NEW YORK: Hackers promoting the Syrian Electronic Army simultaneously targeted websites belonging to CNN, Time and the Washington Post on Thursday by breaching Outbrain, a firm which publishes content recommendations on
KSE closes flat on SBP rate hike rumours
KARACHI: Rumours that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) would launch a hawkish monetary policy later this month kept the traders in theKarachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on the sidelines here on Friday.KSE shed gains on on the
Actor Ashton Kutcher explores the glamour, glitches of Steve Jobs
LOS ANGELES: Ashton Kutcher may be best known for his goofier comedy roles in "That '70s Show" and "Two and a Half Men," but the actor takes a rare dramatic turn in new film "Jobs" as visionary Apple co-founder Steve Jo
Aspirin tied to smaller lung and colon cancer tumors
NEW YORK: Colon and lung cancer patients who regularly took low-dose aspirin before their diagnosis tended to have less advanced tumors, in a new study.Scientists already knew that aspirin was tied to a decreased risk o
Man lost toes after being treated by Colorado veterinarian
DENVER: A man had to have three toes amputated after being treated by a 78-year-old Colorado veterinarian with no license to practice medicine on humans, police said on Thursday.The veterinarian, Francis Freemyer, who o
Black magic: ‘Cops thrashed me over curse attempt’
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge has sought comments from the Hadiara SHO by August 15 on a petition against nine policemen who allegedly thrashed a man for placing a goat’s head in front of a cop
August 14 change of guards’ dress rehearsal at Quaid’s Mausoleum held
KARACHI: August 14, the Independence Day change of guards’ dress rehearsal at the mausoleum of the father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was held Tuesday early morning here.A smartly turned out Pak Navy
Red alert issued as rain lashes Islamabad, Rawalpindi
ISLAMABAD / RAWALPINDI: Heavy rainfall with thunderstorm lashed the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi Tuesday morning, turning the weather pleasant.Rainwater filled the roads and streets of both the cities and pre
Oil prices slip as US dollar strengthens
SINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped in Asian trade Tuesday on a stronger dollar as investors awaited US economic data that could hasten the end of the country's easy monetary policy, analysts said.New York's main contract, We
Brain activity shows basis of near-death experiences
WASHINGTON: There may be a scientific explanation for the vivid near-death experiences, such as seeing a shining light, that some people report after surviving a heart attack, US scientists said Monday.Apparently, the b
In 'The Butler,' history told through a black lens
NEW YORK: History in the movies has often been seen through white eyes: civil rights-era tales with white protagonists reacting to a changing world.I've been in some of those movies, says David Oyelowo, a star in ``Lee
Bee sting therapy causing a buzz in China
BEIJING: Patients in China are swarming to acupuncture clinics to be given bee stings to treat or ward off life-threatening illness, practitioners say.More than 27,000 people have undergone the painful technique each se
