SC issues contempt notice to no-show Rao AnwarISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday issued a contempt notice to former Malir SSP Rao Anwar over his failure to appear before the apex court in the Naqeebullah Mehsud killing case. A two...
US Senate rejects immigration bills, leaves Dreamers in limboWASHINGTON: The US Senate rejected a series of bills to protect "Dreamer" immigrants on Thursday, leaving in limbo the future of 1.8 million young adults brought to the United States illegally as chil...
Myanmar policeman who detained Reuters pair ‘did not know arrest procedures’YANGON: A police officer who said he was part of the team that detained two Reuters reporters in Myanmar in December told a court on Wednesday that he was not familiar with police procedures for recor...
Israel graft case turns spotlight on Netanyahu familyIsraeli police accusations this week against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu involving fancy cigars, champagne and jewellery have revived older stories of alleged misbehaviour by the premier and som...
India’s top court steps in to help thirsty tech hubIndia's water-starved tech hub Bangalore won a reprieve on Friday when the country's top court altered a river-sharing agreement in its favour, ruling on a bitter dispute that dates back more than a c...
Desperate to come home, Syrians brave IS mines in RaqaMohammed Kuraji returned to Syria's Raqa to prepare a homecoming but ended up organising a funeral. Stepping into his home, an unexploded mine detonated and killed his elderly father. "It was terrifyi...
From Maoist symbol to hipster accessory: Nepali shoes get revampLong maligned as the footwear of choice for Nepal's Maoist guerillas, Goldstar sneakers are undergoing a revival in the Himalayan nation -- fast becoming a must-have hipster accessory. The humble $8 t...
How fashion, shoes and accessories enable the disabledFashion photographer Jerris Madison thought his titanium rod leg spelled the end of his glamor days when doctors amputated his leg four years ago in a battle with bone cancer. But in 2016 designers Al...
All quiet as Beijing muzzles Year of the Dog celebrationsBeijing began the Year of the Dog Friday with eerily silent streets, as the usual thunderous bursts of firecrackers and fireworks were silenced by a strict ban that sacrifices tradition in the name of...
Sex scandal exposes faultlines in Australia coalitionSYDNEY: A major rift opened up in Australia's fragile ruling coalition on Friday as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce refused to quit over an affair with a staff member and derided Prime Minister Ma...
Milk spas and manicures: a Hong Kong dog’s lifeFor Hong Kong poodle Cream, grooming goes way beyond a brush and toe-clip -- her deluxe once-a-month pampering includes lavender oxygen therapy and a milk bath. As the city welcomes the Year of the Do...
Malaysia sorry for Chinese New Year rooster ad cock-upMalaysia has apologised after a government ad in Chinese-language newspapers featuring a picture of a barking rooster to mark the Year of the Dog sparked a flood of mockery. The full-page advert by th...
‘Do you fear me?’: Venezuela’s Maduro vows to gatecrash regional summitCARACAS: Venezuela's unpopular socialist president Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday his right-wing Latin American counterparts showed intolerance by trying to exclude him from an upcoming summit in Lim...
Myanmar army chief honoured by Thailand despite Rohingya crisisMyanmar's army chief received a royal decoration from Thailand on Friday, despite accusations his security forces have carried out ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine state....