Peshawar theatre given reprieve
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A historic cinema building facing demolition in the Pakistani city of Peshawar is given protected status.
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Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's disciplinary hearing to answer charges of ball-tampering and bringing cricket into disrepute following his side's forfeiture of the fourth Test against England has been postponed.
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Pakistan on Wednesday postponed general elections until February 18 following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, a move grudgingly accepted by the country's major parties.
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Pakistanâs Election Commission said that the extra time was needed to cope with damage caused by protests.
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The opera house that dropped a production featuring the severed head of Muhammad over security fears suffered an embarrassing setback shortly before the disputed show resumes: It lost the offending prop.
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Nepal's Maoist rebels have  temporarily suspended a crippling economic blockade of the  capital from Wednesday, saying the move was in response to  popular appeals.
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Escalating political tension has made Peshawar a target of Islamic militants, who have encroached from nearby tribal areas.
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Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Chak De! India" will now enjoy an exemption on   entertainment duty for two weeks across theatres in Haryana following an order by Chief Minister Bhupinder   Singh Hooda Wednesday.
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Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre has been saved from virtual disintegration by massive renovation works and is now racing against time to reopen in autumn 2008, the theatre's head said on Tuesday.
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The blast ripped through the stands just as Shahrukh Khan ended a three-hour performance on Saturday. The Indian star and his troupe were unharmed, police said, quoted by the Agency France Press news agency.
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The author of a controversial play which had its run ended after violent protests by Sikhs has said she does not want it to be re-staged because of death threats.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstated the country's top judge on Friday in an historic ruling that dealt a blow to President Pervez Musharraf, who had suspended him four months earlier.
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Organisers trying to overturn court decision suspending free show over security concerns.
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A German opera house said it might reinstate a production it had cancelled for fear of provoking Muslims.
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Marriage registration of Sanjay Dutt and Manyata has been kept on hold after senior administrative officer of Margao district  suspended ManyataÂs residence certificate.
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BERLIN   Pressure mounted Tuesday on the Deutsche Oper Berlin to rescind the cancellation of a production that depicted the beheading of the Prophet Muhammad, with Chancellor Angela Merkel saying 'there can be ...Comment
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Plans by the boss of a Birmingham theatre company to take on a play that has outraged Sikhs are dropped.