Iran intends to further improve its Shahab-3 missiles, which already have a claimed range of 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles), a senior official was quoted as saying Thursday.
Rich nations must stop their citizens laundering money, selling arms and looting resources in Africa in order to help the continent fight poverty, a UK expert on Thursday quoted a draft of a British-backed report as saying.
The United States appealed to the European Union on Thursday not to scrap its 15-year-old arms embargo on China, arguing such a move could endanger American troops in the Asia-Pacific region.
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi said Wednesday that the ongoing "resistance" to the US-led forces in Iraq was legitimate, while condemning acts of violence perpetrated in the country.
President Megawati Sukarnoputri conceded defeat in Indonesia's first direct leadership ballot on Thursday by not filing any complaints, despite claims from her party of vote fraud.
Britain said on Thursday it did not have enough evidence to prosecute men it is holding without trial under emergency anti-terrorism laws rushed through after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
Doctors caring for a critically-ill premature baby, Charlotte Wyatt, were given permission by a British judge on Thursday to allow her to die if her condition seriously deteriorates and her breathing stops.
The United States plans to station a new Stryker armoured vehicle brigade in south-eastern Germany as early as 2006, just as it starts withdrawing some 30,000 troops from the country as part of a major force realignment.
President George W. Bush holds a narrow two-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry less than four weeks before the November 2 presidential election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Austria's Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for novels and plays that starkly depict violence against women, explore sexuality and condemn far-right politics in Europe.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed on Thursday that a historic presidential election would be successfully held this weekend and reflect the people's wishes despite inevitable sabotage attempts by Taleban fighters.
The Arab League expressed its frustration on Thursday at the US veto of an Arab-sponsored draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council against Israel's deadly military operation in Gaza.
President George W. Bush's administration is in denial over the lack of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the US-led invasion in 2003, ex-chief US arms inspector David Kay said Thursday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a clarion call Thursday for the world to help Africa free itself from poverty, disease and conflict, describing his personal crusade for the continent as "the one noble cause worth fighting for".
The US Navy is moving its European operational headquarters from London to Naples as part of a post-Cold War shift in priorities and to meet the growing threat of international terrorism, its commander in Europe said Thursday.
The US military said it released some 230 detainees on Thursday from Baghdad's notorious Abu Ghraib prison and the coalition's other major detention facility of Camp Bucca in the southern town of Umm Qasr.
President George W. Bush said on Thursday he was "right to take action" in Iraq even though a new US report found that Baghdad had no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction and that its nuclear program had decayed.
Voters shrugged off steady rain and turned out in force in north-east India on Thursday, as troops guarded polling stations in a state assembly election being held in the shadow of violence.
The Central Intelligence Agency has published hundreds of names of people, firms, political parties and government officials Saddam Hussein purportedly tried to buy off to get UN sanctions lifted.
India said Thursday it was willing to work with "like-minded" countries to prevent secret exports of sensitive nuclear materials but circumstances were not right to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Both Nepali government troops and Maoist rebels are abducting, torturing and killing ordinary people as an eight-year-old conflict escalates across the impoverished kingdom, a human rights groups said on Thursday.
Iran has banned advertising printed solely in a foreign language as part of a campaign to ward off the encroachment of Western culture on the country, state television said on Thursday.
Three Palestinians, including two children, were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as troops pressed on with a massive nine-day-old incursion, Palestinian medics and the Israeli army said.
Israel is a greater nuclear threat than Iran, Mordechai Vanunu, who was freed in April after 18 years in an Israeli prison for revealing the country's nuclear programme, told Swedish Radio on Thursday.
Seoul stocks ended lower on Thursday, hit by concerns that high energy costs will squeeze corporate profits and depress already weak domestic demand, while the market largely ignored a central bank decision not to cut interest rates.
The value of euro auto and telecoms bonds fell on new oil price highs and weak stock markets on Thursday, but the cost of insuring French telecom equipment maker Alcatel's debt fell after a rating upgrade.
The value of euro auto and telecoms bonds fell on new oil price highs and weak stock markets on Thursday, but the cost of insuring French telecom equipment maker Alcatel's debt fell after a rating upgrade.
Pharmaceutical stocks, racked by new drug failures and tough operating conditions, dragged Britain's FTSE-100 off of 28-month peaks on Thursday, but investor faith in a nascent fourth-quarter rally showed through in media stocks and mid-cap retailers.
