Gains against Islamic State not yet enough, could backfire: US officials on June 22, 2016WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama and some administration officials have hailed recent military gains against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but other US officials and outside experts warn that the U.S.-backed air and ground campaign is far from eradicating the radical Islamic group, and could even backfire. A second danger, some US officials […]
Amazon jaguar shot dead after Olympic torch ceremony on June 22, 2016BRAZIL: A jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus as the animal escaped from its handlers, an army statement said. The jaguar was killed on Monday at a zoo attached to a military training center where the Olympic […]
Flower pots turned into dustbins at Parliament House on June 20, 2016ISLAMABAD: The most sophisticated institution of the country is the parliament but sadly the the beautiful flower pots and vases over there have changed into dustbins. The flowers pots that were kept to beautify the atmosphere in the lobbies of the Parliament House and outside the chambers of the speaker, the deputy speaker, the opposition […]