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In a statement likely to boomerang on his campaign odds, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that derogatory remarks he has made toward women were all for the sake of “entertainment.” Trump appeared to argue...

Shawana Shah, a 23-year-old woman from Peshawar, received the Muhammad Ali Humaniatarian Award at the annual event in Louisville Kentucky, the legendary boxer’s hometown. She is the youngest and the only Asian to win the prestigious...

Combining her athletic ability with gymnastic aesthetics, American Simone Biles grabbed fourth gold of Rio Olympics, reinforcing her status as the top gymnast in the world. With the golden floor showing, Biles etched her name in...

Each time, she splashed into a Rio Olympic swimming pool, 19-year-old Katie Ledecky made it abundantly clear that her best was yet to be. Such was the touch Ledecky displayed, proving once again why she is...

Hollywood star and UN Ambassador for Refugees Angelina Jolie will not be lecturing students at the Georgetown University this fall, a spokesperson said after earlier media reports suggested she was set to join the campus as...

In a milestone moment on Tuesday afternoon, Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nomination for November 8 presidential election, becoming the first woman candidate of a major American political party. She will face Republican Donald Trump in...

American Muslims, who gathered on the National Mall on Saturday said they are in the nation’s capital with a message of peace and unity in the face of violence and discrimination. Interfaith leaders from Christian, Jewish...

President Barack Obama, while referring to achievements of Muslims at a White House Eid reception, cited Kamala Khan, also known as Ms. Marvel, a comic book superhero created by a Pakistani-American writer Sana Amanat. “By the...

The investigation into the murder of Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has taken a new  turn as state has become a complainant, stripping the family of victim of the right to pardon the killer brother. The police...

In the midst of 1950s and 1960s, when black community was fighting racial segregation, three African-American women were helping launch America into space and be the first to land the man on the moon. Dorothy Vaughan,...