China: Shi Zhongpeng dies for a living. For 3,000 yuan ($488) a month, the sturdily built stuntman is killed over and over playing Japanese soldiers in war movies and TV series churned out by Chinese film studios. Despi
Arab spring nations face delayed economic recovery: IMF
AMMAN: Arab spring countries face rising social tensions that could thwart an early economic recovery from over two years of political turmoil that has worsened fiscal pressures and threatens macroeconomic stability, a
Kerry stresses respect for human rights with Nigerian president
ADDIS ABABA: Secretary of State John Kerry, who last week expressed concern about allegations of gross human rights violations by Nigerian forces fighting the Boko Haram Islamist sect, raised the issue with the country'
Niger attacks launched from southern Libya: Niger's president
NIAMEY: Islamist militants who carried out simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a French uranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came from southern Libya, Niger's president said on Saturday. President Ma
Nigerian army says rescues hostages taken by Islamists
ABUJA: Nigeria's military has freed a number of women and children held hostage by Islamist sect Boko Haram, the army said on Saturday, after its offensive in the northeast of the country overran three of the insurgents
As border tightens, some U.S Mexico neighbors reach across the fence
Mexico: Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small Mexican town of Naco from a neighboring town in the United States. Th
Russian pro, anti-gay activists arrested after defying ban
MOSCOW: Russian police detained around 30 pro- and anti-gay activists in central Moscow on Saturday, imposing the city's ban on gay rights demonstrations. The arrests, underlining Russia's tough response to public demon
Tripped units at Guddu fixed, power supply resumes
JACOBABAD: Fourteen tripped units of Guddu Thermal Power Plant and a technical glitch in Dera Murad Jamali grid station have been fixed on Saturday morning.The power supply to affected parts of Sindh and Balochistan hav
Power units tripping at Guddu halts supply to Sindh, Balochistan
JACOBABAD: Fourteen units of Guddu Thermal Power Plant and a grid station in Dera Murad Jamali have tripped, plunging parts of Sindh and Balochistan into darkness on Friday. According to KESCO sources, power supply Jaff
PIA plane lands at Manchester airport, probe continues
LONDON: A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) passenger plane, which was forced to land at a London airport after two travelers threatened to ‘explode the plane’ during their argument, has now arrived at Manchester. Ac
Altaf says he never preached misuse of authority
KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Friday that he had never preached corruption, fraud, cheating, overstepping and misuse of authority and indulging in social evils to his workers. I hav
Peshawar: 6 policemen dead in rocket assault
PESHAWAR: At least six policemen were killed while six more policeman including District Police Officer (DPO) Kohat were critically injured in a rocket attack here on Friday night. According to the sources, the incident
Mobile app to help fight against racism in France
PARIS: A French anti-racism association is launching a mobile application it hopes will help eradicate racist graffiti by enabling users to take photos of offensive tags, geo-locate them and get them removed. Licra the
Stone Temple Pilots sue ex-frontman Scott Weiland
LOS ANGELES: The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group's name or songs. A la
Saudi to send animal samples to US in coronavirus probe
GENEVA: Saudi Arabia said Friday it would send samples taken from animals possibly infected with a deadly SARS-like virus to the United States for testing in a bid to find the source of disease. The Saudi health ministr
Wagha Border, Lahore Pakistan
Wagah BorderWagah Border is located on Grand Trunk Road which join the Amritsar, India and Lahore, Pakistan. It's a well known place all over Pakistan.Wagah is name of village which was divided in 1947 after partition.
Zainab Market, Karachi Pakistan
Zainab MarketZainab Market is a very famous clothing market for males and female located in Saddar near Avari Towers Hotel. It's situated in popular visitor area having small craft shops, textiles, t-shirts, leather clo
ZIAFAT, Lahore Pakistan
Ziafat RestaurantZiafat Restaurant is located in many cities of Pakistan. In Lahore it's located on M.M. Alam road where the most oldest and famous restaurants are present.Many people like its food quality and taste and
Senator urges 'extreme caution' on Softbank-Sprint deal
WASHINGTON: An influential senator on Friday expressed strong concerns about Japanese company Softbank Corp's plan to buy 70 percent of Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 mobile service provider, warning it could expose the Unite
Dai-ichi expands in Southeast Asia with Panin Life deal: source
TOKYO: Japan's Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd (8750.T) has agreed to buy a 40 percent stake in Panin Life from the parent of the Indonesian insurer for around 30 billion yen ($295 million), a source with direct knowledg
Russia's oldest human rights group fights "foreign agent" tag
MOSCOW: Russia's oldest human rights group went to court on Friday to try to stop state prosecutors forcing it to register as a "foreign agent" under a law it says is intended by President Vladimir Putin to silence diss
Highway bridge collapses in US; no deaths reported
MOUNT VERNON: The major highway bridge linking Seattle with Canada and the rest of the Pacific Northwest region collapsed late Thursday, dumping at least a handful of vehicles and people into a river, the Washington Sta
KSE snaps record-setting run tracking global fall
KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange(KSE) Thursday snapped its record-making run following a global fall in the equity markets. The benchmark 100-share index closed 0.54 percent, or 116.25 points, lower at 21,342.65.Profit-b
Solar plane sets distance record on US tour
LOS ANGELES: The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a new distance record Thursday when it landed after the second leg of a cross-country US tour. The Solar Impulse project
Giant Lego Star Wars X-Wing lands on NY's Times Square
NEW YORK: A massive Star Wars X-Wing spaceship has landed on New York's Times Square. Well, not quite. It's actually a replica of one flown in the famed movie franchise and represents the largest model ever made by Dani
Measles takes two more lives in Lahore
LAHORE: Two more children died of deadly measles while 47 new cases have been reported during last 24 hours raising the death toll to 121 in Lahore.Two girls identified as 2 year old Zahra and Sana died in Mayo Hospital
Nissan to recall 841,000 vehicles due to steering wheel glitch
TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday.
Jodi Arias asks Arizona jury to spare her death penalty
PHOENIX: Convicted killer Jodi Arias pleaded with an Arizona jury on Tuesday to spare her the death penalty for the sake of her family and sentence her instead to life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend. Arias, 32,
Ghana hopes to shield economy from African oil curse
Oil brought riches to Nigeria but also ravaged its economy and fuelled corruption and conflict. Now nearby Ghana has begun production and wants to take the wealth but dodge the oil curse. Ghana is used to resource riche
