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Print - 2012-01-30
A borderless Africa: Continental free trade zone eyed

A borderless Africa: Continental free trade zone eyed

The dream of an African-wide free trade zone is decades old. But, even though such a future is part of the focus of Sunday's African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, hurdles remain. "If the action plan and the road map can be implemented as planned, then
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Gwadar: lack of infrastructure

Gwadar: lack of infrastructure

The Gwadar port began operations in 2008 and due to its inherent strategic and economic benefits; the potential for the province of Balochistan to capitalise on the development of the project was promising. The outlook for the future continues to hold pot
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Election before or after FY13 budget?

Election before or after FY13 budget?

President Zardari flanked by his son Bilawal and Farzana Raja distributed cheques under the Waseela-i-Haq Sindh programme targeted to provide self-employment to 35,000 people between the ages of 19 to 35 with at least a secondary school pass and scoring b
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Anti-Musharraf resolution

Anti-Musharraf resolution

The Senate put paid to General Pervez Musharraf's plans to return to the political arena when it passed a unanimous resolution that calls for his arrest upon arrival in Pakistan, and institution of a treason case against him under Article 6 of the Constit
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Gathering clouds on the economic horizon

Gathering clouds on the economic horizon

While the government is trying to find a way out of its political difficulties, the economy of the country is coming under increasing stress. According to a news item in the "Business Recorder" on 27th January, fiscal deficit for the current year could so
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Thousands rally in Spain to support judge Garzon

Thousands rally in Spain to support judge Garzon

Thousands marched in Spain on Sunday to show their support for top judge Baltasar Garzon, who is on trial for abuse of power over his investigations into Franco-era abuses. The 56-year-old judge is being prosecuted for ordering a probe into the disappeara
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Yemeni elite troops open fire as soldiers protest

Yemeni elite troops open fire as soldiers protest

Troops at the headquarters of Yemen's elite Republican Guard opened fire on Sunday at a protest by soldiers demanding the ouster of their brigade chief over corruption charges, a military source said.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
TCKP arranges seminar on 'Formulation of Youth Policy'

TCKP arranges seminar on 'Formulation of Youth Policy'

Participants at seminar on "Formulation of Youth Policy" under the aegis of Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) have put several recommendations and suggestions in the line of national policy 2008. The TCKP had arranged two-day seminar here at A
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Cotton and textile economies may face hard days in 2012

Cotton and textile economies may face hard days in 2012

In a recent meeting of the Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) held in Multan, a controversy over assessment of cotton crop of 2011-12 season was developed between the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) and the CCAC. The PCGA's view point was
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Cotton and textile economies may face hard days in 2012

Cotton and textile economies may face hard days in 2012

In a recent meeting of the Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) held in Multan, a controversy over assessment of cotton crop of 2011-12 season was developed between the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) and the CCAC. The PCGA's view point was
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
New book on 'Labour Management Relations in Islam'

New book on 'Labour Management Relations in Islam'

A very useful book authored by Shahzado Langah on 'Labour Management Relations in Islam' published by Higher Education Commission, would be equally beneficial for the employees and workers working in the factory, industry, state owned establishments and p
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
DCO seeks traders' support to arrest price hike

DCO seeks traders' support to arrest price hike

District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) Peshawar, Siraj Ahmad Khan, has sought the support and co-operation of trading community in the resolution of the grave problems of price hike and encroachments.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Commodities' prices maintain firm outlook in line with global trend

Commodities' prices maintain firm outlook in line with global trend

Prices on the commodities wholesale market maintained firm outlook tracking down rates io global market during the week ended on January 28, 2012. Commodities on the wholesale markets on Monday depicted a few changes, leading among them was Barley Sindh a
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Exercise may boost mood for some chronically ill

Exercise may boost mood for some chronically ill

Working out regularly may brighten the mood of people with chronic health problems like cancer, heart disease and back pain, according to the first sweeping look at previous research. But it's no miracle cure: On average, six people would need to hit the
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Lifetime heart risks are higher than thought

Lifetime heart risks are higher than thought

A person's lifetime risk of getting heart disease may be much higher than previously thought, according to a major US study published on January 25. A single risk factor - such as smoking, having diabetes, high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol - can
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Weaker Sun will not delay global warming

Weaker Sun will not delay global warming

A weaker Sun over the next 90 years is not likely to significantly delay a rise in global temperature caused by greenhouse gases, a report said on January 23.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Can tablet computers give you a pain in the neck?

