Tag: Rare

Blast from the past: Preity Zinta shares rare throwback picture

Preity Zinta is a savvy social media user and always manages to keep her fans updated with her whereabouts and pictures from the past. On...

Rare home win on the cards for South Africa

South Africa will be looking to secure just their second home test series win in over four years when they take on New Zealand...

15-cm tumour removed in rare robotic operation

In a rare surgery, doctors have removed a cancerous tumour as large as 15 centimetres from the kidney of a 51-year-old patient through a...

Yosemite hiker dies after contracting rare disease

A popular lodging area in Yosemite National Park could be linked to a rare rodent-borne disease that has killed a California tourist who stayed...

Myanmar police prevent rare democracy protest

Police in military-dominated Myanmar on Monday prevented a rare protest by pro-democracy activists on the fourth anniversary of a bloody crackdown on a monk-led...

Hosts Germany looking for rare win over Brazil

Germany take on Brazil in a friendly on Wednesday with the hosts looking for a rare win over the South American giants to claim...

American Stricker completes rare hat trick

American Steve Stricker rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt from off the green on the final hole Sunday to post his third straight victory...

Family fights government over rare ‘Double Eagle’ gold coins

A jeweler’s heirs are fighting the United States government for the right to keep a batch of rare and valuable “Double Eagle” $20 coins...

Rare Charlie Chaplin film fails to sell

A rare Charlie Chaplin film bought for £3.20 on eBay has failed to sell at auction despite being expected to fetch "a significant six-figure...

The rare breed we are, our genes now marked on genomic...

It took 10 months and a newly-developed gene mapping technology for a team of scientists from Pakistan and China to draw up the complete...

Villagers kill rare pangolin

Terrified villagers Sunday killed a rare pangolin in Shah Fatah village of Pasrur as they used bricks, sticks and stones to eliminate the mammal....

Man jailed over rare Harry Potter book theft

A man has been jailed after he admitted stealing a limited first edition Harry Potter book from an art gallery. Kevin McGirr, 40, had been...

‘Hakim Zardari was a rare breed of politician’

Hakim Ali Zardari was a rare breed of politician who arose from a rural background and acquired recognition in urban life for principled, democratic...

Rare quake rocks Australia’s Barrier Reef coast

SYDNEY - Australia's Barrier Reef district was rocked by an unusual 5.2-magnitude earthquake Saturday, but laid-back locals said they had barely felt a thing.
The tremor struck about 3.30pm local time (0530 GMT) about 124 kilometres southeast of Townsville at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the United States Geological Survey.
A low rumbling was felt at Magnetic Island, a 20-minute ferry ride from the mainland and part of the Great Barrier Reef, according to a

Thousands gather in rare show of national unity

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE - Thousands of cricket lovers on Wednesday assembled in front of big screens installed by Capital Development Authority (CDA) in various parts of the capital city to show the Pakistan-India semi-final match of World Cup 2011.
The screens were installed at F-9 Fatima Jinnah Park, in Blue area on Stock Exchange building and in Jinnah Super Market. The civic body has made elaborate arrangement to show the World Cup 2011 semi final between India and Pakistan to the

Minister’s killing – PPP MPs stage rare show in National Assembly

ISLAMABAD - Law Minister Babar Awan led a token walkout of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) members of the National Assembly on Thursday against the government - which is led by the PPP itself - to join the Pakistan Muslim League-N, PML-Q, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement to condemn the murder of slain Minorities Affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti and hold the government responsible for it, just as Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani announced a three-day official

‘Rare opportunity available to redeem Pakistan’s honour’

LAHORE - After 33 years a rare opportunity has presented itself to Pakistan to redeem its honour through prosecuting US citizen Raymond Davis, former Finance Minister Mubashar Hassan said speaking to Pakistan Today in an exclusive interview. He said that it was now up to Pakistan to avail this opportunity by denying Raymond Davis diplomatic immunity and trying him at the courts.
This shall raise our prestige amongst the nations of the world, he said. "Pakistan has developed a