Obama to order government contractors to offer workers paid sick leave
WASHINGTON DC: President Barack Obama will sign an executive order on Monday in Boston requiring US government contractors to offer seven days of paid sick leave a year to their workers, the White...
View ArticleTop Egyptian student scores zero in all her exams
Thousands have come forward in support of an Egyptian student who failed all her exams and was given the lowest possible grades in a suspected case of corruption. Star student Mariam Malak achieved...
View ArticleChina forex reserves in record fall as Beijing tries to calm markets
SHANGHAI: China’s foreign exchange reserves posted their biggest monthly fall on record in August, reflecting Beijing’s attempts to halt a slide in the yuan and stabilize financial markets following...
View ArticleNumber of millionaire bankers in EU falls: watchdog
LONDON: The number of bankers earning a million euros a year or more in the European Union has started to fall even before the impact of a cap on bonus payments is fully felt, the bloc’s banking...
View ArticleDenmark advert in Lebanon newspapers warns off migrants
BEIRUT: Denmark has placed adverts in several Lebanese newspapers warning would-be migrants about new and tighter restrictions on those seeking asylum in the country. The adverts appeared in at least...
View ArticleRespect your teachers, says Pakistan cricket team’s ‘Professor’
Pakistan right-hand batsman Muhammad Hafeez on Monday shared a picture with his class teacher saying that he was happy to ‘refresh’ old ‘memories’ after 18 years. The Professor, as he is famously known...
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Teen who offers to protect police officer at US gas station hailed as ‘hero’
Police officers in Houston, Texas seem to be living in constant fear especially after the cold-blooded murder of Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth at a gas station in Houston. In such testing times, a teen...
View ArticleUS Open: Serena, Venus braced for blockbuster
NEW YORK: Serena Williams’s historic bid to complete a calendar Grand Slam faces its biggest emotional test on Tuesday when she tackles sister Venus for a place in the US Open semi-finals. In the 27th...
View ArticleRolls-Royce aims to widen appeal with new convertible
LONDON: Luxury British carmaker Rolls-Royce Motors launched a new convertible model on Tuesday, aiming to increase its appeal to women and younger drivers amid declining sales in China. BMW-owned...
View ArticleIraq’s deputy justice minister kidnapped in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s deputy justice minister was kidnapped from his vehicle on Tuesday by black-clad gunmen in a north Baghdad district, three security sources said, the second high-profile abduction in the...
View ArticleUS, in latest effort to restore ties, opens mission to Somalia
WASHINGTON: The United States has reopened its diplomatic mission to Somalia, the US State Department said on Tuesday, marking the latest step to restore diplomatic ties since the US withdrawal from...
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Sonam Kapoor links India’s meat ban to misogyny, gets punished by Twitter trolls
Actress Sonam Kapoor was ravaged by online trolls on Tuesday after she ‘mistakenly’ included the word ‘misogynistic’ in a tweet related to the proposed week-long meat ban in Mumbai. The controversial...
View ArticleTwo dead, hundreds treated as sandstorm engulfs Middle East
BEIRUT: A dense sandstorm engulfing parts of the Middle East left at least two people dead in Lebanon and hundreds suffering from respiratory problems on Tuesday, as officials warned residents to stay...
View ArticleTop UN official urges ‘global response’ to migration crisis
GENEVA: The United Nations’ top official in charge of migration said Tuesday that the crisis rocking Europe needs a “global response”, insisting that countries worldwide must be asked to do their...
View ArticleLG polls: Date for submission of nomination papers extended till Sept 30
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has extended the last date for submitting certificates for party tickets for the upcoming local government (LG) polls in Sindh and Punjab, enabling...
View ArticleEU’s refugee plan: how does it work?
STRASBOURG, FRANCE: European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker will unveil a plan Wednesday for EU states to take 120,000 refugees from overstretched Italy, Greece and Hungary, but divisions remain...
View ArticleNational T20: Nasir, Amir shine as Rawalpindi Rams beat Bahwalpur
ISLAMABAD: Nasir Jamshed’s unbeaten 62 helped Rawalpindi Rams seal a victory over Bahawalpur Region by 7 wickets in the National Twenty20 Tournament played at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi. Jamshed...
View ArticleIndian leader warns of unrest over Modi govt’s ‘Quran discourages eating...
AHMEDABAD: A Muslim leader in India warned on Wednesday of communal unrest after a state government claimed the Holy Quran discourages eating beef, the latest contentious effort to protect cows in the...
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As Europe opens its doors, Japan considers clamping down harder on asylum...
TOKYO: As the worst refugee crisis since World War Two forces Europe to break down hurdles and accept hundreds of thousands of migrants, Japan, which took in just 11 asylum seekers last year, is...
View ArticleBritish Muslim school governor banned for ‘undermining British values’
A British Muslim school governor has been banned from having any involvement with schools after being accused of ‘undermining British values’. Tahir Alam, former chair of governors at Park View...
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