Afridi won't attend Pakistan summons

KARACHI — Retired cricket star Shahid Afridi will not appear as summoned before a Pakistani disciplinary committee on June 8 to face charges of violating a code of conduct, his lawyer said Monday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) told Afridi to appear before a three-man disciplinary committee after the former one-day captain abruptly decided to retire from international cricket last week.

British universities complacent on Islamists, Minister

LONDON: Britain’s universities are complacent in tackling Islamic extremism on campus, the interior minister warned Monday. Home Secretary Theresa May said universities were not taking the issue of radicalisation seriously enough, in an interview with The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Her remarks come a day ahead of the launch of the government’s revised strategy to stop the growth of home-grown extremists.

British royalty dined on human flesh

They have long been famed for their love of lavish banquets and rich recipes. But what is less well known is that the British royals also had a taste for human flesh.

A new book on medicinal cannibalism has revealed that possibly as recently as the end of the 18th century British royalty swallowed parts of the human body.

The author adds that this was not a practice reserved for monarchs but was widespread among the well-to-do in Europe.

Three US drone strikes kill 18 in South Waziristan in a Day

PESHAWAR: US Drone strike killed 18 people in Pakistan’s tribal district of South Waziristan on Monday, destroying compounds and a vehicle in the deadliest drone strikes for months, Officials said.

Three strikes were reported just days after Pakistani officials said they believed senior al Qaeda commander Ilyas Kashmiri had died in a similar attack late Friday, also in South Waziristan which borders Afghanistan.