ISLAMABAD - The turning down of governments plea by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) review petition would have little bearing on the National Accountability Bureau, as the bureau had already withdrawn the benefit given under the ordinance and all the cases ...

A GORILLA amazes zoo visitors by gently cradling a duckling. Four-year-old Western Lowland gorilla Komale repeatedly picked up the tiny duck and pulled it towards his mouth. But Komale was just playing with it - and then gave his feathered friend a cuddle. The duckling had crossed a moat that ...

MUZAFFARABAD (Reuters) Mujahideen in Azad Kashmir say they will give new talks with India a chance but they have little faith they will succeed and believe it is only a matter of time before they will have to fight again. We have not given up jihad, but are just giving another chance to talks, ...

THE third film in the Fockers franchise has made its debut at number one in the North America office over the Christmas period, studio estimates show. The movie, which stars Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller, took $34m (22m) during the three-day period, ahead of the Coen Brothers True Grit. Gullivers ...

PRATO, Italy (AFP) - Italian police officers sweep through the mosquito-infested clothes workshop, rifling through personal belongings and cracking jokes about the foreign food as six Chinese labourers look on in fear. Boxes filled with sparkling black shrugs and red party dresses spill onto the ...

Nushin Arbabzadah The Afghan education ministry recently announced the issuing of 40m new school textbooks. A ministry spokesman told the BBC that the new material - financed through international aid and costing about $20m - responds to the needs of contemporary Afghan society. The emphasis of ...

KARACHI (Reuters) - In the currency market, the rupee closed at 85.40/46 to the dollar, little changed from the previous days close, and dealers said it was expected to stay under downward pressure in days ahead amid increased import payments. The rupee, which closed at a record all-time low of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teenage actress Abigail Breslin, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the movie comedy Little Miss Sunshine, will play Helen Keller in her debut on Broadway next year. Producer David Richenthal on Wednesday announced previews for the production of the William Gibson ...

NEW YORK (AFP) - US President Barack Obama managed to get the Israeli and Palestinian leaders together in the same room, and yet they remained as far apart as ever. There was a sheepish handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, but no ...

Cyprus is an Island located under Turkey, but despite what a lot of people think, Cyprus is divided into two Parts, Greek Cyprus and The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus or simply TRNC. I am here to tell you about Northern Cyprus which is basically the Turkish side of the island. The TRNC ...

ISLAMABAD-The weather-beaten face of an old father Muhammad Aziz is telling all about his sufferings and hardships and one need not ask question why he is repairing bags at the age of 86. The answer is simple he is doing this to get two meals a day. Around the world, people are celebrating the ...

KARACHI (PPI) - Parents eating habits dont seem to influence their childrens food choices as much as experts have thought, new research suggests. We found that the resemblance in dietary intake between parents and children is weak, said study senior author Dr. Youfa Wang, an associate professor of ...

SURI Cruise now has a rival for the title of Hollywood's most adorable toddler. Shiloh, the daughter of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, proved herself a worthy contender during an family outing in Washington DC over the weekend. All eyes were on the cherubic two-year-old, who has inherited her ...

GAZA CITY (AFP) - From their besieged enclave left in ruins by three weeks of massive Israeli bombing, Gazans were watching the Jewish state's vote on Tuesday with little hope the ballot would improve their lot. "Netanyahu, Livni or Barak? They all say they want peace, but they are all liars," said ...

RAWALPINDI- Thirteen-year-old Hamza who was stolen from a Rawalpindi hospital 13 years ago, was reunited with his parents after a DNA test confirmed their claim to parenthood yet he looked gloomy and resisted when his real parents tried to take him away. He said he wanted to live with the couple ...

IT was more than 70 years ago when young Dewi Rowlands began packing his favourite toys away. Perhaps, with war clouds gathering over Europe, he feared Hitler and his men might get their hands on them. Into his toy box went a train set, tin soldiers, a clockwork flying machine called an autogyro ...

Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar has owned one more important record in the world of cricket here today. He has created a new world record for scoring the most runs in Test cricket on the first day of the second Test match against Australia on Friday. He reached this important milestone when he ...

NICKNAMED Little Mozart, Marc Yu can't reach the foot pedals of a grand piano. But on Sunday, the nine-year-old will make his debut at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He was born with perfect pitch, a talent shared by only one in 10,000 others, and he practises on the ...

ISLAMABAD - The stipulated time of a three-year development project of Ministry of Women Development, Gender Reform Action Plan (GRAP) is going to be ended on August 27 featuring a few success stories.   The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) had approved the Implementation of ...

Since the creation of Pakistan till now, almost all the politicians either in power corridors or opposition keep on making lofty claims that they are committed to serve the masses and would leave no stone unturned to provide justice, relief and basic amenties to the common man at his doorstep. But, ...

SHE'S only 18 months old, but Courtney Boswell's diet of chips  -  and not much else  -  means she weighs as much as the average four-year-old. But despite being warned her daughter's future health is at risk, her mother Angela insists the toddler will grow up just fine. ...

YES, yes, more news about Hollywood's most fascinating couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and it's baby news too The actors/humanitarians are indeed having twins We can all thank Jack Black for spilling the beans. The comedian and Jolie are currently in France, attending the 61st Cannes Film ...