Russia slams US for its human rights record

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has attacked America’s human rights record in its first report on injustice elsewhere in the world, offering examples such as the Guantanamo Bay prison and wrongful death row convictions to paint the U.S. as hypocritical for lecturing other nations on the subject of rights. “The situation More...

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US aid to Pakistan
By Farooq Butt On Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
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US Congress panel freezes $700m worth of Pakistan aid

A US Congressional panel has frozen $700m (£450m) in aid to Pakistan until it gives assurances it is tackling the spread of homemade bombs in the region. The move reflects US frustration over what it sees as Islamabad’s More...

JF 17 Thunder
By Farooq Butt On Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
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PAF JF-17 thunder plane crashed

ATTOCK, (SANA): A JF-17 thunder fighter plane of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Mulla Mansoor mountains near Attock on Monday. Rescue teams have found dead body of the pilot of PAF training aircraft crashed More...

Thailand Floods
By Farooq Butt On Friday, November 11th, 2011
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Climate change to bring more floods: World Bank

Climate change will bring more floods and extreme weather to Southeast Asia, a World Bank official said on Thursday on a visit to the region, where hundreds have died in severe inundation. “What we are seeing More...