Thursday, May 15, 2014

Google News

Top Stories

See realtime coverage

Pakistani Student Attacked In India

Oye! Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Ali Hassan Raza, a 24 year old student, studying at the Pondicherry University was assaulted by three unidentified men in his room at the Sir CV Raman Hostel.

Witnesses identify Salman Abro in hospital

Pakistan Today - ‎1 hour ago‎
Witnesses, including the mother and brother of late Salman Lashari, Thursday identified the main accused in a court set up at a hospital.

120 workers believed still trapped in Turkey mine: PM

Straits Times - ‎May 14, 2014‎
Rescuers carry out a dead miner on May 14, 2014 after an explosion and fire in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa killed at least 201 people and hundreds remain trapped underground.

Cannes Film Festival recovers from a rocky opening

Chicago Tribune
5 minutes ago
Written by
Michael Phillips
Like a Gallic version of Jennifer Lawrence, tripping up a flight of stairs but laughing it off in style, the 67th Festival de Cannes has made a fine recovery following from the opening-night pratfall taken by the Grace Kelly biopic "Grace of Monaco.

Russia to nix International Space Station travel, close the station

seattlepi.com (blog)
10 minutes ago
Written by
Jake Ellison
Cooperation between Russia and the U.S. for operation of the International Space Station has broken down over Ukraine, and Russia says it will end its role at the ISS and no longer provide rockets to supply and staff the station by 2020.

Foreign Exchange Reserves to Cross $15bn in July: Dar

Pakistan Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves will cross $15 billion in July and GDP growth rate is expected to be around 4 % during the current fiscal year, the National Assembly was informed by Minister for Finance Senator Ishaq Dar on Thursday.

Afghanistan presidential election to be settled at height of fighting season

The Guardian - ‎2 hours ago‎
Abdullah Abdullah, the frontrunner in the Afghan presidential runoff, holds a press conference in Kabul on Thursday. Photograph: S Sabawoon/EPA.

12 die in Meghna

The Daily Star - ‎1 hour ago‎
A man who made it ashore swimming through the waves of the Meghna during a nor'wester wails as his brother who was travelling with him in the ill-fated launch was missing and feared dead.

Heroic cat basks in fame as boy recovers

SFGate (blog) - ‎12 minutes ago‎
If you were avoiding the Internet Wednesday, you may have missed the antics of Tara, the cat being credited with saving a young boy from a vicious dog attack.

Kerry to meet opposition head and 'Friends of Syria' in London

Irish Times - ‎20 hours ago‎
The meeting in London takes place in the wake of Lakhdar Brahimi (centre) announcing that he is stepping down as UN envoy for Syria.

Activists: Bomb kills at least 43 in north Syria

The Daily Star - ‎28 minutes ago‎
BEIRUT: A massive car bomb ripped through a crowded garage Thursday near a rebel-held border crossing between Syria and Turkey, killing at least 43 people in an area that has seen fierce fighting between rival rebel groups, an anti-government activist ...

NA-47: SC restores PTI candidate as MNA

International News Network - ‎1 hour ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Just a few days after an election tribunal had declared the victory of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Qaisar Jamal Khan from NA-47 void and ordered fresh elections, the Supreme Court restored Khan as a member of the National ...

LHC not satisfied with Imran's reply

Pakistan Today - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday extended stay order till June 5, 2014 in the proceeding of NA-122 rigging case and directed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan to re-submit his reply.

ABAD urges government to revamp Katchi Abadis ministry

Business Recorder - ‎4 hours ago‎
Mohsin Sheikhani, Chairman of the Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) on Wednesday urged the government to revamp the Ministry of Katchi Abadis.

Iran Understands Pakistan's Stance on IP Pipeline

News Pakistan - ‎14 hours ago‎
It was recently reported from Islamabad that the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, came out in the open and explained how the international sanctions against Iran are still a hurdle for Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.

Power tariff reduced by Rs1.88 per unit

Business Recorder - ‎7 hours ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved to slash the power tariff by Rs1.88 per unit under fuel price adjustment formula.

Nandipur Power Project: Prime Minister to formally inaugurate first turbine by ...

Business Recorder - ‎9 hours ago‎
The first firing test of first turbine of 100 megawatt of Nandipur Power Project has been successful. All tests conducted by operating first gas turbine of Nandipur Power Project on Tuesday night and their results were satisfactory.

Cut in tax rates demanded

The Nation - ‎18 hours ago‎
karachi - All chambers of commerce and industry and trade associations across the country have unanimously urged the government to reduce direct and indirect tax rates in the forthcoming budget, besides implementing drastic changes in tax policy of the ...

