Egypt sentences 529 Morsi supporters to death

CAIRO: A court in southern Egypt has convicted 529 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, sentencing them to death on charges of murdering a policeman and attacking police. The court in Minya... Read more »

کیا سندھ کا مسلہ صرف ایم کیو ایم اور پی پی پی کا ملاپ ہے؟

سید عتیق الحسن ایم کیو ایم کے قائد الطاف حسین نے فوج کو ملک کی باگ دور سنبھالنے کا مشہوردیا اور ساتھ ہی پچھلے چند مہینوں سے جاری  پی پی پی اور... Read more »

One dead as storms batter Sydney

A man is dead, a truck driver has severe injuries and two people have been struck by lightning as wild weather battered Sydney. A month’s worth of rain fell on parts of... Read more »

Press Release by APML UAE on Pakistan Day

Press Release Dated 23rd March 2014 Dubai, UAE Members of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), the party of Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf, hosted an event to mark the occasion of Pakistan... Read more »

ایم کیو ایم کے تیسویںیومِ تاسیس اور یوم پاکستان کے حوالے سے ایم کیو ایم آسٹریلیا میلبورن یونٹ کا سالانہ باربی کیو

ایم کیوایم آسٹریلیامیلبورن ایم کیوایم آسٹریلیا میلبور ن یونٹ کی جانب سے یومِ پاکستان اور ایم کیو ایم کے تیسویں یومِ تاسیس کے سلسلے میں سالانہ باربی کیو کی تقریب کا اہتمام... Read more »

Meet the stunning new Crimean attorney general who is taking social media by storm

Beauty Natalia Poklonskaya won over many admirers with her job title but she also inspired dozens of Japanese anime artists too This is the new face – and body – of Russia... Read more »

World T20: Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 5 runs

Breakthroughs at crucial junctions enabled Sri Lanka to register a 5-run victory over South Africa in their opening ICC World Twenty20 game in Chittagong, Bangladesh on Saturday. Chasing 166-run target, South Africa... Read more »

China satellite spots possible remains of MH370

KUALA LUMPUR: China has new satellite images of one or more floating objects that could be related to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Saturday. “The news... Read more »

Government, Taliban committee meeting over

ISLAMABAD: The government and Taliban committees met at the Punjab House on Saturday to discuss holding direct talks with the Taliban shura. According to sources, the two sides have agreed on the... Read more »

PM convenes high-level national security meeting

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a high-level meeting over national security for Tuesday. According to sources, the meeting will be attended by Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif,... Read more »

Tony Abbott: asylum seekers won’t be declared genuine

Australian prime ministers hint that most detainees will be found to be economic refugees and not fleeing persecution Tony Abbott has backed his Papua New Guinea counterpart’s suspicions that most detainees on... Read more »

Independent South Australian MP reportedly on sick leave

Formation of new state government may be affected by reported illness of independent MP who shares balance of power South Australia’s hung parliament could become more complicated with balance-of-power independent MP Bob... Read more »

Five dead as plane crashes in front of passengers’ families

Light aircraft carrying skydivers burns after crashing on take-off at Caboolture airfield near Brisbane Five people are dead after a light plane carrying a group of skydivers crashed and burst into flames... Read more »

Thousands of servants to be moved to western Sydney

More than 3,000 New South Wales public servants will be relocated to new offices in Sydney’s west and south-west. The Community Relations Commission and divisions within the Department of Family and Community... Read more »

Indian journalist wins digital activism award

Shubhranshu Choudhary, founder of CGnet Swara – a mobile news service – beats Edward Snowden in a public vote. Indian journalist and founder of CGnet Swara, a mobile news service, has won the... Read more »

US suspends diplomatic relations with Syria

Washington tells the Syrian government to immediately suspend its diplomatic and consular missions in the United States. The United States has officially told the Syrian government to immediately suspend its diplomatic and consular missions... Read more »

‘Abused worker’ sues Bangladeshi consul in US

Domestic worker for consul general of Bangladesh in New York says he was underpaid and worked in oppressive conditions. A former domestic worker for the consul general of Bangladesh has sued him... Read more »

UN: CAR communal hatred at ‘terrifying’ level

UN Commissioner for Human Rights says atrocities committed include the decapitation of children and cannibalism. Hatred between Christians and Muslims in Central African Republic has reached a “terrifying level”, a senior United... Read more »

Kenyan parliament passes polygamy law

Female politicians storm out after parliament passes law that allows men to to marry as many women as they want. Kenya’s parliament has passed a bill allowing men to marry as many... Read more »

New Zealand to vote on changing national flag

Prime minister and opposition pledge to hold referendum on flag that some view as a relic from colonial past. New Zealanders will soon get to vote on whether to change their national... Read more »

Bahrain Shias protest against government

Thousands take to streets chanting “no to discrimination” in Sunni-ruled kingdom. Thousands of Bahrainis, mainly from the Shia majority, demonstrated near Manama on Friday against what they described as sectarian discrimination in... Read more »

Obama meets Internet bosses on surveillance

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama met bosses from Facebook, Google and other Internet giants Friday to discuss plans to overhaul US spy agency surveillance practices which have infuriated the industry. Obama sat... Read more »

MQM likely to join Sindh cabinet in coming week

KARACHI: The Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is likely to join the Sindh government within the week after the PPP offered five ministries in the provincial cabinet including the local government ministry as... Read more »

Malaysia likely to probe jet flown to Pak-Afghan border

KARACHI: The widespread search for the missing Malaysian jet MH370 continues, as confusion deepens over ‘missing 30 minutes’ at heart of the mystery engulfing the stricken jet. Meanwhile, The Independent has learnt... Read more »