NEW YORK: US President Barack Obama called the leaders of Ukraine and Malaysia on Thursday to discuss the shooting down of an airliner carrying 298 people over rebel-held eastern Ukraine. Obama spoke to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Malaysian Prime … read more
KHYBER AGENCY: At least eight paramilitary soldiers were killed and six others inured as militants mounted an assault on a Frontier Corps check-post in Khyber Tribal region in the wee hours of Friday. Official sources said that a vehicle was … read more
GALLE, Sri Lanka: Jean-Paul Duminy hit a superb unbeaten century to put South Africa in a position of strength on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. The left-hander came in to bat with South … read more
TOKYO: The dollar retreated in Asia Thursday after rallying in the previous session in response to an upbeat US Federal Reserve economic report and better-than-expected Chinese growth figures. In afternoon Tokyo trading, the greenback fetched 101.51 yen, against 101.69 yen … read more
RAHIMYAR KHAN: A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker was injured in a clash, erupted between two groups of party’s youth wing told on Thursday. The fighting started over raising slogans by the two groups of Youth Wing during a public rally … read more