Can tablet computers give you a pain in the neck?

Users of tablet computers should place their device on the table and tilt its screen, rather than have it flat on their lap, to avoid potentially painful hunching of the neck, a study suggested on January 25. "Tablet users may be at high risk to develop n
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Beijing begins measuring tiny air pollutants

Beijing begins measuring tiny air pollutants

Beijing began disclosing the amount of tiny pollution particles in the air, in a move that could improve disclosure but alarm a public barely resigned to the capital's choking smog.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
NASA's Kepler confirms 26 new planets

NASA's Kepler confirms 26 new planets

The US space agency said on January 26 its Kepler space telescope mission has confirmed 26 new planets outside our solar system, all of them orbiting too close to their host stars to sustain life.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Huge pool of Arctic water can cool Europe

Huge pool of Arctic water can cool Europe

A huge pool of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean is expanding and could lower the temperature of Europe by causing an ocean current to slow down, British scientists said. Using satellites to measure sea surface height from 1995 to 2010, scientists from Univ
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Suriname forest reveals 46 new species

Suriname forest reveals 46 new species

A "cowboy frog" and a "crayola katydid" are among 46 new species that have been discovered in the dense forests of the tiny South American nation of Suriname, scientists saidon January 25. The caramel-colored frog displays white fringes along its back leg
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Black tea may cut blood pressure

Black tea may cut blood pressure

People who enjoy drinking black tea throughout the day may get the added benefit of a slight reduction in their blood pressure, suggests a new Australian study. Although the study cannot identify specific components of the tea that might lead to a drop in
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
West takes Internet freedom for granted: Google boss

West takes Internet freedom for granted: Google boss

The Internet proved the only true form of free communication during the Arab Spring and yet the West has come to take the freedom it confers for granted, Google boss Eric Schmidt said on January 27.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Google+ opens up to teenagers

Google+ opens up to teenagers

Google on January 26 opened up Google+ to teenagers, just days after loosening the rules about using real names on the social network. The age limit had previously been 18, but Google Vice President for Product Management Bradley Horowitz announced on Goo
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
A is for antivirus; Z is for zip: your free software A-Z

A is for antivirus; Z is for zip: your free software A-Z

Have you just spent your last few cents on an ultrabook? Taken out a small loan for a gaming PC? You might not have any money left over for software, but that's no problem, since there are some good programmes out there that don't cost a thing.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
HP to make webOS software public by September

HP to make webOS software public by September

Hewlett-Packard said on January 25 it will make its webOS mobile operating system available to the open source community by September. HP announced in December that it was planning to make webOS open source, meaning that developers anywhere can tinker wit
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
About one in five workers world-wide telecommute

About one in five workers world-wide telecommute

About one in five workers around the globe, particularly employees in the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, telecommute frequently and nearly 10 percent work from home every day, according to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
How internet users can protect against data collectors

How internet users can protect against data collectors

Those who surf the internet, buy things online or communicate with friends leave a trail of data. That could become a problem especially for users who have accounts with various services.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Kinect to hit PCs on February 1

Kinect to hit PCs on February 1

The gesture and voice control system Kinect will be available for Windows computers starting on February 1, Microsoft said at the CES. As opposed to Kinect for the Xbox 360, there are no plans for games as the technology is more intended for serious usage
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
New LG 3D monitors with IPS panel

