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Tennis: WTA Charleston results
Sports

Tennis: WTA Charleston results

CHARLESTON: Results on Monday in the WTA tournament at Charleston, South Carolina (x-denotes seeded player):  
Published 03 Apr, 2017 10:22pm
Battle For Libya by Remi Ochlik
Featured Photos

Battle For Libya by Remi Ochlik

Battle For Libya General News, first prize stories October 24, 2011 Libyans in Misrata, which had been bes
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00pm
RECORDER REPORT-PSX close of day
Pakistan Top News

RECORDER REPORT-PSX close of day

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index closed higher on Monday having 48227.75 points with a positive change of
Published 03 Apr, 2017 11:23am
Yugoslavia's Civil War by Ron Haviv
Featured Photos

Yugoslavia's Civil War by Ron Haviv

Yugoslavia’s Civil War General News, second prize stories 1991 Vukovar was a focus of ethnic strife in Yugo
Published 03 Apr, 2017 10:40am
SHC reinstates IG Sindh AD Khawaja
Front Top News

SHC reinstates IG Sindh AD Khawaja

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday reinstated Allah Dino Khawaja on his post, dismissing Sindh governme
Published 03 Apr, 2017 08:18am
End of Era; R.I.P the Undertaker
Sports

End of Era; R.I.P the Undertaker

As expected, Roman Reigns overcame the odds and defeated the Undertaker at Wrestlemania 33. After a main event loss t
Published 03 Apr, 2017 07:22am
RECORDER REPORT: PSX mid day update
Pakistan Top News

RECORDER REPORT: PSX mid day update

KARACHI: On Monday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 48188.61 with a positive change of 32.68 and volume of 32,861,57
Published 03 Apr, 2017 07:26am
Textile exports 8MFY17
Textile

Textile exports 8MFY17

For all the fanfare and attention it received, the PM’s export package doesn’t seem to have worked so far; for the m
Published 03 Apr, 2017 05:11am
Dassu: moving ahead
Miscellaneous

Dassu: moving ahead

The much needed and long awaited work on Dassu Hydropower Project (DHP) has started with the Chinese Gezhouba Group
Published 03 Apr, 2017 05:13am
Economy is heating up
Miscellaneous

Economy is heating up

Vibes are good and storytelling is positive. SBP's second quarterly report tends to highlight silver linings in the econ
Published 03 Apr, 2017 05:09am
20 people tortured to death at Sargodha shrine

20 people tortured to death at Sargodha shrine

The custodian of a shrine and two accomplices have been arrested for torturing and murdering 20 devotees with knives and clubs early Sunday, police said. Four women were among those killed in the attacks at the Sufi Shrine to Mohammad Ali in Sargodha. Vic
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
20 people tortured to death at Sargodha shrine

20 people tortured to death at Sargodha shrine

The custodian of a shrine and two accomplices have been arrested for torturing and murdering 20 devotees with knives and clubs early Sunday, police said. Four women were among those killed in the attacks at the Sufi Shrine to Mohammad Ali in Sargodha. Vic
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: posts modest gains
Currency

THE RUPEE: posts modest gains

The rupee managed to post fresh gains in relation to the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on April 1st, 2017.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: posts modest gains
Currency

THE RUPEE: posts modest gains

The rupee managed to post fresh gains in relation to the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on April 1st, 2017.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Load-shedding challenge to persist in 2018: report

Load-shedding challenge to persist in 2018: report

Pakistan will not be a power load-shedding free country by 2018, a deadline given by the incumbent government including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif due to transmission and distribution constraints. This was the crux of a State of Industry report 2015-16 d
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Load-shedding challenge to persist in 2018: report

Load-shedding challenge to persist in 2018: report

Pakistan will not be a power load-shedding free country by 2018, a deadline given by the incumbent government including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif due to transmission and distribution constraints. This was the crux of a State of Industry report 2015-16 d
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Load-shedding challenge to persist in 2018: report

Load-shedding challenge to persist in 2018: report

Pakistan will not be a power load-shedding free country by 2018, a deadline given by the incumbent government including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif due to transmission and distribution constraints. This was the crux of a State of Industry report 2015-16 d
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Gloomy outlook persists

Gloomy outlook persists

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained under pressure due to selling by both local and foreign investors during the outgoing week ended on March 31, 2017. The benchmark KSE-100 index declined by 815.12 points and closed at the level of 48,155.93 points.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Gloomy outlook persists

