Israel hints at air force cooperation with Jordan, Egypt
JORDAN/EGYPT: Israeli fighter pilots recently trained with Arab counterparts in the United States, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said on Tuesday, referring to a joint exercise that a US official...
View ArticleImran Khan shuts down reporter who enquired about divorce with Reham
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan shut down a reporter who attempted to enquire about his recent announcement to divorce TV journalist Reham Khan.“Those talking about someone’s personal life...
View ArticleBali flights grounded after ash cloud closes airport
DENPASAR: Ash spewing from a volcano forced Indonesian authorities to close the international airport on Bali on Tuesday, an official said, temporarily grounding all flights to the popular holiday...
View ArticleShoaib Malik retires from Tests
SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from Test cricket after he failed in the second innings of the third Test against England in Sharjah on...
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No proof that plane broke up in mid-air – Egyptian authorities
CAIRO: Egypt’s civil aviation ministry said on Tuesday there were no facts to substantiate assertions by Russian officials that the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday...
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15 trendy ways to add spice and drama to your Fall wardrobe
With winters approaching, pastels and fawns have become passé. This fall every lady’s wardrobe should gleam with shirts of bright and bold shades from the colour wheel. Long sleeves and short necklines...
View ArticleAmazon opens first physical bookstore
SAN FRANCISCO: US online giant Amazon, which has led the bookselling industry’s shift to the Internet, opens its first physical bookstore on Tuesday.“These aren’t metaphorical doors: these real, wooden...
View ArticleAltaf media ban: Supreme Court asks MQM to approach LHC
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to approach the Lahore High Court for interpretation of the latter’s verdict relating to a ban on speeches of party’s...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence in Hunger Games farewell
Jennifer Lawrence is bidding farewell to The Hunger Games, the wildly popular fantasy franchise that made her a megastar and a rare Hollywood action heroine.Lawrence is back as bow-and-arrow badass...
View ArticleLeave country for a break instead of clashing with media, Shah tells Imran
Opposition leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah gave his two cents on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s divorce, advising him to “leave the country for a while,” Express News...
View ArticleDeadline set: PM vows to end load-shedding by Dec 2017
ISLAMABAD: For the first time since taking office, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced December 2017 as the deadline to end electricity load-shedding, amid skepticism within power producers who...
View ArticleIslamic State affiliate in Egypt insists it brought down Russian plane
CAIRO: Islamic State’s Egyptian affiliate dismissed in an audio message on Wednesday doubts that it had downed a Russian passenger plane over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all aboard, and said it...
View ArticleAny threat to Pakistan is unacceptable, Saudi King tells Gen Raheel
Saudi King Prince Salman assured Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday that any threat to Pakistan’s integrity would be unacceptable.According to the Inter Services Public Relations...
View ArticleIran’s defence hawks prepare for worst after nuclear deal
DUBAI: As Iran’s government promises a new age of prosperity after sanctions, many Iranians are hoping for the best. But the security establishment, with an eye to its political survival, is very...
View Article7 workers killed as roof of factory collapses in Lahore
LAHORE: At least seven people were killed when a factory roof collapsed in the industrial area of Lahore on Wednesday.The incident occurred in a three-storey building of a shopping bag manufacturing...
View ArticleCTD arrests four suspects in Karachi
KARACHI: The Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Wednesday to have arrested four suspects allegedly involved in a number of heinous crimes.The suspects identified as Shoaib Hassan alias...
View Article10-year jump in life expectancy for rich nations, US lags: OECD
PARIS: Rich countries have gained more than 10 years in life expectancy on average since 1970, a study released by the OECD said on Wednesday, but the United States has slumped to near the...
View ArticleSmuggling bid foiled: 3kg heroin recovered from PIA’s Dubai-bound flight
KARACHI: It would have been another embarrassing moment for the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) if the pilot of a Dubai-bound flight PK-271 from Islamabad on Wednesday had not made the critical...
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Watch your mouth: Allosaurus had monstrously gaping jaws
WASHINGTON: You might call the Jurassic Period meat-eating dinosaur Allosaurus the ultimate big mouth.A new study analysing dinosaur jaw musculature found that this fearsome hunter that prowled North...
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Indian café run by acid attack survivors offers empowerment, opportunity
Sheroes’ Hangout opened in December 2014 in Agra, India, as a crowd funding project by ‘Stop Acid Attacks’, a group committed to ending acts of violence against women. Its “pay as you wish”...
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