Arts / EntertainmentBob Dylan to perform in Vietnam
American singer Bob Dylan, famous for his anti-war songs during the Vietnam War, will perform in the Communist country for the first time next month, his promoter said Tuesday. Dylan will appear at an
Mar 15, 2011
Arts / EntertainmentBryan Adams, assistant are expecting
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams is about to become a father for the first time at the age of 51, his spokeswoman said on Monday. The 'Summer of '69"' musician is expecting the baby in May with his persona
Mar 15, 2011
LAHOREPunjabi scholar Dr Akhtar Hussain passes away
LAHORE - Eminent scholar Dr Syed Akhtar Hussain Akhtar died of a heart attack on Tuesday. He was 73.Dr Akhtar Hussain was born on May 3, 1937, in a small village in district Dir and Pashto was his mot
Mar 15, 2011
Arts / EntertainmentJames Blunt to play at Royal Wedding
Award-winning British singer and former army officer James Blunt said in an interview broadcast on Monday that he will be playing the organ at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in April
Mar 15, 2011
Arts / EntertainmentMunni enters Guinness world record
After leaving audiences enthralled with her performance on the song in the film, Indian actress Malaika Arora has now created history by entering the Guinness Book of World Records in the city of Melb
Mar 15, 2011
NATIONALUS ‘blocks’ aid over Raymond Davis issue
KARACHI - The United States has finally resorted to punitive measures against Pakistan after Islamabad's failure to comply with Washington's covert and overt but pressing demand for the release of Ray
Mar 15, 2011
Arts / EntertainmentIn defense of Charlie Sheen
NEW YORK - A few days ago, Alec Baldwin offered some advice to Charlie Sheen. "Take a nap. Get a shower. Call Chuck. Go on Letterman and make an apology. Write a huge check to the B'Nai Brith. And the
Mar 15, 2011
ForeignFrance backs its ‘safe’ nuclear reactors
PARIS - The unfolding nuclear accident in Japan is reviving the debate over safety in France, which relies on nuclear for 80 percent of its power needs, but there appears scant prospect it will turn i
Mar 15, 2011
ForeignRussia, US to train Kyrgyz to counter militants
BISHKEK - Russia and the United States will build separate training centres in southern Kyrgyzstan to counter the threat to regional security from Islamist militants, Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva
Mar 15, 2011
Arts / EntertainmentDisney torpedoes Zemeckis’ ‘Yellow Submarine’
LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. has scuttled a planned remake of the Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' being developed by the producer of its costly bomb 'Mars Needs Moms,' sources tell.'Submarine' was al
Mar 15, 2011
SportsPPCB clinch SBP Governor’s Cup
LAHORE - Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank won the 7th SBP Governor's Cup Inter-Bank Super Series Cricket Tournament 2011, beating defending champions SBP Karachi by 24 runs here at the Gymkhana Grou
Mar 15, 2011
Arts / EntertainmentNew ‘Beavis & Butt-Head’ Will Tackle ‘Jersey Shore’ and More
NEW YORK - About a year ago, MTV president Van Toffler was having trouble sleeping. "I was eating Fruit Loops and Cap'n Crunch out of the box and flipping through the dials when a Lady Gaga video came
Mar 15, 2011