ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won an outright victory in the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, promising to be a powerful head of state amid fears his country is creeping towards one-man rule. Erdogan won 51.8 … read more
ISLAMABAD: Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf Sunday said the country continues to remain where it was when he quit the government six years ago and advised the incumbent government to step down if it is unable to resolve issues. … read more
BEIJING: A tour bus plunged into a Tibetan valley on Saturday after hitting two vehicles, killing 44 people and injuring 11, China´s official news agency Xinhua reported. “The 55-seat bus carrying 50 people fell off a 10-metre-plus-high cliff after crashing … read more
GENEVA: Clinical trials of vaccines for the deadly Ebola virus should soon get underway and will likely be ready for widespread use by early next year, the World Health Organization said Saturday. “I think it´s realistic,” Marie-Paule Kieny, assistant director-general … read more
MANCHESTER: Chris Woakes took his first wicket of the match as he helped England cope with losing Stuart Broad to injury in the fourth Test against India at Old Trafford on Saturday. India were 33 for one in their second … read more