Click for detailed story MOSCOW/BEIRUT – Russia said on Saturday there was disagreement over who should represent the opposition in a Syrian peace process, only days after Moscow and Washington announced a joint effort to bring government and rebels to an international conference. The dispute bodes ill for a civil war in which more than 70,000 people, mostly civilians, have died, and that has left foreign powers …
Election workers count ballots in Karachi after polls closed for Pakistan’s general elections.
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The Karachi Stock Exchange’s (KSE) benchmark 100-share index ended 0.85 percent, or 159.57 points, higher at 18,982.42 points.
Beckham is keen to build further on her success in fashion with plans to open her first retail store in London.
The Pentagon identified four US victims in Saturday’s crash of a surveillance aircraft in Afghanistan and said the incident appeared unrelated to Taliban violence.
Iraq’s sectarian tensions are at their highest since US troops left the country more than a year ago.
Indian television is tempted to follow the West’s lead, an Indian version of “24″ is the start.
Click for detailed story LONDON – Actor Richard LeParmentier, best known as the commander in Star Wars who Darth Vader nearly choked to death for his “lack of faith” in the Force, has died aged 66. LeParmentier appeared in more than 50 films and TV shows but is remembered for playing Admiral Motti in the 1977 film “Star Wars Episode IV.
The off-spinner said he could have the operation before Pakistan’s ODI series against Scotland and Ireland in late May.
“I have changed my batting style because I believe I can continue to play ODIs.”