Muslims are the new black men: Samuel L Jackson
Famed Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson has spoken out against the rampant islamophobia gripping the US after attacks by ISIS in Paris and California.In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Samuel...
View ArticleBahrain F-16 crashes in Saudi Arabia near Yemen border: coalition
RIYADH: A Bahraini fighter jet taking part in the Saudi-led coalition battling rebel forces in Yemen crashed on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia due to a “technical error,” the alliance said.The F-16 jet...
View ArticleAfghanistan hold on to beat Zimbabwe in second ODI
SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Afghanistan survived a middle-order batting collapse to claim a four-wicket win over Zimbabwe in Sharjah on Tuesday and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day...
View ArticleGlobal growth to be ‘disappointing and patchy’ in 2016: IMF chief
FRANKFURT: Global economic growth will be “disappointing and patchy” in 2016, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, wrote in an article published in the German business daily...
View ArticleMadhur Bhandarkar speaks of ‘amazing experience’ in Pakistan
Indian director Madhur Bhandarkar who recently visited Pakistan on a two-day trip has shared his ‘amazing experience’.The Bollywood filmmaker was present in the country to attend this year’s Rafi Peer...
View ArticleAli spins England to crushing win
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA: Moeen Ali spun England to a crushing 241-run win over South Africa on the fifth and final day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Wednesday.Off-spinner Ali took three early wickets...
View ArticleUS spying on Netanyahu communications: report
WASHINGTON: The United States continues to spy on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s communications despite promising to curtail the hacking of its allies, The Wall Street Journal reported...
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Guns N’ Roses set to reunite for Coachella 2016
Legendary hard rock band Guns N’ Roses is reportedly returning to the stage next year.Multiple sources told Billboard that the US-based band’s original line-up, which included founding members Axl Rose...
View ArticleK-P CM orders police not to block roads for President Mamnoon’s visit
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Wednesday directed Peshawar’s Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) to provide President Mamnoon Hussain with all possible security without...
View ArticleMuslims need to relearn faith, says American imam
With an increase in misconceptions about Islam following terrorist attacks in Paris, a former imam at American University in Washington said Muslims need to relearn their faith and should not defend...
View ArticleKing of Mandela’s clan jailed for 12 years in S.Africa
JOHANNESBURG: A South African traditional king from Nelson Mandela’s Thembu ethnic group began a 12-year prison sentence Thursday for arson, kidnap and assault of his subjects, after a long battle to...
View ArticleChina building second aircraft carrier: defence ministry
BEIJING: China is building its second aircraft carrier, the defence ministry said on Thursday, as Beijing expands its naval capabilities amid maritime disputes with neighbours in the East and South...
View ArticleBallon d’Or: Messi firm favourite to pip Ronaldo, Neymar
The 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or poses a classic dilemma for its voters. In Cristiano Ronaldo, they have a candidate who has scored more goals (61) than anyone else but won absolutely nothing in the past 12...
View ArticleTimeline: Football in 2015
The ‘beautiful game’ stayed truly beautiful in 2015, complete with mind-blowing goals, new records and controversies. Here’s a timeline of everything you need to know, just in case you missed it: The...
View ArticleVivian Richards to mentor Quetta Gladiators
Legendary West Indian batsman and former captain Vivian Richards has agreed to mentor the Quetta Gladiators in the opening edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) set to start in Dubai and Sharjah...
View ArticleHacker attack blacks out BBC website
LONDON: Hackers brought down the BBC’s websites for several hours on Thursday in a large-scale hacking attack, the British public broadcaster reported.“Sources within the BBC said the sites were...
View ArticleErdogan says Turkey killed 3,100 PKK rebels in 2015
ISTANBUL: Turkish security forces killed 3,100 Kurdish militants in 2015, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, vowing no let-up in a relentless offensive to oust rebels from towns and...
View ArticleIndia’s Modi hits out at opposition over stalled reforms
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the main opposition Congress party on Thursday, accusing it of “disrupting” parliament and stalling key reforms aimed at lifting millions out...
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The cricket records that 2015 broke
Individual records:The number of consecutive centuries scored by Kumar Sangakkara in the World Cup; the most by any player The number of deliveries AB de Villiers took to complete the fastest ever ODI...
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Pakistan cricket’s biggest stories of 2015
It was a spectacular collapse from Pakistan while playing in Bangladesh in April that saw its people come out roaring in anger, fuelled with passion.Read the full story here.Enter 2015. Australia...
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