The US has threatened with economic sanctions against Pakistan over Islamabad’s plan to buy Iranian gas to quell its increasing energy thirst.   A US newspaper report said Washington was going to pile sanctions in Pakistan if it went ahead with the deal, just as Iran and Islamabad are negotiating an agreement with an Iranian company to build its side of the gas pipe line. The paper said the White House has ...

Posted By Rida Zaheer Growing shiitake oyster mushrooms for Michael Alt’s family’s restaurant proved to be a tricky operation in snowfall manic Syracuse, NY. Maintaining ideal conditions required a complicated set-up of seemingly endless triggers, humidifiers, fans, dehumidifiers and miscellaneous controls.   At his day job, Alt was making radar technology for the US Department of Defense as a software engi ...

 By Rajish Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit says there is a "huge surprise" for dance enthusiasts in the country. "We have a huge surprise in store for all you dancers and budding dancers! Watch for news on Monday," Madhuri tweeted Friday. Perhaps it could be the announcement of a new season of a dance reality show she has judged before. For now, she is heading to Lucknow to shoot for Vishal Bhardwaj' ...

By Riley McAtee This weekend, tennis powerhouses will collide as the Cal women’s tennis team hosts UCLA and USC at Hellman Tennis Complex.   In a clash of top-10 teams, the No. 7 Bears (3-2) will take on No. 2 UCLA at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. The next day, they will play No. 6 USC (7-1) at noon. Last year, Cal went a combined 1-3 against the Bruins and Trojans in the regular season.   “These two games will set ...

By Rida Zaheer CENTURION: Pakistan  bowling attack  dismissed both South African opening batsmen early on the first day of the third and final Test at SuperSport Park on Friday but Sout Africa  started fighting back and now on track.   That left South Africa on 205 for five at tea time .   Rahat Ali and Ehsan Adil both claimed their first Test wickets. Rahat, playing in his second Test, dismissed Alviro Pet ...

Friday, February 22, 2013 - Johannesburg—Pakistan will resist the urge to experiment with their side in the final cricket Test against South Africa at Centurion starting on Friday, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said. The Proteas have already clinched the three-match series after winning the first two Tests in Johannesburg and Cape Town but Pakistan will not use the opportunity of the dead-rubber third match to give ...

Posted by Sumera Friday, February 22, 2013 - Since the advent of 2013, Hazaras of Quetta have been targeted with impunity, being killed mercilessly as if their lives were of no consequence. Prior to 2013, too the Hazara community has been hunted down, being off loaded from passenger buses and vehicles and slaughtered like animals. The January 10 massacre resulted in the death of over 100 innocent victims bu ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan According to the media reports , Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment plant, the UN nuclear watchdog says, a defiant step which will worry Western powers ahead of a resumption of talks with Tehran next week. In a confidential report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said 180 so-called IR-2m centrifuges and empty centrifuge casin ...