CANNESA blood-soaked vengeance tale from Japan drew the biggest boos in the race for the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize Monday, with critics savaging a “risible” parade of cliches.Controversial Japanese director Takashi Miike unveiled “Shield of Straw” (Wara No Tate) ...

LONDON - Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle, while Alex Ferguson’s extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side needed three points to ...

ISLAMABAD With the decision of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf to vacate one of the federal capital's National Assembly constituencies (NA-48), the race is on for securing party ticket in PTI and PML-N for by-polls from this constituency.On the other hand the chances of recapturing National Assembly ...

SWAT  - Election activities were in full swing at the National Assembly constituency NA-30, Swat Valley. Total of 25 candidates of different political parties were trying their luck in the May 11 general elections. Total of 981,924 registered voters would cast votes for two NA and seven PK ...

MARYLAND, US Mt - A former champion race horse hasn’t let early retirement get him down after turning his attention to painting.Metro Meteor, a 10-year-old thoroughbred from rural Maryland, was forced to finish his racing career early because of his bad knees. He was adopted by Ron and Wendy ...

mardan - The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mardan has issued a letter in which it warned the religious parties not to use the name of Islam in their election campaign. Source said that the Mardan Press Club had received a letter Saturday written on the TTP’s letter pad. They said ...

islamabad - A total number of 15,629 candidates are contesting the general elections for the National and Provincial Assemblies on 849 general seats while 1,063 candidates are eyeing reserved seats comprising of women and minorities, according to the ECP’s latest data.Moreover, the electoral ...

PESHAWAR - The National Assembly (NA) constituency NA-3, Peshawar-111, is another significant seat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and all major political and religious parties have fielded contenders for the scheduled May 11 elections. However, PPP ex-MNA Noor Alam Khan is the strongest candidate and can ...

    MADRID   Radamel Falcao's goal 14 minutes from time was enough to move AtleticoMadridback to within three points of neighbours Real Madrid as they ground out a 1-0 win at Sevilla. The goal arrived in controversial circumstances as referee Jose Luis Gonzalez didn't spot a handball ...

      LONG BEACH   Takuma Sato grabbed a slice of IndyCar history on Sunday, becoming the first Japanese driver to win a race in theUSopen-wheel series at the Long Beach Grand Prix. "This is just amazing," Sato said after leading 50 of 80 laps and piloting the No. 14 car for ...

Malakand - As many as 11 contestants are in the run for NA-35 Malakand in the forthcoming general elections.As per details, total number of registered voters in Malakand are 311887 in which 177981 is male voters and 133996 female voters. There are 11 candidates for NA-35 Malakand in the election. ...

RAWALPINDI - Mainly comprising the downtown areas of Rawalpindi with parts of Rawalpindi Cantonment in it, the constituency for lower house of the parliament,NA-55, with total registered voters of 3,24,000, is typically an urban constituency, with no major clan or Baradari having decisive impact on ...

Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has said the assassinations of the party workers is a conspiracy meant to steer the party out of the elections.In a statement issued from London, the MQM chief said the criminal people have been left to go scot-free for the murder of the ...

BAHAWALPUR:-BNAP Chief Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi has decided to withdraw from the election race due to the illness of his younger brother Falahuddin Abbasi who is under treatment in the United Kingdom. It is to be noted that the BNAP chief had filed nomination papers two National Assembly ...

PRNJAVOR: MIŠO Kuzmanovic, a mechanic from Bosnia, has spent two years and over $30,000 building his very own Formula One car. The 150hp vehicle doesn’t reach the top speeds of real race cars, but it’s still a sight to behold.A big fan of motor sports Mišo Kuzmanovic had ...

NEW YORK A defiant President Barack Obama vowed Thursday that Americans will move beyond the Boston Marathon bomb attack by bringing the perpetrators to justice - and by refusing to live in fear.“Yes, we will find you, and yes, you will face justice,” Obama said. “But more than ...

LAHORE/SARGODHA/QUETTA - Some more noted political players were finally kicked out of the May 11 election match on Wednesday after they failed to establish their electoral fitness.Among those who lost appeals against rejection of their nomination papers by the returning officers and were declared ...

NEW YORK  It’s Nawaz Sharif versus Imran Khan in Pakistan’s historic May 11th elections, according to an influential American newspaper, as the race is narrowing down to the respective political parties of the two leaders. The PPP is trailing after a five-year rule that many ...

Peshawar - Former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, who returned to the country after five years to contest the May 11 polls, has been thrown out of the election race.The former military strongman’s nomination papers were also rejected on Tuesday from NA-32 Chitral, after being earlier ...

LAHORE/KARACHI/ISLAMABAD - In a severe blow to the PPP, appeal against rejection of ex-PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s nomination papers for NA 51, Gujjar Khan, has been turned down on account of “him not being righteous and sagacious”. A two-member tribunal comprising Justice Rauf Ahmed ...

DERA GHAZI KHAN - At NA-173 constituency, two traditional contestants are in the race from their changed political platforms while the PML-N, whose candidate had won the National Assembly seat in the last elections, is still indecisive to nominate its candidate there for the upcoming ...

DERA GHAZI KHAN - ASHRAF BUZDAR - At NA-173 constituency, two traditional contestants are in the race from their changed political platforms while the PML-N, whose candidate had won the National Assembly seat in the last elections, is still indecisive to nominate its candidate there for the ...

TEHRAN - Iran's former nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani joined the race to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday, accusing the incumbent of needlessly incurring crippling economic sanctions. Rowhani, 64, who headed the relatively moderate nuclear negotiating team that served under ...

BIRMINGHAM  - Defending IndyCar series champ Ryan Hunter-Reay held off Kiwi Scott Dixon to capture the Grand Prix of Alabama Sunday for his first victory of the season.Pole sitter Hunter-Reay posted his 10th IndyCar victory by passing Helio Castroneves for the lead with 14 laps to go then ...

LAKKI MARWAT - Returning Officer for the Pk-75 (Lakki-II) Zaeem Ahmad on Friday rejected the nomination papers of JUI-F candidate Malik Imran over fake degree.A local lawyer Inamullah Khan had raised objections over Malik Imran’s nomination documents with the returning officer. Imran had ...

LAKKI MARWAT - Returning Officer for the Pk-75 (Lakki-II) Zaeem Ahmad on Friday rejected the nomination papers of JUI-F candidate Malik Imran over fake degree.A local lawyer Inamullah Khan had raised objections over Malik Imran’s nomination documents with the returning officer. Imran had ...

One of the inevitable themes of Barack Obama’s re-election was race, given that he was a black, or rather an African-American. However, he was inherently atypical in that he had no slave ancestry. The main reason why the USA has a black population, and a race problem, is that very institution ...

ISLAMABAD - While rumors and speculations about nominees for new Prime Minister slot continued, five lawmakers from three political parties filed their nomination papers.Among the nominees, three legislators having political affiliation with ruling party (PPP) are from the Punjab province, while ...

James MacintyreDavid Cameron’s decision to refer Lady Warsi for investigation over claims about foreign trips with a business associate marks a major victory for the long, internal campaign against the baroness waged by her many critics on the right of the Conservative party. Those critics, ...

STOCKHOLM Pippa Middleton, sister of Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, will take part in Sweden’s gruelling, 90-kilometre (56-mile) Vasaloppet cross-country ski race this weekend, organisers said Tuesday. Pippa, an avid athlete, will take part in the race on Sunday, March 4 along with her ...