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Sri Lanka landslides, floods kill at least 25; dozens missing

A man walks along a road as storm clouds gather above him in Colombo. PHOTO: REUTERS Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka have killed at least 25 people while dozens are missing after torrential rain, officials said on Friday, as soldiers fanned out in boats and in helicopters to help with rescue operations. The early rainy season downpours have forced hundreds of people from their homes across the Indian Ocean island. "There are at least five landslides reported in several places in Kaluthara,"
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Qatar ´hacking´ revives Gulf tensions

DOHA: The alleged hack on Qatar´s state news agency may have lasted just four hours, but the impact on already tense ties between Gulf rivals could last a lot longer. Doha launched an inquiry and went into damage control after accusing hackers of publishing false remarks attributed to Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on state media. The stories quoted him questioning US hostility towards Iran, speaking of "tensions" between Doha and Washington, commenting on Hamas and speculating that Pres
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The numbers game: Pakistan's federal budget at a glance

The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) is set to announce the final budget of its five-year term later today, as general elections loom around the corner. Here's a brief visual comparison at the past budgets announced by the PML-N government over the past four years. 
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Siyal gets legal notice over his remarks on AD Khawaja

Home Minister Suhail Anwar Siyal (R) had remarked that Sindh was in a better condition before AD Khawaja (L) took charge as IGP. Photo: file  KARACHI: A notice was served to Sindh Home Minister Suhail Anwar Siyal for violating court orders by attempting to make the incumbent inspector general of police, A D Khawaja, non-functional. According to the lawyer, Advocate Faisal Siddiqi, the Sindh High Court had ordered the provincial government to neither remove Khawaja from the post of IGP nor to
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13 years after quitting, Zuckerberg gets (honorary) Harvard degree

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg accepts an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Marc Goodheart, Secretary of the Board of Overseers, during the 366th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. Photo:REUTERS WASHINGTON: Thirteen years after dropping out of Harvard University to work on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday finally got his degree -- well, sort of. Zuckerberg returned to the university where he launched what would become the world´s biggest socia
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In Pictures: B-Town celebs attend Karan Johar's birthday bash

Bollywood director Karan Johar has recently turned 45 and the party was a due of course! A smashing party was attended by the celebs of tinsel town where glamorous divas including Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Kriti Sanon and Aditi Rao Hydari added glam to the birthday party along with many other stars. With a guest list of about 128 people, the party was definitely something. Check out those celebs who attended KJo's birthday bash.
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Axact defrauded hundreds of students in Bahrain, local media reveals

Yet another group of victims of an online fraud degree racket controlled by Axact has come to the fore. Axact, which is already at the centre of an international diploma mill scandal, has been targeting students in Bahrain, local publication DT News has revealed. When DT News contacted Axact in the guise of a student, a representative from one of the fictitious universities belonging to Axact claimed that 1,500 students from Bahrain have enrolled in their educational programmes. 20,000 student
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Fashion designer Laura Biagiotti, Italy's 'Queen of Cashmere' dies

Italian designer Laura Biagiotti (R) at the end of her show during the Autumn/Winter 2008 women´s collections in Milan on February 22, 2007. Photo: AFP/file  Laura Biagiotti, who helped transform her mother's business from a small tailoring shop in Rome to an internationally recognised ready-to-wear fashion brand, died on Friday aged 73, her family and company said. Biagiotti died in hospital in the Italian capital where she had been in intensive care after a heart attack this week. Born in 19
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This is what Amitabh Bachchan said after watching Sachin's movie

The grand premiere of the much-awaited biopic of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was recently held where it saw several personalities from the sports and entertainment world. The premier of the highly anticipated biopic, 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' was attended by Big B along with other celebrities. Amitabh Bachchan who couldn't stop himself from praising the movie took it to Twitter and shared his thoughts on the movie, which made him "proud and filled with emotions." The actor w
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One killed, five injured as car falls into ravine in Diamer

The passengers were on their way to Chilas when the car got out of control and fell into a ravine. Photo: Geo News screen grab  DIAMER: A person was killed and five others injured after a speeding car fell into a ravine Friday morning. The passengers were on their way to Chilas when the car got out of control and fell into a ravine. The injured were taken to DHQ Hospital for treatment, where their condition was said to be critical.  On March 24, three people were killed in a traffic acciden
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One killed, five injured as car falls into ravine

The passengers were on their way to Chilas when the car got out of control and fell into a ravine. Photo: Geo News screen grab  DIAMER: A person was killed and five others injured after a speeding car fell into a ravine Friday morning. The car passengers were on their way to Chilas when the car got out of control and fell into a ravine. The injured were taken to DHQ Hospital for treatment, where their condition was said to be critical.  On March 24, three people were killed in a traffic acc
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Arab TV series showcases untold stories of Daesh women

?Black Crows,? a dramatic series about life under the Daesh, will air on the Arab world?s most watched satellite channel, MBC 1, during Ramadan. Photo: Middle East Broadcasting Center DUBAI: They are mothers, daughters, wives -- and suicide bombers: an Arab television drama timed for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan tells the untold stories of women and the Daesh group. Inspired by true events, "Black Crows" airs over Ramazan -- prime time for television viewers in the Arab world -- which start
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Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet for moon sighting today

