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Pak set to get woman foreign minister
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is all set to get its first woman Foreign Minister with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani recommending Hina Rabbani Khars elevation as a full-fledged minister,days ahead of Indo-Pak Foreign Minister-level talks in New Delhi. Gilani forwarded the formal proposal to President Asif Ali Zardari for his final approval.
Iran actress held before Germany trip
TEHRAN: A dissident Iranian actress Pegah Ahangarani,27,was arrested as she prepared to leave for Germany to write a blog for the Deutsche Welle radio station about the womens football World Cup,the semi-official ISNA news agency said Monday.
French yacht sails for Gaza
GAZA: A French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists sailed for the Gaza Strip Monday,organisers said. They said the 17-passenger Dignite-AlKarama left Greek waters Sunday and was to reach the Palestinian enclave by Tuesday.
Libya rebels claim victory in Brega
MISRATA: Rebel forces have routed most of Muammar Gaddafis troops in the oil town of Brega,rebel spokesman Shamsiddin Abdulmolah said.
64 missile warheads stolen in Romania
BUCHAREST: Authorities investigating the theft of 64 missile warheads from a train transporting military equipment to Bulgaria said the components are not a danger. A Gendarmerie spokesman said the warheads were not dangerous because they werent attached to rockets.
4 dead in violence in Chinas Xinjiang
BEIJING: At least four people died Monday in the restive Xinjiang province in what state media said was an attack on a police station,though an exile group said the police fired on protesters. The shootout happened in city of Hotan.
