President George W. Bush's Republicans were left licking their wounds after losing two state elections and as the party's rising star Arnold Schwarzenegger failed to get key referendum measures passed.
Former Indian president Kocheril Raman Narayanan died in an army hospital on Wednesday, after being admitted almost two weeks ago with acute pneumonia, the Press Trust of India news agency said.
Chinese police have warned that terrorists could be planning attacks on luxury hotels in China next week, the US embassy in Beijing said Wednesday, 10 days before a visit by US President George W. Bush.
One of Southeast Asia's most wanted Islamic militants, Malaysian Azahari bin Husin, was killed along with several other suspects in a fierce gunbattle with Indonesian police on Wednesday, officials said.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suffered a sharp setback on Wednesday when his nominee for oil minister withdrew in the face of criticism from lawmakers about his wealth and lack of experience.
France imposed emergency measures on Wednesday in 38 suburbs, towns and cities including Paris and police said a wave of riots was waning despite a 13th straight night of firebombs and torched cars.
Youths set fire to vehicles in several cities in Belgium for the third night on Tuesday in what officials say appeared to be an imitation of violence in France, although there were no riots and the incidents were isolated.
Ten cars and a motorised scooter were set ablaze in the German cities of Berlin and Cologne but police said Wednesday that it was unclear whether there was a connection with the riots sweeping France.
An avian flu pandemic could halt Asia's growth rate to virtually zero and reduce the global trade of goods and services by 14-percent. This was stated in an Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s research report 'The potential economic impact of an avian flu pand
The Birth anniversary of great philosopher and poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal was celebrated with usual zeal and enthusiasm in the city and other parts of Sialkot district on Wednesday.
Vice-chancellor Punjab University, Arshad Mahmood along with teachers and students laid floral wreath at Mazar-e-Iqbal and offered 'Fateha' to pay homage to the great poet on his 128th birth anniversary here on Wednesday.
The 'International Day of Tolerance' is being celebrated under the auspices of United Nations throughout the world, including Pakistan, on November 16 with a pledge to continue efforts for creation of tolerant society through creating more awareness among
Unidentified gunmen shot dead Mohammad Afzal, Nazim of Union Council 155, Sidhar, and injured three persons including a general councillor, outside the office of the Union Council where they had called a meeting for the help of earthquake affected people.
Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) laid a floral wreath at the mausoleum of 'Poet of the East', Allama Muhammad Iqbal here Wednesday to pay homage on his 128th birth anniversary.
Pakistan cricket captain Inzamamul Haq said that his side would benefit in the first Test in Multan starting on Saturday if England skipper Michael Vaughan is ruled out by a knee injury.
Teenager Rudra Pratap Singh wrecked Sri Lanka's batting to lead India to a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the sixth one-day international here on Wednesday.
The shock of losing the Ashes to England in September may have been good for Australian cricket, skipper Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday. It had helped renew the focus and desire in a team which had become accustomed to sweeping all before it, Ponting sai
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shaharyar M Khan has expressed his desire to see Rawalpindi District Cricket Association (RDCA) to flourish, progress and develop as a model association following free, fair and independent elections held by the PCB o
New Zealand cricket coach John Bracewell has denied any rift with captain Stephen Fleming over the decision not to select all-rounder Chris Cairns for the just completed one-day series against South Africa.
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson will miss the international cricket season after undergoing surgery on a shoulder injury sustained in the first Test against the West Indies, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.
Trade negotiators conceded on Wednesday they had run out of time to strike a draft global trade deal next month and Brazil and the European Union blamed each other for the failure.
The United States is committed to shrinking its budget deficits and agrees with India that all the major economies must help correct global imbalances, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Wednesday.
The outgoing head of the OECD, Donald Johnston, said he believes the organisation could replace the G8 and G20 as the principal forum for economic dialogue between nations, an interview with French newspaper La Tribune published on Wednesday.
Record exports boosted Germany's trade surplus to its highest ever level of 14.8 billion euros in September, underpinning hopes that Europe's largest economy rebounded strongly in the third quarter.
Microsoft Corp warned users on Tuesday of a new "critical"-rated flaw in recent versions of Windows that could allow attackers to take control of a system by embedding malicious software code into digital images.
The future of a south Asian free trade deal - considered the best hope of a better living for millions of poor - hinges on a meeting of the region's seven leaders in Dhaka this weekend, analysts and officials say.
Britain's global goods trade gap narrowed in September, but by less than expected as the oil balance remained in the red for a second straight month, official figures showed on Wednesday.
A Boeing 777 Worldliner took off from Hong Kong Wednesday in a bid to set the record for the longest flight by a commercial jet, 23 hours to London flying east over North America, a company staffer said.
PepsiCo Inc, the world's second-largest soft drink maker, on Wednesday said it plans to cut costs in some of its operations and take a restructuring charge of up to $85 million.
Inventories at US wholesalers rose 0.6 percent in September, twice the amount forecast by Wall Street, but stockpiles relative to sales dropped to their lowest level in more than a year, a government report showed on Wednesday.
