frazier put on an even better show in their third fight, held in a sweltering arena in Manila as part of Ali s world tour of fights in 1975. Nearly blinded by Ali s punches, Frazier still wanted to go out for the 15th round of the fight but was held back by trainer Eddie Futch in a bout Ali would later say was the closest thing to death he could imagine. Frazier won the heavyweight title in 1970 by stopping Jimmy Ellis in the fifth round of their fight at Madison Square Garden. He defended it successfully four times before George Foreman knocked him down six times in the first two rounds to take the title from him in 1973.

Afridi claims approaches by jailed agent Majeed

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Returning Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi claimed Saturday he was approached by now imprisoned players  agent Mazhar Majeed on several occasions, but refused to speak with him because of "suspicions". Majeed, along with former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and two other players, was handed a prison term by a London court Thursday for their roles in fixing parts of the Lord s Test against England last year. Afridi, who handed captaincy to Butt after losing the first Test to Australia on the same tour last year, said Majeed had tried to befriend him. "He always tried to contact me personally in the hotel and wanted time to meet me but I avoided him all the time because I had my suspicions that he was not trustworthy and involved in betting," Afridi said in a interview with Pakistan private television Express. Majeed during his testimony revealed "it was tough to lure Afridi." Afridi also rejected Majeed s claims that some players were fixing matches under his captaincy. "I never felt that any player was doing something wrong and deliberately trying to let me down. I would have been the first man to throw them out and deal with it strongly," said 31-year-old Afridi. In London last week Butt was handed a 30-month sentence, Mohammad Asif 12, Mohammad Aamer six and their agent Majeed 32 months respectively for their roles in the fixing affair. The sentencing follows cricket bans handed down to the players at an International Cricket Council (ICC) disciplinary hearing in Doha, Qatar, in February this year. Butt was banned for ten years (five suspended), Asif for seven years (two suspended) and Aamer for five years. All three players have filed appeals against their bans at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Following last week s sentencing, Afridi said he felt sorry for 19-year-old Aamer. "Aamer is a great talent and I believe because of his age he was trapped into this scandal," said Afridi of Aamer, who was sent to youth offender s institution in Feltham, England. Afridi was recalled to Pakistan s one-day squad to face Sri Lanka later this month, coming out of self-imposed retirement. Afridi fell out with coach Waqar Younis and also with now replaced Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt after he was replaced as one-day captain in May this year.

Pilgrims arrive in Muzdalifah

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More than two million Muslims gathered Saturday on Saudi Arabia s Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the hajj, the world s largest annual pilgrimage. Dressed in white garments, the pilgrims filled the Namera Mosque in Arafat and the nearby streets and camps for collective prayer, led by Saudi Arabia s top cleric, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh. "Islam is the solution for the problems" of Muslims, he said in a speech before the prayer began, warning the faithful of "a media and cultural invasion that seeks to weaken (their) faith." He urged Muslims to solve their problems "without interference from their enemies," condemning those who want to "provoke hostility between you and your leaders." This year s hajj coincides with the Arab Spring democracy protests that have swept many nations in the region and led to the ouster of the autocratic leaders of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Saudi Arabia has been spared the unrest despite small-scale, sporadic Shiite-led protests that took place in its Eastern Province, which the Sunni-majority kingdom quickly controlled. There were no immediate reports of major incidents as security officials focused on crowd control.

Asif will be shifted to open jail next week

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According to reports, Muhammad Asif will be shifted from A category in Wands Worth jail to open jail in next 5 to 6 days where he will get more facilities and freedom. He will be provided with different recreational opportunities including internet. In British jail system, most dangerous criminal are kept in A category whereas, comparatively less dangerous criminals are kept in B category.

Govt lists 31 outfits barred from getting sacrificial hides

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Among those included Lashkar-e-Jhangavi, Sipah-e-Sihaba Pakistan, Jaish Muhammad, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, Tehrik Jaffria Pakistan, Tehrik Nifaz-e- Shariah Muhammadi, Tehrik-e-Islami, Al-Qaida, Millat-e-Islamia Pakistan, Khuddam-e-Islam, Islami Tehrik Islam, Jamait -al-Insar, Jamait-al-Furqan, Hezb-al-Tehrir, Khair -ul-Nisa International Trust, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Islamic Student Movement of Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Islami, Insaar-ul-Pakistan, Haji Namdar Group, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Balochistan Republican Army, Balochistan liberation Front, Lashkar-e-Balochistan, Balochistan Liberation United Front, Balochistan Armed defense organization, Shiite Action Committee, Markaz Sabeel Organization (Gilgit),Tanzeem -e-Naujawan-e-Sunnah (Gilgit), and People’s Aman Committee Lyari (Karachi).

Tsunami of change to wipe out corrupt rulers: Imran

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The PTI chief said the people are fed up with the time-tested, dynastical political parties, and now no one can stop the tsunami of change in Pakistan. He said corruption is rampant in the country, making the life of the poor people miserable. He said 60% of the parliamentarians want to join his party. Talking to an Indian TV channel, Imran boldly said army operations are never permanent solutions to issues, as Indian Army is not stronger than the American Army. He said all issues must be resolved through talks, and talks must be held on the festering issue of Kashmir. PML-N s similar poll demand: They close ranks or not, only time will tell. For now, PTI and PML-N both demand early elections. Both parties have one sililarity; both say the government has lost credibility in the eyes of the public, and only elections are a solution to bring in a popular government. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Secretary General Arif Alvi said the government has failed on every front while elections are the only way out. He said the PTI boycotted elections in the past in protest against imposition of corrupt rulers through the NRO. Similarly, PML-N Senior Vice-President Sartaj Aziz said the government has lost moral justification to stay in power. Rampant corruption warrants early elections, he said.

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