KARACHI: The Rabitta Committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Thursday staged a protest outside Karachi Press Club against the statement of British parliamentarian, George Galloway. A day earlier, Galloway had predicted that Scotland Yard was all set to initiate … read more
LONDON: -Prime Minister David Cameron´s Conservatives have won the largest number of seats in Britain´s election but fallen short of an outright majority, exit polls indicated Thursday, defying predictions of a neck-and-neck race with Labour. The centre-right Conservatives were projected … read more
WASHINGTON: The US military has begun training a small unit of “moderate” Syrian rebels in Jordan to return home and take on the might of the Islamic State, after months of intense vetting. The long-delayed basic military training could eventually … read more
Jackie Chan was named Singapore’s first celebrity anti-drug ambassador on Thursday and the kung fu movie star sought to warn the city state’s youth off illegal substances as he spoke of his son’s drug crimes. The Hong Kong actor’s son, … read more
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.12 percent higher Friday as the dollar was firm on hopes for solid US jobs data later in the day while Nintendo soared seven percent on better-than expected earnings. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo … read more