Gloomy outlook persists

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained under pressure due to selling by both local and foreign investors during the outgoing week ended on March 31, 2017. The benchmark KSE-100 index declined by 815.12 points and closed at the level of 48,155.93 points.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Gloomy outlook persists

Gloomy outlook persists

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained under pressure due to selling by both local and foreign investors during the outgoing week ended on March 31, 2017. The benchmark KSE-100 index declined by 815.12 points and closed at the level of 48,155.93 points.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 381 basis points

Futures spread up by 381 basis points

The futures spread has increased by 381bps to 6.95 percent during the outgoing week ended on March 31, 2017. Trading activities on futures counter improved significantly as average daily volume increased by 198.9 percent to 119.19 million shares. Average
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 381 basis points

Futures spread up by 381 basis points

The futures spread has increased by 381bps to 6.95 percent during the outgoing week ended on March 31, 2017. Trading activities on futures counter improved significantly as average daily volume increased by 198.9 percent to 119.19 million shares. Average
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 381 basis points

Futures spread up by 381 basis points

The futures spread has increased by 381bps to 6.95 percent during the outgoing week ended on March 31, 2017. Trading activities on futures counter improved significantly as average daily volume increased by 198.9 percent to 119.19 million shares. Average
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 381 basis points

Futures spread up by 381 basis points

The futures spread has increased by 381bps to 6.95 percent during the outgoing week ended on March 31, 2017. Trading activities on futures counter improved significantly as average daily volume increased by 198.9 percent to 119.19 million shares. Average
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Cotton output target revised downward
Cotton

Cotton output target revised downward

The government has revised downward the cotton production target and set it at 14.04 million bales for 2017-18, after missing the production target of 14.1 million bales for 2016-17 by around 25 per cent. Pakistan has missed the cotton production target b
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Cotton output target revised downward
Cotton

Cotton output target revised downward

The government has revised downward the cotton production target and set it at 14.04 million bales for 2017-18, after missing the production target of 14.1 million bales for 2016-17 by around 25 per cent. Pakistan has missed the cotton production target b
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Cotton output target revised downward
Cotton

Cotton output target revised downward

The government has revised downward the cotton production target and set it at 14.04 million bales for 2017-18, after missing the production target of 14.1 million bales for 2016-17 by around 25 per cent. Pakistan has missed the cotton production target b
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Time-barred representation: Supreme Court upholds LHC verdict

Time-barred representation: Supreme Court upholds LHC verdict

The Supreme Court had upheld Lahore High Court verdict that time barred representation under Article 32 of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Ordinance 2000 before President of Pakistan would be liable to rejection.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Time-barred representation: Supreme Court upholds LHC verdict

Time-barred representation: Supreme Court upholds LHC verdict

The Supreme Court had upheld Lahore High Court verdict that time barred representation under Article 32 of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Ordinance 2000 before President of Pakistan would be liable to rejection.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Time-barred representation: Supreme Court upholds LHC verdict

Time-barred representation: Supreme Court upholds LHC verdict

The Supreme Court had upheld Lahore High Court verdict that time barred representation under Article 32 of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Ordinance 2000 before President of Pakistan would be liable to rejection.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
UK will 'never' cede Gibraltar without its consent: May

UK will 'never' cede Gibraltar without its consent: May

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday insisted that she would "never" allow Gibraltar to slip from British control against the wishes of Gibraltarians as the issue took centre-stage in early Brexit wranglings.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
UK will 'never' cede Gibraltar without its consent: May

UK will 'never' cede Gibraltar without its consent: May

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday insisted that she would "never" allow Gibraltar to slip from British control against the wishes of Gibraltarians as the issue took centre-stage in early Brexit wranglings.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
IHK: Modi's tunnelled vision

IHK: Modi's tunnelled vision

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday opened an 11-kilometer (7-mile) tunnel through the Himalayan terrain to help ease travel on a highway linking the troubled held Kashmir Valley with the rest of India. Modi drove in an open jeep through the all
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
IHK: Modi's tunnelled vision

IHK: Modi's tunnelled vision

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday opened an 11-kilometer (7-mile) tunnel through the Himalayan terrain to help ease travel on a highway linking the troubled held Kashmir Valley with the rest of India. Modi drove in an open jeep through the all
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees

UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees

A senior United Nations refugee official on Sunday called on Gulf Arab states to give more to help Syrians displaced by six years of civil war, saying she saw little sign that the crisis would end any time soon.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Murakami calls for fight against history revisionism

