Shifting gears: Senate session to focus on human rights
ISLAMABAD: Following a year of drafting critical legislations, the government now seems to be focusing on projecting a softer international image – at least in the sphere of human rights. With the...
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Rahat collaborates with AR Rahman, Vishal Bhardwaj for Bollywood film
Ace Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has already worked his magic in tinsel town but his game just got stronger as he teamed up with maestros AR Rahman and Vishal Bhardwaj for upcoming Bollywood...
View ArticleFormer top Chinese official commits suicide after landslide disaster
BEIJING: A former senior official in China who was in charge of an agency responsible for regulating a waste heap that collapsed last week with the loss of more than 70 people has committed suicide,...
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Now playing in your headphones: Nothing
When we wear headphones, it is a signal to everyone that we’re shut off, unavailable and, much like napping adults, absolutely not to be bothered. Our ear shields are barriers against barbaric city...
View ArticleAt least 14 killed in bomb blasts in Syria’s Homs: state media
DAMASCUS: At least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in large bomb blasts Monday in the central Syrian city of Homs, state media reported.“The preliminary toll in simultaneous terrorist...
View ArticleFacebook founder urges free Internet in India amid row
NEW DELHI: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg urged India Monday to approve a controversial plan that would provide a free Internet service to the poor, his latest bid amid an escalating row with...
View ArticleFulham name Jokanovic as new coach
LONDON: Struggling Championship side Fulham on Sunday named former Watford boss Slavisa Jokanovic as their new manager to replace the fired Kit Symons, the London club announced.The 47-year-old Serb is...
View ArticleDeath toll at 43 as wild weather tears across parts of US
Texas reeled from rare December tornadoes Monday, as days of storms battering a vast region stretching from the southwestern US to Canada claimed at least 43 lives.Hundreds of flights across the area...
View ArticlePochettino cautious about Tottenham title talk
WATFORD, UK: Mauricio Pochettino urged his Tottenham stars to keep their feet on the ground as they head into 2016 firmly in the Premier League title race.Pochettino’s side move into the new year...
View ArticleAt least 14 killed, 30 injured in suicide blast at NADRA office in Mardan
At least 14 people were killed as a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the main gate of the NADRA office in Dohsera Chowk in Mardan on Tuesday.A splinter group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan,...
View ArticleMaulana Sherani, Ashrafi fight it out over ‘Ahmadi issue’ at CII meeting
A meeting of the Council for Islamic Ideology (CII) turned violent on Tuesday as a scuffle broke out between council chairman Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani and Maulana Tahir Ashrafi.According to...
View ArticleHundreds hospitalised in mass Vietnam food poisoning
HANOI: Hundreds of workers at a Hong Kong-owned garment factory in Vietnam which makes lingerie for labels like Victoria’s Secret and Wacoal have been hospitalised with food-poisoning, state media...
View ArticleLyon, Marsh bowl Aussies to big series win over Windies
MELBOURNE: Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Marsh bowled Australia to a 177-run victory over the West Indies in the second Test on Tuesday, to win the series and retain the Frank Worrell Trophy.The...
View ArticleSaudi shares dive after kingdom announces record deficit
RIYADH: Saudi shares dived at the start of trading Tuesday a day after the oil-rich kingdom announced a record $98 billion deficit this year and said it was drastically cutting fuel subsidies.The...
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The Big Bang Theory makers accused of stealing song
A lawsuit has been filed against the makers of hit TV show The Big Bang Theory over ownership of the song Soft kitty.PHOTO: SHELDONFANS.COMThe song has become a source of comfort for the show’s main...
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2015 in the life of Karachi’s street children
As another year comes to a close, they continue to spend their days and nights are on the streets; scavenging, stalking, chasing cars and passersby in hope of some form of charity; at times, their only...
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10 times celebrity-inspired memes broke the internet in 2015
2015 has been a roller coaster ride, packed with some of the juiciest gossip and entertainment news. And while incidents such as the Miss Universe gaffe have turned heads across the world, nothing has...
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12 times the internet fooled the world in 2015
With countless posts going viral by the day on social media, it’s hard to keep up with what is authentic and what isn’t. Sometimes, even the biggest publishers, including us, get outsmarted.New Year...
View ArticleOur most re-tweeted stories of 2015
There is no single measure of a news story’s success, but if we were to gauge how much our readers on Twitter liked certain stories, we’d have to settle on one metric – the number of retweets.Here are...
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Did you know Leonardo DiCaprio was offered a role in Star Wars?
In the words of Obi Wan “Wait a minute! How did this happen? We’re smarter than this”.Yes, makers of Star Wars were considering Leonardo DiCaprio to play the role of Anakin Skywalker in two prequels of...
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