Sushmita Banerjee: The Bengali writer who escaped the Taliban and wrote about life under its rule

Her memoir Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou inspired the 2003 film Escape From Taliban. Nearly two decades after fleeing Afghanistan, ...

A young Phillies supporter led to fans being able to keep foul balls on this week in Philly history

“Toughie Reds” wasn’t going quietly. On July 18, 1923, this Phillies fan, real name Robert Cotter, caught a foul ball in the ...

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, Ruler Who Transformed Qatar, Dies at 74

Under Sheikh Hamad, the tiny nation of Qatar developed immense natural gas wealth and cultivated influence far beyond its ...

On This Day: BP caps Deepwater Horizon oil spill after 3 months

On July 15, 2010, BP announced it had capped its crippled underwater well that sent millions of barrels of crude gushing into ...

Has Trump's Pakistan reset failed? Why Islamabad still leans towards China

Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India. Get all the trending City News, India News, Business News, and Sports ...

On This Day, July 15: BP caps Deepwater Horizon oil spill after 3 months

On July 15, 2010, BP announced it had capped its crippled underwater well that sent millions of barrels of crude gushing into ...
Gulf Times

Architect of modern Qatar

His Highness the late Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani leaves behind a legacy of remarkable achievements during ...
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America At 250: The republic that mistook itself for an empire

On July 4, 1776, fifty-six strong men signed their names to a proposition so audacious it still reads like heresy: that ...
Kashmir Observer

Emir Who Made Tiny Qatar a Global Player Dies

Sheikh Hamad, who transformed the tiny Gulf state from an obscure desert nation into one of the world's most influential ...