At least one suspected Taleban militant was killed and 22 others detained in a US-led military operation in southern Afghanistan, the US military spokesman said on Saturday.
At least one suspected Taleban militant was killed and 22 others detained in a US-led military operation in southern Afghanistan, the US military spokesman said on Saturday.
Construction has got underway of a Japanese-funded international terminal at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat airport to cope with increasing passenger traffic to Vietnam's southern business capital.
Brazil's public sector primary budget surplus soared in July from a year earlier, putting the country within striking distance of IMF-agreed goals as strong economic growth swelled tax revenues, central bank figures showed on Friday.
A protest by French farmers angered by falling revenues severely disrupted traffic along the highway between the southern city of Perpignan and Spain on Saturday, one of the busiest days for holidaymakers returning home, the authorities said.
Hundreds of Iraqi and foreign firms are set to take part in an international trade fair in Baghdad on December 15, the Iraqi-American chamber of commerce said Saturday.
Filipinos will soon have a choice of alternative fuels for their vehicles: diesel with a blend of coconut by-product, gasoline with ethanol from sugar and compressed natural gas.
India has taken a deliberate hit to its finances by cutting duties to counter a rise in inflation, which was mostly due to high oil and commodity prices and surplus cash in the economy, the finance minister said on Saturday.
Croatia is expecting further tourism growth based on a bumper 2004, with revenues expected to climb to 8.5 billion dollars (seven billion euros) or seven percent higher than last year.
The German government is considering privatising Deutsche Flugsicherung, the state-owned air traffic control operator in 2005, weekly Der Spiegel said on Saturday, quoting an internal finance ministry paper.
The newly-elected Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will visit New Delhi later this year as South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc) chairman, when he is also expected to hold talks with the Indian leaders.
The Millat Tractors, the local manufactures of Massey Ferguson tractors, have decided to increase the selling prices of tractors in view of the escalating cost of production.
The Millat Tractors, the local manufactures of Massey Ferguson tractors, have decided to increase the selling prices of tractors in view of the escalating cost of production.
The anti-dumping duty imposed on the export of bed-linen from Pakistan by the European Union (EU) is likely to be reduced before the quota-free regime commences from January 2005, sources at the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) revealed on Saturday.
The anti-dumping duty imposed on the export of bed-linen from Pakistan by the European Union (EU) is likely to be reduced before the quota-free regime commences from January 2005, sources at the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) revealed on Saturday.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved release of over $ 250 million tranche to Pakistan under Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) programme.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved release of over $ 250 million tranche to Pakistan under Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) programme.
The Saudi-Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company (Private) Limited registered a net profit of Rs 591 million for the first half of 2004, which is 60 percent higher than Rs 369 million in the corresponding period of the preceding year.
The Saudi-Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company (Private) Limited registered a net profit of Rs 591 million for the first half of 2004, which is 60 percent higher than Rs 369 million in the corresponding period of the preceding year.
The Saudi-Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company (Private) Limited registered a net profit of Rs 591 million for the first half of 2004, which is 60 percent higher than Rs 369 million in the corresponding period of the preceding year.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to strengthen friendship and co-operation with Pakistan in a letter on Saturday to his newly appointed counterpart in Islamabad, the foreign ministry said.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to strengthen friendship and co-operation with Pakistan in a letter on Saturday to his newly appointed counterpart in Islamabad, the foreign ministry said.
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that the "smooth transfer of power" augured well for democracy and expressed the hope that the country would have excellent governance.
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that the "smooth transfer of power" augured well for democracy and expressed the hope that the country would have excellent governance.
A German man suspected of trying to help Libya develop nuclear weapons probably had links with a key middleman in the international nuclear black market, the weekly Der Spiegel reported in its latest edition to be released Monday.
VERITAS Software Corporation announced on Saturday it has entered a partnership deal in Pakistan with ABM Info Tech, the IT arm of ABM Group, which has been a major player in Pakistan's technology market since 1983.
VERITAS Software Corporation announced on Saturday it has entered a partnership deal in Pakistan with ABM Info Tech, the IT arm of ABM Group, which has been a major player in Pakistan's technology market since 1983.
A Pakistani and a US citizen who shared a hatred of the United States were arrested for planning to blow up a New York subway station near the Republican national convention site, police said on Saturday.
The Lahore High Court and its benches will resume their work from August 30, instead of September 01, 2004. The subordinate courts, however, will re-open as per the schedule from September 01.
Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has dedicated special edition of Journal of PMA August to late Dr Sarwar Jehan Zuberi, in which her 18 selected articles has been published having some 32 eminent professionals' comments.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz vowed to continue economic reforms after he took oath as 23rd prime minister of Pakistan at the President House here, on Saturday. President Musharraf administered the oath of office.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz vowed to continue economic reforms after he took oath as 23rd prime minister of Pakistan at the President House here, on Saturday. President Musharraf administered the oath of office.
Pakistan and Albania on Saturday discussed ways and means of further enhancing bilateral co-operation in political and economic ties for the mutual benefit of both the countries.
Pakistan and Albania on Saturday discussed ways and means of further enhancing bilateral co-operation in political and economic ties for the mutual benefit of both the countries.
Top Shia clerics reaffirmed their opposition to armed resistance to the US troop presence in Iraq on Saturday as life spluttered back to normal in Najaf after weeks of devastating combat.
Top Shia clerics reaffirmed their opposition to armed resistance to the US troop presence in Iraq on Saturday as life spluttered back to normal in Najaf after weeks of devastating combat.
At the weekend, the rupee lost its week-long stability as a result of importers' forward dollar buying for payments, pushing the rupee-dollar parity down in the interbank market for buying and selling at Rs 58.68 and Rs 58.70, market men said.
At the weekend, the rupee lost its week-long stability as a result of importers' forward dollar buying for payments, pushing the rupee-dollar parity down in the interbank market for buying and selling at Rs 58.68 and Rs 58.70, market men said.
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Peru aims to unveil a $250 million container terminal by 2009 to revamp its ageing, congested ports and become a major trade hub in the Pacific, the National Port Authority said on Thursday.
Russia will start building a new grain terminal at its Black Sea port of Novorossisk in the next few months, boosting the country's export capacity by 3.6 million tonnes a year, the project head said on Thursday.
Singapore and Malaysia have begun talks on placing guards on commercial ships in an effort to protect the world's busiest sea lane from piracy and terror attacks, Singapore's deputy prime minister said on Friday.
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma hailed the opening of a canal in the ecologically sensitive Danube delta on Thursday, defying opponents who say the waterway will harm the environment.
Panamax dry-bulk freight rates for US Gulf to Japan are seen supported in the months ahead on expectations of firm demand for new crops, brokers said on Tuesday.
Transport conglomerate China Merchants Holdings (International) Co Ltd said on Thursday it will record a gain of HK$195 million (US$25 million) from selling its oil tanker business to its parent firm.
Freight prices for transporting crude oil from the Gulf fell sharply on Friday as a build up of spare Asian tonnage and a falling spot booking sheet hit prices on core routes, shipping brokers said.