South Africa plans to begin wide-ranging discussions later this year on whether to limit foreign land ownership as part of an effort to curb rising property prices, officials said on Monday.
Gun-battles between rival rebel factions in northern Ivory Coast left a dozen dead, officials said Monday, stepping up a power struggle that has compounded 20 months of tensions in the divided west African state.
Maoists rebels have abducted more than 1,000 youths from 60 villages in western Nepal and are forcing them to undergo training in guerrilla activities, an official said Monday.
Some radiation contamination was detected on Monday at a nuclear fuel reprocessing facility at Tokaimura, the site of Japan's worst nuclear accident, but there was no leak to the outside environment, officials said.
Muslim militants in Iraq threatened to behead a South Korean hostage by Monday night unless his country scrapped plans to send 3,000 more troops - a demand rejected by Seoul.
South Korea will not be deterred from its plan to send 3,000 troops to help rebuild Iraq despite a threat from Muslim militants to behead a South Korean hostage shown pleading for his life, the government said on Monday.
More Nato troops will be needed in Afghanistan by the end of July along with a surge in disarmament of factional militias if security is to be sufficient for elections in September, the United Nations said on Monday.
Hungary's oldest working solicitor won an appeal on Monday against a verdict handed down in 1949 at a showcase Communist trial when his client, a Catholic priest, was jailed over his handling of church funds.
Palestinian security forces have drafted a plan to assume control of Israeli settlements and military installations in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli pullout, a senior Palestinian security commander said.
Secretary General Kofi Annan opens the first United Nations conference on Monday dedicated entirely to anti-Semitism, a scourge Jewish leaders say has deliberately been neglected by the world body.
Bill Clinton's worst day in office came when he admitted to his wife the affair with a White House intern that would threaten his marriage and his presidency, the former president said in a television interview promoting his memoirs on Sunday.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus has been found in tears, a discovery that poses a major challenge for health workers, according to a Singaporean study published on Monday.
Pope John Paul on Monday told Spain's new Socialist prime minister, whose government plans to legalise gay marriage, that Spain had to conserve ethical and moral values rooted in its Christian culture.
An Iranian Air Force F-14 fighter plane has crashed during a training flight, killing the two crew on board, the official news agency IRNA reported Monday.
The US embassy in Britain confirmed Monday the resignation of ambassador William Farish, saying he would leave his post next month after less than three years in the job.
Thousands of druids, revellers and the simply curious witnessed a cloud-obscured sunrise at Stonehenge on Monday during an annual pilgrimage to the site to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.
Arms exporting nations must enforce their own rules and not sell weapons to countries who are paying with money diverted from health or social policies, international aid organisation Oxfam said on Tuesday.
Military police were Monday investigating claims that British soldiers mutilated the bodies of Iraqi insurgents after a firefight in British-occupied southern Iraq last month.
Malaysia and the United States mended fences Monday after an angry dispute over protecting international shipping against terrorist attacks in the vital Malacca Straits.
French deputies walked out of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly on Monday when their compatriot Jean-Claude Trichet, head of the European Central Bank, began addressing a meeting in English.
The Russian Council of Muftis on Monday strongly criticised the US plan to bring about democratic reform to the Middle East, saying it constituted a crusade against Muslims.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that it was essential for the Islamic republic to master the nuclear fuel cycle, but again denied the country was seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
Powerful typhoon Dianmu tore through South Korea and western Japan on Monday, lashing a wide area with strong winds and heavy rains, killing at least five people.
A policeman was killed and an Afghan UN worker wounded when gunmen attacked a UN electoral vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Monday, hours after a UN electoral office was attacked with rockets.
Nearly 50 people were wounded when a bomb exploded on Monday at an opposition rally in Bangladesh's north-eastern district of Sunamganj, witnesses and private television networks said.
North Korea and the United States disagreed on the opening day on Monday of six-way working talks on how to end Pyongyang's nuclear programmes while South Korea offered aid to the struggling North in return for progress.
