RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army helicopter gunships pounded militant targets in North Waziristan Agency (NWA)and Khyber Agency Saturday, killing up to 30 terrorists, as the number of civilians fleeing an expected ground offensive passed 200,000. The military said 30 insurgents were killed … read more
WASHINGTON: Three American soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan on Friday, US defense officials said. NATO had earlier indicated that the service members — working under the alliance´s International Security Assistance Force — and a … read more
WASHINGTON: Researchers claim to have developed a new treatment for ovarian cancer that can increase the rate of tumour shrinkage and prolong the time until cancers recur. Doctors at the University of Arizona Cancer Centre at St Joseph’s Hospital said … read more
WASHINGTON: Astronomers have discovered strange and unexpected behavior around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy NGC 5548.The international team of researchers detected a clumpy gas stream flowing quickly outwards and blocking 90 percent of the X-rays … read more
ALVADOR: France all but insured their place in the World Cup knock-out rounds by crushing Switzerland 5-2 in Salvador on Friday. Goals from Olivier Giroud, Blaise Matuidi, Mathieu Valbuena, Karim Benzema and Moussa Sissoko gave rampant France a thumping victory. … read more