Two feared dead in Japan bullet train suicide fire: official
TOKYO: Two people were feared dead and two others seriously injured after a man apparently set himself on fire aboard a moving shinkansen bullet train in Japan on Tuesday. “We have been informed that...
View ArticleSalman, Amitabh, Akshay among Forbes 100 highest-paid celebrities
Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, as well as ace India cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni have made it to the Forbes annual Celebrity 100 rankings of the world’s...
View ArticleHow sun gives you wrinkles, skin cancer
Scientists have documented for the first time the DNA damage which can occur to the skin from the full range of ultraviolet radiation from the sun, leading to skin cancer. Testing on human skin cell...
View ArticleFrance bets on Arab Sunni states as Iran nuclear deal nears
VIENNA: France has asked its firms to prepare a return to Iran ahead of a likely deal with powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear program, but Paris’ tough stance in talks and ties with Sunni Arab states...
View ArticleOperation near kabul: US raid on arms cache incites protests
KABUL: The US forces conducted a raid to destroy a cache of weapons north of Kabul early on Monday morning, a US army spokesman said. “US Forces conducted an operation to destroy a cache of munitions...
View ArticleKarachi operation launched on political parties’ demand, says minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Abdul Qadir Baloch said the Karachi operation which resulted in the arrest of many involved in terrorist activities, was launched on the...
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Graft charges: Anti-corruption dept to grill 37 town officers
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to refer graft cases against 37 town officers, including a grandson of the chief minister, to the anti-corruption department. These officers were suspended by...
View ArticleNATO oil tankers attack case: ATC sentences three to death
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday sentenced to death three accused in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) oil tankers attack case. The accused, Ali Imran, Shujahud Din and...
View ArticleLocal govt elections : Senate panel approves LG bill for Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee on Interior has approved the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Local Government Bill 2015 but with a few amendments. The committee has also suggested that the...
View ArticleLawyer’s abduction case: Court summons IGP to appear today
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday summoned IGP Tahir Alam Khan after police officials failed to produce a ‘missing’ member of the Islamabad District Bar Association (DBA) before the...
View ArticleRoad-rage case: ATA frames charges against former minister’s son, others
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court has framed charges against five accused including Mustafa Kanju, son of former state minister for foreign affairs Sadique Kanju, who was allegedly involved in the...
View Article‘Vice police’: ‘Vigilante’ shot dead
ISLAMABAD: A man was shot dead in Burma Town after he and his relatives tried to illegally evict a neighbour late on Monday. The Khanna police said that Waqas Risalat, 23, a resident of Burma Town, was...
View ArticlePhysical remand: Farooqi in Lahore police’s custody
RAWALPINDI: The central president of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Allama Aurangzeb Farooqi has been handed over to the Lahore police on physical remand for two days. Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)-1...
View ArticleTech school: IIUI signs agreement with Chinese council
The International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) and Council of Islamic Chinese Relations of China (CICRC) on Tuesday penned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishing a ‘IIUI New Silk...
View ArticleOffice naps boost productivity, kill frustration
NEW YORK: Employees must be allowed to take short naps during office hours as this will boost productivity and generate more revenue for the company, a study says. Short naps are an effective strategy...
View ArticleBeauty is partially in the eye of the beholder
NEW YORK: The perception of beauty in a romantic partner changes with time as individuals get to know one another better before they start dating, says researchers. In other words, partners who become...
View ArticleBrazen IS attacks leave more than 100 dead in Egypt
ISMAILIA, EGYPT/CAIRO: Egypt’s army said on Wednesday more than 100 militants and 17 soldiers were killed after simultaneous assaults on military checkpoints in North Sinai, in the deadliest fighting...
View ArticlePeople follow your words, not actions
NEW YORK: Turning conventional wisdom on its head, a study has found that you can attract more followers if you stress what you like, not what you do. In other words, people want to like what others...
View Article‘Wow, pulled back wrong throttle’– captain of crashed TransAsia plane
TAIPEI / SINGAPORE: The captain of a TransAsia Airways (6702.TW) ATR mistakenly switched off the plane’s only working engine seconds before it crashed in February, killing 43 people, Taiwan’s Aviation...
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Seattle home linked to Disney’s “Up” movie could be demolished: media
A century-old Seattle house resembling the home in Walt Disney Co’s animated movie Up is facing possible demolition, local media reported. In 2006, Edith Macefield drew national media coverage when she...
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