International health experts on Wednesday agreed the outlines of a global strategy to tackle the spread of bird flu that the World Bank has estimated would cost up to $1 billion over three years.
Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude oil producer, plays a large role in setting global oil prices, Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Lee Raymond told a Senate panel on Wednesday.
Indian wheat futures slipped on Wednesday on market talk the government is likely to allow grain imports, while soyaoil fell on strong arrivals, brokers said.
France's Michelin bought tyre-grade rubber from Indonesia on Wednesday to take advantage of a price dip blamed on rising supplies in Southeast Asia, dealers said.
Rough rice futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed lower on Tuesday on spillover technical sales from Monday, traders said. Prices kept within recent ranges, especially after hitting a four-month top on Friday, as the market awaits news.
Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures closed higher on Tuesday on a mild technical short-covering bounce after the steep price slide on Monday, traders said.
Raw sugar prices drifted to a weaker close on Tuesday as moderate selling by funds and brokers overpowered some scattered trade buying at lower levels, traders said.
Copper prices softened only a touch in Asia on Wednesday, largely shrugging off news of a tentative agreement between bankrupt US copper miner Asarco and workers to end a lengthy strike, traders said.
Oil prices steadied below $60 on Wednesday as investors waited for direction on supply and demand in the United States, the world's biggest consumer, from weekly data that is forecast to show rises in crude and fuel stocks.
Malaysian tin retreated from a recent run-up to end 1.6 percent down on Wednesday after a $100 per tonne fall in London prices sparked selling by Asian producers.
Crude rubber stocks held at private Japanese warehouses fell to 7,500 tonnes as of October 31, the lowest since August 10 when they dropped to a record low of 7,106 tonnes, an industry body said on Wednesday.
Benchmark Tokyo platinum futures soared to a record high on Wednesday as bullish technicals and the view that brisk global economic growth would keep demand strong prompted active buying by fund operators.
US gold futures bounced to a one-week high at the close on Tuesday, lifted by trade and speculative buying, after the recent shake-out made the metal cheaper for gold bulls, trading sources said.
US copper futures prices were pressured by rollover activity, profit taking, dollar strength, and official copper sales in China, but tight supplies inspired buying on dips and left the red metal with only moderate losses by the end, traders said on Tuesd
US coffee futures rose more than 4.0 percent to a three-month high on Tuesday, buoyed by fund buying, bullish technical signals and lingering worries about supply tightness, market sources said.
Spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange settled higher on Tuesday, lifted by spillover strength from outside wheat markets, traders said.
US cocoa futures closed on positive ground on Tuesday, with spread trading and industry buying helping prices rebound from new contract lows recorded earlier in the session, traders said.
The yield-cutting soyabean rust fungus was found in North Carolina's Edgecombe County, the farthest north in the United States the fungus has been discovered this year, the US Agriculture Department said Tuesday.
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FPCCI) claim of providing assistance, in cash and kind, to the earthquake affected people, has been described as a "lie and bluff".
Parliamentarian Doctors' Forum (PDF), Society for Health and Development Exchange (SHADE) and Pakistan Medical Society are to hold a joint walk in third week of this month from Punjab Assembly to the Governor's House, to show solidarity with the earthquak
Doctors of Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (Pima) are providing treatment to more than 2000 patients daily in their field hospitals in Muzaffarabad, Balakot and Bagh.
Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Punjab, Human Care Trust, UK and Hilal-e-Ahmer (UAE) have started second phase of rehabilitation in the quake-hit areas of the country.
In protest against the government's failure to provide protection to the relief activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Party Founder Leader Altaf Hussain on Wednesday announced winding up all Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation relief camps in the earthquake
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), which had announced suspension of its relief work in earthquake-hit areas of NWFP and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) early Wednesday following attacks on its camps and firing incidents, resumed their work later in the day aft
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has decided to conduct "independent assessment" of unregistered retailers of five zero-rated sectors where annual turnover could not be determined to register potential payers.
Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri said here on Wednesday that Pakistan "strongly supports Afghanistan" for admission to the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc) as full-fledged member.
India will release 26 Pakistani prisoners on November 18 at the Wagah border post as part of efforts by the two countries to speed up the repatriation of people languishing in jails on both sides.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday condemned abduction and harassment of son of a Pakistani diplomat in India and said it is 'very regrettable incident'.
Pakistan protested to India on Wednesday after the son of a Pakistani embassy worker in India was said to have been kidnapped and bizarrely photographed with three corpses before being released.
Pakistan protested to India on Wednesday after the son of a Pakistani embassy worker in India was said to have been kidnapped and bizarrely photographed with three corpses before being released.
