European and US golfers enter the final laps of their seasons over the next few weeks, a time for the top players to preen and count their millions and the also-rans to pray for overdue inspiration.
Lindsay Davenport closed in on Amelie Mauresmo's world number one ranking on Sunday when the top seeded Frenchwoman was forced to retire injured in the final of the 650,000-dollar WTA event here.
Olympic champion Justine Henin-Hardenne announced on Monday that her season is over because of persistent fatigue brought about by her struggle to recover from a long-term virus.
India's paralysed cricket board received a boost on Monday when the country's top court granted a stay on a previous order barring newly elected officials from taking over.
Former Italian World Cup winner Marco Tardelli has been fired as coach of Egypt after their surprise defeat in Libya last week, the country's football association announced on Monday.
India, bruised by the heavy defeat by world champions Australia in the first Test here, prayed on Monday for Sachin Tendulkar's speedy return to the series.
Olympic field hockey champions Australia have pulled out of the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan in December citing security fears, the Pakistan Hockey Federation said on Monday.
A 60-year-old woman jumped on the back of a crocodile as it dragged a man from his tent in northern Australia on Monday, but was then attacked by the crocodile, which dragged her towards the ocean until it was shot dead.
The European Union called on Monday for an immediate end to Israel's military operations in Gaza and said a unilateral withdrawal from Palestinian territory could not be a substitute for a two-state political solution.
Cambodia's efforts to choose a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk after his surprise abdication cleared a last legal hurdle on Monday when the country's top constitutional body ruled the process valid.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in his first public comments since bombs killed at least 32 people at Red Sea resorts, said on Monday the world needed a UN-sponsored conference to deal with international terrorism.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca would visit India next week to carry forward the ongoing high-level dialogue on deepening co-operation in nuclear and strategic areas, officials said Monday.
At least 23 people died when a large motorised canoe capsized on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo late on Sunday, the United Nations said on Monday.
The Swiss army is to auction off its old and unusable Mirage III fighter jets, for a starting price of 3,000 Swiss francs (1,900 euros, 2,400 dollars) each, the defence ministry said on Monday.
The expected re-election of Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, already in power for 17 years, does not signal the return to president-for-life rule but is needed for the country's prosperity, his party chief said.
Britain's Tony Blair set out his vision for a third term in office on Monday in a bid to shift the spotlight onto domestic policies that win or lose elections and off the divisive war in Iraq.
Police in Cyprus found two improvised unexploded bombs in a car park on Monday close to a checkpoint used by thousands of people on the ethnically divided island.
Cardinal Clemens August von Galen, a wartime German cleric who openly criticised the Nazis and their euthanasia killings, is set to be put on the path to Roman Catholic sainthood by Pope John Paul next year.
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer signed into law on Monday Turkey's new penal code, a vital part of its drive to join the European Union, the presidential web site said.
Southeast Asia announced on Monday its first co-ordinated effort against the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade, drawing praise from conservationists despite giving no timetable for the plan.
The European Union on Monday agreed to lift an 18-year-old arms embargo on Libya, bowing to pressure from Italy which wants to help the former pariah state fight illegal immigration.
The European Union failed to agree on Monday to lift an arms embargo against China despite energetic French pressure, but ministers said a stronger code of conduct on arms exports could lead to a removal of the ban.
The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend poll.
Moqtada Sadr's militia began slowly turning in weapons on Monday under a deal with the Iraqi government aimed at bringing a halt to months of deadly fighting in a Baghdad slum.
An unexplained jump in greenhouse gases since 2002 might herald a catastrophic acceleration of global warming if it becomes a trend, scientists said on Monday.
US actor Christopher Reeve, who brought comic book hero Superman to the silver screen, then championed the disabled after an equestrian accident in 1995 left him paralysed, has died of heart failure at the age of 52, his publicist said early Monday.
The United Nations must show it is tough enough to ensure the security of its members so that individual countries do not take measures into their own hands, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday.
Democratic challenger John Kerry expanded his slight lead over President George W. Bush to three points in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Monday.
