Markets Australia shares seen making 3rd day of gains MELBOURNE: Australian stocks are seen pushing higher on Tuesday for the third straight day, following Wall Street's gain Published 22 Mar, 2011 07:50am
Markets Tokyo threatens further yen intervention OSAKA; Tokyo on Tuesday threatened further possible action by the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations to inter Published 22 Mar, 2011 07:41am
Markets Tokyo stocks up 3.61% as BoJ pumps two tn yen into money market OSAKA: The Bank of Japan on Tuesday injected two trillion yen ($24.67 billion) into the money market as it continued its Published 22 Mar, 2011 07:02am
Top News Inflation, strong capital inflows threaten Asia-Pacific countries ISLAMABAD: Inflation has become or continues to be an important risk to macroeconomic and social stability in a number o Published 21 Mar, 2011 11:28am
Business & Finance World Water Day to be observed on Tuesday ISLAMABAD: The World Water Day would be celebrated on Tuesday all over the world including Pakistan to inspire events ac Published 21 Mar, 2011 11:20am
World After year of woe, Haiti chooses a new president PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti went to the polls Sunday in a presidential run-off to choose if a popular singer or a former first Published 21 Mar, 2011 11:03am
Top News No wheat procurement centers in Sindh yet KHIPRO: The new wheat of the current season has started reaching the markets but the food department of Sindh government Published 21 Mar, 2011 10:49am
Top News I5.8 quake rocks Pakistan KARACHI: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Punjab and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Aaj TV reported on Mond Published 21 Mar, 2011 09:58am
Business & Finance Sunni Tehreek, Jamiat Mashaikh declare suicide attacks ‘haram’, warn terrorists of retaliation THATTA: Declaring bomb attacks and other acts of terrorism as un-Islamic and against the Sharia, the Sunni Tehreek and J Published 21 Mar, 2011 09:51am
Markets Aussie dollar returns to parity with greenback SYDNEY: The Australian dollar returned to parity with the US dollar on Monday, defying analyst expectations who feared f Published 21 Mar, 2011 09:16am
World Afghan men hoist an Islamic flag to celebrate Noruz KABUL: Afghan men hoist a holy Islamic flag at the Sakhi holy shrine in Kabul on March 21, 2011 as part of the celebrati Published 21 Mar, 2011 09:10am
World Indonesian firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir watches his court proceedings on TV in prison JAKARTA: Indonesian firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir (R) watches the court proceeding on a television monitor from a Published 21 Mar, 2011 08:55am
Markets Oil up in Asia as West launches Libya strikes SINGAPORE: Crude prices rose in Asian trade Monday as Western forces staged air strikes to halt Libyan leader Moamer Qad Published 21 Mar, 2011 08:42am
Markets Hong Kong gold closes higher HONG KONG: Gold ended at $1,426.00-$1,427.00 an ounce in Hong Kong on Monday, up from Friday's close of $1,413.00-$1,414 Published 21 Mar, 2011 08:31am
Top News Smoke at Japan nuclear plant, workers evacuated: operator OSAKA: Workers were temporarily evacuated from part of the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan Monday a Published 21 Mar, 2011 08:18am
Life & Style Sheen tour details trickle out LOS ANGELES: Charlie Sheen plans to "riff like an artist" from memory rather than use a script on his 21-date "Torpedo Published 19 Mar, 2011 12:53pm
Markets S. Africa's rand falls from 2-month high; bonds gain JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday, reversing overnight gains that took the curr Published 15 Mar, 2011 10:45am
Top News Quake-hit Tokai Daini reactor cools down TOKYO: Japan Atomic Power Company said on Tuesday that the sole 1,100 megawatt unit its Tokai Daini nuclear plant, locat Published 15 Mar, 2011 10:26am
Markets Indian rupee falls on weak local shares, Asian peers MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell to its lowest in more than two weeks on Tuesday as worries about the economic impact of Ja Published 15 Mar, 2011 10:19am
Top News Radiation fears spark panic buying, evacuations in Tokyo TOKYO: Panic swept Tokyo on Tuesday after a rise in radioactive levels around an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant nort Published 15 Mar, 2011 10:01am