2013 ~ News & Discussion Forum

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Sattar Buksh cafe vs Star Bucks

Karachi cafe leans on international branding to sell local tea and snacks to consumers The black, twisted moustache - a symbol of command and power of manhood in this region - replaces the siren with her crown in the original Starbucks logo. Even the name Sattar Buksh sounds...

On Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Monday, 25 November 2013

Georgia skull may prove early humans were single species

David Lordkipanidze, director of the Georgian National Museum, holding a well-preserved skull from 1.8 million years ago found found in the remains of a medieval hilltop city in Dmanisi on October 18, 2013 (AFP Photo / Vano Shlamov) A 1.8 million-year-old skull found in Georgia could turn...

On Monday, November 25, 2013

Sunday, 24 November 2013

Hundreds strip at football stadium in Australia

Some 1,800 people have stripped naked at an Austrian football stadium for US photographer Spencer Tunick. ...

On Sunday, November 24, 2013

Abbottabad Commission Report

Read Full Commission Report here in PDF On the night of May 1, 2011, US special forces launched a raid deep into Pakistani territory to capture or kill al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. On President Barack Obama’s orders, US soldiers flew via helicopter to the Pakistani army garrison...

On Sunday, November 24, 2013

Shakeel Afridi charged with murder

Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden has been charged with murder and fraud three months after his conviction for treason was overturned. Shakeel Afridi's defence lawyer and a senior government official told the AFP news agency on Saturday that the new charges...

On Sunday, November 24, 2013

The best pictures of the week

The most impressive pictures from the last seven days, including snail massage, the biggest homemade telescope, and a Rocket Science You’ve got snail A slimy "snail massage" in Russia. Optimistic proponents believe it eliminates wrinkles. (Reuters/Ilya Naymushin) Doctor flew A remote-control TARDIS, created by inventor Otto...

On Sunday, November 24, 2013

Thursday, 21 November 2013

Beirut Bombing: A Gift from Saudia

Most people expected Saudi Arabia to go far in its mission to destroy Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon, but few expected it would be so quick to move the confrontation to a new level, deploying its soldiers of death on the doorsteps of the Iranian embassy in Beirut. The...

On Thursday, November 21, 2013

Muslim Brotherhood 'stole' Egypt's revolution: John Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday accused the Muslim Brotherhood of stealing Egypt's revolution, in some of his toughest comments yet about the party that took power in the nation's first democratic election. In a speech to a forum on enhancing links between private sector businesses...

On Thursday, November 21, 2013

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Interview of an Egyptian atheist

Cairo, Egypt - As Gabr sat in a seafront cafe in his hometown of Alexandria, he spoke about his past opinion of atheists. "I used to think that they should be killed," he said matter-of-factly. Gabr - not his real name - was brought up in a moderate Muslim...

On Wednesday, November 20, 2013

How does the body fight off a virus?

How do our bodies defend us from viruses? When our bodies come under attack from a viral infection they launch a sophisticated defence known as 'the immune response'. Our immune system is designed to recognise the cells that make up our bodies and repel any foreign invaders such...

On Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Pakistani men smuggled 1kg heroin in laptops into Dubai

Dubai: Two men have been given life sentences for smuggling, possessing and trafficking nearly one kilogram of heroin which they hid inside their laptops. The Pakistani duo, 40-year-old A.H. and 36-year-old M.A., were said to have bought the heroin from their homeland for Dh13,800, smuggled it to...

On Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Yemen: 8 year old girl dies from internal injuries on wedding night

An eight year old bride in Yemen died from internal injuries on her wedding night, bleeding to death after deep vaginal tearing caused by sex with her 40 year old husband.The girl, identified only by the name Rawan, died in Hardh in the governorate of Hajjah in northwestern...

On Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Asif Ali Zardari Refused the coalition of PPP with PTI

Pakistan Peoples Party refused to join ‪‎PTI‬ coalition in ‪KPK‬. Asif Ali Zardari said Imran Khan is not taking any serious action against the terrorists and terrorism in Pakistan. Asif Ali Zardari also said that the PPP want to take a serious action against the terrorism in Pakistan...