Spain Barcenas scandal: Rajoy rejects resignation calls

Mariano Rajoy: "I will submit myself to investigation" Spain's prime minister says he will not give in to "blackmail", amid calls for him to resign over alleged links...

Cesc Fabregas: Manchester United make £25m bid

Manchester United have bid £25m for Barcelona's ex-Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas but the Gunners have first refusal on him at the same price. United's offer is being considered...

Karachi unrest: Supreme Court annoyed over Rangers report

KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed anger over a report produced by the Sindh Pakistan Rangers over Karachi unrest. An apex court bench was hearing the Karachi...

Spokesman says Zardari will return to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Presidential Spokesman, Farhatullah Khan Babar has rejected reports that President Asif Ali Zardari will not return to Pakistan and would stay abroad for the remaining tenure in...

PM Nawaz says govt focused on ending power crisis

FAISALABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the power crisis was one of the major problems facing Pakistan. Speaking to media on Monday, he said that his government’s...

Akbar Bugti murder case: ATC orders crime branch to produce Musharraf

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday once again ordered the crime branch police to produce the main accused in the Akbar Bugti murder case, former president General (retd)...

Afridi makes stylish comeback with West Indies demolition

GEORGETOWN: Shahid Afridi made one of the more remarkable comebacks in international cricket in leading Pakistan to a crushing 126-run victory over the West Indies in the first...

Swing-King Anderson toast of Britain's papers

LONDON: Britain's newspapers revelled in England's dramatic victory in the Ashes opener, lavishing praise on match winner James Anderson, whose four-wicket haul Sunday brought his total for the match to...

Seventeen killed in stampede at boxing match in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Seventeen people were killed in a stadium stampede after spectators rioted to protest a local boxer's loss in a championship match in eastern Indonesia, officials said Monday....

Nawaz to open Pakistan’s first private hydel plant today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to inaugurate Pakistan’s first private hydel power project near Mangla Dam in Azad Kashmir on Monday. The 84MW run-of-the river New...

Bangladesh shut down; awaiting war crimes verdict

DHAKA, Bangladesh: Thousands of security officials are patrolling the streets of Bangladesh's capital as a war crimes tribunal is set to deliver a verdict against a former Islamic...