Sterling was unruffled by the Bank of England's widely expected decision to hold interest rates unchanged on Thursday, holding above a recent eight-month low against the euro and three-week low versus the dollar.
The dollar bobbed near this month's highs against the euro and yen on Thursday after upbeat comments from Federal Reserve officials reinforced expectations of higher US interest rates.
Tight oil supplies could leave the global economy worryingly vulnerable for years to come, a senior International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday.
Most consumers in rich nations are attracted to organic and fair trade products but are put off by a baffling array of categories and sometimes fraudulent product claims, a coffee conference was told.
US textile and cotton groups are on the verge of formally asking the Commerce Department to pre-emptively restrict clothing imports from China next year, industry officials said on Thursday.
A UN drive to cut sugar consumption and obesity in the West while funding sugar production in the Third World is damaging to poor nations, a lobby group said on Thursday.
Gold was stuck in tight ranges on Thursday afternoon in Europe with slight pressure from a firmer dollar pinning the metal below resistance at $420 per ounce, dealers said.
London white sugar futures closed weaker after a choppy session in moderate volumes heavily influenced by NYBOT on Thursday, and traders said the outlook remained bullish on expectations of a supply deficit in 2004/05.
NYBOT cotton ended easier Thursday on sales by small speculators as the market continued to trade in a band, with fibre contracts seen drifting in a range in the days ahead, analysts said.
London Metal Exchange (LME) metals ended slightly stronger in trading on Thursday, with firmer advances on fund buying capped by profit taking, traders said.
Oil prices scaled new heights at $53 for US crude Thursday on concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies and an unexpected strike at Nigerian oil terminals. US light crude set a record at $53 a barrel - marking a surge of $20, or more than 60 percen
Oil prices scaled new heights at $53 for US crude Thursday on concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies and an unexpected strike at Nigerian oil terminals. US light crude set a record at $53 a barrel - marking a surge of $20, or more than 60 percen
US cocoa futures ended a choppy session at a new three-month low Thursday, with speculators and funds dominating activity while manufacturers held to the sidelines, traders said.
US coffee futures finished in positive territory Thursday, thanks to a combination of roaster buying and participants squaring option positions a day ahead of expiration, traders said.
NYBOT raw sugar futures finished mostly easier Thursday on fund and speculative sales, and the sweetener is seen drifting in a band ahead of an industry dinner tomorrow, brokers said.
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures were firm at midday Thursday after early speculative short-covering, but gains were limited by estimates for record US 2004 corn production, floor traders said.
Soft red winter (SRW) wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were higher early on Thursday amid supportive exports, traders said. At 10:26 am CDT (1526 GMT), CBOT wheat was up 2-1/2 to 3 cents per bushel, with December up 3-1/4 at $3.05-1/4.
Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures were mixed at midday Thursday as forecasts for a record US soya crop pared early gains on a surprisingly strong weekly US soya export sales, brokers said.
Copper futures held fairly steady at modestly higher levels early Thursday, as players caught their breath after a dash to 9-3/4-year highs in the previous session, traders said.
COMEX gold futures settled with modest losses in a thinly traded session on Thursday as most market players waited on the sidelines ahead of Friday's September US employment data.
Breast Cancer Care UK has entered into a strategic alliance with Women's Empowerment Group (WEG) breast cancer awareness campaign to share latest researches and intellectual resources. In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed wi
As a confidence-building measure on the non-governmental level a book on the life and works of an Indian agro-scientist, edited and compiled by his Pakistani contemporary, was launched here at the Intercultural Forum on Wednesday night.
Information Secretary of Punjab Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) Navid Chaudhry, on the advice of party head Benazir Bhutto, has called a meeting of provincial information secretaries of all the provinces at Islamabad on October 14.
The lawyers' community will observe black day on October 12, to press General Pervez Musharraf, to lay off his uniform. A conference of representatives of the lawyers will also be held at Lahore.
The graduation ceremony of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will be held on Friday at the Bahria Auditorium, said a press release issued here on Thursday.
Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) Chairman, Babar Mirza Chughtai has urged builders and general public to avail the opportunity of regularisation of frozen land and submit their regularisation papers before the cut off date ie December 31.
Investment in auto industry currently stands at Rs 52 billion but is expected to rise in current year with all manufacturers going for expansion in production capacity.
Time is money: this is not just a notional proverb, it carries a great lesson. Times is really an important factor in our life as once gone never returns.
