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...