International News

Football: Rogic on scoresheet as Celtic ease to victory

  • GLASGOW, Nov 5, (APP/AFP) – In-form Australian international Tom Rogic scored as Celtic increased their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to 10 points with a 3-0 win at home to 10-man Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Goals by Scott Sinclair, Leigh Griffiths and Rogic ensured Celtic exacted revenge for Inverness being the only side […]

  • Haiti aid hard to come by one month after hurricane

    LES CAYES, Haiti, Nov 5, (APP/AFP) – Uprooted trees still litter fields and beaches in southern Haiti, as if Hurricane Matthew left its trail of death and destruction only yesterday. Except for blue plastic tarps that now cover damaged homes, the scene one month after the storm is practically identical to the days immediately following […]

  • Football: De Roon denies Man City, first win for Sunderland

    LONDON, Nov 5, (APP/AFP) – Marten de Roon’s stoppage-time header earned Middlesbrough a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on Saturday to leave Pep Guardiola’s side in a vulnerable position at the Premier League summit. Sergio Aguero’s 150th City goal looked to have sent his side three points clear, but De Roon brought the Etihad Stadium […]

  • Tennis: Murray crowned number one after Raonic injury

    PARIS, Nov 5, (APP/AFP) – Britain’s Andy Murray became the new world number one on Saturday after Milos Raonic withdrew from their Paris Masters semi-final because of injury. The walkover will see Murray, 29, move to the top of the rankings for the first time in his career after replacing long-time incumbent Novak Djokovic. The […]

  • No discrepancies in tax returns of PM, Maryam Nawaz: Ferguson

    ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (APP): Chartered Accountant firm Ferguson &Co. Saturday stated that there were no discrepancies between the taxreturns of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his daughterMaryam Nawaz Sharif. In its report, the audit firm said that the opposition’scriticism in the plot purchase issue was baseless, reported a privatenews channel. According to the report, […]

  • Failure in Venezuela talks could lead to ‘bloodshed’: Vatican envoy

    BUENOS AIRES, Nov 5, (APP/AFP) – If upcoming Vatican-backed talks between Venezuela’s bitterly antagonistic government and opposition fail, the result could well be “bloodshed,” a papal envoy warned Saturday. “If one delegation or the other ends the dialogue, it’s not the pope but the Venezuelan people who will lose, because the path then could truly […]