Ansar Burney takes Sindh govt to court on VIP culture
KARACHI: Human rights activist Ansar Burney filed a petition in Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday against the Sindh government’s administration in regards to the prevalent VIP culture in the...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle Dubai blaze after all-night effort, investigate cause
DUBAI: Firefighters on Friday appeared to have mostly extinguished a blaze that suddenly engulfed one of Dubai’s most prominent skyscrapers on New Year’s Eve, according to Reuters witnesses.Plumes of...
View ArticleSaudi says 3 civilians killed in missile fire from Yemen
RIYADH: Three civilians including two children have been killed in cross-border missile attacks from Yemen on a residential area in southwestern Saudi Arabia, civil defence authorities said.Eleven...
View ArticlePakistan in Pictures 2015
2015 has been a year of mourning for Pakistan. The year opened with the nation still reeling from the December 16, 2014, attack on an army-run school in Peshawar, in which 147 people, most of them...
View Article14 drown in Egypt Nile boat accident
CAIRO: At least fourteen people drowned when an unlicensed ferry capsized in the Egypt’s Nile river north of Cairo overnight, the official MENA news agency reported Friday.Rescue teams have recovered...
View ArticleOur most loved Instagram photos of 2015
With at least 400 million people sharing over 80 million photos each day, Instagram has become a global phenomenon. It has helped people across the world connect through pictures in the same manner...
View ArticlePalestinian dies of wounds from West Bank clashes: ministry
RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: A Palestinian wounded in early December during clashes with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank has died of his injuries, the Palestinian health ministry said on...
View Article4 tips to make your scent last longer
You may want to reconsider the way you’re applying fragrance if you want it to last longer than five minutes.Walking through a cloud of perfume is just not enough. There a lot of do’s and don’ts for...
View ArticleFIA arrests ‘Facebook hacker’ in Lahore
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency’s cyber crime wing on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly hacking into Facebook accounts of people and blackmailing them, Express News reported.The accused,...
View ArticleAfghan forces free 59 prisoners from Taliban jail in south
KABUL: Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials said on Saturday, as government troops redouble their efforts to drive back the insurgents who have seized...
View ArticleOzil holds key to Arsenal title bid
LONDON: Arsene Wenger says Mesut Ozil holds the key to Arsenal’s hopes of winning the Premier League for the first time in 12 years.Ozil’s superb run of form has been the catalyst for Arsenal’s climb...
View ArticleBritish troops could face charges over Iraq War: probe chief
LONDON: British soldiers accused of unlawful killing and torture during the Iraq War could face prosecution, the head of an official unit probing alleged abuses said in an interview published...
View ArticleBournemouth take Iturbe on loan from Roma
LONDON: Bournemouth have signed Roma winger Juan Iturbe on loan for the rest of the season, the Premier League club announced on Friday.Argentina Under-20 international Iturbe will officially complete...
View ArticleIf you buy these jeans, you’ll never have to worry about washing them
We scratched our heads in disbelief when the Levis CEO, Chip Bergh, proudly proclaimed that he hadn’t washed his pair of jeans in over a year. How could he live like that? Didn’t he have any sense of...
View ArticleSaudi-led coalition ending Yemen ceasefire, state news agency says
DUBAI: The Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing the Houthi movement in Yemen for nine months announced on Saturday the end to a ceasefire that began on Dec. 15 but was repeatedly violated by both...
View ArticlePooja Bhatt ‘blown away’ by Ho Mann Jahaan
The much anticipated film Ho Mann Jahaan released worldwide on January 1 and instantly won hearts. General public and celebrities alike, everyone loved the movie and lauded Asim Raza on his debut film,...
View ArticleFrench mosque imam posts inspiring message to support soldiers who protected...
The imam of the mosque attacked by a car in France released on Saturday an official statement condemning the act and supporting the soldiers who were guarding the mosque.“Those who run the Valence...
View ArticleGerrard eyes Liverpool coaching return in 2016
LONDON: Liverpool great Steven Gerrard could return to the club in a coaching capacity as early as this year, he revealed in a British newspaper interview published on Saturday.Gerrard, 35, left...
View ArticleFor Donald Trump, lessons from a brother’s suffering
One evening in the 1960s, Donald J Trump, still in college but eager to make it big, met his older brother, Freddy, for dinner in a Queens apartment complex built by their father.Things went bad...
View ArticleAdnan Sami on how it feels to be an Indian citizen
After being granted citizenship on January 1, Adnan Sami seems to be over the moon to start his new life as an official Indian citizen.In a recent interview with Mumbai Mirror, the singer described his...
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