UK govt’s aid to Pak fails to reach poor
london: A large chunk of the funds from the UK Government’s aid programme to Pakistan was failing to reach the poorest in the country, according to a report.
Khaleda Zia appears before court in graft
Dhaka: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia appeared in court over two graft cases in which she is accused of embezzling 31.5 million Bangladeshi Taka and faces life imprisonment if found guilty.
China begins to build altitude telescopes
Beijing: China has started construction of the world’s highest altitude gravitational wave telescopes in a Tibet prefecture close to line of Actual Control with India to detect faintest echoes resonating from Universe, which may reveal more about the Big Bang theory.
Stress may increase heart disease: study
london: People with heightened activity in the amygdala — a region of the brain involved in stress — may have a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a study published in The lancet.
26 N Koreans rescued as cargo ship sinks
Tokyo: Japan rescued 26 North Koreans after they abandoned their sinking cargo vessel in the East China Sea, the coast guard said.
Israeli media: cops quizz Netanyahu’s wife
Jerusalem: Israeli media are reporting that police questioned the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into allegations that he improperly accepted gifts from wealthy supporters.
2003 plane crash: Spain accepts responsibility
Madrid: Spain’s defence ministry took political responsibility for the first time today for a 2003 air accident which killed 62 Spanish soldiers as they were returning from Afghanistan.
crimes against S Asians spiked during us polls
Washington: South Asian community in the US bore the brunt of a spike in hate violence and xenophobic political rhetoric during the presidential election similar to levels seen the year following the 9/11 terror attack, according to a report.
Robots need ‘kill switches’, warn MPs
Brussels: The unstoppable rise of robots in our everyday lives requires urgent EU rules such as “kill switches”, European Parliament members warned.