Equipment and materials that could be used to make nuclear weapons are disappearing from Iraq but neither Baghdad nor Washington appears to have noticed, the UN nuclear watchdog agency reported on Monday.
Yasser Esam Hamdi, a US-born Saudi held for nearly three years in the United States as a terror suspect, arrived in Saudi Arabia Monday and renounced his US citizenship, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon moved Monday to accelerate his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip by announcing that a parliamentary vote on the controversial project would take place in two weeks.
Oil prices stayed on the boil above $53 a barrel on Monday, bolstered by persistent anxiety over Opec member Nigeria and the nearly month-long loss of a quarter of US Gulf of Mexico production, traders said.
NYBOT cotton futures finished easier Monday on speculative sales, with the trade apparently betting a key government report tomorrow will be bearish, analysts said.
Copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) remained subdued in thin trade on Monday, the first day of this week's annual LME Dinner meeting, after profit-taking pulled the metal down from 16-year highs.
Gold slipped back in Europe on Monday, content to stay within a narrow $4 range as the market digested last week's run to six-week highs above $423/oz.
The cost of credit protection for J. Sainsbury eased on Monday afternoon, but still rose on the day after the British supermarket chain said its profits would be weaker than expected.
The cost of credit protection for J. Sainsbury eased on Monday afternoon, but still rose on the day after the British supermarket chain said its profits would be weaker than expected.
US stocks advanced on Monday as investors showed optimism that corporate earnings reports may come in better than expected, but crude oil prices at a fresh record near $54 a barrel curbed gains.
Britain's top shares slipped on Monday as grim trading news from food retailer J. Sainsbury and the threat that record high oil prices will eat into corporate profits combined to pull the market further back from last week's 28-month peak.
Sterling rose to a one-week high against the dollar on Monday and also bounced higher on the euro after data showed UK factory gate inflation hitting an eight-year high in September due to soaring oil prices.
The dollar fell to a one-month low against the yen and held near a recent one-week low versus the euro on Monday after weak US jobs data raised questions about future interest rate hikes in the United States.
Pakistan has asked the United States to keep in view the track record on fight against terrorism for cementing trade relations, rather than economic gains or domestic US politics, Commerce Ministry sources said.
There is an undeclared load-shedding of electricity in the country because of 500 megawatt shortfall in the production and supply of electricity, said the Chairman of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Lieutenant General (retired) Saeedu
National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Right which met here on Monday under the chairmanship of MNA, Rai Mansab Ali Khan has approved the draft of 'President to hold another Office Bill-2004'.
The partial eclipse of sun will take place on Oct 14. However, it will not be visible in Pakistan. According to Meteorological Department, here, the second solar eclipse of the year will be visible in northeastern Asia and Pacific Ocean.
The combined opposition on Monday staged walkout from the National Assembly on the presentation of standing committee's report on the bill empowering President General Pervez Musharraf to hold his military outfit after the December 31 deadline.The governm
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Major Tanveer Hussain Syed (Retd) informed the National Assembly that $ 104.7 million is the estimated cost of replacing aging PIA Foker fleet (F-27) by Bombardier Dash 8-300 aircraft.
To poor Sher Afgan the Parliament has been generally hostile. Last month it was the Senate which heaped humiliation on him and on Monday it was the turn of the National Assembly.
The government on Monday apologised to National Assembly members for a minister's remarks against the people of Sindh, which he outrightly repudiated in the House.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday appreciating the joint venture projects said with the growing economy in Pakistan, there was great potential for foreign investment.
The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) has urged the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) to arrange Pakistani vessel to transport rice export consignments.
A sum of Rs 60 million was pledged during 12-hour long National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) live telethon held at Liaquat Gymnasium here on Sunday night.
The federal ministry of education has released Rs 495 million out of the total Rs 5759.395 million to provincial education departments for incorporating teaching of formal subjects in deni madaris.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to notify names of members of parliament and provincial assemblies who failed to file their yearly statements of assets and liabilities in terms of provisions of law.