Murakami calls for fight against history revisionism

Haruki Murakami, the Japanese author perennially pegged as a contender for the Nobel literature prize, has called for a fight against historical revisionism in a rare interview with Japanese media published on Sunday. His comments came after a successful
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Britain apologises after egg thrown at Saudi general

Britain apologises after egg thrown at Saudi general

Britain has apologised after an egg was thrown at a Saudi military official during a visit to London, Saudi state media said Sunday. An anti-war activist last week attempted a citizen's arrest of General Ahmed Assiri, spokesman for the Saudi-led Gulf coal
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Britain apologises after egg thrown at Saudi general

Britain apologises after egg thrown at Saudi general

Britain has apologised after an egg was thrown at a Saudi military official during a visit to London, Saudi state media said Sunday. An anti-war activist last week attempted a citizen's arrest of General Ahmed Assiri, spokesman for the Saudi-led Gulf coal
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Merkel says migrants must respect tolerance, German laws

Merkel says migrants must respect tolerance, German laws

Chancellor Angela Merkel said refugees in Germany must respect tolerance, openness and freedom of religion, while senior members of her party called for a ban on foreign funding of mosques. Merkel, who will seek a fourth term as chancellor in what is expe
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Imran steps up pressure on Zardari ahead of elections

Imran steps up pressure on Zardari ahead of elections

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday lambasted the Sindh government for removing A.D. Khowaja as Inspector General Police Sindh, saying "it was done because Khowaja refused to facilitate corruption and the corrupts."
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Imran steps up pressure on Zardari ahead of elections

Imran steps up pressure on Zardari ahead of elections

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday lambasted the Sindh government for removing A.D. Khowaja as Inspector General Police Sindh, saying "it was done because Khowaja refused to facilitate corruption and the corrupts."
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Euro is a "knife in the ribs" of the French, says Le Pen
Currency

Euro is a "knife in the ribs" of the French, says Le Pen

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told a political rally on Sunday that the euro currency which she wants France to ditch was like a knife in the ribs of the French people. The leader of the eurosceptic and anti-immigrant National Front (FN) als
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Euro is a "knife in the ribs" of the French, says Le Pen
Currency

Euro is a "knife in the ribs" of the French, says Le Pen

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told a political rally on Sunday that the euro currency which she wants France to ditch was like a knife in the ribs of the French people. The leader of the eurosceptic and anti-immigrant National Front (FN) als
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Doha meeting pledges more than $260 million in Syrian aid

Doha meeting pledges more than $260 million in Syrian aid

More than $260 million has been pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria following a meeting in Doha on Sunday involving the UN and 25 non-governmental organisations from across the region. Qatari state media said the total number of pledges stood at $262 mi
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Doha meeting pledges more than $260 million in Syrian aid

Doha meeting pledges more than $260 million in Syrian aid

More than $260 million has been pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria following a meeting in Doha on Sunday involving the UN and 25 non-governmental organisations from across the region. Qatari state media said the total number of pledges stood at $262 mi
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Panama Papers boost tax battle, but no silver bullet

Panama Papers boost tax battle, but no silver bullet

The Panama Papers have given ammunition to the fight against tax evasion, but much still needs to happen before the world's tax dodgers run out of places to hide money, experts say. The papers, published a year ago, linked some of the world's most powerfu
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Panama Papers boost tax battle, but no silver bullet

Panama Papers boost tax battle, but no silver bullet

The Panama Papers have given ammunition to the fight against tax evasion, but much still needs to happen before the world's tax dodgers run out of places to hide money, experts say. The papers, published a year ago, linked some of the world's most powerfu
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Panama Papers boost tax battle, but no silver bullet

Panama Papers boost tax battle, but no silver bullet

The Panama Papers have given ammunition to the fight against tax evasion, but much still needs to happen before the world''s tax dodgers run out of places to hide money, experts say. The papers, published a year ago, linked some of the world''s most power
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Iranian-American detained in Iran released on bail

Iranian-American detained in Iran released on bail

An Iranian-American detained in Iran since last summer has been released on bail of approximately $60,000, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported Sunday. Robin Reza Shahini was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards while visiting family in
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Iranian-American detained in Iran released on bail

