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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
New York: Kim Kardashian is on the cover of the next issue of American Vogue, the magazine announced Friday, thrilling the reality TV starlet and unleashing a torrent of Twitter outrage among... Read more »
West Bank: Three Palestinians were killed on Saturday in confrontations with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian security officials said. Officials and witnesses said at least one of those killed... Read more »
ARKANSAS – Once again, hundred of dead blackbirds are falling from the Arkansas sky – two years in a row. The town of Beebe, Arkansas has seen this before, and citizens are... Read more »
DETROIT: An arrest warrant has been issued for Grammy Award-winning singer Anita Baker. A judge signed off on the warrant this week. It was sought by the lawyer for a company that... Read more »
A woman who threw acid in the face of a friend while wearing a veil as a disguise has been jailed for 12 years. Naomi Oni, 22, suffered burns to her face... Read more »
Russian shares fell sharply on Friday as investors weighed the impact of western sanctions over Ukraine. The MICEX index, which is priced in roubles fell as much as 3% and the RTS,... Read more »
DHAKA: India extended their domination over Pakistan in World Cup events with a seven-wicket demolition of the arch-rivals in the Super-10 round of the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Friday. Leg-spinner Amit... Read more »
The human nose can detect one trillion different odours, far more than we previously thought, say US scientists. Until now, the long-held belief was that we can sniff out about 10,000 smells.... Read more »
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law formalising Russia’s takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, despite fresh sanctions from the EU and the US. The speakers of Russia’s two houses of parliament, Valentina... Read more »
GUARDS at Australia’s detention center on Manus island are ordered to carry hooked knives. The knives are used to cut ropes when asylum seekers try to hang themselves. This is the harsh... Read more »
A GLOATING Premier Barry O’Farrell has said Victoria is “smarting” over Sydney’s big-time sports and events schedule, which has generated a $1.3 billion tourism bonanza. NSW tourism spending has grown 11.5 per... Read more »
A New Zealand woman and a reporter and his family are among at least nine civilians – including children – killed in a Taliban attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul. Four... Read more »
DNA left at a crime scene could in future be used to build up a picture of an offender’s face, scientists believe. A first step towards genetic mugshots — a sci-fi twist... Read more »
BIJNOT: Punjab Chief Minister, Shabaz Sharif has announced a package of Rs2.37 billion for the development of Cholistan on Friday The chief minister denied that any parts of Cholistan facing drought and... Read more »
NEW YORK: US oil prices slid below $100 a barrel on Thursday as the dollar strengthened on raised expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike sooner than previously thought. New York´s... Read more »
KUALA LUMPUR: Search planes flying deep into the southern Indian Ocean have found nothing so far that could be from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, Australia´s acting prime minister said Friday. The... Read more »