New Jersey schools briefly evacuated over bomb threats
NEW YORK: US authorities on Tuesday briefly evacuated nine schools in New Jersey after receiving anonymous bomb and shooting threats, authorities said.The schools affected were in Bergen County in the...
View ArticleDanish town makes pork mandatory in public institutions
COPENHAGEN: A Danish town has made it mandatory for public institutions to serve pork, drawing mixed reactions in what has been dubbed the Nordic country’s “meatball war”.The town council of Randers in...
View ArticleGhulam Ali to make acting debut with Bollywood film
Pakistan’s legendary ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, whose performances in India were marred last year by Shiv Sena threats, is now geared to make his acting debut with Hindi feature film Ghar Wapsi.Directed...
View ArticleFrench hate crimes on rise: minister
PARIS: Hate crimes against Muslims in France tripled last year, anti-Semitic assaults remained at an already “high level” and attacks on Christian sites rose by a fifth, Interior Minister Bernard...
View ArticleGayle fires Big Bash parting shot at critics
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Controversial West Indian batsman Chris Gayle has hit back at critics of his allegedly sexist behaviour, telling them to kiss his “Black Rass”.His Twenty20 team Melbourne Renegades...
View ArticleAnyone remember a thing called peace?
PESHAWAR: On Saturday, the sky lit up and celebratory fireworks could be heard all around the city as Huner Mela brought some colour to the muggy metropolis.On Tuesday morning, the city saw some more...
View ArticleSarah Palin’s son arrested for domestic violence: court documents
WASHINGTON: Sarah Palin’s son was arrested on domestic violence charges after an armed altercation with his girlfriend, according to court documents filed Tuesday as his diehard Republican mother...
View ArticleLack of transparency: Bank accounts of 30 seminaries, 300 NGOs frozen in G-B
GILGIT: The bank accounts of 30 seminaries and over 300 non-governmental organisations have been frozen in Gilgit-Baltistan for failing to provide details of sources and activities.The decision was...
View ArticleSharmeen Obaid Chinoy praises PM’s stance on honour killings
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND: Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy on Friday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on his statements against honour killing in Pakistan.“I just...
View Article5th ODI: Warner, Marsh tons lift Australia to 330-7
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: David Warner smashed 122 and Mitchell Marsh was 102 not out as Australia reached 330 for seven in the fifth one-day international against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground...
View ArticleFormer greats question Irfan’s exclusion after T20 series loss
ISLAMABAD: Expressing disappointment at the Pakistan team’s humiliating defeat in the last T20 match against New Zealand, former cricket great Wasim Akram has expressed surprise at the exclusion of the...
View ArticlePetrol stations owned by Muslim family remove alocohol from shelves
A Muslim family has taken over hundreds of petrol stations across the United Kingdom and removed alcohol from its shelves.Following the takeover, brothers Zuber and Mohsin Issa ordered for the removal...
View ArticleRussian Army to hold first mountain drills with Pakistan in 2016
Russian ground forces will hold the first ever military exercises with Pakistan in 2016, Russian Army Commander-in-Chief Oleg Salyukov announced on Friday, according to TASS news agency.“As part of...
View ArticleKerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer
RIYADH: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday hoping for an easing of tensions between the Sunni power and its predominantly Shia rival Iran.Kerry was to attend a joint...
View ArticleIndia plane makes emergency landing after bomb call
NEW DELHI: An Indian passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the country’s western city of Nagpur on Saturday after a hoax bomb threat, GoAir airline said.The GoAir plane, carrying...
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Salman, Katrina to come together for ‘Bigg Boss’ finale
The Bollywood beauty is all set to reunite with her first B-town love Salman Khan on the set of Bigg Boss.After her recent split with Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif has been spending a lot of time on...
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Woman poses as Muslim on Tinder for social experiment, gets profile blocked
A YouTube comedian created two near-identical profiles on Tinder – a Christian and a Muslim one – as a social experiment ‘Muslim versus Christian on Tinder’ to see users’ reactions to each profile.For...
View ArticleSharmeen Obaid’s fan moment with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has won hearts of Pakistanis all over the world, including Academy Award winning filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s.The Pakistani filmmaker couldn’t help but take a selfie...
View ArticleIran to buy 114 Airbus planes this week: minister
TEHRAN: Iran will sign a contract this week to buy 114 Airbus planes from France, during a visit to Paris by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Tehran’s transport minister said Sunday.Abbas Akhoundi,...
View ArticleHong Kong hit by coldest temperatures in nearly 60 years
HONG KONG: A cold snap gripped Hong Kong on Sunday, with residents shivering as temperatures plunged to the lowest point in nearly 60 years and frost dusted the mountaintops of a city accustomed to a...
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