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has announced that around 40 TV channels will be up-linked from Pakistan during next one and half year. Various organisations have shown interest for starting TV channels and Pemra is looking into the
Prime Minister has approved a relief package for Ramazan envisaging up to 10 percent reduction in prices by the Utility Stores Corporation. Items used in sizeable quantity during the holy month would be sold by the Utility Stores outlets at 10 percent dis
Prime Minister has approved a relief package for Ramazan envisaging up to 10 percent reduction in prices by the Utility Stores Corporation. Items used in sizeable quantity during the holy month would be sold by the Utility Stores outlets at 10 percent dis
A tribal leader agreed to negotiate over the fate of two Chinese hostages on Monday after allowing a deadline for a threatened execution to pass. Abdullah Mahsud, who is holding the two Chinese engineers in a wild tribal region near the Afghan border, sai
A tribal leader agreed to negotiate over the fate of two Chinese hostages on Monday after allowing a deadline for a threatened execution to pass. Abdullah Mahsud, who is holding the two Chinese engineers in a wild tribal region near the Afghan border, sai
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon survived two no-confidence votes in Israel's parliament on Monday, clinging to power as he seeks to push through a disputed plan for withdrawal from some occupied territory.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon survived two no-confidence votes in Israel's parliament on Monday, clinging to power as he seeks to push through a disputed plan for withdrawal from some occupied territory.
The European single currency is likely to maintain its firm posture in the coming days, money experts said on Monday. The emerging geo-political scenario is favouring euro to extend its gains versus world leading currencies, they observed. In world market
The European single currency is likely to maintain its firm posture in the coming days, money experts said on Monday. The emerging geo-political scenario is favouring euro to extend its gains versus world leading currencies, they observed. In world market
Inflation is on the rise, rather alarmingly. All the three price indices for July-September showed record rise in prices over last year's corresponding period, the highest in the past five years or more. The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) during the curr
Inflation is on the rise, rather alarmingly. All the three price indices for July-September showed record rise in prices over last year's corresponding period, the highest in the past five years or more. The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) during the curr
With a view to disseminate new curriculum for MA Economics Part-I & Part-II Examinations to be implemented from the academic session 2004-2005, Punjab University arranged a seminar here on Monday.
Minister for Management and Provincial Development Department Sardar Hassan Akhtar Moakal has said that we must utilise our resources to enhance the performance of government officials in the province.
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Five years later, the nation's political and economic institutions stand salvaged. The negative trend of institutional failures throughout the 1990s that affected Pakistan's integrity has been reversed. And the national morale is on the rise. P
Punjab government has constituted a special committee, with Tehsil Nazim Hamid Nawaz, its head, to look into the matter of Shell Pakistan depot at Rehmatabad, Rawalpindi, which was asked to submit a provisional report within 15 days and final report withi
The Customs Collector (Export) has assured the leather garment exporters that the shipments within agreed valuation parameters will not be referred to the Price Check Committee (PCC) at the Air Freight Unit (AFU) at the Jinnah Terminal.
Minister of State for Communication Engr. Shahid Jamil Qureshi called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at the Prime Minister House on Monday and exchanged views with him on matters pertaining to development schemes being executed in his constituency.
Breathes a nation with a soul so dead, which did not even squeak when the inspiring words of the Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah "Unity-Faith-Discipline" were removed from the Teen Talwar, after it was renovated.
The incidents of mobile phone snatching at gunpoint have increased in the city during the last few months. Mobile phone users feel insecure because of the rising incidences of this crime and police in a number of cases has refused to lodge FIRs.
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).
Every weekend and on public holidays, Cuandixia buzzes with activity as day trippers from Beijing jump into their cars and troop out to the 500-year-old village.
In my previous article under the title audit under income, sales tax and corporate laws, I had stressed the need for the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) and the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SEC) to work closely to devise an integrated system
That there is a great deal more to the sudden spurt of terrorism in the country should not be in doubt, not only because of increasingly heinous strikes under an ill-contrived cover of sectarian conflict but also because of targeting of new areas.
