Twitter introduces an alert system for emergencies, disasters

San Francisco - Twitter, which is preparing for its initial public offering, said on Wednesday it will help users receive special alerts from government agencies and aid agencies...

Singh says Kashmir attack will not derail peace talks

NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh branded Thursday's attack by militants on an Indian police station and army camp in disputed Kashmir as “barbaric” but - without mentioning Pakistan...

Afghan soldier kills Nato ally in ‘insider’ attack

Attacks of this nature, locally known as “insider” or “green on blue” are common in Afghanistan where Afghan troops turn on Nato and US allies.—AFP/File Photo KABUL: An...

Baghdad market blast kills seven: officials

BAGHDAD: A bomb exploded in a crowded market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least seven people and wounding 15, officials said. The blast in the...

Ronaldo's double give Real Madrid 2-1 win at Elche

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the second half to give Real Madrid a hard-fought 2-1 away win at Elche in the Spanish league Wednesday. — File Photo by...

NDMA chief escapes rocket attack in Awaran

QUETTA: Two rockets were fired at the helicopter carrying Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Major General Mohammad Saeed Aleem, in Balochistan's Awaran district on Thursday, a...

Body of raped schoolgirl found at Karachi beach

KARACHI: The body of a teenaged schoolgirl was found on Karachi’s Seaview beach on Thursday. The autopsy report of the girl confirmed that she was “sodomised”, a medico-legal...

Militants kill nine in Kashmir, says Indian police

SRINAGAR: Militants stormed a police station and an Indian army base in Kashmir on Thursday, killing at least nine in an attack the state's chief minister said was...

Pakistan crosses 10 million Facebook users

Pakistani users of the social networking site Facebook crossed 10 million, according to Facebook Ads Manager. The ads manager cites that the number of Pakistani users on Facebook...

PTI chief urges govt to allow opening of Pakistani Taliban office

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday urged the government to declare a ceasefire if it was serious about holding peace talks with militants in Pakistan....

Barcelona beats Real Sociedad 4-1

MADRID: Neymar scored his first league goal and helped Barcelona ease past Real Sociedad 4-1 in the Spanish league on Tuesday and stay perfect after six rounds. Atletico...

England's Graeme Hick to help Australia's flagging batsmen

SYDNEY: Former England batsman Graeme Hick was Wednesday named high performance coach at Cricket Australia's Centre of Excellence, tasked with developing the next generation of scorers and turning...

700 asylum-seekers land on Italian shores

ROME: Three boats carrying more than 700 asylum-seekers — some of whom were Syrian refugees — landed in Italy on Wednesday, the Coastguard said. The new arrivals reflected...

BCCI bans IPL founder Lalit Modi for life

NEW DELHI: Disgraced Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi was Wednesday banned for life from holding any cricket post, three years after being thrown out of his own...

Shebab claim 137 hostages killed in Nairobi mall siege

NAIROBI: Somalia's Shebab insurgents claimed Wednesday 137 hostages they had seized died in a Nairobi shopping mall siege, figures impossible to verify and higher than the number of...

Egypt shuts headquarters of Muslim Brotherhood newspaper

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have shut down the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice newspaper in Cairo, the latest move aimed at crushing the Islamist movement, the...

SC annuls appointment of DG Civil Aviation Authority

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the appointment of Director General Chief Air Marshall Authority (CAA) retired Khalid Chaudhry as null and void and issued a notification...

Singh says will meet Nawaz in New York

NEW DELHI: Indian premier Manmohan Singh confirmed Wednesday he will meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif this weekend in a major step towards better relations following rising tensions. Singh...

Five Karachi police stations to be run by Rangers

KARACHI: The Sindh government issued a notification on Wednesday under which five police stations in Karachi would be under the control of Rangers' forces whereas at least 151...

Syria crisis: Russia will give UN evidence, says Lavrov

Russia will give the Security Council evidence implicating Syrian rebels in a chemical attack on 21 August, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. Syrian officials supplied the evidence,...