WENTWORTH, United Kingdom: South Africa’s James Kingston posted a six-under par 66 to lead the first round of the European PGA Championship on Thursday on a day of frustration for Rory McIlroy. McIlroy shot a two-over par 74, the same score as Graeme McDowell, whilst fellow Ryder Cup player Luke Donald, who has won the…
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning that a “perpetual” US war on terror would be self defeating. Obama told Americans their country was at a crossroads, and must move…
LONDON: European football’s governing body UEFA on Thursday formally ratified plans to impose 10-game European suspensions on players and officials found guilty of racism. Racist behaviour by supporters will initially be punished with a partial stadium closure, with a full stadium closure for a second…
NIAMEY: Islamist militants staged twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and taking several trainee…
LEEDS, United Kingdom: Daniel Vettori was on Thursday ruled out of playing in the second and final Test against England starting in Leeds on Friday after doubts over his ability…
LONDON: The two men suspected of butchering a soldier on a London street in a gruesome Islamist attack were known to security agents, government sources suggested on Thursday. Prime Minister…
UNITED NATIONS: The world economy should start to make a weak recovery this year, but the United Nations said Thursday that Japan faces “risks” with its pump-priming spending and saw…
QUITO: A small Ecuadoran satellite collided in orbit with the remains of a Russian rocket, but it is too soon to know how much damage it might have sustained, Quito’s…
CANNES, France: Cannes turned its back on bling Thursday with a road movie set in today’s crisis-ravaged American Midwest, featuring the latest standout performance by a star from Hollywood’s 1970s…
MOSCOW: Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after the ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials…
Islamabad: Facing a tough challenge of worst ever power crisis in the country, future prime minister Nawaz Sharif seeks help of his Chinese counterpart in civil nuclear energy to meet…
Karachi: Following a number of complaints from its workers, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)has started expelling all money-collectors, land grabbers and real estate dealers. In his directives, MQM leader Altaf Hussain…
Lahore: Another threat for children has arisen with parents need to be extra careful about their kids.