New LG 3D monitors with IPS panel

LG presented a range of new IPS LCD monitors and televisions at the CES, which the company says will offer better picture quality and broader viewing angles than normally associated with IPS panels. The new models will be available later in 2012 and inclu
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Flexible mix between notebook & tablet

Flexible mix between notebook & tablet

The Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA is a new innovation on the convertible tablet concept. Although it resembles a 13-inch HD-screen Ultrabook, its unique hinge system means it also folds over to create a tablet. The device weighs around 1.5kg, will run on Windows 8
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Laptop hard drives in desktop PC saves energy

Laptop hard drives in desktop PC saves energy

Owners of PCs that consume a lot of electricity can make their computers more efficient by using a laptop hard drive. According to German technical standard certification company TUV Rheinland, the 2.5 inch models from mobile computers tend to use less po
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
60 hours of video a minute uploaded to YouTube

60 hours of video a minute uploaded to YouTube

YouTube said on January 23 that 60 hours of video are being uploaded every minute to the video-sharing site and it is attracting more than four billion views a day. "In 2007 we started at six hours, then in 2010 we were at 24 hours, then 35, then 48," the
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
German artist shoots portraits using Internet

German artist shoots portraits using Internet

A German designer has taken the art of portrait photography to a new level with the help of the internet. As part of project called &&&, Christian Rolfes asks people around the world to pose in front of their computer's web cam. Using Skype, Rolfes receiv
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
SAP bullish on 2012 after record results

SAP bullish on 2012 after record results

SAP, the world's biggest maker of business software, was upbeat on its topline growth this year citing its investment in new technologies and robust corporate spending. Investors have worried that they may have overestimated the resilience of corporate te
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Colgate profit narrowly beats Street view

Colgate profit narrowly beats Street view

Colgate-Palmolive Co posted a slightly better-than-expected quarterly profit on January 26 as sales growth in markets such as Latin America and India helped it overcome some weakness in businesses such as US pet food.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Colgate profit narrowly beats Street view

Colgate profit narrowly beats Street view

Colgate-Palmolive Co posted a slightly better-than-expected quarterly profit on January 26 as sales growth in markets such as Latin America and India helped it overcome some weakness in businesses such as US pet food.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Dubai's DMCC plans gold ETF trade by June

Dubai's DMCC plans gold ETF trade by June

Dubai's government-owned commodities centre is looking to introduce gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) by trading.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
India's Maruti quarterly profit slumps 64 percent

India's Maruti quarterly profit slumps 64 percent

India's biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki on January 24 reported a fall of nearly 64 percent in quarterly profit as high fuel prices, strikes at a major factory and higher interest rates hit operations. Maruti, majority-owned by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp, sa
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Hitachi to stop making televisions

Hitachi to stop making televisions

Japanese high-tech giant Hitachi said on January 23 it will stop making televisions by the end of September as intense price competition hurts TV earnings at many electronics manufacturers world-wide. Hitachi will "terminate television production by the e
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Nippon Steel suffers loss

Nippon Steel suffers loss

Japan's biggest steelmaker Nippon Steel said on January 27 it suffered a $16 million loss for the nine months to December and downgraded its full-year forecast to break-even. The company will become the world's second-largest steel firm in October, when a
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Shell resumes Nigeria production

Shell resumes Nigeria production

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said on January 27 it had resumed oil production following the repair of a trunkline in the south, which was reportedly sabotaged last month, a company spokesman said. "We finished repairs on Nembe Creek Trunkline on January 22
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
'World's cheapest car' tag backfires for India's Nano

'World's cheapest car' tag backfires for India's Nano

When India's Tata Motors launched the Nano in 2009, the concept of the "world's cheapest car" in one of the world's fastest growing auto markets seemed pre-destined for commercial success.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Wall Street puzzles over Google's new direction

Wall Street puzzles over Google's new direction

Google Inc, which revolutionised Internet searches with an easy-to-use website, has itself become an increasingly tricky business to grasp. That issue leapt to the fore last week when the company stunned Wall Street by missing financial expectations for t
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Rock rolls as Woods comes up short

