Trump Tower becomes hot New York tourist magnet
NEW YORK: New York is packed with some of the most iconic tourist attractions in the world but there’s a hot new ticket in town: Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. Americans from out of state, Israeli...
View ArticleDevastated Stokes has surgery as Topley ruled out for three months
LONDON: England all-rounder Ben Stokes had knee surgery on Tuesday, while fellow international Reece Topley learnt he will be sidelined for three months with a partial stress fracture. Stokes suffered...
View ArticleYemen peace talks “closer” to agreement: UN envoy
KUWAIT CITY: The UN envoy said Wednesday that the warring parties in Yemen were closer to agreement at peace talks in Kuwait as he headed to New York to brief the Security Council. Trail of death:...
View ArticleTransgender activist succumbs to injuries after being shot multiple times in...
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Trans Action Alliance coordinator succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday after she was shot six times in Peshawar. Alesha was shifted to Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar in critical...
View ArticleThree FC officials shot dead in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Three Frontier Corps (FC) officials, including a command officer, were killed on Wednesday as unidentified armed men opened fire at their vehicle in Peshawar’s Patang Chowk area. According to...
View ArticleFrance blow as Varane ruled out of Euro 2016
PARIS: France’s Euro 2016 preparations took a knock on Tuesday with key defender Raphael Varane ruled out injured of next month’s tournament on home soil with his place taken by Adil Rami. Coach Didier...
View ArticleTen killed in suicide attack near Afghan capital
A suicide attack on a bus carrying staff from an appeal court killed 10 people and wounded four on Wednesday west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, an interior ministry spokesman said. There was no...
View ArticleTrump, aiming to offset money disadvantage, escalates Clinton attacks
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Donald Trump this week took his use of sordid accusations against Democrat Hillary Clinton to levels unprecedented in modern US presidential campaigns, in the latest example of the...
View ArticleRefugees in Germany turn to church for sanctuary
BERLIN: Peshtiwan Nasser Abdal has been holed up in a church for the past four months, in a desperate bid to avoid deportation from Germany. The 21-year-old Yazidi Iraqi, like 400 other people, is...
View ArticleCongress workers name public toilet after Rishi Kapoor
India’s main opposition Congress party workers on Tuesday named a public toilet in Allahabad after Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, apparently in retaliation to the actor’s recent rant over naming several...
View ArticleIndia allows accused Italian marine to go home
NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Thursday allowed an Italian marine accused of killing two fishermen to return home pending arbitration, the latest twist in a long-running case that has soured ties...
View ArticleLanger in no rush to lead Aussies full-time
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Justin Langer insisted on Thursday that he is in no rush to be Australia’s next coach as he prepares to lead the team on their tour of the West Indies with Darren Lehmann resting....
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Sweltering heat causes roads to melt in India
India was bracing on Monday for another bout of extreme heat after temperatures smashed records in some parts of the country, while weather officials warned against more frequent heat waves....
View ArticleFit-again Starc gunning for West Indies, South Africa
MELBOURNE: Fast bowler Mitchell Starc expects to need a couple of games to get up to express pace but is looking forward to coming back from injury on Australia’s Caribbean tour next month. The lethal...
View ArticleTalk of the town: Karan Johar’s star-studded birthday bash in London
Karan Johar is known to throw the fanciest parties B-Town has seen and his birthday was a prime example of that. The powerhouse of talent turned 44 on Wednesday and celebrated the day with family and...
View ArticleAfter sexism row, Gayle continues to struggle on and off field
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle’s recent controversial remarks in an interview with a female journalist for The Times (magazine) has led Australia’s Melbourne Renegades to announce that they will not...
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Boman Irani opts out of Pakistani film
Boman Irani has opted out of his first Pakistani film and reportedly, he has done so to show support to Kabir Khan — who was heckled at Karachi airport last month. Apparently, the Bollywood actor, who...
View ArticleGoogle aims to kill passwords by end of this year
In an impressive, and interesting, leap on its innovation scale, Google is ready to test a new login method which will replace passwords with a ‘trust-based’ system that monitors the way you typically...
View ArticleSpeedboat crash kills three tourists in Thailand
SAMUI: Three foreign tourists were killed and a British man is missing after a speedboat crashed and capsized in bad weather near the southern Thai island of Samui, police said on Friday. Three women...
View ArticleSpeculation abounds over new Taliban chief’s leaked photo
KABUL: An ordinary, albeit strikingly clear, headshot of the secretive Afghan Taliban’s newly appointed chieftain has triggered a flurry of speculation over the motive behind its release. A picture of...
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