KILOMOTO: At least 60 people have been killed in a landslide at a remote Congolese gold mine. The shaft collapsed on Monday in Pangoyi, a remote corner of north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo, a local official, Faustin Drakana Kananga, told Associated Press. The miners were in an area about 100 metres below the surface at the time of the accident. The UN-sponsored Radio Okapi said the accident occurr ...

ISLAMABAD: Gunmen ambushed a passenger van convoy Thursday in northwest Pakistan and executed 25 Shiite Muslims in an apparent sectarian attack, a police official. “The gunmen forced the victims to step out of the vans, checked their identity cards, then shot them dead,” said the police official, Sher Akbar. The attack took place in the district of Mansehra, about 100 miles north of the capital, Islamabad. ...

KAMRA: Islamist militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons fought their way into one of Pakistan’s largest air bases on Thursday, the air force said, in a brazen challenge to the nuclear-armed country’s powerful military. Only one aircraft was damaged, said an air force spokesman, adding that the Minhas air base at Kamra, in central Punjab province, did not house nuclear weapons. “ ...

Dr M  Arif Hafeez Sports Reporter LAHORE, Aug 16: Asad Rauf, the ICC's Elite Panel Pakistani umpire, is willing to give DNA tests. He said, "If the Indian model (Leena Kapoor) is claiming that I had ever sex with her, let the DNA tests prove it". "In my more than 25-years of marriage life with Lubna, I have remained faithful to her", the 56-year-old Rauf, the father of two sons, Fahad and Zaid added. The um ...

  SYRIA: Iran is working to form a pro-regime militia in Syria, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, warning that Tehran's growing presence could only aggravate the situation on the ground.   He also talked down suggestions the US was considering enforcing a no-fly zone in Syria, saying it was not a "front-burner" issue. "It is obvious that Iran has been playing a larger role in Syria in many w ...

TOWNSVILLE: West Indies commanded top spot in Group C of the Under-19 World Cup, with another collective bowling performance setting up their third victory in three matches. Their fast bowlers struck early and there was no easing of pressure from the spinners either, as Zimbabwe were limited to a below-par total on a small ground at Endeavour Park The West Indian chase, however, did not begin smoothly - the ...

KARACHI: Pakistani colts brushed aside New Zealand while India thrashed Papua New Guinea (PNG) to set-up a thrilling Super League quarterfinal encounter among them in ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012. The quarterfinal line-up of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 was completed on Thursday with all the Full Members with the exception of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe progressing to the Super League stage. Pakistan def ...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday said that interpretation of laws was the judiciary's calling whereas implementation of those laws was the executive's responsibility. Addressing a full court reference on the occasion of Justice Shakirullah Jan's retirement, the chief justice said that the judiciary was aware of the fundamental rights of the people and the authorities and right ...

ISLAMABAD: Dr Durre Sameen Honorary Consul of Finland in Lahore, Abdul Rauf Tabani Honorary Consul of Belarus in Karachi and  Faiq Javed Honorary Consul of Romania in Faisalabad called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf separately on Thursday. The Prime Minister congratulated them on their appointment as Honorary Consul Of Finland, Belarus and Romania respectively. While talking to Dr Sameen the Prime Min ...

ISLAMABAD: A nine members delegation led by Dr Farooq Sattar, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at the Prime Minister's House on Thursday. During the meeting, the Prime Minister said that the leadership of MQM and Pakistan Peoples' Party enjoy good relations and are working in close cooperation. During the meeting, the progress on various mega projects in Karachi i ...