From Yahoo to Uber, major hacks of data
AFP | The European Union's new data protection rules, which take effect on May 25, will give people more control over the way their personal...
Meghan Markle’s father not attending royal wedding: report
AFP | Meghan Markle's father will not attend her wedding to Prince Harry this weekend, US media reported Monday, as Kensington Palace pleaded for "understanding...
Kurdish women fighters film sparks furious Cannes row
AFP | A stirring film about Kurdish women fighters taking on Islamic State jihadists sparked a furious row between critics at the Cannes film festival...
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter dazzled at the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet
News Desk | The Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai made her first appearance at 71st Cannes Film Festival's red carpet on Saturday evening, 12th May 2018....
Black Out: Faiz’s daughter invited and turned away by India
News Analysis | The Daughter of celebrated Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Moneeza Hashmi, who was supposed to speak at Asia Media Summit in Delhi...
India leads Internet shutdowns in South Asia
News analysis | People in South Asian countries experienced at least 97 instances of Internet shutdown, a barometer on freedom of press and expression, between...
Male Hollywood stars must take pay cuts says Salma Hayek
AFP | Hollywood star Salma Hayek said Sunday that male stars will have to take pay cuts if they are serious about equality for women....
“Big Three” fighting back: Auto Sales pick up to dismay of CAMBT campaign
News Analysis | In a statistical blow to the ‘Campaign Against the Monopoly of Big Three’ (CAMBT), the sales of locally assembled cars and LCVs...
Engro Foods participates in the Dutch Festivities of Kings Day celebrations
News Analysis | Engro Foods Limited, the 2nd largest dairy company of Pakistan, in a triumphant move, roped in investment from a Dutch Dairy giant called...
Middle Eastern rivalry spills onto Asian soccer pitches
James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s bitter rivalry with Iran has spilled onto Asian soccer pitches with the newly created South West Asian Football Federation (SWAFF)reflecting the...
Russian Facebook ‘ads’ show strong effort to divide US society
AFP | Thousands of Facebook and Instagram advertisements taken out by a Russian internet group were released Thursday in a database that illustrates how a...
Female ban during Nigerian festival causes uproar
AFP | An order from a Nigerian traditional ruler forbidding women from being in public during a festival this week has sparked a lively debate...