WASHINGTON - Several former administration officials who are now out of government are criticising President Barack Obama over the secretive nature of the US drone programme that has led to the killing of hundreds of civilians in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.At the same time, 10 civil and human ...

SYDNEY  - China's Li Na said Tuesday she has adjusted to her off-court demands after becoming the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam last year.World number five Li struggled in the second half of 2011 after her landmark victory in the French Open at Roland Garros, crashing out in the ...

WASHINGTON - Two leading American public health experts Saturday denounced CIAs covert vaccination programme to obtain DNA from the bin Laden compound in Abbottabad, saying it could have catastrophic consequences. We recognise the importance of the mission to bring (Osama) bin Laden to justice. But ...

BEIJING (AFP) - China rejoiced Sunday after Li Na's French Open triumph brought Asia its first Grand Slam singles win, sparking confident predictions of a new dawn for tennis in the world's most populous nation. The Chinese blogosphere lit up in adulation and newspapers splashed Li's beaming face ...

The United States and the United Nations have strong condemned the "outrageous" and "abhorrent" attack in Bajuar Agency in which a female suicide bomber killed at least 45 people queuing to receive food aid. "I strongly condemn the outrageous terrorist attack in Khar, Pakistan. Killing innocent ...

SARAJEVO (AFP) - Bosnian victims of violence during the 1990s war on Monday slammed 'ignorant' actress-turned-director Angelina Jolie, who is shooting a movie about Bosnia that has sparked controversy. Angelina Jolies ignorant attitude towards victims says enough about the scenario and gives us the ...

LAHORE Aisamul-Haq Qureshi on Sunday became the first Pakistani ever to be seeded at a grand slam tournament. With his partner Rohan Bopanna, Aisam is the 16th seed at this years US Open in Flushing Meadows, New York. Aisam and Bopanna were drawn against the All American pair of Brian Battistone ...

MAJUKY FAQIRABAD (AFP) President Asif Ali Za-rdari came under renewed fire Tuesday for visiting Fran-ce and Britain while up to 3.2m of his people suffer from the worst floods in decades. Devastating monsoon rains have killed up to 1,500 people and washed away entire villages in the northwest ...

The Palestinian president has denounced Israel's plan to expel four politicians from Jerusalem because they belong to the Islamic group Hamas. Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that expelling the four would set a "very dangerous precedent." Israel has stripped thousands of Palestinians of their Jerusalem ...

KARACHI Saud Shakil and Zarnab Intizar smashed a century each as Zone VI (white) registered massive 315 runs win over Zone V Green in the opening match of the Touchme Trophy U-15 KCCA Inter-zonal cricket here the other day at the KCCA stadium. Saud hammered unbeaten 160 with the aid of 19 fours ...

ISLAMABAD The Government has turned deaf ears to the hue and cry of the farmers that India is stealing water from Pakistani rivers and it may turn the country into a desert in near future. Representatives of the farmers were of the view that the Government was not pleading the issue of water with ...

KARACHI - The mobile subscribers have lamented over inefficiency of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) that has no objection over the value-added services offered by cellular companies. The authority is not intending to take any action against cellular companies over the withdrawal of SMS ...

SOUTHAMPTON PARISH (Bermuda) (AFP) US Open champion Lucas Glover seized control on the first day of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf firing a course record six-under 65 Tuesday. Glover has a two-stroke lead over fellow American and British Open champion Stewart Cink at the Port Royal Golf Club ...

NEW YORK (AFP) - Forgive Caroline Wozniacki that she hasn't had time for romance lately. She has been too busy playing the greatest tennis of her life and making an unlikely run into the US Open semi-finals. The Danish ninth seed, until now the highest-ranked player never to reach a Grand Slam ...

PARIS (AFP) - Former world number one Marat Safin backed little sister Dinara to win the French Open and boost the family's Grand Slam silverware to three titles. Safin, who has been a US Open and Australian Open champion, but will retire at the end of this season, believes top seed Safina will ...

ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistani ambassadors on Friday reprimanded the government for crackdown against the lawyers and political activists while demanding immediate end to it and the restoration of the sacked judges. In a statement issued here, the former diplomats said they were seriously concerned ...

MELBOURNE (AFP) - Roger Federer stands on the brink of tennis immortality with an unsurpassed 14th Grand Slam title there for the taking in the Australian Open final on Sunday. Federer, back to his breathtaking best, would be even money against old foe Rafael Nadal if not for the Spaniard's ...

LONDON - The British member parliaments have criticised the government on secret sale of its nuclear bomb factory to the US firm as the Britain no longer has any stake in the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston. The reason behind the sale to an American firm seems to be a bid to boost ...

ROME (AFP) - World number three Ana Ivanovic is one of the most improved players over the last year and the Serbian beauty is aiming to make 2008 her breakthrough year in the Grand Slams. The top seed here in Rome reached the finals of last year's Roland Garros and this year's Australian Open, ...