Archives for December 11, 2016
Tragedy King Dilip Kumar turns 94
MUMBAI: Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, unarguably the greatest actor of Indian cinema, turned 94 on Sunday. As the thespian is undergoing treatment for not being well, millions of his fans…
Amitabh loves to visit Pakistan as her grandfather lived in Karachi
KARACHI: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachan had a live chat with his followers on facebook . Film stars often have social media interaction with their fans and followers but what was…
Canada´s ´Marathon Man´ finally achieves Afghan ambition
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan: Crossing the finish line of Afghanistan´s Bamiyan marathon, hand in hand with a young female runner from the country, Canada´s famed ´Marathon Man´, Martin Parnell felt a double…
Kohli double ton extends India Test lead
MUMBAI: Virat Kohli smashed a double century Sunday to put India firmly in control on the fourth day of the fourth Test against England with a score of 579-7 at…
Pak Army Major becomes inspiration for UK army officers to fight terrorism
Pakistan has long been battling against foreign and local militants who have killed thousands of people including security officials in a bloody campaign across the country. The country’s armed forces…
Suicide bomber kills at least 50 Yemeni troops in Aden
ADEN: A suicide bomber killed at least 50 soldiers and wounded around 30 more on Saturday at a military camp in Yemen´s southern city of Aden, where jihadists are active,…
Dylan notably absent as Nobel laureates accept prizes
STOCKHOLM: Dressed in tails and white ties this year’s Nobel laureates in medicine, economics, physics and chemistry accepted their prizes at a gala ceremony in Stockholm on Saturday, marked by…
Double Istanbul bombings kill 29 after football game
ISTANBUL: Twenty-nine people, mainly police, were killed and 166 wounded in Istanbul on Saturday when twin bombings struck the heart of the city close to the stadium of top flight…
Republicans reject reports Russia helped Trump win election
WASHINGTON: Republicans on Saturday rejected reports about a secret CIA assessment finding that Russia sought to tip the US presidential election in Donald Trump's favor, as a Democratic Senate leader…
The oldest known seabird lays an egg at 66
WASHINGTON: The world´s oldest known seabird is expecting, officials at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge said Saturday. The Laysan albatross known as Wisdom -- a bird thought to be…