Turkey’s deputy FM to head delegation to US
ANKARA: Turkey’s newly appointed deputy foreign minister, Sedat Onal, will head a delegation that will go to the United States to discuss ongoing tensions between the NATO allies, a source in the…
Thousands head home in south Syria after ceasefire deal: monitor
BEIRUT: Thousands of displaced Syrians were heading home Saturday after rebels and the government reached a ceasefire deal in the south following more than two weeks of deadly bombardment, a monitor said.…
Queen puts forward son as next head of Commonwealth
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II, the Head of the Commonwealth, opened the Commonwealth summit for what may be the last time on Thursday voicing hope that her son would be allowed to carry on…
Head of Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit resigns: media reports
MEXICO CITY: The head of the Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit, a part of the finance ministry tasked with combating and preventing money laundering, resigned on Wednesday, reported by Reuters. The resignation of…
Two women of a family gang-raped near Multan’s picnic point
According to reports by a television channel, two women belonging to the same family have been allegedly gang raped by five men in the outskirts of Multan. According to initial reports the…
Balochistan-based militant to head Daesh in Pakistan: source
Following the recent arrest of several militants associated with Daesh or the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Sindh and Punjab, reports have surfaced that a Balochistan-based militant is…
PIMS cardiology head gunned down in hospital
Dr Shahid Nawaz was shot in the head by a patient’s relative after an argument over a heart procedure A cardiac surgeon of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) was gunned…
Syria air defence head killed near Damascus
The head of Syria’s Air Defence has been killed in fighting east of Damascus, a rebel coalition and a monitoring group said on Sunday. They said General Hussein Ishaq died of wounds…
Murder suspect pours water on attorney’s head
At least his lawyer kept a cool head. On Monday, as members of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa jury filed out to deliberate over the murder case against Jerome Power, the 50-year-old suspect…
Western Australia confirms Langer as likely head coach
The Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) has confirmed Justin Langer is their No.1 target in the search for a new coach. Lachlan Stevens resigned as coach of the Western Australia and Perth…
ECB head defends euro strategy in German parliament
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi was to defend his euro-crisis strategy in the German parliament on Wednesday after his plan to buy bonds of struggling nations came under fire in Germany,…
Bilour refuses to withdraw his announcement about head money
Federal Railways Minister Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has refused to withdraw his statement of announcing head money for the US producer of blasphemous film despite strong US reaction and pressure of the…
Male organ-head fish in Vietnam
A new species of fish with a male organ on its head has been identified in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, researchers said on Wednesday. Phallostethus cuulong is the newest member of…
Mohamed al-Megaryef elected to head Libya assembly
Libya’s newly empowered top legislative body elected as its president late on Thursday a veteran opponent of Moamer Kadhafi’s ousted regime who is seen as pro-Islamist. Mohamed al-Megaryef, a founding member of…
Beyonce and Jay-Z head back to the studio
They may be new parents, but Beyonce and Jay-Z aren’t taking much of a career break. Both are reportedly working on new music. “The conversations about Beyonce’s next album literally just started…
Arab observers head to Syria
Syrian troops on Thursday pursued an offensive in a region where activists reported the deadliest assault in a nine-month-old crackdown on unrest, as the vanguard of an Arab League team set to…
Man shaves wife’s head
A man thrashed his wife and shaved her head over a domestic dispute in the precincts of Shahzad Town Police Station. Police said on Wednesday that Madiha had married Ali, a resident…