Pakistan's corporate culture needs to be reformed, in terms of accountability of management, and payment of taxes. Private sector companies and multi-nationals are motivated by profitability and fierce competition.
Aborigine Maisie Austin sits in the dirt under a tree hearing the grievances of aboriginal elders who have invited her to their "country" as she campaigns in the Northern Territory outback for Saturday's Australian elections.
Though deprived of synthetic textile market Pakistan's dominance in cotton-based home textiles would get further boost in the post-quota era as the high world oil rates continue to put pressure on all manmade fibres while cotton prices decline in the worl
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz exhorted the Gwadar Port Authority and the Director General, Gwadar Development Authority, to complete the first phase of the construction of the port by January next so that it becomes functional at an early date.
This year's IMF-World Bank annual meetings were marked by a state of siege around their buildings in Washington D.C. While security officers checked every visitor with x-ray scanners and bomb-sniffing dogs, fences and concrete barricades were erected to e
Javedan Cement Ltd (JCL) has declared a cash dividend of 75 paisa or 7.5 percent after posting a record profit of Rs 121.697 million during the year 2003-2004.
Javedan Cement Ltd (JCL) has declared a cash dividend of 75 paisa or 7.5 percent after posting a record profit of Rs 121.697 million during the year 2003-2004.
As many as 3,629 mine workers including coal cutters have been registered with the Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI). This was announced by the spokesman of the organisation in a statement here on Thursday.
Government is taking solid steps for promotion of per acre wheat production, said Agriculture Development Commissioner, Ministry of Food and Agriculture Dr Mohammad Hanif.
The speakers at a two-day international conference on Indus Delta Eco Region that began here on Thursday called for release of minimum environmental flows downstream Kotri barrage for echo system and livelihood of local population.
Professor Dr Mohammad Yar Khuhawar, director, Institute of Chemistry, University of Sindh, was awarded gold medal and a cash prize of Rs 20,000 by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on the World Teachers Day at a ceremony held at the Auditorium of the National L
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed two Pakistani umpires to make their Test debut during the Zimbabwe-Bangladesh series this season.
The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was handed over to the Police and other law enforcement agencies for the Saturday (October 9) and Monday (October 11) One-Day-Internationals.
Debutant Michael Clarke and captain Adam Gilchrist hit sparkling centuries as world champions Australia sent India on a leather hunt in the first cricket Test here on Thursday.
Rebel Kenyan cricket players have demanded their prize money from the 2003 World Cup and the ICC champions trophy in England be paid in full by the Kenya Cricket Association (KCA) before they agree to any new deal.
The healthy environment and sports activities are imperative for extra-curricular activities and for character building and bright future of the students, said Brigadier Muhammad Arif, director, Federal Government Educational Institutions (Cantt Garrison)
Jinnah Islamia College of Commerce (JICC), private sector's pioneer institute imparting commerce education in the provincial metropolis has started activities as a part of its silver jubilee celebrations.
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, condemning killing of innocent people in Multan bomb blast on Thursday, said those involved in this heinous crime were anti-nation elements.
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leaders Muhammad Mehdi and Tariq Gill have expressed their deep sorrow and grief over the bomb blast incident of Multan in which over 40 persons reportedly lost their lives and scores of others got injured.
The Ring Road Lahore project would be completed at a cost of Rs 20 billion within a period of one and half year while approach roads would be constructed at a cost of Rs three billion.
Provincial law enforcement agencies have tightened security arrangements around sensitive places throughout the province after the terrorists attack on a procession in Multan which claimed more than 40 lives and hundreds injured on Thursday.
Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP) Employees Union has urged the government to secure the jobs of the bank employees and in case of privatisation of the bank offer them Golden Hand Shake Scheme (GHS) package on the pattern of ICP.
Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has constituted 20 'dispute resolution committees' to examine the cases of refunds with representation from different chambers, trade bodies and collectorates throughout the country.
Business community has welcomed the decision of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), restraining the banks from providing loans exclusively for the purchase of land and plots.
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'World Mental Health Day 2004' is being celebrated under the auspices of World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), which is an international mental-health organisation, across the world, including Pakistan, on Sunday, October 10 with a pledge that effort
Training course at the Institute of Management and Professional Development (IMPD) has been made compulsory for the officers of Punjab government and no officer in the Punjab province would be promoted in the next grade unless he attends the course.
The Indian buyers are facing difficulties in getting Pakistani visa to come here and attend the 11th Gems and Mineral Show to be held from October 11 to 14.