MALAHIDE, Ireland, Aug 18, (APP/AFP) – First innings scoreboard in the first one-day international between Ireland and Pakistan at Malahide on Thursday (match reduced by rain to 47 overs per side): Pakistan Azhar Ali c N O’Brien b McCarthy 1 Sharjeel Khan c N O’Brien b McCarthy 152 Mohammad Hafeez c Porterfield b Chase 37 […]
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Cricket: Ireland v Pakistan 1st ODI scoreboard
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Turkish President meets Pak parliamentary delegation, says to visit Pakistan soon
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday received the All Parties Parliamentary Delegation, led by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. During the meeting, that lasted for 90 minutes and was held in a cordial and very relaxed atmosphere, President Erdogan thanked both the Houses of Parliament […]
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N. Korea defector among trusted elite
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – A privileged background and powerful connections with the ruling elite back in Pyongyang appear to have provided the springboard for North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-Ho’s successful defection to South Korea, analysts said Thursday. Thae, the number two at the North Korean embassy in Britain, is one of the highest ranking diplomats ever […]
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in China with dam project on agenda
BEIJING, (APP/AFP) – Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Thursday as her country’s new civilian authorities seeks to cement ties with Beijing — long the former military junta’s protector. The five-day visit — with the suspension of a giant Beijing-backed dam project set to dominate talks — is […]
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UN chief disappointed by Sudan ceasefire talks failure
KHARTOUM, (APP/AFP): UN chief Ban Ki-moon has expressed disappointment over the failure of talks between the Sudanese government and rebels on a ceasefire in Darfur and two other conflict zones. The talks on a cessation of hostilities in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan were held in Addis Ababa last week after three prominent rebel […]
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Three killed, 40 wounded in PKK car bomb attack in eastern Turkey: official
ISTANBUL, (APP/AFP) – Three people were killed and 40 more wounded on Thursday in a car bomb attack in Turkey’s eastern city of Van carried out by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, a local official said. The attack targeted a police headquarters in the central Ipekyolu district of Van city, Van deputy governor Mehmet Parlak […]