Tag: Europe

Muammar Gaddafi threatened on Friday to send hundreds of Libyans to launch attacks in Europe in revenge for the NATO-led military campaign against him....

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed to attack “homes, offices and families” in Europe in revenge for NATO airstrikes but U.S. Secretary of State Hilary...

Tanvir Dar Hockey Academy registered a comprehensive 4-0 win against Essen’s senior team in Germany. Adeel scored two goals while Awais and Rizwan...

The trials to select the national hockey team for European tour will be conducted on Tuesday (today) here at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Pakistan...

Europe fought to retain leadership of the IMF to help tackle its debt crisis as emerging nations launched a sharp counter-attack, saying it was...

Europe faced the spectre of Greek calls for new financial aid as Athens’ ‘catastrophic’ finances returned to haunt stressed eurozone states, despite efforts to...

The radical Islamist cleric Omar Bakri said on Monday that with the death of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, the Arab world had "lost...

The Champions League semi-finals were played this past week, and what they served up, in place of entertainment and attractive football, was disappointment. Disappointment...

WASHINGTON - A top US general expressed concern to Congress on Tuesday about the expanding reach of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, warning it was no longer solely focused on India or even South Asia. LeT regarded as one of the largest and best-funded Islamic militant organisations in the region, is blamed for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, which killed 166 people in India's commercial capital. The group is said to be nurtured by Pakistan's Inter-Services

LAHORE - European countries are being used as hot destinations by al Qaeda to route money to India, Indian newspaper The Hindustan Times quoted a report by Peruvian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) - disclosed by WikiLeaks - as stating. The report stated that the FIU had found at least one such suspicious transaction by al Qaeda every month and shared them with investigators from the United States.
"The FIU also reports tracking cases similar to that of an OFAC-designated (US

GODOLLO - NATO and the EU piled pressure on Moamer Gaddafi's regime on Friday, joining forces to rescue foreigners stranded in Libya while EU governments prepared to take part in a possible no-fly zone. As the European Union prepared sanctions against Tripoli, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen met with EU defence ministers in Godollo, Hungary, to discuss the vast evacuation effort under way in the strife-torn country.
Rasmussen also convened a separate emergency meeting of the

KARACHI - Hundreds of youngsters from Sindh, and particularly from Karachi, hoping to head to the Gulf and Europe for employment, are falling prey to fake overseas recruiting agencies in the city that operate under the alleged patronage of Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) authorities, Pakistan Today has learnt.
The FIA has received many complaints against fake overseas recruiting agencies, but no punitive action has been taken against these agencies due to the influential

BRUSSELS - European leaders have launched a trillion-euro bid to slash dependency on Middle East oil and Russian gas, clearing the way to place nuclear power at the centre of 21st century needs.
At a summit shaken by instability over Egypt's popular revolt and soaring oil prices, the European Union moved to reclaim control over energy supply for the rest of the century with reforms designed to unlock private investment.
The EU is the world's largest regional energy market -

SAN FRANCISCO - Japanese videogame titan Nintendo on Wednesday announced that the hotly anticipated glasses-free 3D version of its DS handheld gaming gadget will hit Europe and the United States in March.
Nintendo 3DS devices will be priced at $250 in the United States and at comparable prices in European markets, according to the firm. "Nintendo 3DS is a category of one -- the experience simply doesn't exist anywhere else," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.