After Whiskey With His Captors, Cuban Dissident Lands in a Miami Maelstrom
The former political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is unpacking 4,000 paintings he brought to Miami from Cuba and dodging criticism from exiles who once welcomed him.
PML-N secures speaker, deputy speaker offices in AJK Legislative Assembly
. MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday secured both top parliamentary offices in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (AJKLA), with Chaudhry Tariq Farooq elected speaker and Ahmed Raza Qadri deputy speaker. The AJK elections were held in three phases between July 27 and August 10. Of the 45 directly contested constituencies, … Read more
Ayat Noor murder draws strong condemnation
. PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Science Technology and Information Technology Shafi Jan has strongly condemned the tragic murder of innocent girl Ayat Noor in Haripur and expressed deep grief over the incident. In a press statement, the minister termed the murder an extremely tragic, heartbreaking and condemnable incident. He said Chief Minister Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa … Read more
Yayoi Kusama, Pop Artist Who Expanded and Endured, Dies at 97
The Japanese artist’s polka-dot covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
Catastrophic Flood Hits Nepal, Engulfing Crowds and Causing Quake
The authorities reported hundreds of people missing and at least 160 people killed in the border region of Nepal and Tibet, where an avalanche of mud, water, ice and rocks smashed down.
As a Storyteller, Tim Curry Had the Gift
He was a blast to watch, whether playing a mad scientist in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a butler in “Clue” or a singing King Arthur in “Spamalot.”
Death toll in Pishin attack rises to six
Meanwhile, two Afghan nationals were shot dead by unidentified armed men near Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Quetta QUETTA: The death toll from a firing incident targeting labourers in the Saranan area of Pishin rose to six after an injured worker succumbed to his wounds on Tuesday, police said. According to police, five labourers were killed … Read more
Nvidia’s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending
Quarterly revenue also more than doubled, to $96.22 billion, the company said, topping expectations on Wall Street.
Summer Weather in L.A. Was Perfect. Then Came Humidity and Mosquitoes.
Warmer water off the coast has made things slightly swampy for residents used to a succession of splendid days.
14 newborns killed in fire at PIMS Hospital in Islamabad
Police officers move past an ambulance outside an intensive care unit after a fire broke out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Fourteen newborn babies were killed on Wednesday after a fire broke out on the third floor of the Mother and Child Hospital’s ward at … Read more