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Monday, August 24, 2009 CINCINNATI: World number one Roger Federer defeated fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5 to win the Cincinnati Masters title Sunday and cement his status as favorite for the upcoming US Open. Federer set the tone in the second game of the match, when Djokovic saved six break points but still couldn't ward off the break of serve. When Djokovic finally held serve in the sixth game of the match he could only look at the sky and smile. He presented a tougher challenge in the second set but couldn't capitalize on a set point in the 10th game. Federer earned the key break for a 6-5 lead before serving out the match with a love game. Federer won his third Cincinnati title after victories here in 2005 and 2007. He also captured his 16th Masters crown - second only to Andre Agassi's career total of 17 in the elite series. He turned the tables on Djokovic, who had beaten him in two prior meetings this season. More importantly, the five-time defending US Open...

Monday, August 24, 2009 LAHORE: Secretary Information Pakistan Muslim League-N Ahsan Iqbal Monday maintained that the army launched military operation against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in 1992 without taking the government into confidence.Reacting to the statement of MQM Chief Altaf Hussain, Ahsan Iqbal said the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif had no role to play in initiating the military operation against MQM.“MQM is creating all this hue and cry to avoid investigation into May 12 incidents in Karachi,” he said.Ahsan Iqbal said it was General Asif Nawaz who gave the go ahead to the military operation against MQM and that no political consultation was undertaken in this regard.MQM should direct its queries to Pakistan People’s Party’s Naseeullah Babar who was a minister at that time and now an ally of MQM itself.

Monday, August 24, 2009 :: KARACHI:: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Husain said today it has been proved that no map of Jinnah Pur was recovered from any MQM office and the army operation was launched against his party under a false pretext. He asked the then Prime Minister Nawaz Shairf to come forward and tell the nation why he opted to remain silent and played no role in stopping the military operation against MQM. Addressing MQM party workers in different parts of the country simultaneously through a videoconference from London he said, “We want elimination of the feudal system from the country.” He questioned as to what took both the ex military officials such a long time to tell the truth. Altaf Husain said that the people of Punjab were kept in the dark for 18 long years. “Who is responsible for killing over 15 thousand innocent activists of MQM?” he asked. However, he said: “I forgive the killings of my brother and nephew.” He said he chose not to react keeping in v...

Monday, August 24, 2009::COLOMBO: The arrested LTTE chief, Selvarasa Pathmanathan alias KP had told Sri Lankan interrogators that his organisation had tried to get nuclear weapons and nuclear know how from Western countries. “LTTE had been the first terrorist outfit that had tried to obtain nuclear power. Had they been successful in obtaining nuclear power, it would have flowed into the hands of other terror organisations too,” a local newspaper quoted military analysts. Interrogation had revealed that KP had been used by the intelligence services of various countries for assorted purposes. Some leading Sri Lankan politicians from the Opposition had also worked with him to get foreign governments to threaten to withhold aid to Sri Lanka if the government did not stop the war, KP had said.

24 August 2009: In a glittering pageant held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas in West Indies on 23 August 2009 (early morning of Monday 24 August in India) 18 year old Latina beauty Stefania Fernandez from Venezuela won the title of Miss Universe 2009. She makes history, as this is Venezuela's second consecutive win in the international beauty pageant. Dressed in a flowing red gown, Fernandez embraced runner up Miss Dominican Republic as the announcement was made, and received the glittering crown costing 120,000 dollars from last year's winner, Dayana Mendoza also from Venezuela. Stefania Fernandez defeated 83 contestants for the title, including first runner up Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee de la Cruz. Kosovos Gona Dragusha was named second runner up, Australias Rachael Finch third and the contestant from Puerto Rico Mayra Matos was fourth runner up. Beauties from 83 countries and territories participated in the 58th Miss Universe beauty pageant. The girls were ...