Pakistan’s intolerant Social Media

Social media can be used to bridge polarisation, something mainstream media in Pakistan has failed to achieve .. But this is a society riddled with biases, intolerance, sarcasm, hatred and general abusive behaviour... Read more »
It Took Jeb $150 Million, 250 Days And 3 States To Figure Out Republicans Don’t Want More Bush

Good riddance, Bush Dynasty!

It took Jeb Bush $150 Million, 250 days and 3 states to figure out Republicans don’t want more Bush By Judd Legum (for ThinkProgress)  Jeb Bush, once the odds-on favorite to capture... Read more »

Where will robots take over the most jobs?

The rise of robots and AI in the workplace seems almost inevitable at the moment. But if machines are capable of doing almost any work humans can do, what will humans do?... Read more »
Does Deadpool live up to the hype?

Movie Review: Does Deadpool live up to the hype?

Deadpool can be unmercifully funny but does it live up to the hype created by  ingenious advertising and trailers? by Josh Withey We can happily confirm that director Tim Miller, Ryan Reynolds... Read more »
At least five dead in Fiji Cyclone Winston

Cyclone Winston kills at least five in Fiji

Authorities in Fiji are assessing the damage after the most powerful storm that swept through the tiny island nation on Saturday night, flattening homes and downing trees. Fijian authorities have confirmed that the... Read more »

Pakistan’s parliament first in the world to run entirely on solar power

Pakistan’s parliament is now the first parliament in the world to be completely powered by solar energy. Speaker of the National Assembly Pakistan Ayaz Sadiq announced that the solar panels in the... Read more »
Australia Population

Australia’s population set to hit 24 million in 2016

Australian Bureau of Statistics says migration made up more than half the population increase in the year to July 2015, with birthrate dropping The Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Australia’s population... Read more »

Einstein’s gravitational waves finally detected after 100 years

For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at Earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction... Read more »
Harry Potter Part 8 to publish this summer

Harry Potter Book 8 to publish this summer

Harry Potter is soon going to be on bookshelf with an eight installment of the two-part play Eighth Harry Potter book is set to be released this summer. The book will include the script... Read more »
Lord's is the venue for the 2017 ICC Women's World Cup final

Women’s 2017 Cricket World Cup venues announced

Lord’s confirmed as venue for 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup final Lord’s will host the final of the Women’s World Cup in 2017, the ICC has announced, with fixtures also being allocated... Read more »
Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

United Arab Emirates names official Minister of Happiness

The prime minister of the United Arab Emirates says “national happiness isn’t a wish,” and in order to make good on his promise, he’s appointed a minister of state for happiness. His... Read more »
A flash mob featuring a hundred performers in monkey costumes makes an appearance to celebrate the arrival of the Chinese New Year in Times Square on Manhattan, New York, the United States, Feb. 6, 2016. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

Photos: Chinese New Year celebrations around the world

The Lunar New Year is China’s biggest holiday. Around the world, families are coming together to celebrate. This Lunar New Year marks the beginning of The Year of the Monkey. The Chinese... Read more »
The scene at the site of the crash was one of total devastation. Photo: DPA

At least 10 dead, 80 injured in Germany train crash

At least ten people were killed after two trains collided head-on in southern Germany on Tuesday, and about 80 others were injured, according to reports. Police said there were about 150 passengers on... Read more »
Cathay Dragon

Cathay Pacific rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon

The Cathay Pacific Group has announced plans to rebrand regional carrier Dragonair as Cathay Dragon, aimed at helping the group capture more traffic growth from the mainland China market. The group has... Read more »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, who holds a doctorate in physics, personally pressed the button at Wednesday's launch of an experiment they hope will advance the quest for nuclear fusion, considered a clean and safe form of nuclear power. AP Photo

German scientists take big step towards clean source of energy

Physicists in Germany have used an experimental nuclear fusion device to produce hydrogen plasma in a process similar to what happens on the Sun. The test marks an important milestone on the... Read more »

Julian Assange to ‘accept arrest’ if UN rules against him

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, said on Thursday that he would turn himself in to the British police if a United Nations panel ruled that the years he has spent in... Read more »
Pakistan International Airlines

Pakistan national airline strike disrupts over 100 flights

KARACHI (Pakistan) – All of Pakistan International Airline’s foreign and domestic flights were suspended, and employees held strikes at airports in major cities across the country. Pakistan’s airports plunged into chaos as... Read more »
Police gather outside Woolooware High School, which received a bomb threat. Photo: John Veage

Melbourne, Sydney schools evacuated over numerous bomb threat

Threatening phone calls to at least 15 schools in NSW and Victoria have caused schools to be evacuated and disrupted thousands of students in the first week of term. SYDNEY – Multiple... Read more »
American Airline

Major Airlines issue travel advisories, offer refund amid Zika virus concerns

Airlines are offering refunds to passengers who have booked flights to central and south American countries caught up in the Zika virus outbreak The mosquito-borne Zika virus is spreading so quickly through... Read more »

West curtails human rights over fear of terrorism

The politics of fear led governments around the globe to roll back human rights during 2015 European governments have allowed widespread fears about migration and terrorism to erode their commitment to civil... Read more »
Djokovic downs Federer in Australian Open 2016:

Djokovic beats Federer to reach Australian Open 2016

MELBOURNE, (Australia) — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is through to his sixth Australian Open final after producing a masterful display to defeat Roger Federer 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday night in... Read more »
Apple iphone

Apple iPhone sees slowest ever sales growth

Apple said iPhone sales grew at the slowest pace since its introduction in 2007 and forecast revenue declining in the current quarter, its first such drop since 2003 Apple’s iPhone sales are... Read more »
Photo of Danish restaurant Noma in Copenhagen

Waitlist hits 27000 at world-famous Noma restaurant in Sydney

There are 27,000 people on the waitlist for a table at Noma Sydney There are 27,000 people hoping in vain that someone will cancel their table and forfeit their $485 payment. A... Read more »
Sgt. Tom Hutchison stands in front of an Oregon State Police roadblock on Highway 395 between John Day and Burns by Oregon State police officers Tuesday. (Dave Killen/The Associated Press)

One dead as FBI arrests Oregon occupation leader and 7 others

Leaders of occupation at refuge in Oregon arrested; 1 killed, another wounded in highway confrontation In a  dramatic development in the 25-day armed occupation of a central Oregon wildlife refuge, eight people,... Read more »