DUBAI: Pakistan, who won the toss and decided to bat, closed the opening day of the second Test against England on 282-4 in Dubai on Thursday. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq was unbeaten on 102 and with him was Asad Shafiq on 46 … read more
SEOUL: South Korea’s spy service believed that North Korea is preparing for a fourth nuclear test but not in the immediate future. The office of lawmaker Shin Kyung-min said that the National Intelligence Service made the assessment in a closed-door … read more
DAMASCUS: As many as 45 people were killed in Russian airstrikes on a rebel-held area of North-western Syria. As per details, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Russian warplanes bombed the rugged Jabal al-Akrad region of Latakia province. … read more
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for fast action to halt the “dangerous escalation in violence” between Israelis and Palestinians. According to the details, he told reporters in Jerusalem it was not too late to avoid a broader … read more
Singapore: Oil fell in Asia Monday after official data showed China´s economy posted its slowest growth for more than six years in the third quarter, reinforcing worries about demand from the world´s top energy guzzler. The government said gross domestic … read more