MADRID: China´s richest man Wang Jianlin has bought a historic Madrid skyscraper which has stood empty for years from Spain´s biggest bank Santander for 265 million euros ($360 million), the bank said Thursday. The 25-story tower of offices and apartments, … read more
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/LONDON: The British government has allowed the Pakistani High Commission in London access to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain. Imran Mirza, the Pakistani high commissioner to the UK, is on his way to meet Hussain at the hospital … read more
GHAZNI: An explosion killed four Afghan police including a district chief on Thursday as they attempted to defuse a roadside bomb in the restive south, officials said. Afghanistan has seen a flare-up in violence ahead of the second-round presidential election … read more
KARACHI: Commercial centres are being closed down in Karachi, hours after normalcy returned to the city following a shut down in the wake of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s detention by British authorities. Shops were being reportedly shut … read more
THE HAGUE: India earned their first point of the hockey World Cup when they drew their third Group A match against Spain 1-1 at the GreenFields Stadium on Thursday. After losing their opening two matches in the last couple of … read more