RENOWNED Swiss politician Daniel Streich, who rose to fame for his campaign against minarets of mosques, has embraced Islam. A member of the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) and a well-known politician, Daniel Streich was the first man who had launched a drive for imposition of ban on mosques minarets, ...

LONDON (Agencies) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday there had been no covert deal with then US president George W Bush to invade Iraq in 2003, and robustly defended his decision to take Britain to war. Appearing before Sir John Chilcots panel, unrepentant and unashamed Blair ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has ruled out talking to the really bad guys in Afghanistan, promising that a new drive to woo moderate Taliban would not set back womens rights. Hillary doubted that Afghan leaders or the international community would reach out to hardliners ...

ACTRESS Anne Hathaway has collected her Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award in Massachusetts. She was honoured with a street parade followed by playful mickey taking, after which she received her award from Harvard University men in drag. Hathaway joins the list of past recipients which include ...

KARACHI - The Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a leading global strategic advisor and underwriter, has predicted that the KSE 100-index may touch 11,000 points during current calendar year on account of monetary easing, reintroduction of leverage and upgrade of stock market to MSCI EM, which also do ...