PIA privatisation: Govt censured for bypassing parliament
ISLAMABAD: The opposition on Tuesday censured the government for bypassing parliament and issuing an ordinance under the dictates of International Monetary Fund (IMF) to privatise the national flag...
View ArticleUS Democrats hit Trump, clash over militant fight in debate
MANCHESTER, UNITED STATES: Democratic presidential hopefuls including Hillary Clinton used Donald Trump as a political bogeyman Saturday to highlight their own calls to defeat militant extremists...
View ArticleUS embassy warns of possible terror attacks at mosques, shopping centres in...
The US Embassy in Islamabad has issued a warning saying it has received information regarding possible terrorist attacks in the federal capital in late December.“Possible targets include places of...
View Article2015, the year that Islamic State terror went global
PARIS: From the blood spilled in the streets of Paris to the San Bernardino shootings, the world in 2015 showed its vulnerability to the brand of terror perpetrated by Islamic State militants.Over the...
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Horoscope: December 20, 2015
Aries | March 20 – April 19Change is in the air. On the 22nd the Sun crosses the portions of your chart that have to do with the structure of your life, out in the world and at home. Then, on the 25th,...
View ArticleCalifornia shooter’s spouse visa approved despite questions, lawmaker says
United States immigration officials failed to obtain required proof from San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik that she had met her US citizen fiancé in person, but granted her a spousal visa anyway, a...
View ArticleIslamic State threatens to attack Saudi Arabia for forming anti-terror coalition
DOHA: Islamic State threatened to attack Saudi Arabia for “colluding with crusaders” after the oil-rich kingdom said it had established a 34-state Islamic military coalition to target the militants.In...
View ArticleTurkey’s Erdogan meets Hamas leader Meshaal in Istanbul
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met with Khaled Meshaal, leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, on Saturday in Istanbul, Turkish presidential sources said, a day after Israel and Turkey...
View ArticleWilliamson top of world after match-winning ton
HAMILTON: New Zealand phenomenon Kane Williamson shot to the top of the Test batting rankings Monday following his match-winning century against Sri Lanka.He also ended the year with an astounding...
View ArticleIsrael’s vice premier resigns amid harassment allegations
JERUSALEM: Israeli interior minister and vice-premier Silvan Shalom said on Sunday that he was quitting his posts and leaving politics over media reports of sexual harassment and indecent...
View ArticleParis attacks suspect got past three police checks: source
BRUSSELS: Wanted fugitive Salah Abdeslam, suspected of involvement in last month’s Paris attacks, got past three police checks in France as he fled to Belgium just hours after the terror assaults, a...
View ArticleNapoli, Fiorentina, Juve and Roma keep pressure on Inter
MILAN: Gonzalo Higuain took his Serie A goals tally to 16 from 17 games as 10-man Napoli moved to within a point of leaders Inter Milan with a 3-1 away win at Atalanta on Sunday.With a four-point...
View ArticleKane marks century milestone by inspiring Spurs stroll
SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM: Harry Kane marked his 100th Tottenham appearance with the clinical finish that lifted his side into the Premier League’s top four with a 2-0 win at Southampton on...
View ArticleThousands of plants cut production as Beijing smog persists
BEIJING: Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its “red alert” measures to deal with smog, the government said on Monday, as the city remained shrouded under...
View ArticleSpaceX postpones rocket launch until Monday
MIAMI: SpaceX postponed until Monday its first rocket launch since an explosion after liftoff destroyed its unmanned Dragon cargo ship bound for the International Space Station six months ago.The...
View ArticleBayern beat Hannover96 to go eight points clear of Dortmund
BERLIN: Bayern Munich opened an eight-point lead in the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 1-0 win at struggling Hanover as the Bavarians.Bayern finish 2015 eight points clear after Thomas Mueller converted...
View ArticleSpain’s ruling conservatives win election, short of majority
MADRID: The People’s Party (PP) of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won Spain’s general election on Sunday, exit polls showed, although it will have to rely on other parties if it is to govern for another...
View ArticleKaranka hails old pal Mourinho as Middlesbrough go top
LONDON: Jose Mourinho sought solace after his Chelsea sacking by arranging a reunion with old friend Aitor Karanka, whose Middlesbrough team swept to the top of the Championship with a 3-0 win at...
View ArticleDr Asim Hussain to be tried in ATC
KARACHI: The Sindh government has apparently failed to secure the release of Dr Asim Hussain despite appointing a new prosecutor. On Monday, the court rejected the police investigation report clearing...
View ArticleTies with Washington: Envoy briefs PM on headway in defence talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States on Monday briefed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the progress of the defence consultative meetings between the two countries.Ambassador Jalil Abbas...
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