Paul Ryan’s relation with black ‘Democrat girlfriend’ opened his eyes to racism

Washington: The cheerleader who Republican vice president candidate Paul Ryan dated in college and helped forge his uncompromising opposition to racism, said that she may not be a Republican, but still supports her ‘nice guy’ old friend. Deneeta Pope said she met Ryan through friends at Miami University some 20 years ago. “It’s really hard to remember what happened... He was two years older than me. We dated for a short time and we hung out at a couple of parties together,” Pope, 40, said. Ryan always described himself as a ''big, big fan'' of Martin Luther King and is a staunch advocate...

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All options on table, say Britain and France

UNITED NATIONS - The British and French foreign ministers said Thursday they are not ruling out any options in Syria, including a military-enforced no-fly zone to protect thousands of civilians fleeing the raging conflict in that country.At a press conference ahead of a UNSC meeting on the growing humanitarian crisis, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague also announced greater aid for international relief efforts. Hague, the British Foreign secretary, said that a Turkish proposal for a safe zone requires military intervention, which the council...

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SM Krishna to arrive in Pak on Sept 7

Minister of External Affairs of India S. M. Krishna will be visiting Pakistan from September 7 to 9 for holding review meeting with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar at her invitation. Foreign Office spokesman while confirming the arrival of the Indian Minister for External Affairs to Pakistan on September 7 said the bilateral talks will take place on September 8. The spokesman said these talks will be preceded by a meeting of the Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan and India on September 7 here in the federal capital. The two Ministers will also co-chair the Plenary of the India-Pakistan Joint...

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Weekly review: Petrol jumps up to Rs105

ISLAMABAD: In the third consecutive increase in a single month, the government has raised the prices of all petroleum products and CNG to an all time high citing hike in international prices.Price of petrol has been increased by Rs7.77 per litre which will now be available at petrol pumps at Rs104.55 per litre, after the government revised fuel prices.Applicable from Saturday, diesel would be sold at Rs112.13 per litre after its prices were revised upwards by Rs5.94 a litre.Keeping in line with the 60 per cent price disparity formula between the petrol and gas prices, an increase of Rs7.11 per...

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FIA probe team draws blank from London

ISLAMABAD - A two-member team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), probing Olympics visa scam, returned home from London empty-handed after spending more than Rs 2 million of the national exchequer, sources aware of the development told TheNation on Thursday. A source in the FIA said that the investigation team failed to get any lead in the scam, as it remained unable to record the statement of Ali Asad, the main character in the scam. The team comprised of Director FIA, Karachi, Mozamma Ali Jah and PSO to Director General FIA, Mohammad Waseem. Shafiq Ahmed, an officer of the data...

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Nasa to explore radiation belts

WASHINGTON  - Nasa launched two satellites into space to explore the belts of radioactive particles orbiting the Earth, in a mission that is the first of its kind. The twin spacecraft will spend the next two-yr exploring the so-called Van Allen belt that is filled with highly-charged particles and at times poses a danger to communications, GPS satellites and even human spaceflight. “Scientists will learn in unprecedented detail how the radiation belts are populated with charged particles, what causes them to change and how these processes affect the upper reaches of the atmosphere around...

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