Tag: South

Gwanghae reigns supreme at South Korea film awards

A costume drama about a stand-in monarch has swept South Korea’s domestic Oscars, winning 15 of the 23 awards up for grabs, including best...

South Africa deny Pakistan HK Sixes title

Colin Ingram played a captain’s knock with the bat and then came back and proved he is no mean bowler too, as he led...

SC sheriffs offering amnesty for explosives

Sheriffs in five South Carolina counties are offering people a chance to turn in explosives, no questions asked. Officials in Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Oconee...

Humaima Malick wins South Asia Rising Star Film Award

Pakistani film actress Humaima Malick has won the first-ever South Asian Rising Star Film Awards, in the Best Lead Actress category, for her role...

4 Pakistanis long-listed for DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

Four Pakistani names are among the list of 16 authors whose books have been long-listed for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for...

PTI’s march

The Kotkai-bound convoy was led by a line of expensive Toyota Land Cruisers – the parading cavalcade on posh Islamabad’s vast roads was simply...

Formula One: ‘Gangnam Style’ hits South Korean GP

Korean sensation Psy, whose hit song “Gangnam Style” has taken the pop world by storm, will wave the chequered flag at his home grand...

N. Korea says South provoking clashes for vote gain

North Korea on Saturday accused the South of instigating clashes around the disputed sea border to rally support for the ruling conservative party ahead...

N. Korea warns South after sea confrontation

North Korea on Saturday threatened military retaliation after South Korean navy patrol boats fired warning shots at fishing vessels from the North near their...

South Africa ready to throw Zimbabwe out

High-flying South Africa batsman Hashim Amla said his team was ready for their African neighbours Zimbabwe in their Group C match of the World...

South African police block protest by platinum miners

South African police on Sunday blocked a march by protesting miners after a security crackdown in the restive platinum belt, where officers shot dead...

South African skipper feeling confident

South Africa captain AB de Villiers acknowledged on Saturday that his side has ‘choked’ in previous global events but believes that his side will...

South Sudan slices crude cake into three parts

In a big to detach itself from the oil deals that were signed before its independence last year, South Sudan has seized a 74,000-square-mile...

Africa, South Asia lag in boost to global child health

The global mortality rate for young children has been nearly halved in the past two decades, but Africa and South Asia have not kept...

‘Let’s rebuild South Asia’

The 5th South Asia Economic Summit kicked off Tuesday saying trade alone is not enough for deeper regional integration, it has to be complimented...

S Korea director unchanged by Venice triumph

South Korean film director Kim Ki-Duk said he would stick to his maverick ways after winning the coveted Golden Lion prize at the Venice...

Australia’s Griffin wins in South Korea

Australia's Matthew Griffin scored the biggest win of his professional career with a single stroke victory at the Charity High1 Resort Open in South...