#GNN - #KARACHI: Inspector General of Police (#IGP) Sindh has constituted a committee to investigate into Karachi beach tragedy.
The committee will be headed by Additional IG Karachi and it comprises DIG South, DIG
Karachi: two more bodies recovered, beach death toll reaches 23
#GNN - #KARACHI: #Rescue #workers recovered two more bodies from the Karachi beach on Thursday, raising death toll of the drowned persons to 23 since Wednesday night.
Despite a ban on swimming in the sea, more than
PM grieved over loss of lives at Karachi beach
#GNN - #ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives at Karachi beach during Eid holidays.
According to police and rescue sources, the death toll drowned
Crime in holy month lower than last year : #CPLC
#GNN - #KARACHI: The #crime graph usually spikes during #Ramzan with the frequency of various crimes in the metropolis spiking during the holy month. This year according to the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC)
Facebook unveils Internet app, starting in Zambia
#GNN - NEW YORK: #Facebook on Thursday unveiled an #app to allow people around the world with mobile phones but no Internet access to access online services for health, education and basic communications.
The Interne
Oil prices extend losses in Asian trade
#GNN - #SINGAPORE: #Oil #prices tumbled further in #Asia Thursday as concerns eased that fresh Western sanctions on Russia over Ukraine would have an immediate impact on global oil supplies, analysts said. US benchmark
Dollar dips after Wall Street rally
#GNN - #TOKYO: The #dollar edged back against the yen in Asian trade Thursday after surging to a near four-month high in US trade in response to forecast-beating US economic growth data.
In early trade in Tokyo the g
Hong Kong stocks up 0.30 percent at open
#GNN - HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks climbed 0.30 percent Thursday morning, an eighth-straight gain, as dealers welcomed data showing the US economy grew much more than expected in the second quarter of the year.
The
England win third Test to level series against India
#GNN - #SOUTHAMPTON: #England beat #India by 266 runs to win the third Test at #Southampton on Thursday and level the five-match series at 1-1.
India, resuming on their overnight 112 for four, were bowled out in unde
Champion Feng Tianwei in winning start - #Commonwealth_Games
#GNN - #GLASGOW: Reigning #champion Feng Tianwei got off to a winning start in the Commonwealth Games women´s table tennis singles with a 4-0 win over Nigerian Cecilia Akpan.
Having already progressed through to the
England ease past Canada to reach hockey semis - #Commonwealth_Games
#GNN - #GLASGOW: #England will almost certainly face reigning champions Australia in the semi-finals of the men´s hockey event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after a routine 3-1 win over Canada on Thursday.
Jus
Villumsen takes gold for New Zealand - #Commonwealth_Games
#GNN - #GLASGOW: Linda Villumsen won gold for New Zealand in the women´s individual cycling time trial at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Thursday.
The 29-year-old finished in a time of 42 minutes 25.46 seconds
New Zealand to impose lengthy jail terms for match-fixing
#GNN - #WELLINGTON: New Zealand is to slap a seven-year jail term on anyone caught match-fixing under a new law due to take effect before it hosts the Cricket World Cup and Under-20 FIFA World Cup next year.
The Matc
Match-fixers should be severely punished: Miandad
#GNN - #KARACHI: Former Test #cricketer Javed Miandad said that New Zealand has taken a good step against match-fixing but the seven-year jail term is not enough and it should by life-imprisonment or death sentence.
South Africa´s Kallis ends international career
#GNN - #JOHANNESBURG: South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.
The 38-year-old, South Africa´s all-time leading Test scorer with 13,174 ru
Pulitzer winning novel ´The Goldfinch´ to hit big screen
#GNN - LOS ANGELES: Donna Tarrt´s acclaimed novel "The #Goldfinch" could be set for the big screen after Warner Bros. snapped up the film rights to the Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller, it was confirmed Tuesday.
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Ebola death toll rises to 729: WHO
#GNN - #GENEVA: Fifty-seven more deaths from the Ebola epidemic spreading alarm in west Africa have pushed the overall fatality toll from the outbreak to 729, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
The 57 death
Punjab Govt allocates Rs 15 bln for Agriculture Dept.
#GNN - The funds would be spent for the promotion of agriculture and cultivation.
Punjab government has allocated fifteen billion rupees for Agriculture Department in the current financial year.
A spokesman of the d
Pakistani wrestler qualifies for final in Commonwealth Games
#GNN - #GLASGOW: Pakistani wrestler, Qamar Abbas emerged victorious in today’s 74 kg Wrestling semi finals in the Commonwealth Games and he is now all set to take on the Indian contestant in final.
Qamar Abbas defeat
North American box office loves ‘Lucy’
#GNN - #WASHINGTON: Director Luc Besson´s action sci-fi thriller "Lucy," about a woman turned superhuman by using 100 percent of her brain, debuted at the top of the North American box office, estimates showed Sunday.
Geneticists offer clues to better rice, tomato crops
#GNN - #PARIS: Scientists on Sunday laid bare the genetic codes of African rice and a type of wild tomato, data they said should help breed more resilient crops.
Teams detailed the genome sequences of the two plant s
Apple TV Gets CNBC And FOX NOW Channels
#GNN - #Apple continues to fill out its Apple TV content library, with two new additions to the device today including a CNBC channel with live broadcasts and FOX NOW, the on-demand app for the network that includes ep
London’s Mayor Misses Window To Spend £50M On Startup Building
#GNN - #London’s Mayor has missed an opportunity to spend a £50 million fund set aside by the UK government to create a public building dedicated to both technology startups, events and public education around technolo
Flickr Rolls Out A New Commercial #Licensing Program To Compete With 500px And Others
#GNN - #Yahoo-owned photo-sharing and storage site Flickr announced this morning the rollout of a new licensing program aimed at the service’s members who are looking to have their work discovered, featured on prominen
UK Police Replacing Ads On Piracy Sites With Warnings
#GNN - #UK police have started replacing ads on websites that provide access to pirated or copyright infringing material with warnings to web users that the site is on a watch list — and a call for them to close the br
Kurbo #Health Raises $5.8 Million To Fight Childhood Obesity Via An App, Live Now On iOS
#GNN - Kurbo Health, a mobile subscription service focused on fighting childhood obesity through the use of simple food diaries and live coaching, is today opening its doors to all families who want to sign up and try
Voyat Launches With $1.8M In Seed Funding For Social CRM Tool Aimed At Hotels
#GNN - #Voyat, a social CRM tool aimed at the hotel industry, came out of stealth today and announced $1.8M in seed funding from Metamorphic Ventures, Eniac Ventures, BoxGroup and several angel investors, including Bre
Mota $99 3D Printer: Too Good To Be True
An affordable yet high quality consumer 3D printer has turned out too good to be true, surprising no one.
The 3D printer market is generally sitting in a quasi-limbo state that’s progressed beyond proving itself on
Apple Updates Retina MacBook Pros With Better Specs
#GNN - #Apple has updated its Retina #MacBook #Pro line, with new Haswell processors that edge their predecessors (also Haswell) by small amounts (200MHz), and with new base RAM for the low-end 15-inch model that doubl
Migraine Buddy Helps Patients And Doctors Work Together For Better Treatment
#GNN - Migraines aren’t just awful headaches. They are a neurological condition that often come with cluster of syndromes before and after pain starts. These are called prodromes, which can warn some sufferers when a h
