Drone strike kills 3 in Pakistan
Peshawar: A US drone strike targeting a house tonight killed three militants in northwestern Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. The attack by a CIA-operated spy plane took place in Zafar Town in North Waziristan Agency, they said.
The US drone campaign is an emotional issue in Pakistan.
Official: 92 bodies of migrants found in Niger
Dakar (Senegal): Authorities in the nation of Niger have recovered 92 bodies of migrants who died of thirst after the trucks they were travelling in broke down in a desolate no-man’s-land at the feet of the Sahara desert, officials said today. The dozens of people were being smuggled last month along a well-established trafficking route used to move contraband, including people, from Niger to neighbouring Algeria, said Col.
Indian couple drowns in lake in Bhutan
Thimphu: An Indian couple died after drowning in the Mebartsho lake, popularly known as The Burning lake in Bhutan.The couple, hailing from Kolkata were backpackers, who had come to visit Bhutan via Phuentsholing with a special permit.
Smoking can age your face!
Washington: Smokers, please note! Smoking may cause premature facial ageing, leading to sagging of the upper eyelids and more wrinkles, a new study has found. The effects of smoking on facial ageing are most apparent in the lower two-thirds of the face, researchers found.In the study, twins who smoke showed more premature facial ageing, compared to their nonsmoking
identical twins.
Earth-sized ‘lava world’ discovered
Washington: Scientists discovered a mysterious Earth-like planet - a doomed ‘lava world’ - with mass and density similar to our planet, orbiting a star 400 light-years away. Planet Kepler-78b is first known Earth-sized planet with an Earth-like density.
India favourite place for cosmetic surgery
Washington: Many people from US and other western countries are travelling to India for less-expensive cosmetic surgeries such as rhinoplasty or breast augmentation procedure, a new study has found.
Open to 3rd party mediation on Kashmir: Pak
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it is committed to the bilateral process with India to address Kashmir issue but would “always” be open to third party mediation.”Pakistan has been committed to bilateral process with India to address this (Kashmir) matter as part of the composite dialogue process,” Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry said.
5 soldiers killed in Pakistan blast
Islamabad: Five Pakistani soldiers were today killed in a blast in restive South Waziristan tribal region. Pakistani military sources said the improvised explosive device (IED) was planted on roadside at Zatrai village in the tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
6 people shot dead in US in domestic dispute
Greenwood County: A law enforcement official says six people found dead in a US home were shot in a domestic dispute that ended with the gunman’s suicide. Greenwood County Sheriff Tony Davis identified the gunman as 27-year-old Bryan Sweatt. Davis says Sweatt had dated one of the women who was killed and had a child with her. Davis says the victims include the woman, her parents and two children. T
Sharif supported ISI’s covert activities in Kashmir
Washington: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had asked the ISI in May 1992 to continue its covert operations in Kashmir, despite a stern warning by the US that it could designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to a new book by a former Pakistani diplomat. Instead of changing his course,
Sharif supported the spy agency ISI and the Army noting that Pakistan cannot shutdown military operations in India and to counter such a warning from the US he decided to allocate USD 2 million as a first step to reach out to the American media
and the Congress.
New coating may lead to waterproof cell phones
Washington: Scientists have created new barrier films that can protect electronics in very harsh environments — even when you submerge your cell phone in salt water for months. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new way to produce better films using atomic layer deposition.
Kerry travelling to S arbia to soothe relations
Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry will launch a nine-day trip by travelling to Riyadh for talks on Sunday with King Abdullah amid tensions with the Gulf Kingdom.Kerry "will reaffirm the strategic nature of the US-Saudi relationship given the importance of the work between our two countries on shared challenges," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. Kerry's trip from November 3 to 11 will also take him to Poland, Israel, Bethlehem, Amman, Algeria and Morocco, she said.