Iranian-American detained in Iran released on bail

An Iranian-American detained in Iran since last summer has been released on bail of approximately $60,000, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported Sunday. Robin Reza Shahini was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards while visiting family in
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan beat West Indies in 4th T20 to win series

Pakistan beat West Indies in 4th T20 to win series

Ahmed Shehzad struck a patient half-century as Pakistan cruised to a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the fourth and final T20 international in Trinidad on Sunday. Pakistan's bowlers restricted West Indies to 124 for 8 before Shehzad (53) helped the t
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan beat West Indies in 4th T20 to win series

Pakistan beat West Indies in 4th T20 to win series

Ahmed Shehzad struck a patient half-century as Pakistan cruised to a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the fourth and final T20 international in Trinidad on Sunday. Pakistan's bowlers restricted West Indies to 124 for 8 before Shehzad (53) helped the t
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
ZAB's murder was a part of conspiracy: Rabbani

ZAB's murder was a part of conspiracy: Rabbani

The founder of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was murdered under a conspiracy, Senate chairman Raza Rabbani said on Sunday. Talking to the media in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Rabbani said Pakistan becoming a nuclear power did not go down well
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Nawaz, Kulsoom celebrate 46 years of marriage

Nawaz, Kulsoom celebrate 46 years of marriage

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his wife Kulsoom Nawaz celebrated 46 years of marriage on Sunday. To mark the occasion, the prime minister's daughter Maryam Nawaz, shared photos of her parents and her family and tweeted heartfelt messages. In her tweeter
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
DEVA-Pak AGM held at Lahore Garrison

DEVA-Pak AGM held at Lahore Garrison

The annual general meeting of Defence Forces Veterans Association of Pakistan (DFVA-Pak) was held at Lahore Garrison here on Sunday. A large number of defence veterans attended the event. Commander Lahore Corps Lieutenant General Sadiq Ali was the chief g
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
SMEDA disburses Rs 254 million under ERKF project in 2015-16

SMEDA disburses Rs 254 million under ERKF project in 2015-16

Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) during the financial year 2015-16 disbursed an amount of Rs 254 million under Economic Revitalisation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA (ERKF) Project through 281 grants, said annual report of the au
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Fazl for reforming foreign policy

Fazl for reforming foreign policy

Chief of his own faction JUI-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that we have failed to make the country stable, adding that our foreign policy remained weak and Pakistan has become the proxy war centre. Talking to the media on eve of his visit to internati
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
LCCI chief welcomes Prime Minister's pledge

LCCI chief welcomes Prime Minister's pledge

President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry Abdul Basit Sunday welcomed the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's pledge to remove all impediments to the economic growth. Prime Minister deserves highest appreciation for taking notice of the hurdles and
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Former World Bank official calls on Shahbaz

Former World Bank official calls on Shahbaz

International economic expert from China's renowned Peking University and former World Bank Senior Vice President Professor Justin Yifu Lin called on Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here on Sunday and exchanged views on Pak-China relations,
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Parveen Shah's book Chavanni launched

Parveen Shah's book Chavanni launched

Chavanni, the personal anthology of seasoned educationist and motivational speaker Parveen Shah, was launched at Karachi Gymkhana, here on Sunday evening. "Penned over a quarter of a century in English and Urdu, these are timeless stories bound with the w
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Saad Rafiq denies PML-N & PPP deal

Saad Rafiq denies PML-N & PPP deal

Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq has denied the PTI chief's allegation that a deal was reached between PM L-N and PPP. "PPP's support in Punjab has come down from thousands to hundreds in each constituency. Despite this factual position, i
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Repatriation of Afghan DPs resumes today

Repatriation of Afghan DPs resumes today

The process of voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees to Afghanistan will resume from today (Monday). The process was temporarily suspended in November last year due to winter season. According to the spokesman for United Nations High Commission for Re
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Aizaz chairs CGs moot

Aizaz chairs CGs moot

In line with Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's directives to facilitate overseas Pakistanis, Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry presided over a conference of Heads of Pakistan's Consular Missions from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston. Matters
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Professor Ghiyas for glaucoma's timely diagnosis, treatment

Professor Ghiyas for glaucoma's timely diagnosis, treatment

Principal Post Graduate Medical Institute and Ameerud Din Medical College Professor Ghiyasun Nabi Tayyab has said that eyesight is a great blessing of God but one can be deprived of this blessing if Glaucoma could not be avoided as it is considered the nu
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Steps being taken to actualise Urdu in government offices: Arif