President Pervez Musharraf will lead the Pakistan delegation to the Islamic Summit being held in Makkah Al Mukarramah next month. Saudi King Khadim Al Haramain Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz would host the Summit along with the current OIC Chairman Ahmed Badawi,
The Government of Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the United States not to blacklist the Islamic republic as a violator of religious freedoms. "We welcome it. The US decision showed confidence in President Pervez Musharraf's policy of enlig
The Government of Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the United States not to blacklist the Islamic republic as a violator of religious freedoms. "We welcome it. The US decision showed confidence in President Pervez Musharraf's policy of enlig
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan met Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin on Wednesday here at the Bangladeshi Foreign Office and discussed the Saarc matters and bilateral relations. Hemayetuddin condoled on loss of life and damage in t
The government of Australia has announced further assistance for the quake victims in Pakistan in view of the warning about the onset of harsh winter conditions. Australia has already provided more than 14 million dollars in assistance.
Americans' charitable donations to victims of last month's earthquake in Pakistan are a tiny fraction of the $1.5 billion they gave after December's Asian tsunami, but charity officials say it is more a matter of timing than a lack of compassion.
Americans' charitable donations to victims of last month's earthquake in Pakistan are a tiny fraction of the $1.5 billion they gave after December's Asian tsunami, but charity officials say it is more a matter of timing than a lack of compassion.
President George W. Bush on Wednesday announced that a US presidential delegation will visit Pakistan soon, to assess the damage caused by the massive earthquake of October 8.
President George W. Bush on Wednesday said that the US was playing a leading role in relief and recovery operation in quake-hit areas in Pakistan and urged the world community to contribute generously in relief efforts.
President George W. Bush on Wednesday said that the US was playing a leading role in relief and recovery operation in quake-hit areas in Pakistan and urged the world community to contribute generously in relief efforts.
Turkey has sent 15 military and three civilian aircraft containing search and rescue (SAR), medical, Red Crescent personnel and humanitarian aid to the quake-hit people of Pakistan.
Governor Balochistan, Owais Ahmed Ghani Wednesday expressed his profound gratitude to the government and people of Iran for their generous assistance for October 8 quake victims.
President General Pervez Musharraf has appointed Lieutenant General Shahid Aziz (Retd) as National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman with immediate effect and for a period of four years.
The President appointed NAB chairman in exercise of the powers co
President General Pervez Musharraf has appointed Lieutenant General Shahid Aziz (Retd) as National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman with immediate effect and for a period of four years.
The President appointed NAB chairman in exercise of the powers co
Pakistan is looking to raise funds overseas by selling shares of one of its state firms and the details should be finalised by the end of this month, economic adviser and director general of the debt office of the ministry of finance Ashfaque Hasan Khan s
Pakistan is looking to raise funds overseas by selling shares of one of its state firms and the details should be finalised by the end of this month, economic adviser and director general of the debt office of the ministry of finance Ashfaque Hasan Khan s
Pakistan is looking to raise funds overseas by selling shares of one of its state firms and the details should be finalised by the end of this month, economic adviser and director general of the debt office of the ministry of finance Ashfaque Hasan Khan s
Pakistan is looking to raise funds overseas by selling shares of one of its state firms and the details should be finalised by the end of this month, economic adviser and director general of the debt office of the ministry of finance Ashfaque Hasan Khan s
The inflation rate for the month of October would be a little higher than September, but analysts and economists are of the view that it would be because of Ramazan and calamity factors, but as the credit off-take is tapering off, cut-off yields, going fo
The inflation rate for the month of October would be a little higher than September, but analysts and economists are of the view that it would be because of Ramazan and calamity factors, but as the credit off-take is tapering off, cut-off yields, going fo
The inflation rate for the month of October would be a little higher than September, but analysts and economists are of the view that it would be because of Ramazan and calamity factors, but as the credit off-take is tapering off, cut-off yields, going fo
Vice President of World Bank Praful Patel on Wednesday assured full co-operation and assistance to Pakistan for rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the damaged areas due to devastated October 8 earthquake.
Vice President of World Bank Praful Patel on Wednesday assured full co-operation and assistance to Pakistan for rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the damaged areas due to devastated October 8 earthquake.
Vice President of World Bank Praful Patel on Wednesday assured full co-operation and assistance to Pakistan for rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the damaged areas due to devastated October 8 earthquake.
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has decided to conduct "independent assessment" of unregistered retailers of five zero-rated sectors where annual turnover could not be determined to register potential payers.
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has decided to conduct "independent assessment" of unregistered retailers of five zero-rated sectors where annual turnover could not be determined to register potential payers.
Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged almost identical relief aid for earthquake survivors in a symbolic gesture after opening a second crossing point on the Line of Control.
In India, sales tax from services has grown geometrically with 35 times increase since 1995, while it is stagnant, or rather gone down, in Pakistan where services sector contributes over 52 percent of the GDP.
In India, sales tax from services has grown geometrically with 35 times increase since 1995, while it is stagnant, or rather gone down, in Pakistan where services sector contributes over 52 percent of the GDP.
Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged almost identical relief aid for earthquake survivors in a symbolic gesture after opening a second crossing point on the Line of Control.