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee led by Mufti Muneebur Rehman will meet in Islamabad on Friday evening for sighting of the Ramazan moon. The Pakistan Meteorological Department predicts that there are very little chances of the moon being sighted today. The final decision in this regard will be given by Mufti Rehman after collecting statements from all zonal moon-sighting committees across the country.  Saudi Arabia, along with other gulf states, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Singapore and sever
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Sindh home minister orders inquiry against policemen in ?fake? FIR case

KARACHI: The Sindh home minister has taken notice of a ?fake? FIR filed late Thursday night by the Gulshan-e-Maymar police against four brothers who were reportedly involved in a road accident with a police vehicle, Geo News reported. In what is being termed a car-collision accident, a policeman driving an official vehicle hit a private vehicle from the rear Thursday night, following which he got out and allegedly assaulted all four passengers, called backup and then took the passengers of the
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Trump son-in-law Kushner a focus in Russia probe: US media

Jared Kushner is currently ?being investigated because of the extent and nature of his interactions with the Russians?, the Washington Post reported. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: The activities of President Donald Trump´s son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner have come under FBI scrutiny as part of the probe of Russian interference in last year´s presidential election, US media reported Thursday. Although it is unclear whether Kushner is a main focus of the probe, he is under investigation for
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Weather to remain hot, dry on Friday: MET

According to PMD, mainly very hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country. Photo: file Continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Mainly very hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country today. However, rain-thunderstorm is expected at a few places in Rawalpindi, Hazara divisions, Kashmir and its adjoining areas. Past weather Weather remained hot and dry in most parts of
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French president Macron trumps Trump's tug-and-hold handshake

LEFT: Donald Trump speaks to reporters in Washington, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Bourg; CENTRE: A close-up of the Trump-Macron handshake before a working lunch ahead of NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst; RIGHT: Emmanuel Macron delivers an address in London, Britain, February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville.  A handshake is one of the ways a person makes their first impression and US President Donald Trump is obviously a firm believer of this thought. Trump
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Samsung Electronics to set up fund to help suppliers amid Moon's reform push

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it would set up a 500 billion won ($445 million) fund to help small suppliers, the highest-profile South Korean firm to unveil steps in the wake of new President Moon Jae-in's call to protect small businesses. Moon came to power this month promising to rein in the family-owned conglomerates that dominate Asia's fourth-largest economy. Calling himself the 'jobs president', he has also said he wants to discourage contract jobs, raise the minimum wage and reduce wor
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Syria girls escape nightmare of war with Snow White fable

Syrian girls act in an English-language adaptation of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" at a school in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus. Photo: AFP DOUMA: To escape the nightmare of life in their besieged hometown near Syria´s capital, 13 young girls sought refuge in a fairytale performance of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". The all-girl cast spent months memorising lines from the classic Brothers Grimm fable before performing in front of a packed audience t
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US probe finds over 100 civilians killed in Mosul air strike

A view of the houses destroyed in the US airstrike in west Mosul on March 17. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: A Pentagon investigation has concluded that at least 105 civilians died in an anti-Daesh strike in the Iraqi city of Mosul in March, officials said Thursday, but they blamed the toll on a secondary explosion of militants? munitions. A US aircraft delivered a single precision-guided bomb into a building in west Mosul on March 17, with the aim of killing a pair of snipers on the second story of th
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NZ captain says no room for error in Champions Trophy

Photo: Reuters  LONDON: New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson said the squad he will lead into June´s Champions Trophy should be in good form given plenty of recent preparations but admits that is no guarantee for success when it comes to one-off clashes. Williamson, who is set to lead New Zealand into his first major 50-over tournament as captain, said a lot of the team´s members have been heavily involved in the Indian Premier League while others were in Ireland for the Tri-Series last
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Robert Pattinson went un-papped during NY shoot for Cannes movie

Robert Pattinson, a man used to being pursued by fans and paparazzi, managed to shoot an entire film on the streets of New York without being recognized, he said on Thursday ahead of the movie's world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. "Good Time" was filmed 'guerrilla style' among real people on the streets, meaning it was vital the camera-phones did not start firing, said Pattinson, who plays a man trying to get his younger brother out of jail after a botched bank heist. "I was really pra
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Police arrest another man after Manchester attack

Motorbike and scooter riders hold a flag in St Ann's Square to pay their respect for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack in central Manchester. Photo: REUTERS British police arrested a man on Friday in the suburb of Moss Side, the tenth person to be taken into custody in connection with Monday night's Manchester attack. Eight men are in custody now after a man and a woman were released without charge, Greater Manchester police said in a tweet. Moreover, cases were also registered agains
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Kohli says defending champions India better prepared than last time

Photo: ICC LONDON: Virat Kohli, who was part of the India squad which won the ICC Champions Trophy four years ago, believes his side is in an even better position to rule the world this year as he prepares for his first major competition as captain. ?I am very excited to be playing as captain in my first major ICC competition,? he said. ?As far as the team goes, we won last time because our fast bowlers did very well, our spinners were strong and our opening batsman did well. ?They were th
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Six-year-old boy killed in traffic accident

KARACHI: A six-year-old boy died in a traffic accident late Thursday night when a dumper truck hit him near the Korangi Crossing area of the city, rescue officials said. On the other hand, a body was recovered from Surjani Town?s Khuda Ki Basti area, rescue officials informed. They identified the body ? said to be several days old ? as that of 55-year-old Saeed Ahmed. Police operations One suspect was arrested during a search operation carried out in Karachi?s Pirabad area, police officials
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