ISLAMABAD: After initially pointing fingers at the Taliban, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has come out with a bizarre theory on the raging violence in Karachi, blaming “wives and girlfriends” for 70 % of the killings in the city where ethnic and political rivalries have claimed scores of lives. In comments that were ridiculed all [...]
DETROIT: Betty Ford, the former first lady whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center in California, died at age 93, a family friend said late on Friday. Her death on Friday was confirmed to The Associated Press by Marty Allen, [...]
ROSEAU: Harbhajan Singh became the 11th bowler in history to capture 400 Test wickets while Ishant Sharma again bowled impressively in the rain-lashed third Test between India and West Indies on Thursday. Scorecard India were eight without loss, replying to West Indies’ first innings total of 204, when a combination of rain and bad light [...]
Scottish Labour has called on the Scottish government to reverse cuts in its fuel poverty budget, after recent price rises.
A group of charities calls for politicians to hold cross-party talks on reforming the care system for the elderly in England.
Charities have urged politicians to hold cross-party talks on reforming the care system for the elderly in England, ahead of a report into how people should pay to be looked after in their old age.
Plans to cut benefits could make tens of thousands of people homeless, according to a leaked letter from a government minister to David Cameron.
Non-resident parents should make their child maintenance payments directly from their salaries or bank accounts, a committee of MPs recommends.
