Rihanna declared world’s richest female musician
Singer, makeup entrepreneur, designer and now the first black woman to head a top luxury fashion house — Rihanna has racked up a $600 million fortune to become the world’s richest female musician, Forbes said Tuesday. The 31-year-old — born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Barbados — has amassed wealth exceeding that of Madonna ($570 million), Celine Dion […]
London police investigating homophobic attack on London bus
LONDON: Two women were punched and robbed in what police on Friday called a disgusting homophobic assault on a London bus, after one of the victims said their attackers tried to force them to kiss each other. The incident took place in the early hours of May 30 after the women, in their 20s, boarded […]
Lahore man rapes 10-year-old girl who came to buy milk
LAHORE: A man allegedly raped a minor in the nearby town of Batapur on Friday, Geo News reported. The police have confirmed the incident and added that the suspect was in their custody. According to police, the 10-year-old girl had gone to the residence of the alleged rapist — identified as Aqeel — to buy […]
PTI GOVERNMENT PRESENTS 2019-20 BUDGET
Deemed as ‘budget of masses’, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government presented its first federal budget on Tuesday for the fiscal year 2019-20. The Rs6 trillion (Dh147.32 billion) budget was announced in the National Assembly a day after Imran’s government released the latest round of bleak economic figures for the cash-strapped country, showing growth for the […]
India finds wreckage of plane missing with 13 on board
New Delhi: Indian authorities on Tuesday spotted the wreckage of a plane missing with 13 air force personnel aboard after days of searching a remote mountainous region close to China. The Soviet-built AN-32 plane, carrying eight crew and five passengers, disappeared from radar on June 3 in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, prompting a frantic […]
Encephalitis from lychees kills 31 children in India: official
PATNA: At least 31 children have died in northern India in the last 10 days from a deadly brain disease believed linked to a toxic substance found in lychee fruit, health officials said Wednesday. The deaths were reported from two hospitals in Bihar state’s Muzaffarpur district, famed for its lush lychee orchards, officials said. The […]
MQM founder Altaf Hussain launched after ‘no remark’ interview
LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain was released on bail Wednesday evening after refusing to answer questions of detectives from Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism Command unit by opting for “no comment”. A source told Geo News that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advised the police sufficient evidence didn’t exist in the file […]
why people are turning their profiles ‘blue for Sudan’
Social media has been witnessing a wave of a specific shade of blue as users around the world are changing their profile pictures to stand in solidarity with the rights violations being allegedly committed by the Sudanese military after ex-President Omar al-Bashir’s ouster. The very unique shade of blue holds importance as it was the […]
Hong Kong’s surveillance-savvy protesters go digitally dark
Hong Kong’s tech-savvy protesters are going digitally dark as they try to avoid surveillance and potential future prosecutions, disabling location tracking on their phones, buying train tickets with cash and purging their social media conversations. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds opposed to a China extradition law on Wednesday, in […]
China earthquake kills 13, injures 199
The toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 12 dead and 134 injured on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors from wrecked buildings. More than 4,000 people were relocated as dozens of structures were damaged or collapsed following late Monday’s earthquake outside Yibin in Sichuan province, according to the city […]
