2015-05-02 Pakistan More Top Stories

The News International   

PTI wants Altaf's speech referred to UK   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) wants the government to take up the issue of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain's alleged hate speech with the British authorities. “Why has the government not taken up this issue with the ...

2015-05-02 Pakistan Science

Los Angeles Times   

One in six species could be wiped out by climate change, study says   
Los Angeles Times
About one in six species now alive on the planet could become extinct as a result of climate change, according to a study published in Friday's edition of the journal Science. If present trends continue, the Earth's temperature will wind up 4.3 degrees Celsius ...

2015-05-02 Pakistan Health

Khaleej Times   

Polio: 'We're close to wiping out disease' - UNICEF   
Pulse Nigeria
According to report, there have been zero cases of the crippling disease recorded across all of Africa this year and fewer than 25 globally. Published: 01.05.2015; Onnaedo Okafor. Print; eMail · A health worker gives a child an oral polio vaccine in Kano, ...

2015-05-02 Pakistan Entertainment

Christian Science Monitor   

Pirate music streaming service Grooveshark shuts down   
San Francisco Chronicle
Add Grooveshark to the list of music websites that have been sued out of existence over copyright infringement. The website has shut down after reaching a settlement with major record companies Universal, Sony and Warner on Thursday. The free streaming ...

2015-05-02 Pakistan Sports

DAWN.com   

Tamim, Imrul thwart Pakistan with record stand   
DAWN.com
KHULNA: Openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes hit unbeaten centuries to lead a brilliant fightback by Bangladesh on the fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan in Khulna on Friday. The left-handed pair put on their nation's highest partnership for any ...

2015-05-02 Pakistan Technology

Daily Times   

Ten-lane Expressway too small for traffic   
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: The ten-lane Islamabad Expressway falls short of bearing traffic load in peak hours especially due to mounting vehicle numbers and poor traffic management. It is usually becoming a routine that traffic moves too slow or blocks at different ...

2015-05-02 Pakistan Business

The Express Tribune   

US shale firms revive hedging as oil rebounds, may vex Opec   
DAWN.com
NEW YORK: US oil producers are rushing to take advantage of the rebound in oil markets by locking in prices for next year and beyond, safeguarding future supplies and possibly paving the way for a rebound in production. The flurry of hedging activity in the ...

2015-05-02 Pakistan Pakistan

The News International   

PTI wants Altaf's speech referred to UK   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) wants the government to take up the issue of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain's alleged hate speech with the British authorities. “Why has the government not taken up this issue with the ...

2015-05-02 Pakistan World

Times of India   

Nepal earthquake: No possibility of finding more quake survivors, govt says   
Times of India
KATHMANDU: Nepal's government ruled out the possibility on Saturday of finding more survivors buried in the rubble from last weekend's massive earthquake as it announced the death toll had risen to 6,621. "It has already been one week since the disaster," ...