Indians, Chinese, other Asian countries reluctant to use public transport: Study.
Melbourne: People in India, China and other Asian countries are reluctant to use public transport, according to a study which urges urban planners to find […]
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South Africa counts votes as Ramaphosa’s ANC looks to retain power.
PRETORIA: South African elections officials counted ballot papers in the early hours of Thursday, a day after a vote seen as the toughest test yet […]
Moura hat-trick flattens Ajax to put Tottenham into Champions League final.
AMSTERDAM: Lucas Moura conjured the second Champions League miracle in 24 hours with a last-gasp winner to complete his hat-trick and a 3-2 win to […]
After UNSC ban on JeM, Pakistan’s ISI sets up new terror group Jaish-e-Mutqi.
NewDelhi: Days after the United Nations Security Council designated Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, intelligence agencies in a report said that Pakistan […]
Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian woman acquitted in blasphemy case, reunites with family in Canada.
Islamabad: Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was freed from death row by the Pakistan Supreme Court in a blasphemy case last year, has […]
US: 1 dead, 7 students injured in Denver school shooting, 2 suspects in custody.
Denver/USA: One student died and seven more critically injured in a shooting at a school in suburban Denver in US state of Colorado on Tuesday. […]
B-52 bombers to be part of US forces sent to Middle East over Iran concerns.
WASHINGTON: The US military said on Tuesday that B-52 bombers will be part of additional forces being sent to the Middle East to counter what […]
Liverpool stun Barcelona to reach Champions League final with 4-0 comeback win.
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history to beat Barcelona 4-0 on Tuesday, overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit and advancing […]
Pakistan: 8 dead, 25 injured near Data Darbar in Lahore.
LAHORE/PAKISTAN: Eight persons died and 25 others injured in a powerful explosion outside Lahore’s Data Darbar on Wednesday, with several in critical condition. The nature […]
34 Indian fishermen arrested for straying into Pakistan waters.
Karachi: The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency has arrested 34 Indian fishermen for allegedly straying into the country’s territorial waters, officials said. A maritime security spokesman […]
Indonesia says breaks up plot to attack police over election period.
JAKARTA: Indonesian anti-terrorism police have shot dead one Islamist militant and detained six suspected of planning attacks on officers with firearms or suicide bombings under […]
Sri Lanka warns further Islamist militant attacks cannot be ruled out.
COLOMBO: Investigators have dismantled a major part of the network linked to Sri Lanka`s Easter Sunday bombings, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, but […]
Petra Kvitova battles into third round of Madrid Open.
France: Reigning champion Petra Kvitova produced a rich vein of form as she brushed aside Kristina Mladenovic of France in straight sets to storm into […]
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days.
YANGON: Convicted of breaking Myanmar`s Official Secrets Act, Reuters journalists Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had spent more than 500 days in […]
Deepika Padukone looks straight out of a fairytale at Met Gala 2019.
NewYork: Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone made her third appearance at the coveted Met Gala, which took place in Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, New […]
Met Gala 2019: Everything you need to know about the ‘Camp’ fashion theme.
NewYork: A star-studded night and everything vogue, which is what Met Gala, is all about. However, this year`s theme, `Camp: Notes on Fashion`, has arisen […]
Pakistan sent Hubble telescope in space, claims minister Fawad Chaudhry.
ISLAMABAD: In a hilarious claim, Pakistan’s Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday claimed that Hubble Space Telescope was sent into space by Pakistan’s […]
India ‘absolutely needed’ as permanent UN Security Council members: France.
UNITEDNATIONS: India and nations like Germany, Brazil and Japan are “absolutely needed” as permanent members of a reformed and enlarged UN Security Council to better […]
Incidents of bride trafficking by Chinese men in Pakistan causes alarm.
NewDelhi: Even as China increases its presence in Pakistan through China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – or CPEC – that crosses the south Asian country and gives […]
41 killed after Russian passenger plane catches fire mid-air.
MOSCOW: At least 41 people were killed after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. Videos […]
US soldier survives 70-foot fall into active volcano in Hawaii’s Kilauea.
NEWYORK: A 32-year-old United States soldier had a miraculous escape after he fell from a 300-foot cliff into an active volcano in Hawaii. According to, […]
Boeing 737 with 143 on board skids into Florida river, 21 injured.
Florida: A chartered Boeing 737 jetliner with 143 people on board slid off a runway and into the St Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, on […]