U.S. aircraft carrier sails through Strait of Hormuz defying Iranian threats | Mail Online 'U.S. warships and military forces have been in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East region for many years and their decision in relation to the dispatch of a new warship is not a new issue and it should be interpreted as part of their permanent presence,' he said.

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12 Jan. 2012

 National Gas pipeline explosion in Jaffarabad
JAFFARABAD: The gas pipeline explosion in Jaffarabad district would affect various parts of Sindh as well as Balochistan. Meanwhile, repairing work of the pipeline is likely to be completed in three days.

Arab League calls on Assad to hand over power to deputy
Arab foreign ministers drafted a new plan to end the violence in Syria, calling on the Assad regime to form a national unity government with the opposition. The ministers also voted to extend the observer mission.

12 Jan. 2012

BBC News - Iran crisis: Can conflict be averted?
A whole series of events - preparations for stepped-up US and Western sanctions against Tehran, Iran's warning to a US aircraft carrier to stay out of the Gulf, the sentencing to death for alleged spying of an American with dual Iranian-US nationality, and the killing of yet another Iranian scientist, which Iran sees as part of a continuing foreign campaign to sabotage its nuclear programme - all add to the sense of drama and a belief that in some way this crisis is coming to a head.

Militants kill 14 Pakistani soldiers in Baluchistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected Baluch separatist militants ambushed a convoy of paramilitary troops in the Turbat area of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province Wednesday, killing 14 soldiers, security officials said.