Pakistan’s Musharraf survives bomb attack

Former president, currently on trial for treason, escapes assassination bid en route to his property outside Islamabad. Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is on trial for treason, narrowly escaped an... Read more »

Second quake in two days rattles northern Chile

AN earthquake measuring 7.8 rocked northern Chile yesterday, a day after a deadly 8.2 jolt in the same region, authorities said. Sirens rang as a tsunami warning was issued and thousands of... Read more »

‘500 dolphins caught in WA nets’ in decade

ABOUT 500 dolphins have been caught in the Pilbara trawl fishery in the past 10 years, West Australian scientists say. Murdoch University PhD candidate Simon Allen and colleagues from the Cetacean Research... Read more »

Google pays fine for Italy privacy breach

Internet giant Google has paid a one-million-euro ($A1.5 million) fine in relation to privacy breaches in Italy, the country’s privacy watchdog says. The US-based company came under fire in 2010 over its... Read more »

Demands pour in for treating Musharraf case on humanitarian grounds

KARACHI: The demands of mainstream political leaders continue to pour in, urging the federal government to allow ex-president Pervez Musharraf going abroad to see his ailing mother in Dubai, MQM chief Altaf... Read more »

Year 12 Muslim Achievement Awards 2014

Melbourne (New release by Human Appeal International Australia): For the past 7 years Human Appeal International has been hosting the Year 12 Muslim Achievement Awards. This event recognises the achievement of students... Read more »

Westpac’s $100 million gift to Australia

WESTPAC has announced Australia’s biggest private scholarship program, investing $100 million in an education foundation to support 100 students a year, forever. The “enduring gift for Australia” was welcomed by Prime Minister... Read more »

Amazon launches TV streaming and gaming device

Amazon has launched an internet-connected TV set-top box as it vies with Apple and Google to gain a share of the lucrative television market. Dubbed Amazon Fire TV, the device is a... Read more »

FIFA orders shock transfer ban on Barcelona

LAUSANNE: FIFA on Wednesday banned Spanish giants Barcelona from buying or selling players for the next two transfer windows for a “serious” breaches of rules for signing under-age players. FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee... Read more »

Angela Merkel approves Germany’s first minimum wage

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has approved the country’s first minimum wage, at 8.50 euros an hour (£7; $11.75), to start in 2015. At the moment, the country is one of seven in... Read more »

Govt rejects Musharraf’s petition to strike name off ECL

ISLAMABAD: The government has rejected former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s application seeking removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL) The Interior Ministry has also formally notified Musharraf... Read more »

Suicide bomber strikes Afghan ministry

Six police officers killed after attacking security forces uniform detonates explosives in central Kabul. A suicide bomber wearing the Afghan security forces uniform has detonated himself at the gate of the Interior... Read more »

Deadly explosions hit Cairo University

Two people were killed and others injured as three blasts strike outside university’s engineering faculty. Two people, including a police brigadier-general, have been killed and seven others were wounded after a series... Read more »

British sniper in Afghanistan kills six Taliban with one bullet

Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards hit trigger switch of suicide bomber whose device then exploded, A British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of... Read more »

The Government Should Take Notice Of The Brutal Murders Of MQM’s Worker Sana Ullah And Supporter Mansoor: Altaf Hussain

Inhuman torture on MQM workers in detention and their extra judicial killings are a cause of concern for people who belief in humanity The founder and leader of MQM Mr. Altaf Hussain... Read more »

پرویز مشرف کے لئے ہمدردی کیوں؟

 سیدعتیق الحسن ْسب سے پہلے پاکستان ٗ یہ نعرہ پاکستانی عوام کو اسُ شخص نے دیا جس  کا نام ہے پرویز مشرف، جس پر  پاکستانی حکومت نے غداری کا الزام لگایا اور... Read more »

Man charged over alleged airport explosives comment

A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly claiming he had explosives in his luggage when checking in at a central Queensland airport. The incident occurred at the Gladstone Airport just... Read more »

Mark Zuckerberg made $US3.3 billion in 2013

IMAGINE if you made so much money every single minute of your day you could afford to take a yearly salary of $1. That’s Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s reality. He reaped... Read more »

Tennis: Murray’s luxury Scottish hotel opens doors

I’m pleased to be able to give something back to the community I grew up in, says Murray. Andy Murray s luxury hotel opened Tuesday, a business the tennis star hopes will boost... Read more »

Committee approves amended Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014

Bill was approved after committee addressed opposition’s reservations. ISLAMABAD  – National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior approved the amended Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014 on Tuesday. Committee’s session took place in Parliament... Read more »

Report: CIA misled US on torture of prisoners

Senate report, obtained by newspaper, says “enhanced interrogations” contributed almost nothing in war against al-Qaeda. The CIA misled the US government about the scale of its abuse of prisoners and overstated intelligence... Read more »

Palestinian president threatens to go to UN

Mahmoud Abbas signs request to join several UN agencies in move that could derail US bid to salvage peace talks. Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has signed a request to join several... Read more »

One killed in Bangkok protest shooting

Officials say one protester dead and four wounded after gunmen open fire at convoy of anti-government demonstrators. A Thai protester has been killed and four people wounded in a shooting at an... Read more »

Army cheif, Spymaster rushed in PM house via helicopter

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Director General Lt. Gen Zaheerul Islam flew into the Prime Minister house after a meeting of the ruling... Read more »