The Hindu Cricketers give to flood relief BBC News Pakistan's top cricketers have dug into their pockets to help the flood relief effort in the country. Players and officials on the national team agreed to donate bonuses totalling $54400 (£35000; 4.6m rupees). They pledged half their bonuses after …
AP – Country music star Faith Hill says giving back just comes naturally for the Mississippi native, and she has a message for those still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
DAWN.com Incentives for flood-hit farmers DAWN.com ISLAMABAD: The government has decided on a number of incentives for farmers to enable them to recover the losses caused by floods and grow essential crops to meet the country's food requirements. The incentives were discussed at a high-level meeting … Govt to assist farmers with inputs to grow canola in flood affected areas Associated Press of Pakistan Zardari directs NDMA to devise plan to avert disasters Daily Times Govt decides to hold donors conference for flood aid Daily Times Associated Press of Pakistan
Two suicide bombers from Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgency killed six MPs and 26 others in the deadliest attack yet on the country’s Western-backed government.
Pakistan has closed aid camps run by militant Islamist groups after the country’s president warned that hardliners were using widespread floods to build a support base.
Pakistan’s president has warned that Islamic radicals are exploiting the hardship caused by the country’s floods.
DAWN.com SC raises questions over Punjab counsel's pleas DAWN.com Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said, “We stopped the governor from assenting the bill because it would mean creating a parallel judicial system in the country”. – File Photo ISLAMABAD: A member of the Supreme Court bench …
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today highlighted England’s ”passion” for football as he met the Fifa team inspecting the country’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
PakTribune.com 29 killed in Pakistan; bombings occur in Taliban stronghold areas Los Angeles Times The attacks in northwest Pakistan come at a time when officials have warned that Islamic militants might try to exploit the strain that recent floods have put on the country's military and government.
China, the world’s leading user of capital punishment, could end the use of the death penalty for some economic and non-violent crimes, according to legislation submitted to the country’s rubber-stamp parliament.
