Ukraine arrests Frenchman ‘planning Euro 2016 attacks’
KIEV: Ukraine’s security service said on Monday it had arrested a Frenchman who was allegedly planning to stage 15 terror attacks before and during the Euro 2016 football championship that starts in...
View ArticleChina restricts Ramazan fasting in Muslim region
BEIJING: China has marked the start of Ramazan with its customary ban on civil servants, students and children in a mainly-Muslim region from taking part in fasting, government websites said as the...
View ArticlePhilippines’ Duterte extremely ‘irresponsible’: UN experts
GENEVA: UN rights experts on Monday urged the Philippines’ president elect Rodrigo Duterte to stop instigating deadly violence, especially against journalists, slamming his comments as dangerously...
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How many hours will you be fasting this year?
Ramazan has arrived and from the looks of it, it is going to be one hot month. With constant power outages and unrelenting heat, you may have caught yourself counting the number of hours you will be...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s social media accounts hacked
If you think your social media accounts are immune from being hacked, think again. Even the world’s biggest social networking site’s founder is reportedly not immune from such attacks. Facebook founder...
View ArticleBBC Myanmar reporter jailed for attacking policeman
YANGON: A court in Myanmar jailed a reporter for the BBC Myanmar language service for three months with hard labor on Monday after convicting him of attacking a policeman when covering student protests...
View ArticleDeath penalty sought for 24 Indian Hindus over Gujarat massacre
AHMEDABAD: Indian prosecutors sought the death penalty on Monday for 24 Hindus convicted over a massacre during religious riots in 2002 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was chief minister of the state...
View ArticleFirst Qatar World Cup contract for Indian firm
DOHA: Indian engineering and construction giant, Larsen & Toubro, has won the country’s first contract to build a venue for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, organisers announced on Monday. Along with...
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Pictures of the day: June 7, 2016
Thousands of Turkish people break their fasting on June 6, 2016 at the Blue Mosque square in Istanbul, during the first day of the holy month of Ramazan. PHOTO: AFP /OZAN KOSE An Afghan man distributes...
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This tiny air conditioner can keep you cool for 4 hours on a single charge
During hot-summer days, when mercury rises past 100⁰F and simple tasks such as studying or even enjoying meal become really difficult. In such testing times you might have wished to have a personal...
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10 sehri meals to keep your energy levels on point during Ramazan
The holy month of Ramazan is here and that calls for a steady diet plan for all the rozedars. The pre-dawn meal or sehri is the most important meal during Ramazan since that is what one’s body thrives...
View ArticleAiling Thai king undergoes heart operation
BANGKOK: Thailand’s hospital-bound monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej underwent an operation to widen arteries in his heart on Tuesday, the palace said, the latest in a series of medical procedures for the...
View ArticleStrong 6.2-magnitude quake shakes Mexico
MEXICO CITY: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, slightly shaking towns, but no immediate damage was reported, authorities said. The quake struck at 1051 GMT...
View ArticleKenya hit by nationwide blackouts, restoration efforts underway
NAIROBI: Kenya was hit by a nationwide blackout on Tuesday, but efforts to restore power were underway, the country’s sole electricity distributor said. Kenya Power said on Twitter some parts of the...
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June 7: The day Sunil Gavaskar took ‘tuk tuk’ a little too seriously
The World Cup turns 41 today and contrary to modern belief, the event has not always been as glamorous as it is today. The event has come a long way since its first edition. In 2015, the event saw two...
View ArticleGillespie stumps dairy sponsors with vegan stance
LONDON: Yorkshire’s Australian coach Jason Gillespie has risked the wrath of his English county’s sponsors by claiming the “disgusting” dairy industry should be shut down. Yorkshire are sponsored by...
View ArticleIndian police make new arrests in kidney sale racket
NEW DELHI: New Delhi police on Tuesday arrested three kidney donors over an illegal racket at one of India’s top hospitals that has shone a spotlight on underground organ trafficking. The donors were...
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Bird of prey gives most heartfelt hug to its rescuer
A bird of prey in Mississippi has developed a unique bond with his rescuer Douglas “Doug” Pojeky as she dances and hugs him as soon he appears in sight. GiGi, a great horned owl, was critically injured...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia’s vision of getting its economy off oil
When Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud took the reign of Saudi Arabia in 2014, his country was experiencing a host of challenges, falling petroleum prices being one of them. Yet, he went on with certain...
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Is Pakistan better than England? Yousuf knows how to find out
Former Pakistan captain Muhammad Yousuf has a wonderful solution to the problem of deciding which team is better as the Men in Green get ready to take on England in July. In an interview to PakPassion,...
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