Nokia sues Apple

Nokia, the Finnish-based world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, has sued Apple over alleged breach of it's patents. "Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, today launched a legal attack on Apple in...

Dr. Edhi wins top UN prize for non-violence

Dr. Abdul Sattar Edhi, a Pakistan-based philanthropist, has recently won top UN award for his contributions promoting tolerance and non-violence. "Abdul Sattar Edhi of Pakistan and a Belgian human rights defender...

Taliban's War Against Education

Note: This article relates to the Swat-based Pakistani legion of renowned Taliban, also known as Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). After taking hostage and killing journalists and foreign nationals, after...

Taliban kidnaps 400 boarders and staffers of a boarding school

Taliban whose ideology includes 'No education' has kidnapped 400 boarders and staffers of a boarding school. Cadets (boarders), under the protection of a security detail, were headed towards Bannu when they were...

Pakistani Student Deported Without Sound Reasons

A BBA final year student, studying in a Newcastle institute, who hails from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been reported forcibly deported on the grounds that he worked over-time than the permitted hours. "A...

Pakistan Army takes ‘complete control’ over Mingora

Pakistan Army has taken complete control of Mingora (Swat) which was previously under the control of Pakistani Taliban aka Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). "Operation Rahe Rast made a significant progress with the...

Iran blames the US in a deadly mosque bombing

Iran has accused the US of an involvement in a recent mosque bombing that killed many in the south-eastern volatile region of the Islamic Republic of Iran. " An Iranian official accused the United States on Friday...

Taliban claims Lahore bombing, threatens more attacks

Pakistani chapter of the renowned Taliban -- Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) -- a banned outfit, has claimed responsibility of the recent bombings in Lahore. "Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility on...

Another shameful move by the evil called Taliban

You know what, today a 5 year old nephew of mine made me silent. I was just checking out my facebook a/c, he came and stood next to me as usual, I as usual started hugging him and then to my amazement he remarked, "I...

Supreme Court, Pakistan: Sharif Brothers can contest elections

Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Tuesday lifted a ban on Sharif Brothers which means that now they are eligible to contest elections and hold office. Sharif Brothers, Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz...

Nokia follows the footsteps of Apple

Nokia has opened Ovi, it's online App store, to some 50 million phone users worldwide on Tuesday. It seems as if Nokia followed the footsteps of Apple whose App store is still a huge success. "Nokia said it opened...

Iran blocks Facebook just before presidential elections

Islamic Republic of Iran, a theocratic state, has blocked user access to the renowned social networking site - Facebook. "The Iranian government has blocked access to the social networking site Facebook amid...

No such thing as "deleted" on the Internet

Yeah, there is no such thing as "deleted" on the internet. Shocked? So was I when I read the following article on Yahoo Tech. The research has been done by researchers at Cambridge University who have found that...

Irish child abuse report: Catholic Church shamed

"DUBLIN: After a nine-year investigation, a commission published a damning report Wednesday on decades of rapes, humiliation and beatings at Catholic Church-run reform schools for Ireland’s castaway children." ...

Nancy Pelosi v CIA: Water-boarding

Water-boarding, a torture technique, authorized by Bush administration for use over POWs is on the crossfire nowadays. Also, Speaker of the house, Nancy Pelosi, is the center of attention regarding this issue. "Nancy...