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- Karachi: Woman among 6 injured in firing incidents
- Baristas whip up the largest cappucino ever made
- Egypt: Top militant arrested in Sinai
- US scales down military exercise with Israel: report
- Rocket fired into Israel from Gaza: army
- MQM delegation to meet Zardari on Monday
- Federer romps, Murray struggles in US Open sweatshop
- Paralympics: Pistorius takes centre-stage as Smyth shines
- Button takes pole at Belgium GP
- Man City beats QPR 3-1; Norwich holds Spurs 1-1
- Golf: McIlroy grabs early Deutsche Bank lead
- Rimsha case: Prayer leader held for manipulating evidence
- Anamorphic 3D floor painting introduced in Pakistan
- Kishanganga project: ICA upholds stay order
- Heads of three power supply companies changed
Karachi: Woman among 6 injured in firing incidents Posted: According to details, some unidentified persons opened fire in New Karachi area and wounded a woman while two other people were injured in firing incidents in Gulbahar and Korangi.In a separate incident, Rangers have arrested two dacoits during an operation in Nazimabad 4 Number while police have arrested an accused after an encounter in Mubeena Town. Another accused manged to escape from the scene. According to police, the arrested person was wanted in several cases of robbery.Meanwhile, the resident of Maripur staged a protest on the killing of a youth in the area and blocked Maripur Road for all kinds of traffic. Long queues of vehicles were seen on the road during the protest which lasted for more than two hours. The demonstrators dispersed peacefully after negotiation with police. |
Baristas whip up the largest cappucino ever made Posted: The world record for the largest cappuccino ever made was set by Croatian baristas on Saturday in Zagreb. The ambitious attempt featured one thousand baristas from all over the country who gathered in Zagreb to operate 22 coffee machines installed on a public stage at Zagreb main square.In little more than three hours, the hard-working baristas managed to fill up a giant coffee cup with 2,012 liters of freshly made cappuccino, which traditionally consists of one part espresso coffee, one part warm milk and one part milk foam. The event was sponsored by the Austria-based Julius Meinl Coffee company, as a way of commemorating 150 years of its existence.In total there are about one thousand baristas here. A thousand people, really, who do this job every day, who make cappuccinos every single day, and they are certainly good at this. What is also interesting is that we make cappuccinos by the book, so - one third espresso, one third milk foam - I mean warm milk, sorry - and one third milk foam. So each and every cappuccino here is made exactly how it should be, manager at Julius Meinl Group, Marko Crnogorac, said.Although a previous record was claimed by 80 baristas in Prague who had filled a giant cup with 2,117 liters of cappuccino in 2009, the Croatians feat is considered the first officially certified record in that category by the Guinness World Records, whose representative was present at the event.This record category is a new record category at Guinness World Records. And always when theres a new record category there is a minimum requirement which has to be fulfilled. And in this case for the largest cappuccino - actually largest cup of cappuccino - it has to be a minimum of 1,500 litres, Guinness World Records adjudicator, Seyda Subasi-Gemici, said. |
Egypt: Top militant arrested in Sinai Posted: Egypt said Saturday that it had arrested a high-level Islamist militant convicted of killing troops in the Sinai Peninsula, vowing to keep up military operations to cleanse the volatile desert region.Officials said the military would soon issue a detailed report on its operations in the Sinai, now in their fourth week, that started after a brazen attack by extremists on a border outpost on Aug. 5 killed 16 soldiers.The announcements seemed intended to offset reports that Egypts Islamist president is using former jihadists to mediate with radical Islamists in Sinai, trying to ensure a halt in militant attacks in return for stopping the military offensive in the lawless peninsula.The government has repeatedly tried to underplay talks of a tit-for-tat agreement, amid criticism that negotiations with radicals may give the hard-core Islamist groups a de facto recognition.Operations proceed to cleanse the Sinai. There are geographical considerations among other things that determine the course of the operation , said Yasser Ali, spokesman for President Mohammed Morsi. His comments were carried by the official state news agency.Ali said that Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi will soon issue a statement detailing the operations and investigations into the Rafah border attack last month. Alis comments