WELLINGTON - Two fishermen from Kiribati were rescued after surviving almost four weeks adrift in the Pacific, surviving on raw fish and rain water, a report said Wednesday.American Samoa-based fishing vessel Pacific Princess picked up the pair almost 700 kilometres (435 miles) from their island ...

DENPASAR, Indonesia  - A passenger jet operated by budget airline Lion Air - which recently sealed blockbuster orders for new planes -- missed the runway at Bali airport Saturday and landed in the sea but everybody on board survived.The Boeing jet carrying more than 100 passengers missed the ...

Marie RoudaniFor millions of Syrians displaced by fighting, every day is a struggle to survive, and for those in Kherbet al-Khaldiye, that means eating and drinking whatever they can forage.“We eat herbs and collect stagnant rainwater to drink and wash in,” says 24-year-old Hisham, his ...

GUJRANWALA - The Jamaat-e-Islami Gujranwala District Ameer and Naib Ameer along with a passerby were critically injured during an assassination attempt while campaigning here in NA-98 Qila Dedar Singh on Friday afternoon. As per details, JI District Ameer Bilal Qudrat Butt who is also candidate for ...

Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf has said that by following the true teachings of Islam‚ we can establish an exemplary society based on social justice and equality.Addressing the annual Seerat un Nabi Conference in Islamabad today‚ he said no society can survive without social justice ...

BARCELONA - Japanese women are so fond of their phones, they even use them in the shower, say manufacturers. This makes waterproofing a must — also good against rainstorms and accidents while texting on the toilet.Panasonic and Fujitsu are touting their waterproof and dust-proof phones as ...

LAS VEGAS  - As sleek new smartphones prepared to make splashes at the Consumer Electronics Show here on Tuesday, a California firm was out to prevent water from being the death of them.Liquipel was showing off a clear coating a thousand times thinner than a human hair that shields smartphones ...

During the late evening of 10/20/11 the White House, the Office of the Secretary of State, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Libyan Embassy in Washington, DC received a faxed communication from an American organised international legal team currently preparing their departure to ...

LAHORE A man died mysteriously while two others suffered multiple bullet injuries during a scuffle between two rival parties over a property dispute in Sherakot police precincts on Thursday. According to the police claim, the 56-year-old Lala Akram had died due to a cardiac arrest. He was a ...

Two Austrian teenagers astonished rescuers when they survived a 900ft fall down a precipice with a landing so hard it folded their car in half. Jrgen Oster, 16, and friend Felix Lemann, 18 - sailed off the edge of a mountain pass in Zillertal, Switzerland, before landing at the bottom of a valley, ...

RANJ ALAALDIN On Tuesday, Iraq just about managed to form a government - only days before a constitutional deadline, and nine months since the elections took place. With the cabinet now named and accepted by parliament, the hard work starts for a country that still has many challenges and disputes ...

KARACHI - At least six fishermen were rescued while one fisherman died and three others were missing when a fishing boat capsized in the sea in Hybrahim Hydri here the other day. According to spokesman for Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), Sami Memon, rescuers have recovered the body of a fisherman ...

LONDON (Agencies) - Pakistan started their England tour with a six-run win over the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Lords on Sunday. Pakistan posted 165 for five and the MCC managed to reach 159 for five. Pakistan survived a swashbuckling 59-ball 73 from AC Blizzard and a classy 37 from legendary ...

LAHORE Hilton Pharma/Diamond Paints survived a scare from Lahore Chatkhara/Vogue before emerging victorious in the Zong Aibak Cup at the Lahore Polo Club here on Thursday. Chatkhara/Vogue enjoyed two goal handicap prior to the regulation scoring but they were powered by Pakistans most celebrated ...

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - West Indies little-known paceman Gavin Tonge grabbed four wickets, but failed to stop Pakistan from posting a five-wicket victory in the Champions Trophy here on Wednesday. Pakistan were reeling at 61-4 following Tonges incisive opening spell, but teenager Umar Akmal helped his ...

FAISALABAD (Reuters) - The textile makers are holding on for dear life through a perfect storm of shrinking global demand, crippling power shortages and the blow to buyers interest dealt by terrorist attacks. The source of over half the countrys exports and about 40 percent of manufacturing jobs, ...

GLASGOW (AFP) - Celtic warmed up for their midweek Champions League match against Aalborg with a 4-2 win over Motherwell at Fir Park. The game had looked over as a contest at half-time with Celtic racing into a 4-0 lead with goals from Shaun Maloney, Scott McDonald and a double from Georgios ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Miniscule eight-legged invertebrate creatures known as "water bears" can survive the vacuum and radiation of space, according to research published Tuesday in a US journal. It was the first time that an animal has been tested for survival under open-space conditions, the ...

NEW YORK (AFP) - Four-time defending champion Roger Federer and 2007 runner-up Novak Djokovic survived five-set scares from stubborn fourth-round opponents Tuesday at the 20.6 million dollar US Open. Federer, whose 12 Grand Slam titles are two shy of Pete Sampras's all-time record, extended his ...

SYDNEY (AFP) - Two divers survived more than 20 hours in shark-infested waters in Australia's Great Barrier Reef before being found, rescuers said Saturday. Police said the pair, a British man and an American woman, were diving off the Whitsunday Islands Friday afternoon when they became ...