Does One Direction’s new album criticise Zayn Malik?
Immediately after One Direction announced that their fifth studio album would be called Made in the A.M, some fans started speculating that the title was a criticism aimed at 1D ex-member Zayn Malik....
View ArticleDid Pentagon employees try to expense strip club, casino bills?
The Pentagon’s Inspector General is investigating whether US military personnel tried to get the US government to pay them back for bills they racked up at casinos and strip clubs, using official...
View ArticleBP pills before sleep lower diabetes risk too
Taking blood pressure pills at bedtime rather than in the morning reduces BP during sleep and also lowers risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, research reveals. The team of Spanish researchers found...
View Article‘Super blood moon’ to give stargazers a rare show
PARIS: For the first time in decades, skygazers are in for the double spectacle Monday of a swollen “supermoon” bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse. The celestial show, visible from the...
View ArticlePakistan’s isolation is major problem for world cricket: Ian Chappell
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell believes it will be difficult for Pakistan to attract major teams for a tour to the country in the near future and that poses a big threat to the world of cricket...
View ArticlePM expresses condolences for Hajj stampede victims
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed condolence on Thursday over a tragic incident in Saudi Arabia which left over 220 pilgrims dead during Hajj. The premier directed Ministry of Hajj and Foreign...
View ArticleAussie woman sends ‘robot’ to queue for new iPhone
SYDNEY: Don’t want to wait in line for your new iPhone? Why not send your iPad instead? One Australian woman decided to dispatch a “robot” to do the queueing for the release Friday of Apple’s new...
View ArticleWitnesses blame Saudi Arabian officials for Hajj horror
SAUDI ARABIA: Witnesses to a stampede that left more than 700 people dead at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed Saudi authorities and said they were afraid to continue the rituals. The worst...
View ArticleSeven Pakistanis killed in Hajj stampede
MINA, SAUDI ARABIA: Seven Pakistanis were killed in the stampede which killed over 700 pilgrims during the stoning of Satan at Mina, it was confirmed on Friday. Blame shifted towards Saudi authorities...
View ArticleAussie woman sends ‘robot’ to queue for new iPhone
SYDNEY: Don’t want to wait in line for your new iPhone? Why not send your iPad instead? One Australian woman decided to dispatch a “robot” to do the queueing for the release Friday of Apple’s new...
View ArticleIran says 131 nationals among Hajj stampede dead
TEHRAN: A total of 131 Iranians were among more than 700 pilgrims killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj, the head of the country’s pilgrimage organisation said on Friday. Said Ohadi told the official...
View ArticlePope expresses closeness to world’s Muslims after Hajj stampede
NEW YORK: Pope Francis expressed “closeness” with the world’s Muslims on Thursday after more than 700 pilgrims were killed in a stampede outside the Islamic holy city of Makkah in the worst disaster to...
View ArticlePakistan successfully issues new Bond of $500m in Eurobond market
Pakistan successfully issued on Friday a new Bond of $500 million with a maturity of 10 years in the international Eurobond market, Radio Pakistan reported. The coupon rate was 8.25%, equivalent to the...
View ArticleSaudi prince arrested on sex crime charge at Los Angeles mansion
LOS ANGELES: A Saudi prince has been arrested on charges of trying to force a worker at a Beverly Hills estate to perform oral sex, Los Angeles police said on Thursday. Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud, 28, was...
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Pakistan bound to defeat all perpetrators of terrorism: Army chief
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif reiterated on Friday Pakistan’s resolve to defeating all internal and external perpetrators of terrorism. “With the entire nation standing behind the Armed...
View ArticleFinnish demonstrators attack refugees with stones and fireworks
HELSINKI: Demonstrators threw stones and launched fireworks at a bus full of asylum seekers arriving at a reception centre in Lahti in southern Finland, late on Thursday, Finnish media reported on...
View ArticleFIFA boss Blatter faces criminal proceedings: Swiss prosecutor
ZURICH: Switzerland’s top prosecutor said Friday that criminal proceedings had been opened against FIFA chief Sepp Blatter, on suspicion that he misapproriated funds and violated his duties as the head...
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Pope takes aim at global economic order at UN
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: Pope Francis urged a more humane global system that respects the poor and the environment, as he criticised the economic order, in an address to the United Nations on...
View ArticleIndia, Pakistan troops exchange Eid sweets at LoC
Despite tensions prevailing across the border, Indian and Pakistani soldiers Friday exchanged sweets and dry fruits on the occasion of Eidul Azha at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. “The...
View ArticlePakistan complains to UN about India’s plan to build wall along LoC
Pakistan has complained to the UN Security Council (UNSC) about India’s plans to construct a wall along the Line of Control allegedly to convert it “into a quasi-international border”. Pakistan’s...
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