Islamabad: The US on Saturday dismissed remarks attributed to its Special Envoy Richard to Pakistan and Afghanistan region Holbrooke that the Obama administration would not accept any slackness by the Pakistan Army in the fight against Taliban due to the military’s engagement in flood relief efforts. A statement issued by the US embassy said Holbrooke had been misquoted by a Pakistani daily as saying during an interaction with the media on Friday that America would not accept slackness by the Pakistan Army in the war on terror. “At no time did Ambassador Holbrooke make such a statement. Both the headline of the article and the quote in the article were fabricated,” the statement said.
Ahmadinejad hopes US will release Iranians
Tehran: Iran’s President said he is hopeful the US will release several Iranians it is holding now that Tehran has freed an American jailed for more than a year and accused of spying. Before setting off for a trip to the UN General Assembly, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the release of the Iranians would be an appropriate moral gesture by Washington. Ahmadinejad made a brief stop in Syria, a key all in Tehran’s confrontation with the West, where he held talks with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad.
(indian express)
Jupiter comes closest in nearly 50 years
CAPE CANAVERAL: Better catch Jupiter next week for it won’t be that big or bright again until 2022. Jupiter will pass 368 million miles from the Earth late on Monday, its closest approach since 1963. You can see it low in the east around dusk. Around midnight, it will be directly overhead. That’s because the Earth will be between Jupiter and the Sun, into early Tuesday. Coincidentally, Uranus also will make a close approach the same night.
(indian express)
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