The missile attack is the first allied assault beyond the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. The Pakistani government denounces it as another ‘great provocation.’ The U.S. military apparently struck at Islamic militants outside Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt for the first time Wednesday, firing a missile that killed six suspected insurgents.
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ROME: Former World Player of the Year Ronaldo has admitted for the first time that retirement is a possibility if his knee fails to improve.The 32 year-old underwent surgery on his knee in February 2008 and has been without a club since that injury negated his contract with AC Milan.Ronaldo did receive a pay-as-you-score offer from Siena, but the former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid striker turned it down as he was weighing up his future.He told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “I”m thankful to him (Siena president Giovanni Lombardi Stronati), but I”m not sure what the future holds. I don”t know if I”ll continue to play or retire. I haven”t yet made that decision.”For the moment the Brazilian is concentrating on finishing his recovery, a process not helped by his fluctuating weight levels, but only once he has some idea of how well the recovery has gone will he make a decision.”I don”t know, I”m not in a hurry. I want to finish my recovery work and then you will know. I could decide tomorrow or in a few months. I really don”t know.”After an operation on a ruptured knee tendon you need to work for some months. The recovery is exhausting,” he added.
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KANPUR: England captain Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to bat in the third one-day international against India at the Green Park stadium here on Thursday. The match was shortened to 49 overs-a-side after the start was delayed by 45 minutes due to morning haze. The hosts made one change to the team that won the second one-dayer in Indore, bringing in paceman Ishant Sharma in place of Rudra Pratap Singh. England brought in off-spinner Graeme Swann for fast bowler Stephen Harmison. India lead the seven-match series 2-0 after winning in Rajkot and Indore. England: Kevin Pietersen (capt), Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Owais Shah, Ravi Bopara, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Samit Patel. India: Mahendra Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Ishant Sharma.
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IslamabadDeprived of their basic rights of education, health and entertainment, the state of majority of Pakistani children is no better than
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KARACHI: Intikhab Alam predicted on Wednesday that Pakistan’’s under-performing leg-spinner Danish Kaneria will bounce back with a vengeance in the hom
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KARACHI: While gradually coming into his real rhythm, promising Niamat Ali from Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) emerged victorious after a gruelling c
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LAHORE: President Asif Zardari telephoned PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif Wednesday to convey his strong displeasure over distribution of photographs of Gove
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P the Pygmy: Investigation sans humiliation is no investigation.Fair Square: What nonsense!P: I am rather talking sense. Things not
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KARARCHI: Javed Miandad returned to the national cricket set-up with a bang on Wednesday when he was appointed as the new Director General of the Paki
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KARACHI: Tenth International Veterans Tennis Championship would kick off from November 24 in Karachi featuring probably five foreign players.President Pakistan Veterans Tennis Association Khwaja Saeed said a press conference at Karachi club here that players from India, Indonesia, Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Italy have confirmed their participation while last date of entry is November 22.Players aged over 35 would partake the championship.
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