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Whole Ummah should adopt joint strategy: President, PM
Doc Bakerys 16th branch inaugurated in Lahore
Musharraf says Afghan leader refused Pakistan help
Greek PM steps down for unity government
Syrian troops kill 11 despite Arab League accord
Bombs kill 8 in Baghdad market
Spanish soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
11 Hungarian tourists killed in Egypt bus crash
NATO chief to meet Obama in Washington
Ortega eyes third term as Nicaragua votes
Police arrest more Occupy Atlanta protesters
Israeli websites down in 'technical malfunction'
Czechs win first Fed Cup title in 23 years
Federer beats Nishikori to win Swiss Indoors title
Granollers beat Monaco to lift Valencia title

Whole Ummah should adopt joint strategy: President, PM

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President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani have said that the entire country should give priority to the national interests by keeping aside personal gains on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. In their separate messages to the nation on the eve of Eid , both the leaders emphasized the need to remember those people who were affected either by terrorism or flood in the cheerful moment of Eid, because this juncture impart the training of sacrifice. President Zardari in his message said that the Eid is celebrated in the memory of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and it demands from the Muslim Ummah to evolve a joint strategy. The real spirit of Eid is to offer sacrifice of the dearest thing for the sake of getting content of Almighty Allah and on the other hand Eid is expression of unity among Muslims. The President urged upon the people to not forget the oppressed segment of the society on this occasion of happiness. “The day of Eid makes me sad as the people of Pakistan have been forced to lead life in destitute due unemployment, meager salary structure and lack of justice”, President added. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said in his message that the country is standing at most critical point of the history so the unity among the rank and file of whole nation has become the need of the day. He said that prosperous people should take care of the have-nots, so that all the people may celebrate Eid without any discrimination. He conveyed his heartiest felicitation to the entire nation on the occasion of Eid.

Doc Bakerys 16th branch inaugurated in Lahore

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Former District Nazim Mian Amir Mehmood inaugurated the new branch of Docé Backers & Sweets in Jia Musa on Shahdara Road. Mian Aslam Iqbal and Dr Sarwar were also president on the occasion. Talking during the inauguration ceremony, Mian Aslam Iqbal said Docé Bakery is providing high-quality bakery products to citizens. A large number of people purchased bakery items and admired the quality of the products as the best in the town. They were of the view that Docé bakery has made its mark over a short period of time due to its quality products.

Musharraf says Afghan leader refused Pakistan help

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Ex-Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf hit out Sunday at Afghan President Hamid Karzai for forging a training alliance with India, saying Islamabad had offered him similar help but been rebuffed. "We ve opened up all our training institutions free of cost. Come to Pakistan and we ll train you. Not one has come. What is his game?" Musharraf told CNN s Fareed Zakaria GPS programme. Musharraf, who ruled Pakistan as a military dictator and later as a civilian president between 2001 and 2008 said he had been "bending backwards" for Karzai to send people to Islamabad instead of New Delhi. He said that a phased pullout of US troops from Afghanistan, which is due to be completed by 2014, had pushed Karzai closer to India. "India is certainly -- certainly doing that. And unfortunately, the Afghan government is going along," the former general said, adding that countries in the region are seeking to to fill the void left by America. "I mean I know that diplomats, intelligence personnel, military men, security people go to India for training," he said. The former Pakistan leader however praised Karzai for recently stating that Afghanistan would back Pakistan if the United States were to launch a military attack on the latter, a prospect which Musharraf dismissed. "I think it s totally preposterous to imagine this kind of thing," Musharraf said. "And then I thank him that this is the first time he s made a pro-Pakistan statement." Musharraf, who has lived in exile since stepping down in 2008 but hopes to launch a political comeback next year, has previously insisted that Islamabad s historic rival India is trying to turn Afghanistan against Pakistan. India has given more than $2 billion in aid to war-torn Afghanistan and signed a strategic partnership with Karzai earlier this month.