Steps being taken to actualise Urdu in government offices: Arif

In the light of the Supreme Court of Pakistan's decision, the government is also taking serious measures in actualisation of Urdu in government offices. These thoughts were expressed by the reputable poet Iftikhar Arif, who has headed the Pakistan Academy
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
PUCIT producing market-driven graduates: VC

PUCIT producing market-driven graduates: VC

Punjab University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir has said that PU College of Information Technology (PUCIT) is producing market-driven graduates due to which our graduates were playing leading role in multi-national and national IT compani
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Chief minister reviews progress on hepatitis filter clinics, PKLTI

Chief minister reviews progress on hepatitis filter clinics, PKLTI

Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif chaired a meeting here on Sunday which reviewed progress on Pakistan Kidney & Liver Transplant Institute project, human resource affairs, and establishment of Hepatitis Filter Clinics. During the meeting, the
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
India holding IHK on gunpoint: Siraj

India holding IHK on gunpoint: Siraj

Chief of Jamaat e Islami Pakistan, Sirajul Haq has said that a total strike in held Kashmir during Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit there had proved that not a single Kashmiri is ready to support India. According to media cell of JI Lahore, he was addre
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Islamabad Zoo earns Rs 29.218 million in three years

Islamabad Zoo earns Rs 29.218 million in three years

Islamabad Zoo (Marghazar Zoo) has earned Rs 29.218 million in different heads including entry fee and wildlife composition license fee during last 3 years. During the period, the expenditure incurred were Rs 71.362 million on supply of animal food, medici
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
14 female NRCs working nation-wide to facilitate women: Nadra

14 female NRCs working nation-wide to facilitate women: Nadra

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is running 14 female National Registration Centres (NRCs) nation-wide to facilitate women segment of society. NADRA has always given respect and priority to women. In big cities these separate offices h
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Officials complete six-year USDA-sponsored training programme

Officials complete six-year USDA-sponsored training programme

Nearly thirty Pakistani government officials and agricultural industry representatives have completed a six-year US Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored training program. The graduation ceremony was held at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad presided b
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
PEW accuses govt of earning undue profit on POL products

PEW accuses govt of earning undue profit on POL products

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said unjustified taxes on fuel continue to hurt masses and economy therefore the same should be reduced. High prices of fuel have become an incentive for smugglers who are thriving on low prices of oil and gas in
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
KP artists' paintings show to begin on April 5

KP artists' paintings show to begin on April 5

A 5-day painting exhibition is starting from April 5 to showcase and highlight the artworks of famous artists of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The exhibition titled "Visual Art and Colours of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" is being organised by the Tourism Corporation Khyber
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
At least two dead, 26 missing in Indonesia landslide

At least two dead, 26 missing in Indonesia landslide

At least two people were killed and 26 were feared buried under heavy mud after a landslide struck Indonesia, the national disaster agency said Sunday. Nineteen people were also injured when the landslide slammed into 32 houses in the village of Banaran i
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Venezuela court retreats from bid to boost president

Venezuela court retreats from bid to boost president

Venezuela's highest court on Saturday backtracked from efforts to tighten President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power, after drawing international condemnation that raised pressure on the socialist leader as he clings to office. In a rare climb-down by the p
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Prince Charles embraces Italy quake survivors

Prince Charles embraces Italy quake survivors

Britain's Prince Charles hugged tearful survivors in the quake-hit Italian town of Amatrice on Sunday after seeing the "terrifying devastation" inflicted by last year's deadly disaster. The Prince of Wales walked alone in silent contemplation through part
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Four-day baby rescued in the Mediterranean by humanitarian ship

Four-day baby rescued in the Mediterranean by humanitarian ship

A four day-old baby was one of over 480 migrants rescued by humanitarian ships on Saturday during search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean Sea. The baby was travelling on one of two rubber boats carrying over 200 migrants from North and C
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
At least 200 Indian police in hospital after meal

At least 200 Indian police in hospital after meal

At least 200 Indian paramilitary police were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning after eating meals at a training camp in the southern state of Kerala, police said Sunday. Training cadets and security forces belonging to the Central Reserve Police
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
Thousands rally in support of Soros university

Thousands rally in support of Soros university

Thousands of Hungarian and foreign students, professors and civilians rallied in Budapest on Sunday demanding the government withdraw legislation that could force a university founded by financier George Soros out of the country.
Published 03 Apr, 2017 12:00am
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