Brits 2015: Ed Sheeran wins two as Madonna tumbles
LONDON: British singers Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith took two prizes each at a glittering Brit Awards on Wednesday marred by a mishap that saw Madonna dragged to the ground by her cape. Sheeran won British...
View ArticlePakistani students set off for Philippines to participate in Shell...
SWABI: A seven-member team of the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology on Wednesday left for Manila, Philippines, to participate in the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2015....
View Article3 US tobacco companies to settle 400 smoking lawsuits
WASHINGTON: Three major US tobacco companies — Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds and Lorillard — have agreed to pay $100 million to settle more than 400 lawsuits claiming that smoking damaged people’s health....
View ArticleGovt hospitals without hepatitis C treatment drug
HANGU: For the past several months, medicines used to treat hepatitis C have not been available in government hospitals in Hangu district and Orakzai Agency. Although the Hangu health department has...
View ArticleMedia unveils identity of Islamic State executioner ‘Jihadi John’
LONDON: The masked Islamic State militant, apparently responsible for beheading Western hostages and appearing in a number of videos released by the group which showed gruesome executions, was named on...
View ArticleFeminist art: Women beyond bodies
KARACHI: Artist Hamida Khatri has used the body parts of women in her artworks to express her discomfort with the discrimination that every woman has to face in a male-dominant society. She displayed...
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Italians develop organic burial capsules that turn deceased into trees
Two Italians have come up with a nature-friendly way to bury your loved ones. One can now choose to turn the bodies of the deceased into nutrients for a tree – which will grow using the remains of the...
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Banksy’s ‘cat’ sneaks into Gaza, shows what media won’t
GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: World-renowned graffiti artist Banksy has caused a stir in the Gaza Strip, apparently secretly travelling to the Palestinian territory and painting murals on...
View ArticleThird alleged accomplice in Copenhagen shootings arrested
STOCKHOLM: Danish police said they arrested Friday a third alleged accomplice in the Copenhagen shootings, nearly two weeks after the attacks that killed two people. The suspect is “charged with...
View ArticleK-P seeks assistance in Pakistan Army helpline’s promotion
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday sent a letter to the federal ministries of interior, information, broadcasting and national heritage, seeking assistance in promoting the...
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Motorcycle riding, flag adorning Afghan vigilantes challenge Islamic State,...
Tired of the war and creeping militancy with the likes of the Taliban and now the Islamic State, a group of Afghans who call themselves the ‘Marg’ has vowed to fight off and challenge the various armed...
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Redefining ethnic appeal
KARACHI: This year’s Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Fashion Showcase kickstarted with an array of styles, from the traditional ajrak paired with multi-hued patchwork to monochromatic...
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Back to basics
KARACHI: All our lives, we’ve been hearing our parents telling us to get off the computers and go outside. We’ve almost always considered it to be okay to sit in front of the computer screen or with...
View ArticleBig B named ‘Timeless Fashion Icon’
MUMBAI: Apart from his memorable on-screen performances, megastar Amitabh Bachchan is known for making a style statement with dapper designer-wear off-screen. No wonder he was honoured with the...
View ArticleIndia under risk of importing polio from Pakistan, Afghanistan: Indian health...
NEW DELHI: As two suspected cases of polio were reported from India this week, a high ranking Indian official said on Friday that the country was at “high risk” of importing polio virus from...
View ArticleNine dead after Missouri mass murder
WASHINGTON: Nine people are dead following a mass murder in rural Missouri in which the suspected gunman took his own life, police in the Midwestern state said Friday. With an investigation still...
View ArticleSenate elections: MQM will bring about a revolutionary change in Pakistan,...
KARACHI: With the Senate elections just few days away, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said that his party will bring about a revolutionary change in Pakistan. While addressing party...
View ArticleIED blast in South Waziristan injures 12 Security personnel
Twelve security personals were injured on Saturday when a security forces convoy came under an IED attack in the Sarwakai area of South Waziristan, a security official confirmed to The Express Tribune....
View ArticleGerman police warn of terrorist attack ahead of Bundesliga match
BERLIN: Security will be tightened around Werder Bremen’s home Bundesliga clash against second-placed VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday after police warned of a possible terrorist attack in the Hanseatic City....
View ArticleFans in Sydney disappointed with World Cup showing
Pakistan’s thus-far nightmarish campaign in the coveted ODI tournament has left many bitterly disappointed
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