Rewards offered for information in alleged smuggling ring
October 15, 2021 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The U.S. government is offering two $1 million rewards for information leading to the arrest of a 40-year-old Pakistani man described as a “prolific human smuggler,” and for information leading to the financial disruption of his smuggling network.
3 climbers stranded on Pakistani mountain during descent
September 12, 2021 GMTISLAMABAD (AP) — Three climbers were stranded on Pakistan's Rakaposhi mountain while descending and efforts were being made Sunday to rescue them by helicopter, a Pakistani official said.
Czech climbers Jakub Vicek and Peter Macek and Pakistani Wajidullah Nagri were stranded in Camp 3 on Rakaposhi at a height of 6,900 meters (22,640 feet).
Karachi qualifies for PSL playoffs and knocks out Lahore
June 19, 2021 GMTABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Defending champion Karachi Kings squeaked into the Pakistan Super League playoffs after beating Quetta Gladiators by 14 runs in its do-or-die last league game on Saturday.
Police: 11-year-old robbery suspect was driving stolen car
May 13, 2021 GMTSAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) — An 11-year-old and a 17-year-old were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of robbing an 80-year-old California man, and police said the 11-year-old was driving a stolen car. ...
Nebraska ranks 33rd in rate of administering virus shots
February 16, 2021 GMTOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska ranks in the middle of the pack in the rate of administering coronavirus vaccines, but state officials are working to speed up distribution of the shots...
3 Bollywood stars questioned in drug investigation
September 26, 2020 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Three Bollywood actors, including top star Deepika Padukone, were questioned by India’s narcotics agency on Saturday as part of an investigation into the movie industry’s alleged links with drug peddlers and cartels, officials said...
In scramble to stop virus, testing raises tough questions
February 27, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Health officials confronted tough questions and doubts Thursday about testing to intercept the fast-spreading virus, with scrutiny focused on a four-day delay in screening an infected California woman despite her doctors’ early calls to do so...
Sharafat Ali Khan sentenced in ‘terrorism’ illegal immigrant smuggling plot
October 17, 2017 GMTA federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the mastermind of a smuggling ring who brought dozens of illegal immigrants from terrorist hot-spots into the U.S. to 31 months in prison, rejecting the man's pleas for leniency and saying he could have ended up getting Americans killed.
Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have baby
December 20, 2016 GMTNEW DELHI (AP) — Popular Bollywood couple Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan say they have been blessed with a baby boy...