The United States and the European Union have reached a final accord on resolving a transatlantic row over rival satellite positioning systems and will seal the deal at the US-EU summit this week in Ireland, officials from both sides said Monday.
Sterling gave up ground to the dollar but steered a steady course against the euro on Monday as dealers awaited minutes from the Bank of England's latest policy meeting for clues on the future path of interest rates.
The yen rose to eight-week highs against the dollar on Monday and seven-week peaks versus the euro on the back of strong Tokyo equities gains and expectations for a firming interest rate picture in Japan.
US oil prices eased slightly on Monday under pressure from the expiry of the prompt futures contract, but brokers said ongoing supply disruptions were likely to keep the market firmly above $35 a barrel.
US stocks strayed close to unchanged Monday, as Wachovia Corp's $14 billion deal to acquire SouthTrust Corp bolstered sentiment, but caution before next week's Federal Reserve meeting and US transfer of power in Iraq restrained buyers.
European corporate bonds started the week slightly higher in average value, although activity was limited, with the focus on details of forthcoming deals from borrowers such as TUI and Cadbury Schweppes.
European corporate bonds started the week slightly higher in average value, although activity was limited, with the focus on details of forthcoming deals from borrowers such as TUI and Cadbury Schweppes.
Britain's top shares dipped on Monday to halt a four-day winning run as oil and telecoms stocks eased and bank Lloyds TSB drifted after its margins were knocked by tough industry competition.
NYCE cotton futures crumbled from speculative and options-related sales to end Monday at more than a one-year low, with further losses likely as investors roll out of July before first notice day on Thursday, brokers said.
Gold see-sawed either side of unchanged in Europe on Monday afternoon, although many dealers remained upbeat on the likelihood of further gains towards $400 an ounce this week, despite the metal having stalled earlier in the day.
Oil prices fell more than a dollar on Monday as Iraq resumed limited crude exports from its southern terminals after a six-day halt caused by sabotage attacks.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notice to Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in an appeal filed by former Federal Minister, Haji Muhammad Nawaz Khokhar challenging the decision of an Accountability Court AC against him.
Rasheeduddin Rashid, chairman, Provincial/Local Taxes Sub-Committee of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), has described the Sindh Budget 2004-05, as a bold exercise, keeping in view of the prevailing circumstances and financial constrain
The Institute of Bankers Pakistan is holding a Business Breakfast Forum on June 24, 2004 at 8:00 am in order to get deep insight into current and future trends in the agriculture sector.
Zanzibar's Stone Town is a labyrinth of winding cobbled streets lined with high-walled houses where voices chanting Quranic verses emanate from one home and women dye their skin with henna in the next.
"So now what? The Maulanas don't like the President and the President doesn't like the Maulanas and they have come out in the open. And the Musharraf Lotas, the ever growing number of Musharraf Lotas need I add, are saying that the President is above repr
Budget is an annual estimate of expenditure and budget makers are as good as their estimates. The sanitised information contained in government publication, particularly the budgetary documents, indicates that the government failed to stick to the origina
Budget is an annual estimate of expenditure and budget makers are as good as their estimates. The sanitised information contained in government publication, particularly the budgetary documents, indicates that the government failed to stick to the origina
We refer to the 'Recorder Report' appearing in June 09, 2004 edition of the Daily Business Recorder, carried on the back page, titled 'Mills not yet paid quality premium to cane growers'.
In my pre-budget article, namely three pillars of Investment budget, I suggested that the bill must concentrate on three aspects, land, labour and capital.
In my pre-budget article, namely three pillars of Investment budget, I suggested that the bill must concentrate on three aspects, land, labour and capital.
A report in this paper the other day had both good and bad news to offer regarding the scourge of drug addiction. Quoting experts, it revealed that the use of heroin is on the decline.
Former president, Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari on Monday met Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and felicitated him on assumption of office of Sindh Chief Minister-ship.
