ISLAMABAD: There is an escalating sense of insecurity within Pakistan’s Hindu community, said a leading daily Saturday as many Hindu families moved from Jacobabad to India.
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Mars crater where Curiosity rover landed looks ‘Earth-like’
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: The ancient Martian crater where the Curiosity rover landed looks strikingly similar to the Mojave Desert in California with its looming mountains and hanging haze, scientists said Wednesday.
Read More »A triangular passenger plane unveiled by NASA
WASHINGTON: A new triangular ‘passenger plane’ of the future is ready and has already undergone test flights. The super plane so far only codenamed 'X-48C' is the brainchild of the US space agency NASA which is developing it in collaboration with aviation major Boeing.
Read More »China’s high-profile murder trial opens
BEIJING: Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai's wife, accused of murdering a British businessman, went on trial today in a high-profile case following a major political scandal that rocked the ruling CPC and cost her husband his job.
Read More »Pak PM advised by aides not to appear in SC
LAHORE: The Pakistan Premier, Mr Raja Pervez Ashraf has been advised by his aides not to appear in the Supreme Court in response to a notice summoning him for failing to act on its orders to revive graft cases against the President.
Read More »Neil Armstrong recovering from heart surgery
WASHINGTON: Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon has undergone a cardiac bypass surgery, days after his 82nd birthday and is now on the road to recovery and "doing great".
Read More »Ex-girlfriend of gurdwara shooter arrested, faces weapon charge
WASHINGTON: A former girlfriend of the slain suspect in Wisconsin gurdwara shooting that left six Sikhs dead has been arrested and faces charges of possession of illegal weapon.
Read More »Pakistan SC asks PM to appear on August 27
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to the Prime Minister, Mr Raja Pervez Ashraf for failing to implement its order to write to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against the President, Mr Asif Ali Zardari.
Read More »Strengthening Parliament only way forward: Pakistan PM
ISLAMABAD: The holding of free and fair elections to strengthen Parliament is the only way forward to overcome the challenges facing Pakistan, the Prime Minister, Mr Raja Pervez Ashraf has said against the backdrop of a standoff between his government and the judiciary.
Read More »US mosque destroyed in suspected arson attack
WASHINGTON: A mosque burned to the ground in the midwestern United States on Monday, in what worshippers suspect was a hate attack, less than a day after a deadly shooting at a Sikh temple.
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