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UK politician Boris Johnson draws ire with burqa comments

  LONDON: The chairman of Britain's governing Conservative Party has asked former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to apologise for a newspaper column in which he...

Contempt case: Daniyal Aziz says media ran comments out of context

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz Monday submitted his reply to the Supreme Court in a contempt of court case against him, alleging...

Haitians stage protest over Trump’s racist comments

PORT-AU-PRINCE: About two thousand people took to the streets of Haiti’s capital on Monday to protest comments attributed to US President Donald Trump about...

Trump appointee Higbie resigns after president’s racist, sexist remarks on radio

WASHINGTON: Trump administration appointee Carl Higbie resigned on Thursday as chief of external affairs for the federal government's volunteer service organisation after a CNN...

Pence’s comments on Pakistan are alarming, says foreign secy

Janjua assures Pakistan successful in defending its narrative on multilateral fora ISLAMABAD: The recent comments by US Vice President Mike Pence against Pakistan are worrisome,...

Olympics 2020 bid: Tokyo governor apologizes for remarks against Muslims, Istanbul

Tokyo's outspoken governor, Naoki Inose, who heads the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, apologized on Tuesday for "inappropriate" comments he made about rival...

Rice remains under fire for Benghazi comments

The White House has condemned Republicans’ “obsession” over comments made by UN Ambassador Susan Rice following the September 11 attack on the US embassy...

Kim Kardashian apologises for Israel, Palestine comments

Kim Kardashian has issued an apology after posting tweets regarding the recent unrest between Israel and Palestine. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star...

Woman fired over making racist Facebook comments about Obama

News keeps getting worse for Denise Helms, the 22-year-old California woman whose racist, threatening Facebook status about President Barack Obama went viral this week....

Ilyas lashes out at Sarfraz for baseless comments

Former Test cricketer M Ilyas terming Sarfaraz Nawaz’s statements against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and its officials baseless saying the former fast bowler always...

Asian markets mostly up on Merkel comments

Asian markets were mostly higher and the euro enjoyed strong support Friday as spirits were lifted by comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel reasserting...

Four out of every ten women dress down for the office...

Two thirds of women said a manager or male employee had made inappropriate comments about their choice of clothing. Research showed half of all...

Peters’ comments on Ash draw flak from activists

Indo-Canadian stand-up comedian Russell Peters might have flown back to Canada, but he still remains a hot topic for discussion. In fact, Peters’ comments...

Sattar denies May 12 massacre comments

Rejecting Wikileaks revelations on the May 12 incident, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar on Thursday said his party was the major victim...

IHC seeks comments from top officials on withheld salaries

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought comments from establishment secretary, Capital Administration and Development Division (CAAD) secretary and religious affairs federal minister...

IHC seeks comments on Hizbut Tahrir official’s ‘kidnapping’

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought comments from the Saddar superintendent of police (SP) in a case filed by Kamran Yousufzai, seeking...

SHC seeks comments over ‘cheap’ privatisation of KESC, ‘fake’ load shedding

The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices on Wednesday to federal and provincial governments, the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) managing director (MD), National...