Scientists from Australia and Britain have discovered a new method which may help to target the HIV virus as it makes its way to infecting cells. Scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia, led by Associate professor Till Bocking, described on Tuesday how the HIV virusContinue Reading
Colombia may reduce prison sentences by up to a half for criminal gang members who surrender, the presidency and media reports said on Monday. The new legislation signed by President Juan Manuel Santos targets thousands of members of drug trafficking gangs, such as the Gulf Clan and the former guerrillaContinue Reading
A team of doctors performing Pakistan’s first ever mechanical heart transplant at NICVD. PHOTO: NICVD A team of doctors performing Pakistan’s first ever mechanical heart transplant at NICVD. PHOTO: NICVD KARACHI : The country’s first-ever mechanical heart transplant was carried out at the National Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases (NICVD)Continue Reading
By Warda Imran The accountability court, in a momentous decision on Friday, sentenced deposed premier Nawaz Sharif to 10 years and Maryam Nawaz to seven years in the Avenfield corruption reference. Capt (retd) Safdar also sentenced to one year in jail. With all eyes on the court, Judge Muhammad BashirContinue Reading
Duduzane Zuma, the son of scandal-plagued former South African president Jacob Zuma, was briefly detained at Johannesburg’s main airport on Thursday relating to a corruption case, his lawyer said on Friday. Duduzane Zuma, who was returning to South Africa to attend his brother’s funeral, is due at Randburg Magistrate’s CourtContinue Reading
Trump’s administration is using DNA tests to reunite children and their migrant parents after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The department said compared to verifying documents such as birth certificates, the DNA process is a faster and more accurate methodContinue Reading
An Indian TV actress along with her mother and sister have been charged with printing counterfeit currency at their home to bear the losses they were hit by. According to Gulf News, Surya Sasikumar has appeared in several serials aired by Kerala-based TV channels. Local police said that they managedContinue Reading
JOHANNESBURG: At least three suspected poachers who were apparently hunting for rhinos have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a game reserve in South Africa, the owner said on Thursday. The men entered the Sibuya Game Reserve on the southeast coast armed with a high-powered rifle andContinue Reading
The China-Africa cooperation has contributed positively to the promotion and protection of people’s rights to subsistence and development in Africa, a Chinese envoy has said. Xu Jinghu, the Chinese Government’s Special Representative for African Affairs, made the remarks while addressing a side-event of the 38th session of the UN HumanContinue Reading
