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News for Wednesday, 8 Aug 2012

China’s Zou unfazed by elusive sixth gold

Zou Kai gave his performances in London a positive evaluation after falling just short in his quest to become the first Chinese sportsperson to win six Olympic gold medals. The 24-year-old...

Egypt air strike kills 20 militants in Sinai: state TV

Egypt's military killed 20 militants in a helicopter strike in Sinai on Wednesday, state television reported, days after 16 of its soldiers were killed in an attack attributed to Islamic...

Hollywood, Broadway composer Hamlisch dead at 68

Marvin Hamlisch, the composer behind a string of Broadway and Hollywood hits including "A Chorus Line," "The Way We Were" and "The Sting," has died, his publicist said Tuesday. He...

ANP district official killed in Mardan

Unidentified gunmen killed a member of the district council of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) Haji Mohammad Jamal Khan in his hujra in Dheri village on Monday. Sources said...

FBISE chairwoman’s PhD degree fake: HEC

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Tuesday said the PhD degree of Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) Chairwoman Shaheen Khan was fake. According to a private TV channel,...

Censured Afghan defence minister quits

Afghanistan’s outgoing defence minister Abdul Rahim Wardak abruptly resigned on Tuesday after parliament demanded his ouster but President Hamid Karzai kept him on in an acting capacity. The move by Wardak,...

Assad sees Iran envoy as troops battle Aleppo rebels

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held unannounced talks with a top envoy from closest ally Iran on Tuesday as his troops engaged rebels in fierce fighting in key battleground city Aleppo. Iran,...

French soldier, 10 Taliban killed in Afghan firefight

A French soldier and around 10 Taliban fighters were killed in an early morning ambush and subsequent firefight during a joint operation on Tuesday with the Afghan army in Kapisa...

What a spoon ful of honey can do for you

We all know that honey is delicious. It is perfect for sweetening tea, pouring over Greek yogurt and combining with peanut butter for an easy sandwich. For thousands of years,...

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