came following a meeting between Morsi and el-Sissi in which they discussed the developments in Sinai.As part of the continued operations, authorities said a joint force of police and military troops arrested Saturday a militant wanted for his alleged role in planning and carrying out deadly 2011 attacks on a police station and a bank in the Sinai.Security officials said police and military forces captured Hamada Abou Shita after raiding his hideout in a Bedouin village in the Sheik Zweid district near the Gaza border before dawn.An Egyptian court sentenced Abu Shita to death in absentia on Aug. 14 for his alleged part in last years attacks. It is not clear if Abu Shita is also a suspect in the Aug. 5 Rafah attack on the border outpost.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.Presidential spokesman Ali also insisted had the right to use tanks in its military operation, dubbed Operation Eagle, despite the 1979 peace treaty with Israel banning heavy weapons in a zone along the border.Egypt had on Wednesday withdrawn some of the tanks it deployed near the Israeli and Gaza borders after the deployment brought complaints from Israel. Israel had quietly agreed to Egypt sending thousands of troops into the area also barred under the treaty to fight militants, but it had not consented to the tanks.Ali denied that the tanks were pulled back because of Israeli or other outside pressure.The ongoing operations in Sinai are a purely national decision related to the nations security, and whatever it needs and requires is above all else, he said. Egypt has full right to impose security in Sinai regardless of the position of other parties. |
US scales down military exercise with Israel: report Posted: The United States has significantly scaled down a planned joint military exercise with Israel most likely because of disagreements on how to deal with Irans nuclear ambitions, Time magazine has reported on its websiteCiting well-placed sources in both countries, the magazine said Washington was slashing by more than two-thirds the number of US troops going to Israel, and reducing the number and potency of missile interception systems that will be used in the exercise dubbed Austere Challenge 12, which is scheduled for October.Instead of approximately 5,000 US troops, the Pentagon will send between 1,200 and 1,500. Patriot anti-missile systems will arrive in Israel as planned, but the crews to operate them will not, according to the report.Instead of two Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense warships, the new plan calls for sending just one, and even the remaining vessel is listed as a maybe, the report said.Basically what the Americans are saying is, We dont trust you, a senior Israeli military official is quoted by Time as saying.Time said the official explanation was budget restrictions.But the reductions coincided with growing tensions between the administrations of President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israels threats to launch an airstrike on Iran over its nuclear program.Israeli officials quoted in the countrys media later on Saturday insisted the Pentagons decision had nothing to do with any differences between Obama and Netanyahu over Iran. |
Rocket fired into Israel from Gaza: army Posted: A rocket was fired on Saturday from the Gaza Strip into Israel, hitting the southern area of Ashkelon without causing any casualties or damage, an army spokesman said.Several rockets have been fired from the Palestinian territory into Israel this week, resulting in damage in the town of Sderot, where a house was hit on Friday.Following the attacks, claimed by a radical Salafist splinter group, Israels air force retaliated early on Saturday by carrying out raids against training camps run by Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules Gaza.The raids wounded two people, according to Palestinian medical officials.Despite an informal truce between Hamas and Israel, tensions flare periodically on the Gaza-Israel border, with Palestinian militants firing rockets into the Jewish state and the Israeli military launching retaliatory air strikes on the Palestinian territory.The last major flare-up was in June when militants fired more than 150 rockets at southern Israel, wounding five people, and Israel hit back with air strikes which killed 15 Palestinians. |
MQM delegation to meet Zardari on Monday Posted: According to sources, law and order situation in Karachi and new Local Government law will come under discussion during Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) delegation meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday.The MQM delegation will apprise the president about their party’s reservations on talks with Pakistan People’s Party on new Local Government law. |
