FC Basel vs Tottenham: Emmanuel Adebayor puts English club in a real spot of bother

BASEL: Emmanuel Adebayor was the villain as FC Basel reached their first European semi-finals by beating Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 on penalties in the Europa League on Thursday.  Read More →

Swedish mosque gets Azan permission for first time in history

STOCKHOLM: A mosque in a Stockholm suburb has been given the green light to issue Friday prayer calls from its minaret, the first mosque to do so in Sweden, police said on Thursday.  Read More →

North Korea threatens rocket strike on US mainland, Guam, Hawaii

Pyongyang: North Korea has threatened to attack United States saying it will conduct rocket strike on Guam, Hawaii and US mainland, a report said on Teuesday.  Read More →

South Africa set massive 344 runs target against Pakistan

Johannesburg:  South African skipper AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla smashed 238 runs Sunday to set a world-record stand for the third wicket as Proteas scored 343-5 against Pakistan in the third one-day... 

Row between two drunken friends sparked anti-Christian riot in Lahore

Lahore: A drunken row between two friends was the trigger for blasphemy allegations that prompted a mob of angry protesters to burn more than 100 Christian homes, police and witnesses said.  Read More →

China, US participate in Pakistan AMAN-13 naval drills

Islamabad: Pakistan, China and the United States began AMAN-13 naval drills in the Arabian Sea with other countries on Thursday to undermine piracy and terrorism.  Read More →

FBI nabs Portland man for aiding suicide bomber in Pakistan

Portland: FBI agents on Tuesday arrested a Portland man who works for the city on allegations that he provided support to a suicide bomber who participated in a 2009 attack in Pakistan that killed about... 

North Korea releases video showing US soldiers, Obama in flames

Seoul: North Korea has released a new propaganda video showing US soldiers and President Barack Obama burning in the flames of a nuclear blast.  Read More →

Indian cricket film Kai Po Che bowls over Berlin Film Festival audience

Johannesburg: The upcoming Indian film Kai Po Che, a film about cricket, politics and love, has wowed the audience at the Berlin film festival on Thursday.  Read More →

Jamaat-e-Islami leader sentenced to life in Bangladesh

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi court sentenced a senior opposition official to life in prison Tuesday for mass murder and crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.  Read More →