World T20 2014: Bangladesh win toss, send Afghanistan to bat

DHAKKA: Bangladesh have won the toss and decided to bowl against Afghanistan in the opening match of T20 World Cup. Read more »

ECNEC approves Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved on Saturday the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project (Islamabad portion) at a total cost of Rs 23.839 billion. According to the decision, the... Read more »

Endangered tiger cub triplets born in London

LONDON: At London Zoo, good news has come in threes. The zoo said Thursday that 5-year-old Sumatran tiger Melati has given birth to triplets, a little more than a year after the... Read more »

Karzai says war ‘imposed’ on Afghanistan

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the last 12 years of war were “imposed” on Afghans, a reference to the US-led invasion that ousted the Taliban. In a last address to Parliament... Read more »

Disappearance of Malaysian jet appears ‘deliberate’: PM

KUALA LUMPUR: A missing Malaysian aircraft was flown for hours in a fashion “consistent with deliberate action” after dropping off primary radar, but hijacking could not be confirmed, the country´s prime minister... Read more »

Meeting with TTP shura encouraging: Professor Ibrahim

ISLAMABAD: Taliban Committee member, Professor Ibrahim has termed the meeting with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) shura ‘encouraging’. Professor Ibrahim said: “we are making arrangements for meeting between TTP shura and the government team”.... Read more »

Lost Malaysian airliner may have run out of fuel over Indian Ocean : source

KUALA LUMPUR/WASHINGTON: Faint electronic signals sent to satellites from a missing Malaysian jetliner show it may have been flown thousands of miles off course before running out of fuel over theIndian Ocean,... Read more »

M1 road link cuts 5,000 trucks

A MAJOR missing link in the state’s road network will be fixed by twin tunnels connecting the M1 and M2, and is expected to take up to 5000 trucks off Sydney roads.... Read more »

Non-bailable arrest warrant for Musharraf

ISLAMABAD: The special court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. The special court has ordered for Pervez Musharraf’s warrant to be implemented on March 31.... Read more »

An Extra 1,000 Car Spaces For Sydney Rail Commuters

By NSW Premier, Barry O’Farrell  Since introducing the State’s first integrated train, bus and ferry timetable across Sydney last October we have been looking at ways to increase parking options for commuters.... Read more »

Kick U.S. out of World Cup, Russian politicians tell FIFA

MOSCOW: Two Russian politicians are demanding the United States be kicked out of this year’s World Cup and has its membership of world soccer’s governing body FIFA terminated. The petition to FIFA... Read more »

Rahul Gandhi compares Narendra Modi to Hitler

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, the heir to the dynasty that leads ruling Congress party, on Tuesday compared opposition leader Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler – his sharpest attack yet on a rival... Read more »

Free NSW Seniors Week Program at Woolworths

Sydney (Tribune International): Minister for Ageing John Ajaka urged seniors to drop into Woolworths and pick up their free Seniors Week programs to ensure they are aware of the 3,500 events on... Read more »

NSW Govt to expand CCTV Network to combat crime

Sydney (Tribune International): Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced the NSW Government is investigating the use of new, innovative and high definition CCTV technology to further improve security and prevent crime... Read more »

No Joy for first home buyers in January; Michael Daley

First home buyers continue to be locked out of the housing market in NSW following the O’Farrell Liberal Government’s slashing of assistance to first home buyers. New ABS figures released today show... Read more »

Justice For Musharraf Campaign Enters in 9th Week

Report by Rehan Shakeel Sydney, Australia Justice4Musharraf.com,online social media forum, has organized its 9th consecutive protest in Karachi on Sunday 9th March 2014.Civil society is strongly committed to its cause and will... Read more »

صوفیائے کرام کانفرنس متحدہ قومی موومنٹ لاہور

لاہور۔۔۔ 9 مارچ 2014ء متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کے قائدجناب الطاف حسین نے لاہورمیں ہونے والی صوفیائے کرام کانفرنس سے اپنے خطاب کے بعد تمام فنکاروں اورقوالوں کا صوفیانہ کلام ٹیلیفون پر سنا۔... Read more »

Pakistan Army to rescue drought-hit Tharparkar

No PR45/2014-ISPR                                     Press Release Rawalpindi – March 8, 2014: To help out affected population... Read more »

Fears grow for Australians on missing jet

Catherine and Robert Lawton, from Springfield Lakes, and friends Mary and Rodney Burrows, from Middle Park, are among 239 people on board flight MH370, which slipped off radar screens between Malaysia’s east... Read more »

China says to work with Afghanistan to fight terrorism

BEIJING: China said on Saturday that it will work with Afghanistan to fight terrorism, after it blamed a deadly train station attack on extremists from its western Xinjiang region, which shares a... Read more »

An Open Letter to Mr. Asif Ali Zardari

Dear Mr. Asif Ali Zardari Sahab. AoA. The reported death (due to the non availability of food and medicines) of more than 120 kids, in the draught stricken Tharparkar area of Sindh... Read more »

Holland: Muslim convert politician to launch new Islamic party

Arnoud van Doorn, a former far-right Dutch politician who later accepted Islam and became a Muslim, has announced his plans to launch a new Islamic party in his native Holland. The Islamic... Read more »

The Mars one Fatwa that never was

By Musa Furber Last week, mainstream media, blogs, and social media were abuzz about a fatwa. While fatwas normally do not attract much attention within the Muslim world, this one managed to... Read more »

Time for Pakistan’s leaders to stand up for women (On Women’s Day)

By Farahnaz Ispahani, Special to CNN International Women’s Day, being marked Saturday, is as good a time as any not just to celebrate how much progress has been made, but also how much... Read more »