JAKARTA: A strong earthquake shook Indonesia’s densely populated Java island on Friday night, killing two people and severely damaging dozens of homes near the epicenter. The magnitude 6.5 quake struck at 11:47 p.m. and was felt across the island, including about 200 kilometers (124 miles) away in the capital Jakarta, where office towers and apartment […]
Ramaphosa, Dlamini-Zuma in tight race to lead South Africa’s ruling ANC
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) holds an election this weekend – seen as too close to call – to replace Jacob Zuma as party leader, with the winner also likely to become the next president. The ANC will announce current president Zuma’s successor as party leader on Sunday, concluding a bruising leadership […]
Ustaad Naseeruddin Saami and Ian Brennan team up for a cross-cultural project
KARACHI: Legendary Pakistani classical music virtuoso Ustaad Naseeruddin Saami, and a Grammy-winning music producer, Ian Brennan, have just wrapped up an exciting, cross-cultural project: a multi-CD album, all set to be released in 2018. “(Saami) is a world class vocalist, both virtuosic and soulful at the same time and that is a rare feat,” Ian […]
On the trail of London’s serial cat killer
In what has become a grim ritual, Tony Jenkins examines the mutilated remains of a domestic cat — and says the south London serial killer has struck once again. Nobody is surprised when Jenkins, the co-founder of Snarl, a local animal rescue and rehabilitation shelter, arrives at a veterinary surgery to confirm the grisly find. […]
US says identified target for sanctions over Myanmar crackdown
WASHINGTON/YANGON: The United States has identified one person it might impose sanctions on over the brutal crackdown in Myanmar against minority Rohingya Muslims and is examining others, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday. Tillerson, who last month declared the violence against the Rohingya to be “ethnic cleansing,” has said Washington was considering […]
Mohsin Abbas Haider’s daughter passes away
Actor Mohsin Abbas Haider revealed sad news on Saturday when he disclosed that his one-month-old daughter had passed away. We reached out to the star to inquire about the cause of the child’s passing, but there has been no comment so far. This favourite celebrity of ours has always dazzled the screen and has held […]
Seven inconveniences women face at beauty salons
CROWDS AND DELAYS — sometimes there are so many people in the salon that one has to wait for a long time to get his/her turn. And often at times, it takes too long that one has to leave and book an appointment for the next day. Walk-ins, in such situations, do not work best. […]
Libyan coast guard rescues more than 250 migrants trying to reach Italy
TRIPOLI: Libya’s coastal guard has rescued more than 250 illegal migrants trying to leave the North African country in small boats bound for Italy, officials said on Saturday. Libya’s western shores are the main departure point for migrants mainly from sub-Saharan countries fleeing poverty and conflict trying to reach Europe. Arrivals to Italy have fallen […]
Zuma admits S.Africans ‘not happy’ with ruling ANC party
South African President Jacob Zuma admitted Saturday that voters were “not happy” with the ruling ANC party as it began a five-day conference to elect his successor as party leader. Zuma said in his keynote conference address that the African National Congress’s poor local election results last year “were a stark reminder that our people […]
Imran to keep Tareen ‘right next to’ him
ISLAMABAD: A day after Supreme Court disqualified former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) secretary general Jahangir Tareen, party chief Imran Khan Saturday said that he will keep the PTI leader ‘right next to’ him. “For me it doesn’t matter whether you [Tareen] hold a position in PTI or are in parliament, you will always remain right next […]