Brazil dam collapse toll rises to 84, mining firm’s output to be hit

AFP | The death toll from the collapse of a Brazilian dam rose to 84 on Tuesday as mining giant Vale announced that moves to...

MPCL wins three awards at 11th annual CSR Summit 2019

News Desk | Corporate social responsibility, or CSR, refers to the policies established and efforts taken by businesses to affect a positive impact on their...

A culture of brutality – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | The facts of the Sahiwal incident, the heart-wrenching videos of mortified children who survived and the shifting stance of the counterterrorism Department...

Apple profit stable as service gains offset iPhone slump

AFP | Apple said Tuesday that profits held steady in the most recent quarter, with revenue growth in music, movies, apps and other services offsetting...

Dangerous arctic chill sweeps over US Midwest

AFP | The polar vortex is here tens of millions of people in the United States braced Tuesday for a deep arctic chill, which authorities...

Canadian serial killer pleads guilty to eight murders

AFP | A Canadian landscaper on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the murders of eight men with links to Toronto's gay community and the mutilation of...

Pakistan breakfast at Davos – Ikram Sehgal

Ikram Sehgal | This year’s meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has been overshadowed by ongoing wars in Syria and Afghanistan as...

Brexit: What is the Irish backstop?

AFP | How to keep the Irish border free-flowing has proved to be the toughest issue to resolve in negotiating Britain's exit from the European...

SC rejects petition against Asia Bibi’s acquittal

News Analysis | The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday has rejected a review petition challenging the apex court's decision to acquit Asia Bibi, a...

Chinese Olympic legend finds her calling on road to 2022

AFP | She was China's first Winter Games gold medallist, a two-time Olympic champion and regarded as one of the finest short-track speed skaters of...

Sea of white: ´Hundreds of thousands´ of fish dead in Australia

AFP | "Hundreds of thousands" of fish have died in drought-stricken Australia in the last few days and more mass deaths are likely to occur,...

Asian markets sink with Wall St as Huawei hangs over trade talks

AFP | Asian markets fell Tuesday as the charging of Chinese giant Huawei in the US cast a shadow over upcoming trade talks, while investors...