Canada under fire over Saudi Arabia arms sale
OTTAWA: Canada’s Liberal government refused to back down Wednesday in the face of growing criticism for having greenlit arms sales to Saudi Arabia that could help it wage war in Yemen. A previous...
View ArticleUN chief ‘inept’ on peacekeeper sex abuse: key US senator
UNITED NATIONS: An influential US senator accused United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of ineptitude on Wednesday for failing to halt sexual exploitation and abuse by blue-helmeted...
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Horoscope: April 14, 2016
Aries | March 20 – April 18 Tedious as going over things point by point may be, it’s essential. First, certain individuals need information. But even more important will be what you learn while...
View ArticleTrump takes steps to reset his campaign, tries to soften his image
WASHINGTON, DC: Republican front-runner Donald Trump took fresh steps to reset his campaign on Wednesday, hiring a top Republican operative and scheduling a meeting between aides and US lawmakers as he...
View ArticleLegends v Champions: Successful series bodes well for future events, says Nawaz
KARACHI: Following the success of the Legends v Champions series, the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) is hoping to hold future Professional Squash Association (PSA) tournaments, in which international...
View ArticleChampions League: Griezmann double dumps Barca out of Europe
MADRID: Atletico Madrid dumped holders Barcelona out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage for the second time in three seasons as Antoine Griezmann’s double sealed a 2-0 win on Wednesday...
View ArticleRussia jets make ‘simulated attack’ passes near US destroyer: US
WASHINGTON, DC: Two Russian warplanes flew simulated attack passes near a US guided missile destroyer in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, the US military said, with one official describing them as one of the...
View ArticleDelhi’s street kids on the beat with hard-hitting newspaper
NEW DELHI: As one of New Delhi’s thousands of street children, Jyoti Kumari knows more than most about the goings on in the Indian capital’s desperate and sometimes brutal underbelly. Now the...
View ArticleSultan Azlan Shah Cup: Contrasting aims highlight Pakistan, India’s stark...
KARACHI: While Pakistan take on Japan in a match that decides which of the two sides finishes bottom, arch-rivals India take on Malaysia in a bid to reach the final of the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in...
View ArticleShots Fired: PHF told to produce results or face music
KARACHI: Fresh from being criticised by former Olympians for the national team’s horrendous performances in the ongoing Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) was slammed some more...
View ArticleDeclassified US document suggests Pakistani link to attack on CIA agents
WASHINGTON: A Pakistani intelligence officer paid $200,000 to an extremist network to facilitate a deadly suicide bomb attack on CIA operatives at a base in Afghanistan in 2009, according to a...
View ArticleUS Defence Secretary Carter to visit warship in South China Sea
MANILA: US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said he would visit a warship close to flashpoint waters of the South China Sea on Friday, as Beijing reacted defiantly to an American military build-up in...
View ArticleCalamity on clay: Djokovic ousted in Monte Carlo opener
MONTE CARLO: Novak Djokovic lost only his second match of the season as he fell to Czech Jiri Vesely 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to exit the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. “This is a proof that nobody’s...
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Strong quake in Japan kills at least nine, nuclear plants safe
TOKYO: A strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings, killing at least nine people and injuring hundreds, local media said, but the nuclear regulator reported no...
View ArticleDrogba to take legal action over ‘libellous’ allegations
LONDON: Footballer Didier Drogba said yesterday he would take legal action against Britain’s Daily Mail after it published allegations that most of the money raised by his charity in Britain was not...
View ArticleJapan plants shut down after quake, fuels economic fears
TOKYO: Some of Japan’s biggest firms including Sony and Toyota shut down operations in southern Japan Friday after the region was struck by a deadly earthquake, fuelling worries about disruption to...
View ArticleUS business lobby says China’s policies conflict with reform goals
BEIJING: China’s national security regulations and industrial policies are at odds with its reform goals, a U.S. business lobby said on Friday, urging Beijing to rein in protectionism and keep the...
View ArticleLast-gasp Lovren sinks Dortmund in Europa thriller
LIVERPOOL, UK: Dejan Lovren scored a heart-stopping stoppage-time header as Liverpool completed an astonishing comeback to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-3 on Thursday and reach the Europa League...
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Pakistan fall to 190th in FIFA rankings
KARACHI: With Pakistan’s FIFA ranking slumping to a lowly 190 — out of 209 countries — KRL midfielder Mohammad Adil believes football in Pakistan will crumble completely if the Pakistan Football...
View ArticleIndia says talks on Rafale jet deal in final stage
Negotiations for India to buy 36 French Rafale fighter jets are nearing the finish line, the Indian defence ministry said, with sources saying the price will be set at around $9 billion. Both sides had...
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