Giant statue for China’s Chairman Mao
BEIJING: A gargantuan gold-painted statue of Communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong has been erected in open countryside by a group of capitalists at a cost of 3 million Yuan ($460,000), reports...
View ArticleTurkey’s Pegasus Airlines cancels Russian flights after failing to obtain visas
ISTANBUL: Pegasus Airlines, a Turkish budget carrier, said on Tuesday it has suspended flights to and from Russia until January 13 after authorities there failed to give its crew members visas.Russia...
View ArticleMilitant in Islamic State video believed to be British ‘bouncy castle’ salesman
LONDON: The masked militant in an Islamic State video showing the killing of five men accused by the group of being Western spies is believed to be a Londoner known as Sid who once sold inflatable...
View ArticleAustralia withdraws from junior World Cup over safety fears
SYDNEY: Australia withdrew from cricket’s junior World Cup in Bangladesh on Tuesday over safety and security fears, after they also scrapped a Test tour late last year.Cricket Australia officials said...
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Despite ceasefire, Syrians starve in besieged town
BEIRUT: In the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, skeletal residents are braving landmines and snipers to scrounge for food despite a rare ceasefire deal that was meant to allow aid to enter.“We’ve...
View ArticleShaheen Air pilot refuses to takeoff after detecting hole in plane wing
A Shaheen Air pilot on Monday possibly saved the lives of hundreds of passengers, mostly Umrah pilgrims, when he refused to fly a plane with a damaged wing.According to details, some 330 passengers...
View ArticleTTP annual report claims ‘inflated’, say analysts
ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has released its first annual report, claiming it killed hundreds of people in 2015, with analysts suggesting its “inflated” figures illustrate the...
View ArticleAl Qaeda militant arrested in Yemen raids: officials
ADEN: Yemeni security forces have arrested a local Al Qaeda leader during a sweep targeting militants in the southern city of Aden, security officials said Tuesday.The capture of Mohammed al-Lahji, the...
View ArticleAustralian ‘Comedy Queen’ recreates celeb Insta posts and the results are...
Remember when women tried to pose as female comic book heroes? What a colossal disaster it was! Now, Australian comedian Celeste Barber has come up with a similar project whereby she recreates...
View ArticleSaudi executes 49th convict in first week of 2016
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed a citizen convicted of murder, raising to 49 the number of death sentences carried out in the first week of 2016, the interior ministry announced.Saud bin...
View ArticleGold medalist PhD student expelled from Faisalabad university over Facebook post
FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has expelled a PhD student for criticising a university event in a post on Facebook.Syed Kashan Haider Gilani, a gold medalist PhD student,...
View ArticleIran warns Saudi to stop ‘adding fuel to fire’
TEHRAN: Iran warned Saudi Arabia to stop working against it on Wednesday as their diplomatic crisis intensified despite efforts to defuse a row that has raised fears of regional instability.In the...
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Could this be the new 4-inch ‘iPhone 7c’?
Silicon Valley news website ValueWalk recently reported that Apple’s rumoured 4-inch model would go into production soon.“Apple has already engaged in a small-scale trial production of the smartphone,...
View ArticlePakistan blasts Australia withdrawal from junior World Cup
KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket chief said Wednesday Australia should be fined after they pulled out of the junior World Cup over security fears in host country Bangladesh, blasting officials for creating...
View ArticleGerman broadcaster sorry for slow reporting on mob assaults
BERLIN: German public broadcaster ZDF has apologised for delays in reporting on a wave of sexual assaults blamed on men of Arab appearance amid accusations Wednesday of media self-censorship of the...
View ArticleBahrain says Iran-linked cell was plotting attacks: Saudi-owned TV
DUBAI: Bahrain said on Wednesday it had caught an Iranian-linked cell plotting attacks in the Gulf island kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported, days after both countries cut ties with...
View ArticleSaudi executions are a domestic issue, says Erdogan
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday refused to condemn Saudi Arabia for its execution of 47 convicts including a prominent Shia cleric, saying it was an “internal legal matter”...
View ArticleMadonna’s Singapore concert is for adults only
SINGAPORE: The Singapore leg of pop superstar Madonna’s global Rebel Heart Tour has been restricted to fans aged 18 and above, the concert’s local coordinator said Wednesday.The one-night-only event on...
View ArticleMan attempting attack on Paris police station cried ‘Allahu Akbar’: government
PARIS: French police shot dead a suspected suicide bomber Thursday as he attacked a police station in Paris, a year to the day since militant gunmen killed 12 people at Charlie Hebdo newspaper.The man...
View ArticlePM chairs high-level meeting to discuss national, regional security
ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday, reportedly discussed evidence provided by India regarding a recent attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) base near...
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