Texas teen fatally shoots himself while taking selfie
AUSTIN, TEXAS: A 19-year-old Texas man who was posing with a gun for a social media selfie photo accidentally shot himself and died from the wounds, Houston police said on Wednesday. “A witness told...
View ArticleChelsea ties up with India’s Wipro in digital, fan engagement drive
MUMBAI: Reigning English Premier League champions Chelsea FC will team up with Indian IT services group Wipro Ltd to help improve its digital media strategy, the two said a day after rival Manchester...
View ArticleGermany’s Loew dashes his players’ Olympic hopes
FRANKFURT: Germany coach Joachim Loew considers it all but impossible for any of his players to compete both at next year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the Euro 2016, saying the fatigue of playing two...
View ArticleUnited to give De Gea chance to reclaim spot
ENGLAND: Manchester United will welcome David de Gea back into the fold even if, as expected, the goalkeeper refuses to sign a new contract following his failed attempt to move to Real Madrid, British...
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Pamela Anderson urges Russia to save whales
MOSCOW: Actress Pamela Anderson urged Russia Thursday to join her fight to save whales as she met the country’s environment minister. The 48-year-old former Baywatch star met Sergei Donskoi in the...
View ArticleTwo British reporters held in Turkey to be released
DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY: A court in southeastern Turkey on Thursday ordered the release of two British reporters working for US-based media outlet Vice News who were being held on terror charges, a judicial...
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Hidden WhatsApp feature will reveal your closest friends
Whatsapp has added a new hidden feature which allows users to inspect their data usage to reveal who they converse with the most. Using the ‘storage usage’ function, which can be accessed by pressing...
View ArticlePakistan spent $1.9 billion on Zarb-e-Azb, IDPs so far: FO
Pakistan said on Friday $1.9 billion dollars have so far been spent on the ongoing Operation Zarb-e-Azb and return of internally displaced persons (IDPs). “Pakistan has met these expenditures from its...
View ArticleiPhone saves student’s life by blocking bullet
A Californian student was saved by his iPhone when it stopped a bullet fired during an armed robbery, KFSN reported. The victim’s roommate, Faris Alotaibi, said, “The victim was shot in the leg and his...
View ArticleEight police killed in Tajikistan shootouts: officials
DUSHANBE: Eight police officers were killed and at least five injured in Tajikistan on Friday in two separate shootouts with armed groups that could have been led by rogue law enforcement agents,...
View ArticleMan attempts to rob female MMA fighter, ends up crying for ‘daddy’
A Brazilian street robber had to call his daddy for help when the woman he tried to rob, Monique Bastos, caught him in a leg-lock as she turned out to be an MMA fighter with a jiu-jitsu blue belt. A...
View ArticleWWE suspends Jimmy Snuka’s contract after murder conviction
Days after Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka was charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter of his then 23-year-old girlfriend, the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has suspended his...
View ArticleIraq’s top Shia cleric calls for corrupt officials to be prosecuted
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, on Friday called for the prosecution of the most senior officials suspected of corruption and the retrieval of stolen funds....
View ArticleUS job growth slows, unemployment rate falls to 5.1 per cent
WASHINGTON: US job growth rose less than expected in August, which could dim prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike later this month, even as the unemployment rate dropped to a near 7-1/2-...
View ArticlePentagon chief says Iran deal strengthens US military option
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter offered assurances Friday that the Iran nuclear deal will leave Washington with a “more effective” military option if that becomes necessary. Carter...
View ArticleMen claiming discovery of Nazi ‘gold train’ go public
WARSAW: Two treasure hunters claiming to have discovered a Nazi “gold train” went public on Friday for the first time but failed to reveal evidence for the alleged find they insist is “irrefutable”....
View ArticlePolice arrest Christian labourer for blasphemy
LAHORE: Police said on Saturday they have arrested and imprisoned a Christian man accused of blasphemy in Punjab. “A Christian labourer named Pervaiz Masih was arrested earlier this week and sent on...
View ArticleMadrid follow Bayern, donate €1 million for refugees
MADRID: Spanish giants Real Madrid will donate one million euros to help support projects for refugees in Spain, the club announced on Saturday. “Real Madrid states that it will donate one million...
View ArticleCan you guess which Hollywood actor took his dog to a film premiere?
Stars are known to bring their loved ones to movie premieres but when Hollywood actor Tom Hardy brought along his dog Woody to the Legend premiere, everyone was pleasantly surprised. Hand-in-hand with...
View ArticleGunmen kill 13 civilians on a minibus in north Afghanistan
MAZAR-I-SHARIF: At least 13 people were killed by gunmen who attacked a minibus in north Afghanistan on Saturday, local officials said. All victims belonged to the largely Shia Hazara ethnic minority...
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