100 Miracle Women honoured at miraculous night
KARACHI: “A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water,” said the great lady Eleanor Roosevelt and last night saw Pakistan’s women of strength whose...
View ArticleAlaska hit by 6.8-magnitude earthquake: USGS
WASHINGTON: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Alaska early Sunday, US seismologists said.The US Geological Survey, updating its earlier location for the quake, said it struck at 1030 GMT and...
View ArticleFurniture from JFK’s Florida home fetches $400,000 at auction
MIAMI: Furnishings from late US president John F Kennedy’s winter retreat in Palm Beach, Florida sold on Saturday for some $400,000, an auction house said.Leslie Hindman Auctioneers sold furniture and...
View ArticlePakistan can and must do more to dismantle terrorist networks: Obama
NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama has urged Pakistan to show it is “serious” about crushing extremist networks operating on its territory, saying the latest mass killing of students underlined the...
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I am in awe of you: Salman tells Katrina
Salman Khan continues to be in “awe” of Katrina Kaif — he has admitted on national television!From Katrina’s dance skills, beauty to her acting prowess – Salman praised it all on the stage of Bigg Boss...
View ArticleRecord three million people visited Qatar in 2015
DOHA: Almost three million people visited Qatar in 2015, a record number for the energy-rich Gulf country, its tourism authority said on Sunday.A total of 2.93 million people travelled to Qatar last...
View ArticleThreatening graffiti appears on walls of Faisalabad girls school
FAISALABAD: A threatening script on the walls of a girls school in the outskirts Faisalabad has caused panic among the inhabitants of the area, including teachers and parents of the students.The...
View ArticleHollande starts India visit, says jet deal will take time
CHANDIGARH, INDIA: France’s President Francois Hollande played down the prospect of a swift conclusion to a drawn-out deal for New Delhi to buy 36 French jet fighters as he began a three-day visit to...
View Article5.2 magnitude earthquake felt in parts of K-P
ISLAMABAD: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake was felt in Swat, Chitral, Malakand and adjoining areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday morning.According to Radio Pakistan, epicentre of the earthquake was in the...
View ArticleSaudi envoy comments on Iraq’s Shia militias draw hostile reactions
BAGHDAD: Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday accused the new Saudi ambassador of meddling in domestic affairs after he said the presence of Iranian-backed Shia militias in the fight against Islamic State was...
View ArticleVicars should grow beards to reach out to Muslim community: Bishop of London
The Bishop of London, wile praising vicars in the East End of London, has said that other vicars should follow them and grow beards to engage with the Muslim community.Rt Rev Richard Chartres believes...
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Young Muslim American fighting Islamophobia, one ignorant question at a time
A young American Muslim can’t go a day without being asked what it’s like to wear a hijab in her hometown of Kansas. But Maira Salim, 21, who leaves her house everyday knowing to expect at least a few...
View ArticleBangladesh ex-PM Zia ordered in court on sedition charge
DHAKA: Bangladesh opposition chief Khaleda Zia was ordered Monday to appear in court to answer a sedition charge, in another blow to the beleaguered former premier which will likely anger her...
View ArticleMuslim school in UK denies claims it suspended pupil for speaking to member...
A Muslim school has refuted claims of a British daily that a student was suspended for speaking to a member of the opposite sex as “utterly misleading and inaccurate.”The Sunday Times claimed the...
View ArticleGandhi statue defaced with ‘ISIS zindabad’ chalking in India
Indian nationalist leader Gandhi’s statue in Dudu tehsil of Rajasthan, India was defaced by vandals on Monday with the name of Islamic State militant group written across it.Messages in support of the...
View ArticleMoscow makes a move when US loosens the noose
When US President Obama was attracting Islamabad’s criticism for his remarks on terror, predicting ‘decades of instability’ in its longtime ally, Russian Army Chief General Oleg Salyukov approved...
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British explorer dies on record Antarctica solo trip
LONDON: A British explorer who was trying to become the first person to cross Antarctica unsupported and unaided has died after falling ill just 30 miles (50 km) short of completing his mission, his...
View ArticleIndia mulls Israel-type fencing along Pakistan border
In a bid to check the alleged cross-border infiltration into its territory, the Indian government is considering to employ an Israel-type highly secured fencing across the border with Pakistan at the...
View ArticleLibya parliament to vote on unity government
BENGHAZI: Libya’s internationally recognised parliament was set to vote on Monday on ratifying a UN-backed peace deal and endorsing a unity government seen as crucial to stemming widespread unrest.The...
View ArticleGen Raheel reigns supreme on Twitter after announcing retirement date
General Raheel Sharif is arguably one of the most popular army chiefs in Pakistan’s short but turbulent history. So, when the military’s media wing announced on Monday that he would not be seeking an...
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