Tag: Years
100 years of women’s suffrage: how struggle changed British history
LONDON: British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked by a violent fringe campaign that shocked the...
New global pandemics feared after 100 years ‘Spanish flu’
BRUSSELS: A century after the "Spanish flu" killed 50 million people, humanity now risks a new wave of deadly diseases, and in today's globalised world...
Dusseldorf train station alleged bomber’s trial opens after 18 years
BERLIN: A trial opens in Dusseldorf over a train station bombing that apparently targeted Jewish people and foreigners, injuring several on Thursday. The case...
Russian student sentenced to four years jail for trying to join IS
VOLOGDA: A Russian female student, sentenced to four and a half years behind bars for trying to join the Islamic State, has repented and...
Russian priest charged over child molesting for 14 years prison
ST PETERSBURG: The Priozersky City Court in Russia’s Leningrad region has sentenced priest Gleb Grozovsky to 14 years in a high-security penal colony for...
Sharapova sails into second round, makes earliest slam exit in seven...
MELBOURNE: Former world number one Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova on Tuesday sailed serenely into the second round of her first Australian Open since...
Australia experiences one of hottest years on record
Australia sweltered through its third-hottest year on record in 2017 despite the lack of a warming El Nino weather phenomenon, official figures showed Wednesday.
Seven...
Probe into Panama Papers will take thousands of years: PTI leader
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar has said that the government’s announcement to form a commission to probe Panama Papers leaks will take thousands...
Five years since Faraz!
The fifth death anniversary of the progressive Pakistani Urdu Poet Ahmed Faraz was observed on Sunday.
Faraz was considered one of the greatest modern Urdu...
PM’s office spends whopping Rs 1.20b in five years
In a poor country like ours, the office of chief executive of the country (the Prime Minister’s office) spent a massive amount of Rs...
Facebook yanks new year’s notes over privacy fail
Facebook was hoping to allow users to write special messages to be sent at midnight tonight, but a student in Wales discovered a small...
Five years after Benazir
And a misconstrued policy of reconciliation
While complex social, economic and geographical forces drive history forward, outstanding individuals play a crucial role in the process....
Four more years
But policies still expected to remain the same
Four years ago, in a historic election, President Obama was elected with a much bigger margin than...
‘Iron Lady of India’ completes 12 years of fasting
The 'Iron Lady of India' Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike since 2000 demanding repeal of Indian Armed Forces Special...
Five years on
Do all the judges, on all the benches, in all the courts, in all the cases, agree on all the points of law?
I am...
WB to provide $ 5.5b to Pakistan in 3 years
The World Bank will extend an assistance of upto $5.5 billion over FY 12-14 to support Pakistan’s poverty reduction and development agenda.
According to Bank’s...
Hrithik Roshan completes 12 years, thanks fans
Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan has thanked his fans as he completes 12 years in the Hindi film industry. “12 years. Really? Wow, thanks guys...
