MOSCOW - Russia's Olympic host city of Sochi ran into controversy Thursday after the city authorities announced a plan to exterminate more than 2,000 stray cats and dogs ahead of the Games next year. In a tender posted online this month, the authorities asked companies to bid for a contract to ...

NOWSHERA VIRKAN - The stray dogs continue to prowl the city, making difficult the life of residents. A health problems and fear for life have been looming over the citizens every time. The stray dogs usually moving in small groups and can easily be seen roaming in almost every street and road of ...

GUJRANWALA - There is an alarming surge in dog bite cases in Gujranwala city as on Thursday alone, almost 12 people fell prey to dog bites separately, it has been learnt. The victims shifted to District Headquarters Hospital include: three-year-old Amir, a resident of Trigarri, Danish, 10, of ...

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI – The increasing number of stray dogs has made life difficult for the residents of capital’s rural areas, creating health problems for them and posing danger to their lives.The stray dogs usually moving in small groups and can easily be seen roaming in almost every ...

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI – The increasing number of stray dogs has made life difficult for the residents of capital’s rural areas, creating health problems for them and posing danger to their lives.The stray dogs usually moving in small groups and can easily be seen roaming in almost every ...

ISLAMABAD - Residents of the federal capital have expressed grave concern over the increasing number of stray dogs in the area.“The roaming herds of gods have sparked a heightened harassment amongst the residents of area,” said a resident. Herds of stray dogs are roaming freely in the ...

HAFIZABAD - Pye dogs in the city particularly in the slum area have made the lives of dwellers absolutely miserable. The TMA Hafizabad has so far failed to kill the pye dogs which bite the dwellers during the nights. Last night the pye dogs had attacked and bitten three citizens including a ...

ISLAMABAD  - Residents of F-10/2 and Margalla Town have expressed grave concern over the increasing number of stray dogs.“The roaming herds of the animal have sparked a heightened harassment amongst the residents of area,” a resident of F-10/2 said.According to information, herds ...

RAWALPINDI  - Dog biting incidents are on the rise in Sadiqabad, sparking harassment in the residents of area. “This area is flooded with stray dogs and particularly the lonely market of this vicinity is wide ranging shelter for these dogs. No one can even move freely in the market. We ...

A STRAY dog has become an internet star after running for 24 days to keep up with a 1,100-mile bike race across China.Xiao Sa’s incredible journey started when one of the cyclists, Zhang Heng, 22, gave her some food on highway G318 in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.Since then she’s become a ...

FLIGHTS were temporarily disrupted this morning after a hot air balloon flew into UK airspace. A spokeswoman for Gatwick Airport in West Sussex said all departures were temporarily suspended just after 9am for safety reasons when the hot air balloon was spotted, although she did not know where it ...

A teenage boy was wounded when a stray bullet hit him in Gulshan-e-Ravi on Thursday. Police said that the resident of Muqadas Park, Basit Ali was standing outside his house when suddenly a stray bullet hit him in the shoulder. The youth fell down on the ground. Later he was rushed to a local ...

SARGODHA - A stray dog claimed the life of a minor here at Fatima Jinnah Colony in the remits of Jhal Chakian Police on Tuesday.Reportedly, 4-year-old Imran alias Mani was passing through a street, when a stray dog mauled him fiercely. The wounded kid rushed to the hospital but succumbed to ...

MUZAFFARGARH - A teenage boy fell prey to stray bullet here in Mauza Ghulam Haider Surani, a suburban area of Muzaffargarh here on Saturday. As per detail, a person namely Abdul Ghafoor was released from jail after a court granted him a bail. His relatives were celebrating the event by firing in ...

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - An 80-year-old American woman who was enjoying a doughnut at her kitchen table was hit in the face by a stray arrow apparently shot by a neighbor honing his archery skills, police said on Wednesday. The woman, great-grandmother Margaret Shofner, calmly pulled the arrow out of ...

At least seven persons have been bitten by stray dogs in the area Rehmat Abad of Gharib Abad. The residents said that the ever increasing number of stray dogs in the area is creating problems for us. There are more than hundred dogs which have been perturbing the locals. They said that most of the ...

The inhabitants of posh sector of the capital, F-10/1 have expressed their concern over rising number of stray dogs in the sector. The people have pointed out that the beasts have made their life difficult as these dogs not only pose formidable threats to their health but also their lives. The ...

Foreign troops in Afghanistan killed six civilians and wounded several others with stray artillery fire just a day after a NATO airstrike accidently killed five Afghan government soldiers. A joint Afghan and NATO investigation team found the civilians died on Thursday when artillery fire failed to ...

LAHORE - Public Health Department (PHD) of the City District Government (CDG) has killed 16,425 stray dogs in year 2009, but still hundreds are roaming in the streets of the metropolis, posing a threat of eruption of rabies. According to a report of the PHD, the dogs killing teams comprising the ...

LAHORE - Owing to the negligence of PHA staff, stray dogs on Sunday tore into pieces nine precious peacocks confined in shabby cages at Bagh-e-Jinnah. The visitors expressed grief and sorrow over the gruesome incident and held the PHA officials responsible for the terrible episode. Following the ...