Afghan Taliban meets on succession after US drones target leader
KABUL/WASHINGTON: The Afghan Taliban’s leadership council met on Sunday to start considering succession after a US drone strike in Pakistan targeted its commander, two Taliban sources told Reuters, in...
View ArticleVardy atones for Kane miss as England edge Turkey
MANCHESTER: Jamie Vardy spared Harry Kane’s blushes with a late winner as England edged Turkey 2-1 in their first Euro 2016 warm-up match at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Kane opened the...
View ArticleIndia’s mini space shuttle blasts off
BANGALORE: India successfully launched its first model space shuttle on Monday, a top official said, as New Delhi joined the race to develop a reusable rocket to make space travel easier and cheaper....
View ArticleAustralia’s Lyon looks to Murali for spin advice
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australia’s premier off-spinner Nathan Lyon said Monday he plans to call on all-time leading wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan for more bowling advice during his team’s tour to Sri...
View ArticleObama confirms Taliban leader’s death in US strike
HANOI: Barack Obama on Monday confirmed that Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US strike, hailing his death as an “important milestone” in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan. “We...
View ArticleArms embargo on Vietnam in the balance as Obama visits old foe
HANOI: US President Barack Obama began his first visit to Vietnam on Monday, part of his strategic “rebalance” towards Asia that could bring more overtures to a former enemy to boost its defence...
View ArticleTearful Suarez a doubt for Copa America
MADRID: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is a doubt for next month’s Copa America after hobbling off in tears midway through the Copa del Rey final win over Sevilla Sunday with a muscle injury. The...
View ArticleIslamic State encourages more attacks during Ramazan in latest audio message
A new message purporting to come from the spokesperson of Islamic State calls on followers to launch attacks on the United States and Europe during the Islamic holy month of Ramazan, which begins in...
View ArticleBrazil confirms mosquito as Zika vector
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian scientists said Monday they have found the first hard evidence the Zika virus blamed for causing brain damage in hundreds of babies is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito....
View ArticleNot following orders: Contempt of court notice issued to LRH, HMC members
PESHAWAR: A divisional bench of Peshawar High Court issued contempt of court notices on Monday to Lady Reading Hospital Board of Governors chairperson, Hayatabad Medical Complex medical directors and...
View ArticleHenriques gets surprise Australia call for Sri Lanka
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: All-rounder Moises Henriques earned a surprise recall on Tuesday to Australia’s Test squad for Sri Lanka after James Pattinson was ruled out injured, with Stephen O’Keefe included as...
View ArticlePilot project launched: EPI technicians to focus on core duties
PESHAWAR: After a drop in the coverage of routine immunisation was highlighted, officials decided to let the Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI) technicians do their core duty of vaccinating...
View ArticleIndia uses outdated laws to silence dissent, HRW says
NEW DELHI: India routinely uses outdated and loosely worded laws to crack down on dissent, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, urging the government to repeal or amend legislation used to stifle free...
View ArticleMoving on up: PM approves induction of PCS officers into PAS
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved a proposal of the Establishment Division to induct Provincial Civil Service officers into the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS). The prime...
View ArticleTargeted: VDC member, police guard killed in Swat
MINGORA: A village defence committee (VDC) member, along with a policeman, was killed in an ambush by unidentified men in Bara Banda area in Matta tehsil on Monday. According to SHO Rahim Khan,...
View ArticleFracking in Britain approved for first time since 2011
LONDON: A shale gas fracking project won approval in Britain for the first time since 2011 on Monday as councillors in Yorkshire gave the go-ahead to a plan slammed by greens and locals. After...
View ArticleFisticuffs: PTI MPAs take swings at each other in fiery assembly
PESHAWAR: A scuffle broke out between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPAs in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday, forcing the deputy speaker to adjourn the session. PTI lawmakers Javed Nasim and Arbab...
View ArticleStokes out of Sri Lanka series
LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM: England all-rounder Ben Stokes said on Monday he would miss the rest of the Sri Lanka series because of a knee injury. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had previously...
View ArticleFinal member of militant ‘Beatles’ identified: media
WASHINGTON: The fourth member of a group of Islamic State jailors who murdered hostages and were dubbed the “Beatles” by former captives has been identified by The Washington Post and BuzzFeed news....
View ArticleChildren risk health farming tobacco in Indonesia: HRW
JAKARTA: Children are being put to work on tobacco plantations in Indonesia that supply some of the world’s biggest cigarette companies, putting their health at serious risk, Human Rights Watch warned...
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