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Doctor Speak: By Lotfi Chouchane, PhD, DSc
The author is a Professor of Genetic Medicine and Immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.
Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) women, accounting for over one-third of the cancers [more...]
Posted on:10/27/2009 14 Americans killed in Afghanistan
Kabul: Two helicopter crashes killed 14 American troops and narcotics agents in Afghanistan yesterday in one of the blackest days for the United States since its 2001 invasion, officials said.
As anti-US protests erupted in Kabul over the alleged burning of the Holy Quran, Afghan President Hamid [more...]
Posted on:10/27/2009 Karzai rejects rival’s ultimatum
KABUL: Afghan president Hamid Karzai rejected yesterday a demand from his rival in a presidential run-off to sack the country’s top election official, setting the stage for a new confrontation.
Tension between Karzai and his challenger Abdullah Abdullah escalated when the ex-foreign minister dema [more...]
Posted on:10/27/2009 Taliban fighters kill 5 Pakistani soldiers
ISLAMABAD: Taliban fighters killed five Pakistani soldiers in surprise raids, stepping up attacks to widen the conflict in the tribal belt and hobble a major ground offensive, officials said yesterday.
Pakistan has claimed a string of successes during a 10-day offensive to crush Tehreek-e-Taliban [more...]
Posted on:10/27/2009 Pakistan troops detain 11 Iranian Guards
QUETTA, Pakistan: Pakistani forces detained 11 Iranian Revolutionary Guards yesterday for crossing into the country days after an Iranian commander was reported saying his men should be allowed to confront terrorists in Pakistan, officials said.
The Revolutionary Guards were arrested in the Mashk [more...]
Posted on:10/27/2009 Pakistani economy sensitive to climate change
ISLAMABAD: As agriculture in Pakistan contributes about 20 percent of the total GDP and employs more than 40 percent of the workforce, the country is more sensitive to global warming, an Asian Development Bank study said yesterday.
According to the study, “Building climate resilience in the agric [more...]
Posted on:10/27/2009 10 persons lose eyesight after surgery
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government yesterday ordered a probe after 10 people, who underwent cataract surgery at a free eye check-up camp in a hospital on October 20, lost their eyesight, officials said yesterday.
The unnerving incident took place in Nellore district, bordering Tamil Nadu.[more...]
Posted on:10/27/2009 Russia, India and China to hold trilateral meet in Bangalore
Bangalore: The ninth trilateral meeting between Russia, India and China (RIC) being held here today will explore business opportunities in key sectors, including infrastructure and energy, that will be mutually beneficially to the three countries in the region, a senior official said yesterday.
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Posted on:10/27/2009 CPI-M opposes any compromise with Maoists
Bangalore: Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member Sitaram Yechury yesterday said state and central governments should not go in for any compromise with Maoists.
The Maoists’ violence was a serious law and order problem and his party would support strong action to curb it, Yechury tol [more...]
Posted on:10/27/2009 Uttar Pradesh girl student shot dead inside crowded bus
Lucknow: In a daring daylight murder, a student of the Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU) was shot dead from point blank range inside a crowded bus in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district, police said yesterday. A youth boarded the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) bus that wa [more...]
Posted on:10/27/2009
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