Football: Late Lahm strike knocks out Turkish come-back kings

BASEL: Defender Philipp Lahm’’s late strike put three-times European champions Germany in Sunday’’s Euro 2008 final and sealed a 3-2 win to knock out injury-ravaged Turkey on Wednesday night. Lahm’’s 90th minute goal made sure Vienna will be Germany’’s final destination after Turkey’’s Semih Senturk had forced an equaliser just four minutes from time to make it 2-2 to set up another dramatic finish. Germany striker Miroslav Klose had nudged his side into the lead on 79 minutes after Bastian Schweinsteiger’’s first-half goal had cancelled out Ugur Boral’’s early strike as Turkey had taken a shock lead. This was Germany’’s first win over Turkey since May 1992 and Fatih Terim’’s battered side used their never-say-die spirit forced the Germans to work hard.

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Biden Wants New Approach To Pakistan Aid (CBS News)

Sen. Joseph Biden proposes increasing nonmilitary aid to Pakistan while restricting military reimbursements unless Islamabad does more to fight insurgents.

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Pakistan vows to prevent cross-border attacks into Afghanistan (USA Today)

Pakistan’s new government gave its strongest commitment yet on containing Islamic militancy, vowing to prevent attacks on Afghanistan but insisting foreign forces would not be allowed to operate on Pakistani soil.

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Pakistan to Fight Terrorist `Menace’ in Northwestern Province (Bloomberg.com)

June 26 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan said it will counter the “menace” of terrorism threatening North West Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan where militants are expanding their operations toward the regional capital, Peshawar.

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Biden proposes $1.5M to Pakistan in aid (USA Today)

A top Democratic senator on Wednesday proposed tripling non-military aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion a year, while restricting money intended for anti-terrorism operations.

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US planning military action in tribal belt, says Imran

LAHOREPAKISTAN Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that the US administration led by President George Bush was plann

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Pakistan News

2 die, 16 injured as coach overturns in Karachi

KARACHI: A speedy passenger coach overturned in the Shadman Town locality leaving 2 people dead and 16 others injured here on Thursday.The injured were admitted to hospital.

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Punjab Reds start with win in National Jr Basketball

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Reds beat Islamabad 57-36 in the opening match of the National Junior Basketball Championship at the Hamidi Hall of the Pakistan Spo

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Control of court police yet to be given to prisons

KarachiAlthough a notification to hand over the administrative control of the courts police to the prison police has been reportedly issued by

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Pakistan troops ‘enter volatile tribal region’ (CNN.com)

Pakistan on Wednesday moved about 3,000 troops into a tribal region where 20 local tribesmen were slain by Taliban militants, an army spokesman told CNN.

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