During the 2010 midterm election campaign, virtually every hard-charging candidate on the far right took a moment to trash a Muslim, a mosque, or Islamic pieties. In the wake of those elections, with 85 new Republican members of the House of Representatives and a surging Tea Party movement, the ...

SIALKOT - Though the government was claiming to spend billions of rupees annually for the promotion of education and literacy rate, yet the government officials were seemed to be unaware of the importance of correct spellings and pronunciations of Urdu words. It was observed here when the Rescue ...

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the United States needs to take a deep breath before considering ending military aid to Pakistan, because the last thing America wants is a failed Muslim state with nuclear weapons. In an interview with Fox News, Rumsfeld also said it would be terrible ...

ASTRONAUTS on space missions may not be able to take paracetamol to treat a headache or antibiotic drugs to fight infection, a study has found. Scientists have shown that medicines lose their potency more rapidly in outer space. The peculiar conditions away from the earth - including weaker gravity ...

The Central Investigation Agency (CIA) has established its own spy network in Pakistan, a US newspaper has quoted an official, as saying. According to the US official, the CIA established its spy network in Pakistan's tribal areas during the last two years. A summit of spymasters that was held this ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) made a mockery of the Charter of Democracy (CoD) by accepting turncoat politicians, Federal Law Minister Dr Babar Awan said while addressing a press conference here at his residence on Monday along with Punjabs Senior Minister Raja Riaz. The law minister ...

Pakistan has reportedly told the UN Security Council that it supports an Afghan-led and inclusive reconciliation process to establish durable peace and stability in the war-torn country. The Daily Times quoted Pakistani Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon, as saying: "We do not want Afghanistan to ...

MILEY Cyrus doesnt care that she was caught on tape smoking a bong. Video footage posted on the internet showed the 18-year-old singer-and-actress inhaling salvia smoke at a party held at her Los Angeles home on November 28. Miley has seen the recordings which were obtained on TMZ and has ...

LAHORE - Spokesman of Pakistan Airline Pilots Association (PALPA) has said that newly-formed Safety Action Group (SAG) was not representative body of pilots and termed it an eyewash for international organisations. He was of the view that body was actually representing pilots working in management ...

Spinal anesthesia won't cause or worsen restless legs syndrome. That's the conclusion of a new study published as a letter to the editor in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study compared people undergoing general anesthesia to those undergoing surgery with spinal ...

An official of a Pakistani civic organization fears Bosnia-like ethnic cleansing could take place Karachi, where over a thousand people have been killed in targeted political killings so far this year, according to a dispatch in The New York Times on Thursday. Amber Alibhai, the secretary general ...

PARIS (AFP) Paris Saint Germain coach Antoine Kombouare said that he believed his side had turned the corner after their memorable 2-1 league victory over champions Marseille on Sunday - his words will be tested immediately by his former team Valenciennes in the League Cup quarter-final on ...

This strong opinion is all the more stinging because it comes not from the US Presidents usual vociferous critics but Bob Woodward, the legendary Watergate journalist who is normally scrupulous at keeping his views to himself. I believe in neutral inquiry, he tells The Daily Telegraph in an ...

Obesity may lead to inactivity, but inactivity does not lead to obesity, says a new study. A new report from the EarlyBird Diabetes Study suggests that physical activity has little, if any, role to play in the obesity epidemic among children. Obesity is the key factor behind diabetes, heart ...

NEW YORK - Pakistans honorary consul general in Boston says a Pakistani man detained in Maine during an investigation into the attempted bombing of New Yorks Times Square doesnt know the two men who were arrested in the Boston area. Barry Hoffman, the consul general, met Friday afternoon with ...

Pakistan's honorary consul general in Boston says a Pakistani man detained in Maine during an investigation into the attempted bombing of New York's Times Square doesn't know the two men who were arrested in the Boston area. Barry Hoffman, the consul general, met Friday afternoon with Mohammad ...

LAHORE - Member of Center Executive Committee of Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Association (PPMA) Shehzed Akram has blamed the Punjab Government for issuing cheques which remained dishonoured. Addressing a press conference at Lahore Press Club on Tuesday, he said that Punjab Government has ...

LAHORE - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer called on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday morning at his DHA residence here and discussed with him countrys current political situation besides taking him into confidence about his scheduled visit to the United States. As per sources, the Governor ...

RIYADH (AFP) - A senior Saudi diplomat said Sunday his handshake with Israels deputy foreign minister at a Munich security conference was no step towards recognition of the Jewish state. Prince Turki al-Faisal, the countrys former intelligence chief and ex-ambassador to the US, said his handshake ...

ELLEN Page refuses to consider herself a star - despite being one of Hollywoods most sought-after young actresses. The Juno star - who appears opposite Drew Barrymore in new movie Whip It - says she steers clear of the showbiz party circuit and much prefers to get back to nature to relax. A lot of ...

SALMA Hayek isnt sitting on the edge of seat waiting for the November release of Twilight sequel New Moon - because she doesnt like vampires The Mexican actress - who played a vampire queen in the 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn, in which she performed a table-top snake dance - says she is regularly ...

ANNA Friel insists she never takes her career success for granted. The Land of the Lost star - who started her career in UK soap Brookside in 1993 and shot to fame in US sitcom Pushing Daisies - says she feels lucky to have a job. I would never take success for granted - I feel very lucky to be ...

KYLIE Mingoue has denied claims shes putting her singing career on hold in a bid to get back into acting. The pint-sized pop princess - found fame through Aussie soap Neighbours and played the Absinthe fairy in Moulin Rouge - says she may never act again because her nerves get the better of her and ...

PENELOPE Cruz insists she has no worries about looking rough onscreen. The actress says that unlike many of her peers she has no problem with 'uglifying herself for a movie role. If a character needs to look good then you try to find the look for that character, she said. If it means to look bad ...

The 23-year-old actress - who is single after splitting from former fiance Brian Austin Green - says shes in love with the Changeling star. Asked if she has a crush on Angelina, Megan said, Absolutely. Every time a relationship ends, I say, 'If I could just be Angelinas friend, I would be so ...

The US does not intend to "meddle" in the Kashmir issue, but will support any effort by India and Pakistan to reduce their tensions, a key aide to President Barack Obama says while pressing Islamabad to take the "first step" to bring to justice the Mumbai attack masterminds. Allaying apprehensions ...

CIA director Leon Panetta said US intelligence officials did not know the exact whereabouts of Pakistan's nuclear weapons but believed they were safe from the Taliban. Speaking in Los Angeles, the Central Intelligence Agency chief said Pakistan's nuclear arsenal was "pretty secure" amid concerns ...

NESTLED in the heart of a rose, his slumber cushioned by soft petals and his bushy tail, Dreamy the dormouse looks snoozily content. But life hasn't always been so blissful. His seven-month hibernation was rudely interrupted when his mossy nest was dug up by an inquisitive dog. Discovered by the ...

BRAD Pitt has vowed never to argue with Angelina Jolie again. The actor, 44, revaluated his life while shooting The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. 'Angie and I do not fight anymore,' he tells Rolling Stone. 'What occurred to me on this film, and also with the passing of her mother [Marcheline ...

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday said he respects President Musharraf and the government does not want any clash with the presidency. Talking to journalists at State Guest House , Gilani said the government's constitutional package is aimed at bringing a balance among the powers of ...