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News for Sunday, 15 May 2011

IMF chief arrested, charged with sexual attack in New York hotel

IMF chief and possible French presidential contender Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested and charged with an alleged sexual assault, including an attempted rape, on a hotel maid in New York City,...

White phosphorous used in Afghan war: report

Leaked documents have revealed that US-led forces in Afghanistan have made extensive use of white phosphorus bombs in densely-populated areas. A review of the Afghan military documents revealed more than...

Former offspinner Akram Raza arrested over IPL bets

Former Pakistan Test spinner Akram Raza, fined in a match-fixing inquiry eleven years ago, was arrested over betting on lucrative Indian league matches, police said Sunday. The 46-year-old Raza, who played...

Misbah, Shafiq restore Pakistan Test win bid

Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq rescued Pakistan from a perilous 2-3 to be 80-3 at stumps on the third day of the first Test against the West Indies Saturday as the...

PPP set to challenge LHC decision in SC

Responding to the Lahore High Court (LHC)’s verdict in the dual office case against President Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) announced on Saturday that it would challenge...

City lift FA Cup trophy

Manchester City ended their 35-year trophy drought here Saturday, beating Stoke 1-0 to clinch the FA Cup final at Wembley. Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure was the hero once again...

Man United and Barcelona are a class apart

As the club football season in Europe draws to a close, the domestic titles in the ‘big’ leagues of Germany, Spain, Italy, France and England are all but awarded. AC...

US national arrested for ‘espionage’

A US national was arrested on espionage charge after he was found roaming near sensitive nuclear installations in Fatehjang, reported a private TV channel reported on Saturday. According to sources,...

School buildings taken on SC orders

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday disposed of a human rights case after the departments concerned reported that the illegal occupants had been forced out of the school buildings. The...

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