BEIRUT: Jihadists from the Islamic State group have seized parts of a military base in Syria´s Raqa province after launching triple suicide bomb attacks at its gates, a monitor said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the extremist … read more
GALLE: Younis Khan smashed 177 during a valiant fightback with the lower order batsmen as Pakistan gained the upper hand in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Thursday. Khan, who came in to bat at 19-2 on … read more
Older adults who are severely deficient in vitamin D may be more than twice as likely to develop dementia or Alzheimer’s disease than those who don’t have a deficiency, according to the largest study of its kind, published Wednesday in … read more
President Barack Obama is considering ordering US airstrikes against Sunni extremists in northern Iraq and humanitarian food drops to beleaguered civilians, reports said Thursday. Obama considers air strikes to help Yazidi Iraqis trapped by ISIS The Week (RSS) US weighs … read more
ISLAMABAD: A new study has revealed that eating baked or broiled fish weekly is good for the brain, as it boosts memory and cognition. According to the study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the anti-oxidant … read more