Tag: Wins

Malaysia PM-in-waiting Anwar wins parliamentary by-election

  PORT DICKSON: Charismatic Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim won a by-election for a parliamentary seat with a landslide victory on Saturday in a grand political...

Opposition leader wins Maldives presidency amid storm

COLOMBO: Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the president-elect of the Maldives, spent his youth marching in the streets for democracy. He was elected to Parliament at...

Nationalist cleric Sadr wins Iraq vote recount

BAGHDAD: Nationalist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's alliance won Iraq's May parliamentary election according to a manual recount, the electoral commission said Friday, paving the...

Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc wins Iraq election

BAGHDAD: The final results of Iraq's elections confirmed Saturday a breakthrough for nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr, who was in the lead, ahead of internationally...

Del Toro wins top DGA prize

Guillermo del Toro's bid for Oscars glory was boosted Saturday as he took top prize at the Directors Guild of America honours - a...

Mahira Khan steals the spotlight at Vogue Beauty Awards

It was a star-studded affair as Bollywood A-listers descended on the red carpet of Vogue Beauty Awards in Mumbai. Apart from all the bigwigs,...

PPP candidate wins Peshawar by-poll

According to unofficial results received from the total 98 polling stations, Malik Tamash Khan of PPP has won the PK-8 Peshawar-VIII by-elections. Arbab Waseem Khan...

PML-N’s Magsi wins NA-267 by-election

Khalid Hussain Magsi, a candidate of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has emerged victorious in the by-election in NA-267, according to the provincial...

Pakistan wins US award for combating tuberculosis

Pakistan has been honoured with a prestigious US award for taking necessary measures for eradication of tuberculosis from the country. Pakistan and the United States...

French embassy employee fired for being Muslim wins lawsuit

A former employee of the French Embassy in Washington DC, who was fired for being a Muslim has won a federal lawsuit against the...

Messi wins FIFA Ballon d’Or award for fifth time

  Lionel Messi deposed eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo to take back his crown as the undisputed king of world football by lifting a record fifth...

Phelps wins 100 meter butterfly at Swim Nationals

Michael Phelps´ Olympic comeback gained more steam Friday as he won his second race in as many days at the US Winter Nationals. The 18-time...

Hollande’s govt narrowly wins parliament confidence vote

French President Francois Hollande’s government scraped through a confidence vote in parliament today, with the narrow margin showing its uphill task ahead. Prime Minister Manuel...

Ricciardo wins in Spa after Rosberg clip ends Hamilton’s race

Daniel Ricciardo took advantage of a second-lap incident between squabbling Mercedes rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to win his third race of the...

Chemical weapons watchdog OPCW wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the body overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, won the Nobel Peace Prize in...

Murad wins DWP Golf Title at Royal Palm

A total of 73 keen golf players and corporate leaders took part in the DWP Corporate Golf Tournament supported and backed by DWP, Xerox,...

Morgan wins a thriller for England

Morgan with his brilliant knock won a thrilling T20 match for England against India on Saturday. Morgan with his fighting 49 off 51...