Nawaz-Kerry meeting: Pakistan conveys concern over Indian ceasefire violations
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has conveyed Pakistan’s concerns regarding ceasefire violations by India on the Line of Control to the United States, Radio Pakistan reported. According to a statement...
View ArticleChina industrial profits fall at sharpest rate in four years
BEIJING: Profits at China’s major industrial companies saw their biggest declines in four years last month, official data showed Monday, the latest sign of weakness in the world’s second-largest...
View ArticlePriyanka’s Hollywood debut: Fans love Quantico pilot, critics not so much
The first episode of Priyanka Chopra’s Quantico was aired this Sunday on ABC and it won the hearts of the audience. The critics, however, were not pleased. In a recent interview with PTI, Priyanka...
View Article14 injured as Pakistanis, Albanians clash at German refugee camp
BERLIN: A fight broke out at around mid-day during mealtime following an argument between a youth and an elderly resident at a refugee camp near the central German city of Kassel on Sunday, German news...
View ArticleMan in Thailand hacks five children to death
BANGKOK: A man with a history of mental illness hacked five young children to death and stabbed a pregnant woman in a knife rampage in northern Thailand, police said Monday. The mass murder took place...
View ArticleArmy, Rangers to be deployed for Punjab by-polls: ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided on Monday to deploy Pakistan Army soldiers and Punjab Rangers officials during the upcoming by-polls in Punjab. Army and Rangers personnel...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s Kaushal cleared to bowl without ‘doosra’
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal — who was reported for a suspect action — has been cleared to resume playing provided he does not bowl the “doosra”, the International Cricket Council...
View ArticleIndia’s central bank cuts interest rates to four-year low
MUMBAI: India’s central bank aggressively cut interest rates on Tuesday in a bid to kick-start economic growth, following a sharp drop in inflation. The move, designed to lower the cost of borrowing...
View ArticleVin Diesel announces end of Fast & Furious series
The cop-car chase film and Universal’s biggest franchise, Fast & Furious is coming to an end. On his Facebook status, Hollywood actor Vin Diesel announced that the action-packed series will be...
View ArticleNew polio virus case emerges in Quetta
QUETTA: A new case of wild poliovirus type-1 emerged in Quetta o9n Tuesday bringing the total number of cases reported in Balochistan this year to six. Health officials said the new case was detected...
View ArticleVW says 1.8m commercial vehicles fitted with emission-cheating software
FRANKFURT: German auto giant Volkswagen said on Tuesday that 1.8 million of its commercial vehicles worldwide are fitted with the sophisticated software enabling them to cheat emission tests. A company...
View ArticleHungary PM aims to meet Ban Ki-moon before mooted border closure
BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban aims to meet UN chief Ban Ki-moon in New York this week ahead of a possible closure to thousands of migrants of the EU country’s border with Croatia. The...
View ArticleJournalist who led inquiry against Pakistan’s tainted trio charged by UK court
LONDON: A British journalist, who carried out an inquiry which led to the 2011 conviction of three Pakistani cricketers for taking bribes to fix incidents in a match against England, was charged on...
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LIVE: Pakistan win toss, bat first against Zimbabwe in second T20
Pakistan take on Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 of the two-match series at Harare after going 1-0 up due to a strong all-round display from Imad Wasim. T20 captain Shahid Afridi was disappointed with...
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‘Honour’ killing: Pakistani man strangles daughter to death in Germany
A Pakistani father in Germany has confessed to strangling his 19-year-old daughter to death. Asadullah Khan, 51, strangled his daughter, Lareeb Khan, after he learnt of her relationship with a boy he...
View ArticleIran says return of Hajj dead delayed
TEHRAN: The repatriation of Iranians killed in the Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia has been delayed until at least Wednesday, officials said, citing administrative problems and difficulties in...
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Salman Khan to turn farmer for new TV show?
The Bollywood megastar has upped the ante for reality show hosts and there’s no stopping him as he takes up the role of a compère yet again! During a media interaction at a recent press event of Bigg...
View ArticleTempers flare in Germany’s crowded refugee centres
BERLIN: A food queue fight in an overcrowded German refugee centre this week escalated into a mass brawl pitting 70 Pakistanis against 300 Albanians, fighting with fists, sticks and pepper spray. By...
View ArticleIran protests Saudi delay in repatriating hajj dead
Iran summoned the Saudi envoy on Wednesday to demand the swift identification and repatriation of the bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in a stampede at the Hajj last week. President Hassan Rouhani had...
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10 most outrageous laws from around the world
Just like every family has its own rules, a country does too, and in case you think your country has the most absurd laws; you have to take a look at these laws from across the globe and think again....
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