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Your Facebook friends aren’t real: study
Are your Facebook contacts really “friends?”A study conducted in the UK has found that out of the 150 friends a person has on Facebook, only 15 can be counted as real friends, while only five can be...
View ArticleSouth Africa beat England by 280 runs
CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA: Kagiso Rabada finished with match figures of 13 for 144 as South Africa beat England by 280 runs on the fifth day of the fourth and final Test at SuperSport Park on...
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Woman who predicted fall of 9/11 has made another grim prediction for 2016
A blind mystic who ‘foresaw’ the 9/11 terror attacks on the US and the Boxing Day Tsunami also prophesied that Europe would be destroyed in 2016.PHOTO: AFPBulgarian peasant Baba Vanga claims a vision...
View ArticleGrandson of Iran’s Khomeini excluded from elections: family
TEHRAN: The grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has been excluded from contesting elections next month, his son said Tuesday.Hassan Khomeini, a 43-year-old...
View ArticleSHC questions home, education secretaries over private schools’ security in...
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed on Tuesday the provincial home and education secretaries to inform the court about the compliance of its May 25 order regarding the provision of foolproof...
View ArticleTeen charged in Australia with terrorism offences
CANBERRA: Australian authorities have charged a teenager with collecting documents on ways to stage terrorist acts, officials said Tuesday, reportedly including advice on carrying out a successful...
View ArticleEmirati on trial was self-proclaimed local Islamic State ‘emir’
ABU DHABI: An Emirati man accused of seeking to carry out attacks on targets including Abu Dhabi’s Formula 1 circuit claimed to be the local leader of the Islamic State group, newspapers reported...
View ArticleMQM to stage protests in Karachi over Altaf Hussain speech ban
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will hold demonstrations in Karachi on Tuesday to protest against a media ban on party supremo Altaf Hussain’s speech and images in media, according to a party...
View ArticleWon’t marry Imran Khan because he’s as old as my father: Meera
Pakistani actor Meera has backtracked on her earlier statement that she wished to marry PTI chairman Imran Khan, saying now that he is like “a father to her.”“I respect Imran Khan Sb a lot as a leader,...
View ArticleQatar emir names new foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle
DOHA: Qatar’s emir issued a decree on Wednesday in which he named a new foreign minister, state news agency QNA reported.Pakistan inks LNG deal worth $16b with QatarThe new foreign minister was named...
View ArticleFrench justice minister quits after disagreement with Hollande
PARIS: French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira quit Wednesday, apparently in protest at government moves to push through a measure that would strip convicted French-born terrorists of their...
View ArticleWith China weakening, Apple turns to India
SAN FRANCISCO/ MUMBAI: As China sales show signs of cooling, Apple Inc is touting India’s appetite for iPhones, betting that rising wages and an expanding middle class will pull consumers away from the...
View ArticleRefugee crisis triggers rights clampdown: HRW
NEW YORK: European governments have responded to fears of terrorism and an influx of Muslim refugees by cracking down on basic freedoms, Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday.In a departure from previous...
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Sidharth Malhotra, Ali Zafar pull a fast one on fans
Sorry to break your heart, Sidharth Malhotra never came to Pakistan!PHOTO: INDIA-FORUMSThe Bollywood heartthrob’s selfie with Ali Zafar took the internet by storm on Monday and we just needed to know...
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Navy increases surveillance at Gwadar Port
ISLAMABAD: With the development of the deep sea port at Gwadar, the Pakistan Navy (PN) is anticipating fresh security challenges. It has thus allocated a special Marine Battalion at the port for...
View ArticlePSL and MCL: Lucrative leagues to fight for ticket revenues in UAE
The proliferation of Twenty20 cricket continues apace over the next couple of weeks when a contest of retired greats goes head-to-head with the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for the dollar of the Emirati...
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5 things Pakistan must do to beat New Zealand in second ODI
New Zealand beat Pakistan in the first ODI of the three-match series by 70 runs in Wellington on Monday.After winning the toss, Pakistan captain Azhar Ali invited the hosts to bat first on a bouncy...
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Donald Trump makes ‘hat’ joke after ejecting Sikh protester from rally
A Sikh man — who was escorted out of a Donald Trump rally — has hit back at the Republican presidential candidate by calling him ‘childish’.Arish Singh, who wears a red turban, was ejected from Trump’s...
View ArticleDocumentary on radical Islam raises hackles in France
PARIS: A documentary on radical Islam has struck a nerve in France two-and-a-half months after a devastating terrorist attack in Paris and sparked a debate about freedom of expression.The documentary...
View ArticleThe Pathankot crime scene: How not to investigate!
Pakistan wants to send its investigation team to India to not only visit the Pathankot crime scene but also examine the bodies of terrorists involved. While India’s external affairs ministry has...
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