Section: Pakistan
- Dunya TV (Pakistan) (1,451)
- Geo TV (Pakistan) (288)
- The Kooza (Canada) (23)
- The Nation (Pakistan) (115)
Obama, Putin discuss Ukraine, Syria: White House
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone on Wednesday, discussing crises in Ukraine and Syria, the White House said.They spent a significant portion of their time discussing the need for the Russians to live up to the commitments that they made in Minsk — to end their support...
Tennis: Dimitrov to face Dolgopolov in Sydney quarters
SYDNEY (AFP) – Grigor Dimitrov reached his second consecutive quarter-final of the new season with a straight-sets win over Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas at the Sydney International on Wednesday.The Bulgarian world number 28, looking for more matches under new coach Franco Davin, ousted Cuevas 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 and will next play Ukraines Aleksandr...
MH17 relatives demand release of radar images
THE HAGUE (AFP) – Relatives of those killed in the MH17 air disaster Wednesday urged Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to launch a global campaign to obtain radar images which may help pinpoint who fired a missile at the plane.All 298 passengers and crew onboard the Malaysia Airlines flight jetliner — most of them Dutch — died...
Tennis: Ferrer leads top seeds into Auckland quarters
WELLINGTON (AFP) – David Ferrer put last weeks Doha disappointment behind him with a comfortable straight-sets win in his opening match at the Auckland Classic on Wednesday.The 6-2, 6-4 victory over Australian qualifier Matthew Barton put the top seed and four-time champion into the quarter-finals to face Czech Lukas Rosol, a surprise...
Tennis: Kerber survives ‘extreme heat’ test in Sydney
SYDNEY (AFP) – Germanys Angelique Kerber overcame the loss of the first set on a day of extreme heat in Sydney as she maintained her build-up to next weeks Australian Open on Monday.The fourth seed, one of the few members of the womens world top 10 not to be hit by injury in the lead-up to the years first Grand Slam, came from a set down to...
Moscow shares drop over 5 percent, ruble also hit
MOSCOW (AFP) – Moscow share prices on Monday dropped by more than five percent as Russias energy-dependent economy reels from low oil prices and fluctuations on the Asian market.The dollar-denominated RTS index had dropped by 5.12 percent at closing, while Russias battered ruble fell to 76 against the dollar and over 83 against the euro for...
Dutch PM says will push for ?yes? in Ukraine vote
AMSTERDAM: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he would argue for a “yes” vote in an upcoming referendum on a treaty on closer ties between the European Union and Ukraine which threatens to overshadow his presidency of the 28-member… …read more Source: The News...
Nepotism displayed in all major projects: Bilawal
LAHORE: (Dunya News) – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has on Sunday said that the government is focused only on extending the rule. He said that nepotism was displayed in all the major projects of the government. He said that the government is focusing only on colourful buses and roads, reported Dunya...
Djokovic, Nadal to meet for 47th time in Qatar Open final
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will meet for the 47th time and play their 24th final against each other after both won their Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday. World number one Djokovic progressed through to Saturday’s final after overcoming Tomas Berdych in a bruising encounter, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3). Earlier Nadal also won in two sets but in a...
Tennis: Ukraine into Hopman Cup final
nbsp Last Updated On 08 January2016 Aboutnbsp52 minutes ago …read more Source: The Frontier...
