Search teams battle rough weather in hunt for AirAsia wreck

GNN - Ships and aircraft criss-crossed the seas off Borneo on Friday hunting for the wreck of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet, but bad weather again hindered the search for the plane and the black box flight recor

Seven killed in clashes between Yemen's army and tribesmen: local officials

GNN - Clashes between the Yemeni army and tribesmen in Marib province left seven dead and more than 15 injured late on Thursday, tribal sources said. The sources told Reuters that tribesmen in the region had intercept

GNN - Two jailed Jazeera journalists seek presidential deportation from Egypt

GNN - Two of three Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt have applied to be deported under a new law after the country's highest court ordered their retrial but did not free them as their families had hoped.Australi

2014 deadliest year in Iraq for civilians since 2006-7 bloodshed: U.N.

GNN - Violence in Iraq in 2014 killed at least 12,282 civilians, making it the deadliest year since the sectarian bloodshed of 2006-07, the United Nations said in a statement.The majority of the deaths - nearly 8,500

Saudi Arabia captures Shi'ites suspected of instigating unrest

GNN - Saudi security forces have arrested a man believed to belong to a Shi'ite Muslim group blamed for instigating protests and unrest in the country's Eastern Province, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. Montadha

Libya extinguishes fire at biggest oil terminal: officials

GNN - Libya has extinguished a fire at oil storage tanks at the country's biggest oil port, Es Sider, that had been raging for a week, officials said on Friday. Es Sider and its adjacent Ras Lanuf terminal have been

Pakistan reaches critical stage in campaign against terrorism: COAS

GNN/RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif Friday said that Pakistan was at critical stage of the campaign against terrorism.“We will win decisively. I can’t even imagine to lose as state or th

Two-thirds of cancer cases due to bad luck: Study

GNN/Life & Style/ISLAMABAD: The majority of cancer cases can be explained by “bad luck” rather than the result of environmental factors and inherited genes, a U.S. study said. The study, published in the journal

Ashley Young could be out for “many weeks”, fears Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal admitted Machester United’s away form is becoming a concern as the club’s injury crisis furthered deepened at the Britannia Stadium.Ashley Young could be out for several weeks after the United player s

OGDCL sets target of drilling 35 wells during 2014-15

GNN/Business/ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has set a target of drilling of 35 wells during 2014-15 from which 29 wells marked on ground and Land acquisition done for 27 wells while civil

Governor inks charters to establish three new universities in Sindh

GNN/SINDH/KARACHI: Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has given approval to establish three new universities in the Sindh province.The Sindh Governor has signed the charters to establish two universities in Hyder

11 arrested in Rangers raids in Karachi

GNN KARACHI: As many as 11 suspects have been arrested by the Sindh Rangers during raids in different parts of the city.According to a spokesman for the paramilitary force, the raids were carried out in Mianwali Colo

Four outlaws killed in Lahore

GNN LAHORE: Four notorious outlaws who had escaped after jail break from Sheikhupura last year were killed in a police encounter  here in the Manawaan area during early hours of Friday.According to SP CIA, Umar

Oil rises to $60 per barrel, Libya fire supports

GNN london - Brent crude oil rose to around $60 per barrel on Monday, supported by concerns about disruption to output from Libya, but a global supply glut kept prices nearly 50 percent off their peak for the year.Li

Bahrain sentences two men to death for killing policeman

GNN - A court in Bahrain sentenced two Shi'ite Muslim men to death and handed a third a life sentence on Monday after they were convicted of killing a policeman.The ruling could further destabilize the Western-allied k

Taliban declare 'defeat' of U.S., allies in Afghanistan

GNN - Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Monday declared the "defeat" of the U.S. and its allies in the 13-year-old war, a day after the coalition officially marked the end of its combat mission.The NATO-led Intern

Hopes dim Egypt to release Australian Al Jazeera journalist soon

GNN - Hopes are fading for the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who has been in jail in Egypt for a year, after Cairo sent mixed signals about his case, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on