Pakistan cricketers get 25 pc pay hike

GreaterKashmir.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Lahore, May 15: Pakistan announced Wednesday that its cricketers on central contracts would get a 25 percent salary increase and a 35 percent rise in match fees this year.

Local challengers hope to regain coveted golf crown

The News International - ‎10 hours ago‎
KARACHI: At last year's edition of the National Amateur Golf Championship of Pakistan held in Lahore, local golfers were unable to win back the coveted title for Pakistan.

Vietnam wins Standard Chartered Trophy 2014 in Liverpool

Geo News, Pakistan - ‎2 hours ago‎
LIVERPOOL: Vietnam defeated Singapore 1-0 in the final of the 3rd Standard Chartered Trophy to win the title at Anfield in Liverpool.

'Who was that?' Edhi asks after meeting Veena

The Express Tribune - ‎4 hours ago‎
Veena said that philanthropists like Edhi are the need of the hour for this country. PHOTO: FILE. KARACHI: Actor Veena Malik recently went to Edhi Homes to inquire about the health of Abdul Sattar Edhi.

Malala Being Shot In Head Used In Advert

Sky News - ‎31 minutes ago‎
An international advertising firm has apologised for an ad for a mattress company that features a cartoon of the shooting of Malala Yousafzai.

Geo in trouble again

Pakistan Today - ‎1 hour ago‎
After facing the heat in skin-burning limelight for defaming the country's premier intelligence agency, Geo Television Network has landed itself in thick soup for allegedly blaspheming against the Prophet (PBUH)'s family in its flagship morning show, with the ...

Bearing witness to evil: The National September 11 Memorial & Museum

New York Daily News - ‎25 minutes ago‎
The most disturbing images in the new National September 11 Memorial & Museum are those of the nonchalant hijackers from Flight 77 passing through security at Dulles Airport on the ordinary, mundane Tuesday morning of Sept.

Pakistan imposes polio related travel bans on tribal regions

GlobalPost - ‎4 hours ago‎
Pakistan on Thursday announced that residents of its restive tribal belt would not be able to travel to other parts of the country without getting vaccinating against polio.

Preventive measures for camel handlers announced

Khaleej Times - ‎52 minutes ago‎
Prepared in a question and answer format, the poster explains the relationship between camels and the coronavirus that causes Mers.

'Grand Theft Auto 5' Has Sold Nearly $2 Billion

Forbes
May 13, 2014
Written by
David Thier
Never underestimate the international lust for anarchic sandbox violence - according to Take Two Interactive's 2014 fiscal year report, the company has sold 33 million copies of Grand Theft Auto 5. Assuming people paid the full $60 (an incorrect assumption, ...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO): Acquires Snapchat Rival Blink

FinancialsTrend - ‎8 hours ago‎
Dallas, Texas 05/15/2014 (FINANCIALSTRENDS) –Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) yesterday announced to have acquired a mobile messaging startup Blink whose app allows users send messages which follows self-deletion at a time set by the sender.

Pete Hines Refutes All Rumors Circulating Fallout 4

SegmentNext
5 hours ago
Written by
Arslan Tufail
The past couple of months have seen overwhelming rumors related to Fallout 4, but nothing got substantiated. Finally, Vice President of Bethesda Softworks Pete Hines has decided to take on every rumor out there.

Ex-MP asks Google for 'right to be forgotten'

Telegraph.co.uk
9 minutes ago
Written by
Matt Warman
A British former MP seeking re-election is among more than 1,000 people who have asked Google to remove links to unfavourable online stories about them in the wake of a European Court ruling just three days ago, the Telegraph can reveal.

Ubisoft's racer The Crew is the "World of Warcraft of driving games"

GameSpot
5 minutes ago
Written by
Eddie Makuch
Publisher likens upcoming Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC racing game to Blizzard's genre-defining MMO. eddienoteddy. by Eddie Makuch on May 15, 2014.

Scientists Discovered Sibling of Sun 110 Light Years away

News Pakistan - ‎May 14, 2014‎
A star located about 110 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Hercules, has been identified by an international team of astronomers as " the first brother of the Sun " found.

New technique enables air-stable water droplet networks

Science Recorder - ‎May 14, 2014‎
Fog harvesting works off the fact that water can be collected from fogs under advantageous climatic conditions. New technique enables air-stable water droplet networks.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Facebook Hacked: Recovery Steps

 sorry to hear that your Facebook page has been hacked. It can be a distressing situation, but there are steps you can take to regain contro...