Pakistan

Pakistan holds repeat poll despite killing

• Wish could stand with Karachiites against chain of fear, Imran Khan
• NA-250, PS-113 and PS-112 polling concludes: Initial counting shows lead of PTI Dr. Arif Alvi
• PML-N likely to remove MQM Dr. Ishratul Ibad for strong grip in Sindh
• Imran Khan nominates Asad Qaiser as KPK assembly speaker

Technology

Russia retrieves mice, newts from space

May 19th, 2013

MOSCOW: A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month’s mission in orbit on Sunday with data scientists hope will pave the way... 

Upcoming video game releases: ‘Resident Evil: Revelations,’ ‘AirLand Battle,’ ‘Van Helsing’

Swimmers get a HUD data-tracking device of their own

Apple’s iPad 5 comparison with Microsoft Surface pro 2 features

New Google Maps bundled as one-stop shop for travelers

United States

Yahoo! to buy blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1 bn: report

• Pakistani Faizan Buzdar convinced Barack Obama amid immigration reform
• IRS chief insists abuses were not political
• US Obama and Turkish Erdogan demand Syrian Assad step down
• Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise: study

Style

Max Factor launches ’72-hour’ mascara

May 19th, 2013

LONDON: Ever wished your mascara could be completely sleepproof? Fans of clean pillows everywhere will be excited to hear that Max Factor has come to the rescue with a new mascara it says works... 

Lunch-hour dance parties gaining worldwide popularity

Eurovision fever hits the land of ABBA

Japanese switched-at-birth tale moves Cannes

From the Croisette: Cindy Pace DePasquale navigates the film market jungle

World

Britain’s Cameron makes personal plea to tax havens

• Syrian forces storm rebel bastion of Qusayr
• One dead in Tunisia showdown with Islamists
• Divorced Briton admits killing children in France
• Syrian army storms rebel stronghold Qusayr

Business

Britain’s Cameron makes personal plea to tax havens

May 20th, 2013

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday wrote to leaders of oversees tax havens, urging them to help the country’s efforts to combat tax evasion and avoidance.  Read More →

SocGen’s Russian head faces jail over alleged bribe

EU raids oil majors in probe over possible price fixing

GDF Suez reveals sale of Brazil dam stake to Mitsui

China industrial production up 9.3% in April

Sports

Man United look forward after Ferguson says goodbye

• I want to leave PSG, says Madrid target Ancelotti
• Nadal, Serena triumph in Rome
• Arsenal win Champions League race, Fergie bows out
• Nadal crushes Federer to win seventh Rome title

Health

Acne pill Diane-35 benefits outweigh blood clot risk: EU agency

May 18th, 2013

PARIS: Europe’s medicines watchdog said Friday the benefits of acne drug Diane-35, also widely used as a contraceptive, outweigh the risk of developing blood clots in the veins —... 

Gentle massage may soothe stress in preterm babies, New Study

High-Intensity Interval Training: 7-minute scientifically proven workout

Health Fitness apps: iDrated, Omvana, Kettlebell Swing Timer

First proof of patient-to-nurse infection of coronavirus: WHO

Education

IIUI organizes 4th Annual Open House, students present innovative projects

• Karachi University announcements
• President IIUI urges Muslims to get united for promotion of education
• Olson praises U.S.-Pakistani artistic collaboration, corporate social responsibility at art exhibit opening
• KU semester examination commences from May 20

Amazing

$4.85 mln lotto ticket found in US cookie jar

May 20th, 2013

CHICAGO: A US man who dug a handful of old lottery tickets out of his cookie jar was shocked to find out one of them was worth $4.85 million, officials said.  Read More →

Prague plans subway ‘Love Train’ for singles

Lunch-hour dance parties gaining worldwide popularity

Domino’s Pizza Brazil creates DVD movies that smell like pizza

Couple Life: Road trips good for relationships: survey