Helicopter crash kills three Afghan air crew
KABUL: An Afghan Mi-17 military helicopter crashed on Sunday after a technical failure during a training exercise, killing three air crew and wounding another in Logar province, south of the capital...
View ArticleGovt ‘importing’ Islamic State fighters to undermine Zarb-e-Azb: Qadri
Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr Tahirul Qadri claimed on Sunday the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government was “importing Islamic State fighters” to undermine the ongoing military offensive.“The...
View ArticleKhamenei’s website posts ‘controversial’ image comparing Saudi Arabia to...
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s website has posted a controversial image likening the executions in Saudi Arabia with the practices of the Islamic State militant group.The image posted...
View ArticleOctober earthquake might have reactivated dormant fault lines: PMD
PESHAWAR: A mild earthquake of magnitude 2.6 was recorded in Malakand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, making it the second earthquake in less than a week with an epicentre in the northwestern...
View ArticleStokes thrashes rapid double century
CAPE TOWN: England all-rounder Ben Stokes hit the second-fastest double century in Test history in a blistering assault on the South African bowlers on the second day of the second Test at Newlands on...
View ArticleSussex bowler Hobden dies aged 22: ECB
LONDON: Sussex fast bowler Matthew Hobden has died at the age of 22, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Sunday.Hobden made his first-class debut for Sussex in 2014 and represented...
View ArticleBotham blown away by ‘magnificent’ Stokes
LONDON: England great Ian Botham hailed a “magnificent” display by Ben Stokes after the Durham all-rounder smashed his record for the fastest England double century against South Africa.Stokes, 24,...
View Article7 things that happen to your body when you eat eggs
If you want to up your protein intake, then eating eggs might be the most convenient and the cheapest option.Apart from proteins, eggs are full of amino acids, antioxidants and iron that boost your...
View ArticleRonaldo wants to “live like a king” in retirement
MADRID: World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed he will “live like a king” once his playing career comes to an end, but has ruled out a move into coaching when he hangs up his boots.Real...
View ArticleThis BJP MP thinks Pakistan is worse than Satan
A day after an assault on an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, an Indian Member of Parliament placed the blame on Pakistan, claiming it has a policy of proxy war against India which would never...
View ArticleFaisalabad police arrest three PML-N supporters for abducting ‘famous’ PTI cat
FAISALABAD: In a rather strange case, Faisalabad police on Monday said they had arrested at least three people on charges of abducting a cat belonging to a female Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
View ArticleSkipped Dilwale after hearing bad reviews: Juhi Chawla
Dilwale opened to mixed reviews — there were those who loved the SRK starrer and then there were those who hated it. Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla, however, decided to skip the film altogether after...
View ArticleDolce & Gabbana debuts abaya collection
Renowned Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has launched its very first abaya collection, reports style.com/arabia.Designer duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana drew inspiration from their...
View ArticleDe Villiers out after long stand
CAPE TOWN: Steven Finn broke a defiant partnership when he had AB de Villiers caught shortly before tea on the third day of the second Test between South Africa and England at Newlands on Monday.South...
View ArticleSub-zero weather kills 21 in Poland over weekend
WARSAW: Twenty-one people died over the weekend in Poland because of freezing weather amid one of the country’s deadliest cold spells, the government said Monday.“Twelve people died over the last 24...
View Article53-year-old Swiss billionaire Margarita Louis-Dreyfus pregnant with twins
GENEVA: Swiss multi-billionaire businesswoman Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, chair of French conglomerate Louis Dreyfus Commodities and owner of the Olympique de Marseille football team, is pregnant with...
View ArticleAl Qaeda in Yemen stones woman to death for adultery: witnesses
ADEN: Al Qaeda militants have stoned a woman to death in a south-eastern Yemeni city they control after accusing her of adultery and prostitution, several witnesses said on Monday.The extremists on...
View ArticleYasir’s medical history may save him, hopes PCB
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to pursue the case of Yasir Shah, who has been provisionally suspended for anti-doping violations, on the grounds of the player’s medical history...
View ArticleDa’ish attacks key Libya oil facility: military official
BENGHAZI: The Islamic State (IS) group launched attacks near key oil facilities in northern Libya on Monday but were pushed back, an army official said.The terrorists first carried out a suicide car...
View ArticleBlast hits Afghan capital Kabul near contractor’s compound
KABUL: A large explosion hit Kabul on Monday, hours after a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police checkpoint in the Afghan capital, Reuters reporters heard.A police official said the blast...
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