Federer romps, Murray struggles in US Open sweatshop Posted: Five-time champion Roger Federer defied 32-degree heat and crushing humidity to reach the US Open last 16 Saturday as potential semi-final rival Andy Murray almost wilted in the New York sweatshop.Top seed Federer, bidding to be the first six-time winner in 87 years, defeated Spanish 25th seed Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in a shade over two hours to make the last 16 for the 12th successive year.The Swiss next faces either American 23rd seed Mardy Fish or Gilles Simon, the French 16th seed.In stark contrast, third-seeded Murray, the 2008 US Open runner-up to Federer, needed almost four hours to clinch a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) victory over 30th-seeded Spanish left-hander Feliciano Lopez.Murray will next face the winner of a later match between American James Blake and 15th-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic.The British player, four times a Grand Slam runner-up, had lost only one set in six prior matches against Lopez but had to come back from trailing in all three tie-breakers on Saturday.Federer only faced one break point against Verdasco, a player he has now defeated five times in five meetings.I was never really in big trouble on my service games, he said.The heat and wind werent really a problem, but Fernando keeps you guessing, hes a great shot-maker.Murrays 250th career match victory on hard courts, and his seventh in seven meetings with Lopez, came when the Spaniard netted a backhand.This was the first match I had played in this humidity for a while so it was tough, Murray said. I would like to be in slightly better form but these matches have helped with that.Eleventh seed Nicolas Almagro kept Spanish hopes alive when he reached the fourth round for the first time with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 win over American wildcard Jack Sock.Croatia 12th seed Marin Cilic, a quarter-finalist in 2009, ended Asian hopes in the singles when he ousted Japanese 17th seed Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-3.Cilic will next face unseeded Slovak Martin Klizan who beat doubles partner Jeremy Chardy, the French 32nd seed, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.Three-time womens champion Serena Williams went level with sister Venus on 61 US Open career wins when she coasted into the fourth round.Olympic and Wimbledon champion Williams won eight games in succession to claim a 6-4, 6-0 win over Russias world 42 Ekaterina Makarova, the woman who knocked her out of the Australian Open this year.Williams, the fourth seed, fired 31 winners and eight aces and will next face unseeded Czech Andrea Hlavackova, who beat Maria Kirilenko of Russia, the 14th seed, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.After 4-4, I started to play better and more consistent. Shes a good opponent, she beat me in Australia so I knew I needed to play better and I did, said Williams, the 1999, 2002 and 2008 champion.Hlavackova, the world number 82 and making her US Open main draw debut, will be playing in her first Grand Slam fourth round.Polish second seed and Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska matched her best US Open performance by also reaching the last 16 with a 6-3, 7-5 win over error-plagued Serb 30th seed Jelena Jankovic, the 2008 runner-up.Its always tough and tight when we play. But I prepared well and I am happy to come through in straight sets, said Radwanska, who goes on to face Italian 20th seed Roberta Vinci for a place in the quarter-finals.Vinci reached the last 16 for the first time with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Slovakias 13th seed Dominika Cibulkova, a quarter-finalist in 2010. |
Paralympics: Pistorius takes centre-stage as Smyth shines Posted: Oscar Pistorius on Saturday began the defence of his three sprint titles with a bang, breaking the world record in the T44 200m, as Irish runner Jason Smyth became the fastest Paralympian in history over 100m.Pistorius, who earlier this month became the first double-amputee to compete in the Olympics, stormed to victory in his heat at the Olympic Stadium in east London, clocking a new best of 21.30sec.The 25-year-old said he was happy with the time -- and the reception from the 80,000-strong crowd -- but again played down expectations that he would complete the sprint clean-sweep.Ive done a world record tonight, so well see what happens, but the 100m isnt really my event, he told reporters.Pistorius, nicknamed the Blade Runner because of his carbon fibre prostheses, will face Beijing silver medallist Jim Bob Bizzell, as well as his long-standing rival Jerome Singleton, both of the United States.The race had been billed as the highlight of the evenings programme, with Pistorius participation in the 400m heats and 4x400m relay final at the Olympics making him the most high-profile