Former Indian spinner ridicules idea of keeping sports and politics apart
Former Indian left-arm spinner Maninder Singh believes that keeping sports and politics separate to propagate the idea of a Pakistan-India series is a ridiculous idea. “People talk about sports and...
View ArticleSecurity flaw allows hackers to break into 95% of Android devices with single...
SAN FRANCISCO: Cyber security firm Zimperium on Monday warned of a flaw in the world’s most popular smartphone operating system that lets hackers take control with a text message. “Attackers only need...
View ArticleThree MQM workers handed over to Rangers under 90-day preventive custody
KARACHI: Two anti-terrorism courts in Karachi handed over three workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to Rangers under 90-day preventive custody. The courts heard on Monday that Muhammad Abid...
View ArticleBritain’s Cameron warns no place for dirty money in London property
SINGAPORE: Britain will seek more transparency from foreign firms investing in the property market in a bid to stop ill-gotten funds being laundered in the sector, Prime Minister David Cameron said...
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‘The Mountain of Mountains’ K-2 closes for the season
The second highest mountain in the world, K-2, has closed its doors of hospitality for this year. Mountaineers who had come from all the world to scale the 8,611 metres peak are now heading back as bad...
View Article16 killed, dozens injured in flood-related incidents in AJK
ISLAMABAD/MIRPUR: At least 16 were killed as a result of torrential rains and floods in different parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday. Six persons of a family, aboard a car, drowned during...
View ArticleGilgit court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Altaf Hussain
GILGIT: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) issued on Wednesday ‘non-bailable arrest warrants’ for Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain over claims of using derogatory language against the...
View ArticlePakistan to tour Zimbabwe in last week of September – sources
HARARE: Pakistan has agreed to tour Zimbabwe in the last week of September to play a series comprising of two Twenty20s and three ODIs, reported Express News. Earlier, Pakistan Cricket Board deferred...
View ArticleTurkey launches heaviest air strikes yet on PKK, stoking Kurdish ire
ISTANBUL: Turkish jets launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq overnight since air strikes began last week, hours after President Tayyip Erdogan said a peace process had...
View ArticleSreesanth cleared by court, still faces life ban by BCCI
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth made his first appearance on Tuesday in front of the media after being cleared by the Delhi court of spot-fixing charges reported The Hindu. Even though the bowler had been...
View ArticleBritish-Pakistani man convicted of murdering mother-in-law in Lahore
A British-Pakistani has been convicted of murdering his mother-in-law at her residence in Lahore in a revenge killing after his wife left him. Tariq Rana, 31, the abusive husband of 28-year-old Ayesha...
View Article‘Strong evidence’ of Israel war crimes on ‘Black Friday’: Amnesty
JERUSALEM: An analysis of an Israeli assault in the Gaza Strip following the capture of one of its soldiers during last year’s war in the Palestinian territory shows “strong evidence” of war crimes,...
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Clues in the ruins where Britain’s empire was born
WASHINGTON: Archaeologists said Tuesday they have identified the remains of four men who were among the leaders of an early English settlement in Virginia’s Jamestown. It took years for scientists to...
View Article2nd Test: Bangladesh confident of upset win against the Proteas
DHAKA: Asian minnows Bangladesh are confident of pulling off an upset victory against world number one South Africa in the deciding cricket Test starting on Thursday, captain Mushfiqur Rahim said....
View ArticleUAE Etisalat telecom’s profit dives 40% in Q2
ABU DHABI: UAE telecom giant Etisalat said on Tuesday its net profit plunged 40 per cent in the second quarter because of higher depreciation and the impact of its troubled Saudi Arabian unit Mobily....
View ArticleSaudi Arabia beheads three for murder, drugs
DHAKA: Saudi Arabia beheaded Wednesday two of its nationals for murder and a third for drug trafficking, bringing to 107 the total number of executions this year, according to the interior ministry....
View ArticleBoko Haram ‘slits throats of 10 fishermen’ near Lake Chad
KANO, NIGERIA: Boko Haram extremists slit the throats of 10 fishermen in villages near Baga on the shores of the Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, a leading fisherman and a resident said Thursday. “On...
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LIVE: Pakistan strike early defending 176-run target against Sri Lanka
Pakistan were inspired by three scores of 46 runs (Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal and Shoaib Malik) to set a 176-run target for Sri Lanka in the first T20 of the two-match series in Colombo on Thursday....
View ArticleCAIR to sue Florida gun shop over ‘Muslim-free’ policy
Responding promptly to a case of religious discrimination, the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) has filed a lawsuit against a gun shop declared to be ‘Muslim-free...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S6 to become cheaper after disappointing sales
Samsung is slashing the price of Samsung Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge as mobile phone sales decline, tech magazine Wired reported on Thursday. The South Korean company said in its second-quarter earnings...
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