Washington, May 30: The Mast Camera on NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured a dusty orange rodent among the stones on the rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet, starry-eyed enthusiasts have claimed. The photo, taken Sept. 28, 2012, depict the "Rocknest" site, where NASA's rover took a scoopf

Yuichiro Miura An 80-year-old Japanese national today set a new world record by becoming the oldest climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, world's highest peak. Yuichiro Miura, a professional mountaineer summited the 8,848 metre high peak at 9 a.m. today, said Tilak Pandey,

SEOUL: North Korea fired its fifth short-range missile in three days on Monday and condemned South Korea for criticising what it said were its legitimate military drills. South Korea's Defense Ministry said a missile had been fired on Monday morning, according to the South's Yonhap news agenc

Lahore, May 19, 2013, (PTI) : Nawaz Sharif's PML-N has secured majority in Pakistan's National Assembly after 18 independent candidates joined the party, allowing it to form government at the centre without striking an alliance with any other party. Several independent candidates belonging to in

BEIJING: China is developing robots with a lot more capabilities for battle, "information acquisition, command and control, and collaborative support," official sources said. But the official Chinese media is saying its effort is different from the manner in which military robots have been develop

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missil

WASHINGTON: Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said on Thursday. Russia has previously provided a version of the missiles, called Yakhonts,

BEIJING: Three Chinese airlines were on Wednesday targeted by false bomb threats, officials said. Five flights operated by China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines were affected by the threats on phone, they said. Juneyao Airlines received a threatening call and arran

Contesting Parties National Assembly Punjab Assembly Sindh Assembly KPK Assembly Balochistan Assembly Summary 235/272 299/297 84/130 76/99 22/51 PML(N) 107 213 1 10 5 PTI 32 23 1 25 0 PPPP 28 5 49 2 0 Independent 25 40 7 10 4 Pas

[caption id="attachment_33928" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Imran Khan addresses his supporters during an election campaign in Karachi in this May 7, 2013 file photo. (Reuters)[/caption] ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan’s party was enjoying a late surge of support on Friday,

[caption id="attachment_33920" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Bangladeshi soldiers use a crane to remove rubble from an eight-story building that collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, in this April 23, 2013, file photo. (AFP)[/caption] ULHAS ALAM | AP / Friday 10 May 2013 DHAKA, Ban

Islamabad: Gunmen on Thursday kidnapped the son of a former Pakistani prime minister who is also standing in the country's elections, police said.  His secretary Mohiyuddin and bodyguard were wounded and later died, Pakistani TV news channels reported. Five others were injured in the attack.   2

Pakistan polls: Nawaz, Imran are neck-and-neck, survey says May 8, 2013, 05.55PM IST PTI ISLAMABAD: The PML(N) and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf appear to be neck-and-neck in the race for power in Pakistan as they enjoy almost the same voter approval ratings in a new survey released on Wednesday.

NAIROBI, Kenya: More than 1 million babies die the day they are born every year, according to a new report released Tuesday, and the 14 countries with the highest rates of first-day deaths are all in Africa. Somalia, Congo, Mali, Sierra Leone and Central African Republic are the five countries with

Permatang Pauh: Malaysians voted on Sunday in their first election in history with a change of government at stake, as a decades-old regime battles to hold off a rising opposition pledging sweeping reform. Voting got under way at 8:00 am (0530 IST) as polling centres opened with tensions high

SAVAR, Bangladesh: An eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed near Bangladesh’s capital Wednesday morning, killing at least 87 people and trapping many more in a jumbled mess of shattered concrete and bricks, officials said. The collapse stirred memories of a fatal fire

The compensation to owners of expropriated properties within the Grand Mosque northern courtyards’ expansion project is estimated at SR 133 billion. Of this, SR 50 billion have been disbursed. Compensation is estimated on the basis of the property's proximity to the mosque. The highest compensation

The world's oldest person turned 116 on Friday as local health chiefs in Japan launch a study to find out why he and many of those around him have lived so long.   Jiroemon Kimura, who was born in 1897, was expected to celebrate his astonishing milestone with friends and family, and recei