Pak opposition plans mass strike on Sept 1
Pakistan's opposition parties have decided to turn the heat on the Nawaz Sharif government with a series of public rallies and strikes in different parts of country in the first week of September to kick off a mass movement for the ouster of the government.

Taliban renews talks offer to US on Laden
The Taliban on Thursday renewed its offer of "readiness" for talks with the United States on Washington's concerns over the presence of alleged international terrorist Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.

Scientists crack meteorite, discover bubbles of water
A combination of seven curious boys, a meteorite full of funny purple crystals and some quick thinking has helped turn up what might be primordial water from the earliest days of the universe, according to space scientists.

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