athlete at the Games.But Irish sprinter Jason Smyth gave a stunning performance in the T13 100m, streaking to victory in 10.46sec, breaking the previous world best of 10.54sec that he set in qualifying on Friday night.The 25-year-old, who is visually impaired and like Pistorius also competes in non-disabled races, trains with US sprint star Tyson Gay in Florida and has said it is possible to have a Paralympian run under 10sec in the straight sprint.He has run 10.22sec -- 0.27sec quicker than the non-disabled womens 100m record set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988 -- although his time has not been recognised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).There was more cheer for Ireland in the T37 category for athletes with cerebral palsy, as Michael McKillop retained his 800m title from Beijing in a new world record of 1min 57.22sec.Another record tumbled in the mens T38 100m as Australias Evan OHanlon -- once voted one of his countrys most eligible bachelors by a fashion magazine -- lowered the previous best by 0.09sec to defend his Beijing gold in 10.79sec.Cubas Yunidis Castillo also retained her T46 200m title in a new world best.In the pool, Britains Ellie Simmonds laid to rest question marks about Victoria Arlens eligibility to race in the womens S6 400m, smashing the US swim queens previous world best by just over five seconds to win gold.Arlen was given the all-clear to race after being ruled non-eligible then re-instated earlier this week on appeal. The IPC will rule on her case next August.Brazils Andre Brasil, meanwhile, picked up his third gold medal of the Games in the mens S10 100m butterfly, while New Zealands Sophie Pascoe, triumphed in the womens equivalent, after picking up S10 200m individual medley gold.US swimmer Jessica Long picked up her third medal in as many days and her 10th in three Games in the SB7 100m breaststroke.In cycling, Britains Sarah Storey clinched the C4/5 500m time-trial for her second gold of the Paralympics and the ninth of her Games career, as her husband Barney helped Neil Fachie win the blind and visually impaired 1km time-trial.In the mens C4 individual pursuit over 4km, Carol-Eduard Novak of Romania, a silver medallist in Beijing, took gold from the Czech Republics defending champion Jiri Jezek.Michael Gallagher gave Australia another gold in the C5 race, while China was at the top of the podium once again after He Yin, who took the womens C1-2-3 500m time-trial.Defending champions Ukraine and the team they defeated in the final four years ago, Russia, showed they were still the teams to beat in seven-a-side football, as they thumped the United States 9-0 and Argentina 8-0 respectively.Nigeria continued their dominance of the paralifting, as Esther Oyema and Joy Onaolapo both broke world records in the -48kg and -52kg categories, leaving the the west African nation with a medal in seven of the eight classes at the Games.There was surprise, though, in the equestrian after Britains Lee Pearson took silver to Australias Joann Formosa in the Grade Ib individual championship -- the first time he has beaten in a Paralympic dressage competition in four Games. |
Button takes pole at Belgium GP Posted: Jenson Button took his first pole position for McLaren on Saturday when he clocked the fastest time during qualifying for Sundays Belgian Grand Prix.It was the 32-year-old Britons first pole in 60 races for the Woking-based team, who endured a tough time, particularly in qualifying during the first half of the season.The 2009 champion clocked a best lap time of the historic Spa Francorchamps circuit in one minute 47.573 seconds, edging out Japanese Kamui Kobayashi of Sauber by two tenths of a second who became the first Japanese driver in history to qualify on the front row.The Englishman who last took pole at Monaco in 2009, was overjoyed.Also of note Saturday was the shock exit from Q2 of champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, who will have to start from the fifth row Sunday.While Button was on top in Q2, his fastest time almost a second clear of the field, defending champion Vettel failed to make the top ten shootout after struggling to get the most out of his car.Vettel said: I was pretty happy with the lap, but we werent quick enough. There was only a little amount missing, but thats racing. I think overtaking is OK here, so we will see tomorrow.Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado of Williams qualified third fastest - but was then dropped to sixth on the grid after he was found guilty of blocking German rival Nico Hulkenberg of Force India during the Q1 session.That decision lifted Finn Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus up to third ahead of Mexican Sergio Perez, originally fifth in the second Sauber.Championship leader Spaniard Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was moved up from sixth to fifth.Red Bulls Australian driver Australian Mark Webber will start 12th after suffering a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox.That meant 2008 champion Briton Lewis Hamilton, plagued by rear wing errors, gained a place on the grid and will start on the fourth row behind Alonso and Maldonado, who had topped the times in the opening Q1 mini-session which saw Nico Rosberg the surprise exit in the second Mercedes.As if that wasnt bad enough, Rosberg will drop five places after changing his cars gearbox before qualifying.Although German Michael Schumacher would have hoped for more for his 300th Grand Prix, the seven times champion could only manage 13th ahead of Brazilian Felipe Massa in the second Ferrari.Toro Rosso drivers Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne and Australian Daniel Ricciardo were 15th and 16th fastest respectively while Brazilian Bruno Senna of Williams was 17th. |
Man City beats QPR 3-1; Norwich holds Spurs 1-1 Posted: A rejuvenated Carlos Tevez inspired Manchester City to a 3-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, moving the defending champions to within two points of early pacesetter Chelsea in the Premier League.Tevez spent the bulk of last season on strike but has settled his differences with the club and is now back to his best form, scoring for the fourth straight game this campaign and his 50th in the league for City.The Argentina forward also set up the other two goals, by Yaya Toure and Edin Dzeko, as the team joined surprise packages West Bromwich Albion and Swansea on seven points from three games.The misery continues, however, for Tottenham and its manager Andre Villas-Boas, who is still searching for the first league win at his new club after a disappointing 1-1 home draw against Norwich on Saturday.The Portuguese coach was hoping to repair his reputation at White Hart Lane after being fired by Chelsea after just eight months last season, but Robert Snodgrass 85th-minute equalizer leaves Spurs with just two points from three matches.After Tottenham was booed off at the final whistle, Villas-Boas said: I understand why the fans are frustrated ... we will replay their faith. It is only our third game, so it may take some patience.Swansea missed the chance to climb to the summit above Chelsea by drawing 2-2 with Sunderland, needing Michus fourth goal of the season to salvage a point.West Bromwich Albion beat Everton 2-0 to go third on goal difference behind Swansea and ahead of City, while West Ham eased past Fulham 3-0 following an encouraging debut from Andy Carroll after his loan move from Liverpool.Wigan drew 2-2 with Stoke in the other game.City was in cruise control in the first half, keeping possession well and deservedly going in front when Tevezs volley was deflected into the path of Toure, who fired home left-footed.However, tiredness appeared to creep into their display in the second half, allowing Bobby Zamora to equalize in the 59th minute for QPR the team which City beat in dramatic circumstances on the final day of last season to win the title.Tevez crossed for Dzeko to equalize less than two minutes later, before the Argentine glanced in the third in injury time.What we need to take out of this game was how much character and strength we showed, City captain Vincent Kompany said.After a 2-1 loss at Newcastle and a home draw with West Brom, Villas-Boas will have been hoping for much more against Norwich, which had conceded five goals in its only other away game this season at Fulham.However, Mousa Dembeles 68th-minute goal a fine effort from the edge of the area on his debut after a 15 million pounds ($23.8 million) move from Fulham came slightly against the run of play. And Norwich deserved the point earned by Snodgrass low finish into the corner.Tottenham finished the game with 10 men after substitute Tom Huddlestones harsh late sending-off for a tackle on Jonny Howson.Tottenham was without late transfer deadline-day signings Clint Dempsey and Hugo Lloris, who joined the club late Friday from Fulham and Lyon respectively.Swansea, managed by Denmark great Michael Laudrup, dropped points for the first time this season but stayed unbeaten thanks to Michus header in the 66th.Steven Fletcher, making his first start for Sunderland since his 12 million pound ($19 million) move from Wolverhampton Wanderers, had twice given the visitors the lead just before half time.West Brom is the other surprise name near the top of the standings after Shane Long and Gareth McAuley scored second-half goals to overcome Everton.Its been a great start to managerial life for Steve Clarke, who has made his name as an assistant coach at clubs like Chelsea and Liverpool.Carroll, hoping to revive his career at West Ham after it stalled at Liverpool following a 35 million pound (then $56 million) move, didnt score against Fulham but he helped set up Kevin Nolans opener after 53 seconds and was a handful all day for the visiting defense before going off with a hamstring problem in the second half.Winston Reid and Matt Taylor were West Hams other scorers in the second half as Fulham began life without Dembele and Dempsey with a resounding loss. |
