SIALKOTMs Sharon Hamilton Getz, Chairperson of USA’s International Social Development Institute for Education Development, visited the 148 years old Iqbal Manzil (the birthplace of Poet of the East Allama Iqbal) in here. She paid rich tributes to Allama Iqbal for his marvelous services ...

MOORE, Okla -Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, houses and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb.The massive tornado on Monday afternoon flattened entire blocks of ...

WASHINGTON: A US general was suspended Tuesday as commander of an army training centre following allegations of adultery and a physical altercation, an army spokesman announced.The action comes as the army is grappling with a cascade of scandals over alleged sexual harassment and abuse.Brigadier ...

WASHINGTON : A Senate panel has approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest changes in immigration policy in a generation.President Barack Obama, who has made enactment of an ...

The US has said it is too early to comment on Pakistani Taliban’s peace talks offer to Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif.“It would be premature for us to comment on any potential negotiations,” a State Department spokesperson told PTI when asked about peace talks offered by ...

Elections are over now with a record turnout which according to ECP remained 60 percent. People came out, despite the security threats and the hot weather, to show their love for Pakistan and democracy. Here the role of people ended on May 11. Now the party which has won and will be forming the ...

WASHINGTON: A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government is not required to release photos that were taken of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden after he was killed by special forces.The Al-Qaeda leader was slain at his Pakistani compound in May 2011 by US Navy SEAL commandos, who took ...

WASHINGTON : The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, Tuesday welcomed a new State Department report on international religious freedom, which recognizes that “anti-Muslim rhetoric and actions were clearly on the rise - ...

WASHINGTON/MOOREA huge tornado cut a devastating path in suburban Oklahoma City Monday, slamming schools, a hospital, businesses and homes, and killing at least 24 people.The Oklahoma chief medical examiner's office previously said there were at least 51 confirmed deaths, according to television ...

BBCNEW YORK- British musical Matilda has topped the Drama Desk awards with five prizes.The Broadway show, based on Roald Dahl’s book, won outstanding musical, while Bertie Carvel as Miss Trunchbull took outstanding actor in a musical and Tim Minchin won for outstanding lyrics, other than book ...

Leader of the opposition in Senate, Senator Ishaq Dar met US Ambassador Robin Raphel in his chamber at Parliament house here Wednesday.Both sides discussed bilateral issues and emphasized the need for further enhancing cooperation in various fields. Dar stressed the need for US assistance in ...

Islamabad - Former secretary of Foreign Affairs Ministry, Riaz Hussain Khokhar, is leading the race among few diplomats being considered as best replacement of Pakistan's ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman.Well-placed sources told The Nation on Monday that Mr Khokher the top contender ...

LOS ANGELES“Star Trek Into Darkness,” the newest installment in the classic intergalactic franchise, blasted to the top of movie box office charts with $70.6 million in weekend ticket sales at theatres in the United States and Canada.The new 3D voyage for Captain Kirk and the crew of ...

IRVING - South Korea's Bae Sang-Moon won his first US PGA title on Sunday, firing a one-under par 69 to win the $6.7 million Byron Nelson Championship by two strokes over American Keegan Bradley.In windy conditions at the TPC Four Seasons Resort course, the 26-year-old South Korean finished on ...

WASHINGTONThe United States on Monday denounced what it called a rising tide of both anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish sentiment around the world as it urged all nations to ensure freedom of religion.In a wide-ranging annual report on religious freedom, the State Department voiced alarm at growing ...

Susan CornwellWhen the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband’s head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, “You must be a mess!”US Ambassador Gerald Feierstein was thousands of miles (km) away at the US Embassy in Sanaa, without ...

  TEHRAN :Iranhanged two convicted spies on Sunday, one found guilty of working forIsrael, the other for theUnited States, theTehranprosecutor’s office announced. Mohammad Heydari was convicted of “receiving payment to provide intelligence on various security issues and national ...

WASHINGTON - One ticket-holder won a record Powerball lottery jackpot of more than $590 million, organizers said Sunday, ending a days-long American quest for a life-changing payout.The winning numbers - 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and a Powerball of 11 - were drawn just before 11:00 pm eastern time (0300 ...

LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Syed Munawar Hasan on Sunday said that Washington’s statement to continue drone attacks was a challenge for the newly elected rulers. In an issued statement, he said that the protection of the life of the citizens was the foremost responsibility of the rulers ...

LONDON - INP - Britain's Foreign Office admitted that it has been funding public opinion surveys in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which reveal that US drone attacks are causing resentment among the locals, UK newspaper The Guardian reported. Foreign Minister Alistair Burt ...

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes products used in improvised explosives that kill and injure U.S. troops in Afghanistan.Midwest Fertilizer Corp, which has ...

washington - The Obama administration opened the door to a new era of U.S. energy exports on Friday, approving the first liquefied natural gas project since the start of a heated debate over how best to benefit from the shale energy boom.The Energy Department’s approval of unrestricted ...

NEW YORK -  US stocks closed out another week of new record highs Friday as investors focused on the positive side of mixed economic news and corporate earnings.Retail sales barely budged higher in April and jobless claims rose, but permits to build housing soared and consumer inflation ...

washington - Austerity or growth? Europe’s struggling economies have faced the question without fully answering it in recent years, but the United States is on track to do both.Projections unveiled this week by the Congressional Budget Office indicate the US deficit will shrink more than 40 ...

BEIRUT  - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose.Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring Iraq during Friday prayers, a hacking attack on ...

NEW YORK  - A rush-hour collision between two commuter trains in a suburb north of New York City Friday injured 60 passengers, five of them seriously.A spokesman for the Metro North commuter train line said the incident involved a train headed into the city and one traveling in the opposite ...

NEW YORK: US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been made an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Dylan, who was unable to attend the New York ceremony, said he felt “extremely honoured” and “lucky” to be admitted. The 71-year-old said he looked forward ...

WASHINGTON The United States has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Syria, targeting four ministers, one airline and one TV station, just as a new peace conference is being planned to end the 27-month conflict in the Middle East country.The Department of Treasury blacklisted the ministers of ...

YANGON : Myanmar released about 20 political prisoners on Friday, a top official said, hours before its reform-minded leader was due to leave on a landmark visit to the United States to meet President Barack Obama.President Thein Sein, a former general, has freed hundreds of political detainees ...

WASHINGTON : A State Department spokesperson on Thursday sidestepped a question whether the United States was playing any role in bringing India and Pakistan closer, stating it was upto the two South Asian countries to work on their relationship. "In terms of the scope and how a developing ...