Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Russian man sues ex-girlfriend for expenses incurred on dates
A man has taken his ex-girlfriend to court to recover $600 he spent on wooing her including a romantic break to Crimea, she told Russian media. The woman, Nina Zgurskaya, told media that their relationship had initially gone well with dates and gifts. But she broke up with him while they were on holiday in Crimea because he failed to pop the...
Weather leaves Djokovic facing hectic Paris schedule
Novak Djokovic will look to conquer both the weather and last-16 opponent Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time) with more bleak conditions forecast at Roland Garros. The French Open suffered its first washout since 2000 on Monday (Tuesday Manila time) when all scheduled matches were cancelled due to heavy rain, and there could...
French Open suffers first washout in 16 years
The French Open suffered its first complete washout since 2000 on Monday when all scheduled matches were cancelled due to heavy rain. “Due to weather, there will be no matches played at #RG16 today,” said the Roland Garros Twitter feed. There could be more problems on Tuesday with further rain forecast throughout the day before conditions...
Djokovic poised to become first man to hit $100 million jackpot
World number one Novak Djokovic is poised to become the first man to win $100 million in prize money on Monday when he targets a place in the French Open quarter-finals for the 10th time. Djokovic, chasing a first Roland Garros title to complete a career Grand Slam, tackles Spain’s 14th seed Roberto Bautista Agut. The top seeded Serb has a...
17 die in fire at Ukraine home for elderly
Seventeen people died when an unlicenced home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, a fresh tragedy to shake the conflict-riven country. The fire tore through the two-storey building for the elderly in the village of Litochky, located some 50 kilometres north of Kiev. “The bodies of 17...
Kidnapped Ukrainian woman recovered after three years
A 31 year old Katrina, a Ukrainian national, was recovered from Mithi city and reunited with her family after three years in captivity. According to media reports, her husband and one of her children met her in Karachi on Monday. They will accompany her to Islamabad where the rest of her family awaits. The Ukrainian national, allegedly kidnapped...
Students organise pre-budget rally; demand allocation of 4% of GDP for education
The students belonging to various parts of country organised a pre-budget rally demanding allocation of 4 per cent of GDP for education. They also called for 25 per cent of the total education budget to be allocated for higher education and for introduction of immediate reforms in the higher education sector. The rally was organised by Anjumn...
Kidnapped Ukrainian woman recovered after three years from Tharparkar
A 31-year-old Ukrainian national taken captive three years ago in Rawalpindi was recovered by law enforcement officials from a Tharparkar village on Sunday, police officials said. Katrina was recovered by a joint team of police and Rangers officials in a raid on Katho village, said Senior Superintendent of Police for Tharparkar district Sarfaraz...
Would have no problem speaking to Kim Jong-Un, says Donald Trump
Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would speak with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un, in what would be a dramatic shift in United States (US) policy. “I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him,” the Republican presumptive presidential nominee told media in an interview. Until now, the US strategy has been to try and isolate...
Ukrainian hacker pleads guilty in insider-trading case
A Ukrainian man has become the first computer hacker to plead guilty in what U.S. authorities called a worldwide scheme to hack into services that distribute corporate news releases, and use stolen information to conduct insider trading. Vadym Iermolovych, 28, of Kievm, on Monday joined three traders in admitting criminal wrongdoing over the...