Golf: McIlroy grabs early Deutsche Bank lead Posted: World number one Rory McIlroy fired his second straight six-under 65 on Saturday to take the early second-round lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship.McIlroys effort on the par-71 TPC Boston course included an eagle on the par-five 18th -- his ninth hole of the day -- where he stuck his approach shot eight feet from the pin.He had two bogeys on his inward nine, finding the water at the par-five second for a six and also bogeying the par-three third. But he bounced back with birdies at four and five and was in the clubhouse on 12-under 130.His closest rival in the clubhouse was American Ryan Moore, who posted a 68 for 132.Overnight leader Seung-Yul Noh of South Korea had an even par 71 that included an eagle and a double-bogey and was in a group on 133.Prior to the event, which is the second in the US PGA Tours four-tournament playoff series that ends with the Tour Championship in Atlanta, McIlroy predicted the winning total after four rounds on Monday would be from 15- to 18-under par.Now that Im in the tournament, I just want to play as well as I can and maybe reassess things going into the last day, McIlroy said.But I was very happy with the two scores that Ive got already and know that I need to go out and play just as good tomorrow to give myself a chance going into Monday. |
Rimsha case: Prayer leader held for manipulating evidence Posted: Police have arrested prayer leader, Khalid Jadoon, accused of manipulating evidence against Rimsha Maseeh, who has been in detention for committing blasphemy by allegedly burning pages of Holy Quran.An eyewitness Hafiz Muhammad Zubair, in a statement before the magistrate, said that Khalid Jadoon rigged the evidence against Rimsha Maseeh.Hafiz Muhammad Zubair said that he was sitting in Itekaf in the mosque when he learnt about the incident of alleged burning of pages of the Holy Quranic.He informed that Ammad, the complainant in the case, handed over the ashes of pages with Quranic verses on them to the prayer leader of the mosque Khalid Jadoon, who also added more pages to it.Zubair, in his statement added that three other people present with him in the mosque asked Jadoon why he was adding documents to the pile of burnt paper, to which prayer leader said that such an act was necessary to strengthen their case.Police have arrested prayer leader Khalid Jadoon after the statement of Hafiz Muhammad Zubair. |
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Kishanganga project: ICA upholds stay order Posted: A two-member team, comprising Pakistan’ Indus Water Treaty Commissioner Asif Baig Mirza and advisor to PM on water resources Kamal Majeed Ullah, attended the proceeding of the International Court of Arbitration in the Netherlands which lasted for 10 days.While talking to Dunya News on return from the Netherlands, a member of Pakistan team said that the ICA will announce the verdict of controversial Kishanganga hydro-electricity project case in December.He said that the head of the ICA, former Chief Justice of US Stephen M Schwebel upheld the stay order which was granted on an appeal filed by Pakistan that India was diverting the flow of the river and violating Indus Water Treaty (IWT) between the two countries.The counsel representing Pakistan, James Crawford, Van Lu Ie and Simpson Woodsworth, during their arguments raised objection on the diversion of the Kishanganga River near Bandipura in Held Kashmir and and installation of the gate of power house at a lower level and demanded changes in the design of the project of forfeiting it.Pakistan fears that the Kishanganga dam would rob it of 15 per cent water share – a violation of the Indus Water Treaty.With the present design of the production of electricity from Pakistan’s Neelum-Jhelum hydro-electricity project will be decreased by 30 percent and a part of Neelum Valley will lose 2,000 cusecs of water permanently. |
Heads of three power supply companies changed Posted: According to details, the process of changing the head of electricity supply companies has been started and heads of Multan, Sukkur and Quetta electric supply companies have been changed.The sources informed that the senior general managers have been handed over the additional charge of chief executives.The sources revealed that heads of other electricity supply companies will also be changed in a couple of days. |
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