Northern areas of the country are expected to receive rain over the next two days, the MET office predicted on Wednesday.Heavy rains are expected in parts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Islamabad, Rawalpindi and other areas of Punjab received rain on Wednesday turning the…

A piece of the space shuttle Columbia, which broke apart and burned on re-entry more than eight years ago, has been found in a lake, NASA officials said.Wreckage from shuttle Columbia was uncovered in East Texas this week, the result of a prolonged drought…

An elderly bandage-swathed suicide bomber blew himself up in Baghdad's biggest Sunni mosque, killing an MP and at least 27 others in an attack that was blamed on al Qaeda on Monday.The blast was part of nationwide violence that left 35 dead on Sunday,…

Tripoli celebrated into the early hours of Wednesday after rebels overran Moamer Kadhafi's compound, despite finding no sign of the Libyan strongman or his sons.Several hours later pro-Kadhafi media quoted him as saying he had abandoned the compound in a "tactical withdrawal" after it…

TUNIS: Libyan rebels have taken control of Tripoli airport, an Arab TV reported on Monday, citing a rebel spokesman.Meanwhile, rebels in the Libyan coastal enclave of Misrata said they had intercepted a column of troops from the city of Sirte, Moamer Kadhafi's hometown and…

The world population will reach seven billion later this year, with increases in the number of people in Africa off-setting birth rate drops elsewhere, according to a new French study published Thursday.Looking much further ahead, the National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) predicts a…

Four security guards died Monday as suicide bombers targeted a fuel depot for NATO-led forces close to one of Afghanistan's biggest bases, where thousands of foreign troops are stationed.The attack happened at a facility belonging to logistics company Supreme, near the sprawling Kandahar airfield,…

Thousands of workers, soldiers and volunteers fanned out across Sri Lanka on Friday to begin the country's first national elephant survey despite a boycott by some wildlife groups.Hundreds of conservationists decided not to take part because of fears prompted by comments from a minister…

LONDON: Days of rioting and looting across Britain looked to be cooling on Wednesday after Prime Minister David Cameron's promised a fightback and flooded city streets with police to try to restore order.By 9.30 p.m., incidents were limited to isolated skirmishes and standoffs between…

US drone fired multiple missiles in tribal region of North Waziristan, leaving at least three people dead in the wee hours of Wednesday, Geo News reported.According to the sources, the unmanned plane fired two missiles at a house in Kharoni area of Miranshah, destroying…