The provincial secretary health, Ashiq Hussain Memon has, on behalf of Sindh government, issued five cheques for Rs 3.748 million as the amount spent on the treatment of injured persons of Hyderi Masjid bomb blast.
Vice-president National Party Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and member central executive committee Balochistan National Party Abdul Wali Kakar here on Monday presented themselves to police officials for arrest.
National Highway Authority (NHA) on Monday started a 2-day workshop on Environmental Training to aware contractors consultants and staff of environmental protection in the country.
More than 90 percent of all treatments given in the public dental clinics is tooth extractions, reveals the findings of a World Health Organisation (WHO) sponsored "Situation Analysis on the Oral Health Sector of Pakistan.
Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro has said the government was aware of the concerns of overseas Pakistanis on the law and order situation and told them, a well-thought out strategy was in place to address the problem.
Justice Ata-ur-Rahman of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Monday admitted an appeal for regular hearing against former Deputy Commissioner Arif Ellahi and his younger brother Sohail Ellahi.
The city police chief on Monday was directed, to find the whereabouts of the 'Pesh Imam' of a mosque, by a division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Chief Justice Saiyed Saeed Ashhad and Justice Zia Pervez.
"True regime change occurs when liberty is guaranteed by a people free to create or support institutions of their own choosing. True regime change occurs when that strength and that freedom are defined by the depth, breadth and quality of education shared
At least nine persons were killed and sixteen other injured in a clash between two rival groups of Shar tribe over some old dispute of land, in village Rakhial-Ji-Wandh of Garhi Yasin Taluka, District Shikarpur on Monday.
Pakistan had signed three agreements with World Trade Organisation (WTO) for enhancing co-operation in trade of food, agriculture and livestock commodities.
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Acting President Qazi Hussein Ahmed has called an emergency meeting of the supreme council of the body on Wednesday, June 23 in Islamabad.
There is a big rush by federal and provincial government departments to use the allocated funds for various projects on the ground for the current financial year before it closes, reports UPP correspondent.
Army war game exercise Sabit Qadam III commenced on Monday with the presentations of opposing plans to the President and the Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf at the General Headquarters Rawalpindi.
Pakistan Petroleum Limited authorities have opened Sui airport for chartered flights following which the first chartered flight from Karachi landed at the airport on Monday, local administration in Sui said.
No viable and longstanding solution of Kashmir dispute is possible unless the people of Kashmiri are involved in the ongoing official-level dialogue between the governments of Pakistan and India.
The press spokesman for Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Monday contradicted a news item in a section of the press in which it was alleged that Pir Pagara showed his indignation to the chief minister for harassing the staff of a private hospi
The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).
The export of mango is in full swing as several airlines including PIA have added more cargo flights to their last year's schedule from Pakistan this year, exporters said here Monday.
Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Adeel Rauf has expressed disappointment over the ignoring of trade and industry sector in the NWFP Budget for 2004-05.
Three persons were killed while over 50 received injuries when heavy rain, accompanied by windstorm, lashed the city and its adjoining areas during Saturday night.
All Pakistan Cotton Powerlooms Association (APCPA) has expressed grave concern over the new proposed schedule of trade tax (previously motor tax) by District Government and its leaders have stated that an already solved issue had been made disputed once a
Journalists, covering the proceeding of the NWFP Assembly, on Monday staged a walkout in protest against the non-implementation of the Seventh Wage Board Award and publishing of advertisements against it in the national press.
Owing to prompt information sharing and coordination by the Maritime Security Agency (MSA), 11 crew members of a dhow, Al-Garhoud, were saved and brought back to Karachi.
All district governments have completed arrangements for rescue measures needed to protect human lives and livestock during the expected flood and monsoon rains.
Lawyers from both Baltistan, Skardu, Ghanche, Siachan, Kargil districts and other sectors will contest the forthcoming elections of Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC) in October.
Two-member delegation of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, comprising deputy dean Dr Mohammed Abdul Aziz and chairman Computer Engineering Department