Vice-president says world powers have accepted proposal to redesign heavy water plant at Arak. Iran’s vice-president has said that a dispute between world powers and the country over its heavy water reactor... Read more »
BEIRUT:A bomb went off in front of a mosque and killed 14 people in Homs, Syrian state television said on Friday, with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad looking close to wresting... Read more »
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose while the dollar edged up in holiday-narrowed trade on Friday following a mixed lead from Wall Street and news of a deal between Russia and the... Read more »
LONDON: English Defence League, a racist organization, staged a demonstration outside London’s Regents Park Mosque. Members of the far-right organization chanted slogans against Islam when the Muslims were offering Friday prayers. Police... Read more »
Move comes after UN’s International Court of Justice ruled that Tokyo’s Antarctic whaling is commercial, not scientific. Japan has said it will scale down the number of whales it targets during the... Read more »
By Shah A Siddiqui: It is a shame for Pakistanis to keep the name of the country on the ground of “Islam” and also apron string the ‘Islamic’ with the country’s name.... Read more »
JUBA: At least 58 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded in Thursday’s attack on a UN base in South Sudan sheltering thousands of displaced civilians, a UN official said.... Read more »
RIYADH: Pro wrestlers with the WWE, including John Cena and former champion Randy Orton, are in Saudi Arabia for three days of matches in the capital, Riyadh. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. says... Read more »
Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected, a distant, rocky world that’s similar in size to our planet and exists in the Goldilocks zone where it’s... Read more »
KARACHI: Two trussed-up bodies of missing Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers were recovered near Korangi Creek in Karachi’s Qayyumabad area on Friday. The workers, identified as Mohammad Ali and Syed Kashif Bukhari... Read more »
Report by Rehan Shakeel Good Friday celebrated in Sydney, Australia with great passion & dignity. One of the scriptural ceremony held in St Patrick’s Catholic Church In Blacktown, Sydney. Large number of... Read more »
A message on Good Friday by Father Peter Confeggi Priest of St Patrick’s Blacktown, NSW Shortly after the recent bushfires at Springwood I went with a number of parishioners to deliver the... Read more »
PEPSICO has reported a stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the company slashed costs and sold more snacks around the world. The company, which makes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Mountain Dew and Tropicana, said global snack... Read more »
EMBATTLED Senator Arthur Sinodinos would find it difficult to return to the ministry — even with Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s desire to remain loyal to long-time colleagues — former Liberal leader John... Read more »
Facebook has hit more than 100 million users in India, only the second country after the United States to achieve the milestone, the social networking company said on Wednesday. The fast-expanding mobile... Read more »
The 73nd birth anniversary of famous Pakistani traditional qawwal Aziz Mian is being observed today. Born as Abdul Aziz in Delhi in 1942, Aziz Mian remains to this day one of the... Read more »
KARACHI: Activists and supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Thursday protested in Karachi against the ‘enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings of its party workers. Members of the MQM’s Rabita Committee,... Read more »
Eight-time champ wins 300th tour-level clay-court match while Federer and Djokovic also through to Monte Carlo quarters. Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic demonstrated their superior class on clay as they... Read more »
Prosecutors say Hamza helped fighters attend al-Qaeda camps but his defence lawyers say he never targeted Americans. Prosecutor have told a jury in New York that an Egyptian Islamic preacher supported terrorism around... Read more »
Statement comes as hunt for hundreds of missing passengers continues and president meets families of victims. The captain of a sunken South Korean ferry has apologised to families of the victims and... Read more »
Peace talks have stalled after Israel refused to release Palestinian prisoners and PLO signed international agreements. Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – Ismat Mansour was only 16 years old when he was arrested and... Read more »
SEOUL: Declining smartphone prices hit profit at Samsung Electronics Co. for a second straight quarter. The consumer technology heavyweight said on Tuesday that it expects operating income of about 8.4 trillion won... Read more »
by Rehan Shakeel Justice 4 Musharraf campaign has entered in to its 12th week & has become even stronger as the time passes on. 12th consecutive demonstration took place in Metropolis of... Read more »
Police department ends undercover operation which rights groups said targeted people solely on basis of their religion. New York’s police department has disbanded an undercover spying operation against Muslims which rights groups... Read more »