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The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee says more than 10 million people in Pakistan are in urgent need of aid....
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Released al Qaeda hostages arrive in Spain
Two Spanish aid workers, set free by al Qaeda’s North Africa wing have arrived safe and well back home.
The pair, Albert Vilalta and his colleague Roque Pascual, flew into Barcelona after nine months in captivity.
They were met by their relieved families and a colleague who’d been released in March
Roque Pascual spoke to reporters.“I want you to know that we are well despite these last nine months. The kidnappers treated us correctly despite their own hard way of life.
Also, I want to thank all those who supported us all this time.”
The two who worked for a Barcelona based aid group were earlier flown to Burkina Faso and met by government...
22-year-old Mexico woman crowned Miss Universe
LAS VEGAS – A 22-year-old Mexico woman won the Miss Universe pageant Monday night after donning a flowing red gown and telling an audience it's important to teach kids family values.
Jimena Navarrete of Guadalajara was first contestant to answer an interview question onstage and the last of 83 standing in the headline-grabbing pageant on the Las Vegas Strip.
"I want to give my parents a big hug," she said at a news conference after the pageant. "There was a lot of effort and a lot of sacrifice."
The train of her single-strap dress floated behind her like a sheet as she walked during the evening gown competition. Before that, she smiled in...
Tiger Woods' Divorce Is Finalized
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren announce that their marriage is over.
According to People.com, they appeared at Bay County Circuit Court in Panama City, Fla., today for the execution of their divorce agreement.
"We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future," they said in a statement released by Nordegren's law firm, McGuireWoods. "While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us."
While the details of the split have not been revealed, the statement asserted that the couple's children, Sam Alexis, 3, and Charlie Axel, 1, will remain their primary focus.
"Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus...
Views On News – 23rd August 2010
Imran Khan Chairman PTI in fresh episode of Views On News in ARY News & talk with Dr. Shahid Masood....
Islamabad Tonight – 23rd August 2010
Babar Ghauri MQM, Siraj ul Haq JI, Khawaja Muhammad Asif PML-N and Justice (R) Tariq Mehmood in fresh episode of Islamabad Tonight in AAJ Tv & discusses current issue with Nadeem Malik....
Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath – 23rd August 2010
Mushahid Hussain Syed PML-Q and Senator Pervaiz Rasheed PML-N in fresh episode of Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Saath in Geo TV and talk with Kamran Khan....
Kal Tak – 23rd August 2010
Senator Ishaq Dar PML-N, Waseem Akhtar MQM and Senator Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari PPPP in fresh episode of Kal Tak in Express News & discusses current issue with Javed Chaudhry....