Lebanese army disperses youths protesting near border town

GNN - Lebanese soldiers fired into the air to disperse a protest on Monday against security measures near a town close to the Syrian border, a security source and the state news agency reported.State news agency NNA sa

Obama: Iran has 'chance to get right with the world' - NPR

GNN - Iran could become a "very successful regional power" if Tehran agrees to a long-term deal to curb its nuclear program, President Barack Obama said in an interview with NPR News."They've got a chance to get righ

Special Report: Their nation in pieces, Iraqis ponder what comes next

GNN - The machine gun poking out from between a framed portrait of a Shi'ite imam and a stuffed toy Minnie Mouse was trained on anyone who approached the checkpoint. Like dozens of other communities in Iraq, this sm

Good Morning Karachi

GNN - Thank you Karachi for supporting and your dedication to the revival of cinema, on behalf of THOR, The House Of Rana, who were the official partners to handle Press, Media and PR for the premiere of the movie *G

Shiny Toy Guns [#STG] set to release their debut feature ‘Dekh Magar Pyar Se’ [#DMPS] in Summer 2015

GNN - Shiny Toy Guns [#STG], headed by leading advertising filmmaker Asad-ul-Haq and prominent marketer Ali Murtaza, are set to release their debut feature film ‘DekhMagarPyar Se’ in Summer 2015.‘DekhMagarPyar Se’ wi

Main accused of Lyari gang-war ‘Uzair Baloch’ arrested: Interpol

GNN UAE/DUBAI: Uzair Baloch was arrested by Dubai authorities when he was on his way from Muscat to Dubai on Monday.According to the reports, Interpol had issued red warrants for the main accused of the Lyari gang-wa

Millions of children devastated by conflicts in 2014

GNN ISLAMABAD: As 2014 winds down, it comes as no surprise that children were hit the hardest by violence and conflicts across the globe,  the UN children’s agency said.“Children are the ones who lose everything

KE Along with Aman Foundation, Engro & Civil Hospital become a part of PAKATHON

GNN - K-Electric through its press statement has announced that the company has become the first ever corporate in Pakistan to pose a real time data mining challenge in the Pakathon Data and Design Connect 2014. The

Thick fog in Lahore, affects flights and train schedule

GNN LAHORE: Thick fog disrupted flight operations at Airport and affected train schedule in Lahore and its adjacent areas, According to Airport sources, flight operations were suspended due to mist. Train schedule wa

Karachi’s Timber Market: massive fire causes huge financial losses

A massive fire that broke out at Karachi’s biggest timber market in the early hours of Sunday, was extinguished by fire fighters after a rescue effort lasting over 12 hours. The fire caused billions of rupees losses

Search halted for missing AirAsia plane as night falls

GNN JAKARTA: Indonesia suspended until first light the search for an Air-Asia plane that went missing Sunday in the Java Sea with 162 people on board after the crew requested a change of flight plan due to bad weathe

Chicken prices register sharp increase despite cut in fuel cost

GNN ISLAMABAD: The extremely cold weather has multiplied the demand of chicken and as a result its prices have registered a sharp increase during the last week in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.Normally in w

Karachi to witness 290 processions and 390 meetings on Eid- e-Milad

GNN KARACHI: An estimated number of 290 small and large sized processions would be taken out from different parts of Karachi on Rabi- ul- Awwal 12.Officials sharing details with APP for the measures adopted to facili

ire at Timber Market doused after 11 hours struggle

GNN KARACHI: The inferno that broke out last mid night at Timber Marker in Old Haji Camp area of the metropolis was extinguished after 11 hours long and tiring fight on Sunday morning. Fire fighters from different f

Tension escalates in Turkey southeast, three killed: official

GNN - Three people were killed Saturday in clashes between Kurdish rebels and a rival Kurdish group in southeast Turkey near the Syrian border, a local governor’s office said. The initial death toll given was two bu

Sharjeel congratulates Democrats on KPC polls win

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government Sharjeel Inam Memon has congratulated Democrats panel candidates on their success in the Karachi Press Club’s annual elections for 2015. The minister, in