GEO UPDATES 10-06-20111

Hearing of extrajudicial killing case underway in SC Updated at: 0947 PST,  Friday, June 10, 2011  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has started hearing the case today (Friday) involving Rangers killing the young boy in Karachi, Geo News reported. The SC on Thursday took suo moto notice of cold blooded killing of young man by Rangers and summoned DG Rangers Sindh, provincial Chief Secretary, IGP Sindh and Provincial and Federal Home Secretaries for today’s hearing. Five-member larger bench of the SC headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar .... Full Story

Yemen braces for rival demos Updated at: 1224 PST,  Friday, June 10, 2011  SANAA: Pro- and anti-regime activists in Yemen promised fresh rallies Friday as state media said the country's president was out of intensive care in Saudi Arabia after treatment for bomb blast wounds.President Ali Abdullah Saleh's troops on Thursday killed two anti-government gunmen in the southern protest hub of Taez.And fighting intensified in the southern town of Zinjibar, held by suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen since last month.There were firework .... Full Story

Petrol crisis persists in Punjab Updated at: 0736 PST,  Friday, June 10, 2011  LAHORE: The shortage of petrol in different parts of the continued in different cities of Punjab provinces, including the provincial capital. This is the fourth consecutive day of shortage.Several filling stations in various cities of the Punjab remained closed on Thursday as oil companies could not arrange fuel supplies for them. Traffic on the roads of Lahore, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Lodhran, Khaewal and other major cities of the province rema .... Full Story

Jayasuriya to quit international cricket later this month Updated at: 2016 PST,  Thursday, June 09, 2011  COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya will retire from all forms of international cricket after the first one-day match of their England tour later this month, he said on Thursday. The 41-year-old all-rounder, who quit test cricket in 2007, made the announcement after Sri Lanka Cricket recalled him for the T20 and one-day squads to face England. "I called you here to inform (you of) my retirement from all forms of (internat .... Full Story

'Super 8' a box office mystery Updated at: 0908 PST,  Friday, June 10, 2011  LOS ANGELES: The pairing of J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg has turned "Super 8" into the box office mystery of the summer.The period sci-fi pic -- directed by Abrams and produced by Spielberg -- officially rolls out Friday in 3,379 theaters, following sneak previews at 329 locations Thursday. Amid decidedly muted advance buzz, its performance this weekend is the subject of heated speculation among insiders.Paramount, which maintains that the $5 .... Full Story

Why smokers gain weight when they quit Updated at: 0921 PST,  Friday, June 10, 2011  WASHINGTON: Scientists say they've finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit.It turns out that nicotine can rev up brain cells that normally signal people to stop eating when they're full, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.The weight connection isn't huge: On average, quitters gain less than 10 pounds. Still, it's a worry that many smokers cite when asked why they don't try to qui .... Full Story

Paralysed stuntman completes London marathon
Updated at: 0903 PST,  Thursday, June 09, 2011

 LONDON: The 51-year-old, paralysed and brain-damaged after a motorbike crash in 1996, completed the 42km (26 mile) route and raised £75,000 for charities Children with Leukaemia and The Eddie Kidd Foundation.‘I’m lost for words,’ said his wife, Sam, 42. 'It's the best thing he has ever done. I'm so proud of him. 'It's amazing. He'd done it, he's done it! The one thing I would say to anyone out there who's disabled, injured or sick: get some pers .... Full Story