ANCHORAGE: An Oscar-nominated filmmaker who directed and produced a documentary detailing a 1925 sled dog run in Alaska to deliver life-saving serum has died. Daniel Anker died Monday at age 50. His... Read more »
WASHINGTON: WhatsApp now has 500 million regular, active users around the world, the free mobile messaging service being acquired by Facebook said. That is up from an estimated 450m as of late... Read more »
ISLAMABAD: The four cellular service providers bidding on licences for next generation mobile technology emerged the winners of Wednesday’s bidding war, with Mobilink, Telenor and Ufone picking up licences for 3G services... Read more »
LAHORE: Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif narrowly escaped a shoe hurled at him during the inauguration of a three-day South Asia Labour Conference in Lahore. The shoe-hurler turned out to be a... Read more »
Seizure, relating to unpaid compensation for Chinese ships leased in 1936, sparked Japanese formal diplomatic complaint. China has released a Japanese cargo ship after its owners paid $28m to settle a pre-war... Read more »
A police guard opens fire at an international hospital in Afghanistan’s capital, killing at least three Americans. At least three American doctors have been killed by a security guard at an international hospital in... Read more »
At least 21 people were killed in an air strike near the Syrian city of Aleppo Thursday. (AFP) “The number of people killed in an air strike this morning against the market... Read more »
TOKYO — President Obama arrived here on Wednesday evening to begin a four-country tour of Asia, after first stopping in Washington State to survey the devastation left there by last month’s deadly... Read more »
Boeing’s total revenues rose 8% to $20.5bn in the first quarter, driven by an increase in commercial aircraft deliveries. The company delivered 161 commercial aeroplanes in the three months to 31 March,... Read more »
5 Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) Matches: 2 Wickets: 5 Overs: 8 Runs Conceded: 38 Average: 7.6 Economy Rate: 4.75 Strike Rate: 9.6 Sunil Narine – the mystery spinner – started the IPL 2014 picking up four wickets against the... Read more »
SYDNEY: Ailing Grammy award-winning New Zealand singer Lorde has postponed her Australian tour this week after doctors advised she needed immediate rest and recuperation, her promoters said on Tuesday. Teenager Ella Yelich-O’Connor,... Read more »
SHENZHEN: China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world’s No.2 telecoms equipment maker, on Wednesday shrugged off analysts’ concerns that its growth will suffer from media reports alleging the United States accessed servers... Read more »
Islands at centre of China-Japan are covered by US-Japan defence alliance, US president says as he leaves for Tokyo. The islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing are... Read more »
Jordan is doing its best to cope with the large number of Syrian refugees, but the international community should work to end the conflict in Syria, Saudi Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal said during... Read more »
Finally a good news for all those who were eagerly awaiting Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukerji’s wedding. The couple tied the knot in a secret ceremony in Italy on 21st April. Film... Read more »
Project Ara will change the mobile industry, looking to be released January 2015. At the first Ara Developers Conference, happening now in Mountain View, California, Google developers took to the stage to discuss... Read more »
NORTH Korea could well be preparing to carry out its fourth nuclear test, South Korea’s Defence Ministry says. Defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok has told a press briefing today, there has been... Read more »
NSW Premier Mike Baird says his new-look cabinet balances experience and renewal. The big winners are Andrew Constance, who replaces Mr Baird as treasurer, and Pru Goward, who becomes the new planning... Read more »
Ryan Giggs has been named interim manager after David Moyes was sacked following a 10-month reign at Old Trafford. Manchester United have sacked manager David Moyes, who had only been in charge... Read more »
Nearly 150 at Yasukuni shrine, which honours war dead including many convicted of war crimes against neighbours. Nearly 150 Japanese politicians have paid homage at the Yasukuni shrine which honours the nation’s... Read more »
At least eight killed in two attacks targeting police in northwest, just days after Taliban refused to extend ceasefire. Eight people, including five policemen, have been killed in two attacks in northwest... Read more »
A “massive and unprecedented” military operation targeting al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is underway in Yemen, according to an unnamed Yemeni official. A senior Yemeni government official spoke to Media about the ongoing operation. At least... Read more »
By Zahaib Nabeel Growing up in cantonments of Pakistan I have learned one thing in my life; that is being patriotic. The atmosphere and surroundings always have an effect on person and... Read more »
JOHANNESBURG: Mauritania moved a step closer to a first Africa Cup of Nations finals appearance Sunday with an historic 2-0 victory in Mauritius. It was the first away qualifying victory by the... Read more »