Greek PM steps down for unity government

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday agreed to step down and political leaders will meet tomorrow to form a new unity government to end the political crisis, the president s office said. The deal was reached after a meeting lasting nearly two hours between Papandreou, main opposition leader Antonis Samaras and President Carolos Papoulias, the Greek head of state. "An agreement was reached to form a new government to immediately lead the country to elections after ratifying the decisions taken by the European Council on October 26," the president s office said in a statement. This is a reference to a hard-fought EU deal reducing Greece s monster debt by nearly a third that had been placed in jeopardy by the political uncertainty in Athens, with European leaders threatening to withhold loan funds shielding the country from a looming bankruptcy. "Prime Minister George Papandreou has already stated that he will not lead the new government," the president s statement added. "Tomorrow there will be a new communication between the prime minister and the head of the opposition on the new prime minister and the new government. "Tomorrow the president will hold a meeting between political leaders," it added. The Communist party immediately announced they would boycott Monday s talks.

Syrian troops kill 11 despite Arab League accord

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Syrians in the restive region of Homs performed special prayers for a major Muslim holiday to the sound of explosions and gunfire as government troops pushed forward their assault on the area, killing at least 11 people Sunday, residents and activists said. The violence on the first day of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, added to fears that a peace plan brokered by the Arab League last week was unraveling and prompted Qatar s prime minister to call for an emergency meeting Saturday to discuss the Syrian government s failure to abide by its commitments. Egypt s official news agency MENA reported that Sheik Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabr Al Thani called for the meeting "in light of the continuing acts of violence and the Syrian government s noncompliance" with the terms of the Arab plan. Violence has continued unabated, though Damascus agreed to halt its crackdown on the 7-month-old uprising that the U.N. says has left some 3,000 people dead. Under the Arab League plan, Syria s government agreed to pull tanks and armored vehicles out of cities, release political prisoners and allow journalists and rights groups into the country. "It is a very painful situation here in Homs," said a city resident reached by telephone and speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of government reprisals. "The holiday will come for us only when we are free from this regime." Activists said government forces on Sunday killed at least nine people in Homs, which has turned into one of the main centers of protest and reprisal during the revolt against President Bashar Assad. Bloodshed linked to the military crackdown on dissent and what appear to be sectarian revenge killings have engulfed Homs in recent weeks, killing scores of people in the country s third-largest city.

Bombs kill 8 in Baghdad market

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Three bombs ripped through a sprawling Baghdad market Sunday, killing eight people at the beginning of a Muslim religious holiday and just hours after the prime minister warned of Iraq s continued danger. Police said the bombs were planted in different parts of the Shorja market in downtown Baghdad, striking as shoppers were preparing for this week s Eid al-Adha feast. City health officials confirmed the death toll released by the police and said 19 people were also injured. A thick black plume of smoke from the bombs hovered over the Tigris River and could be seen against Baghdad s skyline. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. Hours earlier, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki urged his security forces to step up their vigilance against violence. Al-Maliki said continued threats show that insurgents still want to prevent Iraq from becoming a stable nation. "You have done much for Iraq, but Iraq remains in the circle of danger," al-Maliki told security officials with whom he met at the start of the holiday. "It needs more attention and care to confront those who want to damage security, who are plotting to turn this Eid, the Eid of happiness to Iraqis, into the Eid of blood."

Spanish soldier shot dead in Afghanistan

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A Spanish soldier was shot dead Sunday in Afghanistan after suspected insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire, Spain s defence ministry said. Staff Sergeant Joaquin Moya Espejo, a 35-year-old father of a young boy, was struck by a bullet in the chest while on a patrol with Afghan forces northeast of Ludina in northwestern Badghis province, it said in a statement. Spanish Defence Minister Carme Chacon will travel to Afghanistan to obtain more information regarding the soldier s death and repatriate his remains. His death brought to 97 the number of Spanish troops killed since they began their mission in Afghanistan in January 2002, the defence ministry said. The majority, 79, died in two separate air accidents, while 14 died in attacks by insurgents. Two died in car accidents and another two died of natural causes. Spain plans to withdraw all of its 1,500 troops serving in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan by 2014. The Spanish troops are training Afghan army personnel.

