Pakistan rugby to make Asian Games debutPakistan rugby to make Asian Games debut

  KARACHI:  The Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) will field the national team at the Asian Games for the first time in its history. The squad will participate in the sevens event and according to PRU Secr…

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16 Aug 2014

Militants kill dozens in north Iraq ‘massacre’: officialsMilitants kill dozens in north Iraq ‘massacre’: officials

BAGHDAD: Militants carried out a "massacre" in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho, killing dozens of people, most of them members of the Yazidi religious minority, officials said on Saturday. Mil…

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16 Aug 2014

Boeing, South African Airways to make jet fuel from tobaccoBoeing, South African Airways to make jet fuel from tobacco

JOHANNESBURG: US planemaker Boeing has teamed up with South African Airways to develop jet fuel from a tobacco plant as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions and promote green energy in Africa's…

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16 Aug 2014

Facebook buys cybersecurity startup PrivateCoreFacebook buys cybersecurity startup PrivateCore

NEW YORK: Facebook announced Thursday it was buying California-based cybersecurity startup PrivateCore, in a move to boost defenses of its vast server network. "I believe that PrivateCore´s techno…

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16 Aug 2014

Judge rejects $324.5 million settlement over Apple, Google hiringJudge rejects $324.5 million settlement over Apple, Google hiring

NEW YORK: Four Silicon Valley companies including Apple and Google failed to persuade a U.S. judge to sign off on a $324.5 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by tech workers, who accused the …

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16 Aug 2014

Australian hospital accidentally declares 200 patients deadAustralian hospital accidentally declares 200 patients dead

MELBOURNE: An Australian hospital apologised "unreservedly" Thursday after sending out notices to the doctors of more than 200 patients telling them they had died instead of being discharged. The …

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16 Aug 2014

Tsunami can even storm into PM house: Imran KhanTsunami can even storm into PM house: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan Saturday said enthusiasm can be contained only to a certain limit and warned that his Tsunami can even storm into the Parliament House an…

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16 Aug 2014
 
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