Tag: United
US murder suspect steals passenger plane, crashes it, then kills himself
Brian Hedglin, 40, used a rug to scale the razor wire-topped security fence at the St. George Municipal Airport in Utah, USA overnight Tuesday...
Hundreds flee as UN says Syria violence spiraling
Hundreds of people were fleeing Damascus flashpoints on Thursday after the army warned of a violent clashes with rebels following a bomb blast that...
Russia rejects UN Syria resolution amid ‘decisive battle’
Russia Wednesday rejected a Western-backed UN resolution on Syria, saying adopting it would mean siding with a revolutionary movement after the opposition declared a...
Iran says US can’t clear Gulf of mines
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday scoffed at US claims it could clear Gulf waters of mines in case of conflict after Washington announced plans...
US suffers worst drought in 56 years
The United States is experiencing its widest-spread drought in 56 years, according to a release by the nation’s meteorological agency Monday. The National Oceanic...
India calls on UAE to probe fatal US navy shooting
India called on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to investigate the fatal shooting of an Indian fisherman by a US navy ship in...
Pakistan-US strategic dialogue being restored: Sethi
Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi on Monday again made it clear that strategic dialogue is being restored between Pakistan and the United States.
Talking to a...
Syria denies Treimsa ‘massacre’ as UN pursues probe
Syria denied its armed forces carried out a massacre in Treimsa but said 37 gunmen and two civilians were killed in clashes with rebels,...
Man United filing shows Glazers’ borrowing, buying debt
American entrepreneur Malcolm Glazer and his six children, who took control of the English soccer club in 2005 after a bitter takeover battle, have...
UN calls for sanctions against al Qaeda fighters in Mali
The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution calling for sanctions against Al-Qaeda-linked fighters in Mali blamed for the desecration of the tombs...
US storms leave 11 dead, millions without power
Sizzling high temperatures punished much of the eastern United States again on Saturday, one day after hurricane-like thunderstorms killed at least 11 people and...
Does the US have a case against Julian Assange?
If WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ever ends up in a US courtroom, prosecutors could face an uphill struggle trying to convict him, given America’s...
Haroon expresses concerns over cross-border raid
Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon told the UN Security Council that his country's "restraint" in reacting to the recent...
Afghanistan threatens to go to UN over ‘Pakistani shelling’ in Kunar
Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office is increasing pressure on Pakistan to address the ongoing shelling into Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province by threatening to take...
Yemen FM admits US drones used against Qaeda
Yemen has asked for US drones to be used “in some cases” to target Al-Qaeda leaders in the country, its foreign minister told AFP...
US envoys help students prepare for life in the United States
US Consulate General and the US Education Foundation Pakistan (USEFP) conducted its annual Pre-Departure Orientation Programme on Monday for over 20 Punjabi students travelling...
Too bad doctors you aren’t working in the US
Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Salman Rafique has said that a grade 17 government officers was getting Rs 30,000 whereas a...