11 Hungarian tourists killed in Egypt bus crash

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Police and medical officials say 11 Hungarian tourists have been killed when a speeding tour bus overturned at a Red Sea resort town in southeastern Egypt. Egypt s state-run news agency MENA says 27 other tourists were injured in Sunday s crash at the entrance of Hurghada, 315 miles (510 kilometers) southeast of Cairo. MENA reported that the dead and the injured were taken by ambulance to Hurghada hospital. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren t authorized to release the information, say the bus was carrying the tourists from their hotel to the airport on a highway. Road accidents are very common in Egypt due to bad roads and poor enforcement of traffic laws. Police estimate road accidents kill about 6,000 people annually.

NATO chief to meet Obama in Washington

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will hold talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday, one week after the alliance ended its mission in Libya. Rasmussen will also meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and members of the US Senate, his press office said in a statement Sunday. The visit comes six months before the United States hosts a NATO summit in Chicago in May 2012. NATO successfully ended its air campaign in Libya on October 31, declaring it had fulfilled its UN mandate to protect civilians in an operation that helped to oust veteran dictator Moamer Kadhafi.

Ortega eyes third term as Nicaragua votes

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Election monitors from the Organization of American States regional bloc indicated that early voting was calm. Small groups of anti-Ortega activists burned tires, but no major incidents of violence were reported. At least 15 protesters and two policemen were injured Saturday when supporters of Ortega and his main rival Fabio Gadea clashed in the town of Sebaco, 55 miles (90 kilometres) from the capital Managua. Ortega, who won a second five-year term in 2006, has presided over a period of strong economic growth in Central America s largest and poorest nation, but opponents fear his lengthening tenure is becoming increasingly dictatorial. Tension has risen in Nicaragua since a Supreme Court ruling in November 2009 cleared the way for the 65-year-old former revolutionary to seek re-election to a third term. Consecutive re-elections were supposedly banned. Ortega, who was first elected president of the nation of almost six million back in 1984, has been a central figure since leading a Marxist guerrilla movement to oust dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979.

Police arrest more Occupy Atlanta protesters

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Police arrested 20 people after an Occupy Atlanta protest rally in a city park spilled onto the streets and officers converged on them on motorcycles, on horseback and in riot gear. A crowd of several hundred protesters had gathered at Woodruff Park, the scene of about 50 arrests of demonstrators last month, and set up tents. Organizers had said they planned to stay overnight despite warnings from the mayor and police that anyone there past the 11 p.m. closing would be arrested. But as 11 p.m. approached, protesters began decamping peacefully. Dozens of officers were on hand, herding protesters away from the park s entrances and installing barricades around it. A police helicopter flew overhead. While most protesters left the park, a few people stayed behind. And as demonstrators poured onto Peachtree Street and downtown, a police officer on a motorcycle drove into the crowd, sparking a confrontation between officers and protesters that turned tense at times. Police officers in riot gear and on horseback filled the street, warning protesters to stay on the sidewalk. The protesters shouted at the officers, chanting slogans such as, "Shame Shame" and "What about your pensions?" A small group yelled more insulting things like, "Put the pigs back in their sty, we the people occupy." Police made a number of arrests, mostly people who disobeyed orders to stay on the sidewalk. Police issued a statement early Sunday saying 19 people who either refused to leave the park after the 11 p.m. closing time or blocked nearby roads were arrested. The statement also said another person accused of assaulting a motorcycle officer on patrol was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and obstruction.

Israeli websites down in 'technical malfunction'

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The websites of Israel s military and its intelligence services were down Sunday, two days after a hacker group appeared to threaten the Jewish state over its interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla. The websites of the Israel Defence Forces, the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency and the Mossad foreign intelligence service were all unavailable through the day and into the evening. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s office, whose website was functioning, said that the outage was caused by a technical glitch rather than by hackers. "Israeli government websites crashed today because of a server malfunction, not as a result of a cyber attack," Ofir Gendelman, a Netanyahu spokesman, wrote in a posting on Twitter. The website problems came two days after a video apparently from "hacktivist" group Anonymous was posted on YouTube, threatening the Israeli government with retaliation over its interception of two Gaza-bound ships. The boats carrying 27 activists, crew and journalists were intercepted in international waters before they could breach Israel s blockade on the Palestinian territory. It was the second time activists had tried to run the blockade since May 2010, when Israeli commandos raided a Turkish-led group of ships, killing nine Turkish activists and sparking a diplomatic crisis with Ankara.

