Afghanistan: At least 13 deaths have been reported due to heavy rainfall and flooding in the Afghan capital. The Kabul police chief said, eleven of the 13 deaths were the result of cars being washed away or caught in flash flooding. Yesterday’s rains damaged dozens of homes as well as an election registration office. Pictures […]
Washingto: Days after a US lawmaker compared Edward Snowden with Mahatma Gandhi, US President Barack Obama said the former CIA contractor who leaked to the world the secretive internet and phone surveillance programs, is not a patriot. “I don’t think Snowden was a patriot,” Obama told reporters during a White House news conference. “The fact […]
After admitting the presence of one of India’s most wanted terrorists, Dawood Ibrahim, on its soil, Pakistan has now played down its statement. Shahryar Khan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s special envoy for improving relations with India, said yesterday Dawood was in Pakistan but has been “chased out” and could be in the United Arab Emirates. […]
World number 3 Saina Nehwal trumpled her second round opponent world no.66 Olga Golovanova of Russia 21-5, 21-4 to enter prequarter final of the Badminton World Championship currently on in Guangzhou, China.The match lasted all of 23 minutes as Saina cruised into round 3. Saina will meet Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand who beat Jamie Subandhi […]
Newyork:After a week in which both The Boston Glob and The Washington Post were purchased by new owners, the publisher of The New York Times declared Wednesday night that the publication was not for sale.In a statement, the publisher, Arthur Sulzberger Jr., who is also chairman of The New York Times Co., said that he […]
Karachi: A bomb blast that appeared to be targeting a provincial government minister killed 11 people before dawn on Wednesday at a soccer field in southern Pakistan, the latest in a series of attacks that left 28 people dead across the country, officials said.The bomb planted next to the field in the city of Karachi was […]