NASA’s gamma-ray observatory is in safe mode after a possible wheel failure
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has temporarily stopped its science observations while the mission team investigates an issue. On Tuesday night (Jan. 18), the observatory,...
The Maldives is being swallowed by the sea. Can it adapt?
“My most peaceful moments are on the water,” Thoiba Saeedh, an anthropologist, said just before a motorboat took us skimming across the glassy Indian Ocean...
Ukraine: US and Russia hold ‘constructive’ talks in Geneva but war fears remain
US secretary of state Anthony Blinken held urgent talks with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva on Friday amid rising fears that the Kremlin...
Daesh kills 11 Iraqi soldiers in overnight attack: authorities
BAGHDAD: Eleven soldiers were killed in an overnight attack by the Daesh against a base in eastern Iraq, authorities said Friday, in the group’s deadliest...
Karachi’s coronavirus positivity rate gets worse as restrictions return
KARACHI: The coronavirus situation in Pakistan’s biggest city continues to get worse with every passing day as Karachi’s positivity rate inches towards 50%, with the...
ICC T20 World Cup: Pakistan to take on arch-rivals India on October 23 in Australia
KARACHI: Emotions will run high on October 23 at the historic Melbourne Cricket Ground when arch-rivals India and Pakistan will take on each other to...
Pakistani rupee registers minor gain against US dollar
After dipping on Thursday, the local unit stood around Rs176.34 in the interbank market on Friday. With a fresh rise of 0.11%, the rupee has...
Lahore blast death toll rises to 3 as Senate set to debate terrorism on Monday
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The death toll from the Lahore Anarkali Bazaar blast has risen to three from two a day earlier, as the Senate is scheduled to...
FM Qureshi terms Rana Shamim’s affidavit an attempt to malign IHC
ISLAMABAD: An attempt was made to tarnish the image of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) through an affidavit which alleged that former chief justice of...