Czechs win first Fed Cup title in 23 years

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The Czech Republic won its first Fed Cup title in 23 years on Sunday after Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke beat Maria Kirilenko and Elena Vesnina 6-4, 6-2 in the decisive doubles match to secure a 3-2 win over Russia in the final. It was the sixth title in the competition for the Czechs but their first since 1988, when it competed as Czechoslovakia and beat the Soviet Union 2-1 in the final. The victory also caps a breakthrough season for second-ranked Petra Kvitova, who won both of her singles matches for the Czechs. Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova then beat Czech No.2 Lucie Safarova to set up the decisive doubles. "Petra won two points, but we needed one more," Czech captain Petr Pala said. "I m glad we ve managed to (get) the third one. We all won it because victory is made of small pieces you have to put together. It s team work." Russia captain Shamil Tarpischev also praised Kvitova. "The Czechs won thanks to Kvitova s superb play," Tarpischev said. "She was just great." The Russian pair broke early for a 4-2 lead, but the Czechs won four consecutive games to take the first set and then jumped to a 5-2 lead in the second. The Russians saved three match points on Vesnina s serve before she sent a shot wide on the fourth. "The Czechs played unbelievably well, they dominated the game and left us no chance," Vesnina said. "It was tough to get something going today, but we fought until the very end." Earlier on Sunday, Kvitova rallied to beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova then replaced Kirilenko and kept the Russians  hopes alive by beating Safarova 6-2, 6-4. Pavlyuchenkova won five consecutive games in the first set and broke decisively in the fifth game of the second to serve out the match at love, closing it with an ace. Pavlyuchenkova also helped Russia get out of the first round against France in February, when she won the first reverse singles to start Russia s comeback from 2-0 down.

Federer beats Nishikori to win Swiss Indoors title

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Roger Federer returned to winning mode ten months after his last title as the home tennis hero schooled Japanese wild card Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-3 to win a fifth Swiss Indoors title on Sunday. Federer was emotional as he thanked his hometown fans after winning for the fifth time in six years at the event where he once worked as a ballboy. "It s always the greatest for me to win the title here. See you next year," he said on court in Swiss-German. Federer showed the full range of his shot-making to school the 32nd-ranked Japanese, who stunned top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. "He was too good for me today," said the 21-year-old Nishikori, who described Federer as "my idol. I tried to do my best but he wouldn t let me." Federer s 68th career title was just his second this season. He won the season-opening event in Doha, Qatar, and had not reached a final since losing in the French Open to Rafael Nadal in June. Now ranked No. 4 at age 30, Federer was playing his first event as a player ranked outside the top three since he won his first Wimbledon title in 2003.

Granollers beat Monaco to lift Valencia title

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Spain s Marcel Granollers won his second title of the year when he beat Argentina s Juan Monaco 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3) at the Valencia Open here on Sunday. It was a third crown for the 34th-ranked Spaniard, who finished runner-up here last year to compatriot David Ferrer, and whose previous titles were on clay at Gstaad this year and Houston in 2008. Both players arrived unseeded in Valencia and had taken some notable scalps on their way to the final which lasted over three hours on the hard courts of the iconic Agora building in Spain s third city. Granollers, 25, beat number three seed Gael Monfils and in-form Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro en route to the final while Monaco saw off three Spaniards - Nicolas Almagro, former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero and top seed Ferrer. The 27-year-old Argentine showed great fight to come back from a set down against a tenacious Granollers and take the match to the wire. But the Spaniard displayed great speed and superb tennis from the back of the court.

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