Rock rolls as Woods comes up short

Unheralded Englishman Robert Rock won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship here on Sunday to deny Tiger Woods the win he was seeking to end a two-year winless drought in full tournaments. The world's 117th ranked player fired a closing two-under par 70 for a t
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
City refused Carroll-Tevez switch

City refused Carroll-Tevez switch

Manchester City refused an offer from Liverpool that would have seen unsettled Argentinian forward Carlos Tevez move to Anfield in a straight swap for misfiring Reds striker Andy Carroll, reports said Sunday.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Former India greats call for team overhaul

Former India greats call for team overhaul

Former India cricket greats have called for an overhaul of the test team and say the future of the veteran batting line-up must come under scrutiny following the humiliating 4-0 series defeat by Australia. India has lost its past eight overseas tests, mos
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan demand respect from cricket world

Pakistan demand respect from cricket world

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq on Sunday said he hoped his team's series win over test cricket's number one side England will earn them respect from the cricketing world after a turbulent period which tarnished their image.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan can be world's number one: Mohsin Khan

Pakistan can be world's number one: Mohsin Khan

Pakistan cricket coach Mohsin Khan Sunday expressed confidence his team can become the world's number one ranked team after humbling England in the second Test to claim victory in the series. "I think this team has the capacity to become the world's best
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Mattek-Sands, Tecau win mixed doubles

Mattek-Sands, Tecau win mixed doubles

American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Horia Tecau of Romania won the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday, beating Indian-Russian pairing Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina in a match tie-break.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan beat us fair and square: Flower

Pakistan beat us fair and square: Flower

England coach Andy Flower said Sunday Pakistan's series-clinching Test win would be a huge boost to the country, but called on his team to show their mettle on subsequent matches in the subcontinent. Pakistan thumped England by 72 runs in the second Test
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Man arrested over 'racist' gesture at Liverpool

Man arrested over 'racist' gesture at Liverpool

British police said they arrested a man late Saturday in connection with an alleged racist gesture made at Liverpool's Anfield stadium during the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Manchester United. An image of a man apparently making a monkey gesture in th
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Djokovic wins epic Australian Open final

Djokovic wins epic Australian Open final

Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled past Rafael Nadal in an epic, five-set Australian Open final which clocked in at 5hr 53min - the longest title match in grand slam history - early Monday. Djokovic fought back from losing the first set to take a 2
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
South Sudan clamps oil shutdown, seeks border deal

South Sudan clamps oil shutdown, seeks border deal

South Sudan has fully shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after a broader deal on issues including border security and the disputed region of Abyei, its oil minister said on Sunday.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Resistance to eurozone bailout boost 'scandalous': Delors

Resistance to eurozone bailout boost 'scandalous': Delors

Former European Commission chief Jacques Delors on Sunday blasted the reluctance of eurozone countries like Germany to boost the size of the Greek bailout and create a system of eurobonds to facilitate lending.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Romania wants new energy deadlines under IMF deal

Romania wants new energy deadlines under IMF deal

Romania will try to renegotiate with the International Monetary Fund new deadlines to liberalise its energy market as part of a wider aid deal, President Traian Basescu said on Sunday. Under its 5 billion-euro IMF-led aid deal, the centrist coalition gove
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Greek premier says 'total' consensus on austerity drive

Greek premier says 'total' consensus on austerity drive

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said Sunday there was "total convergence" among political allies on new austerity measures needed for a second bailout and debt cuts to avert default.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
French airline to start biweekly flights to Libya

French airline to start biweekly flights to Libya

French airline carrier Aigle Azur is to start biweekly passenger flights between Paris and the Libyan capital of Tripoli in March, the company's president Arezki Idjerouidene told Reuters on Sunday. "We have been working on opening this route since 2009,"
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Germany urges restraint after Iran oil stop threat

Germany urges restraint after Iran oil stop threat

Germany Sunday called for restraint from Iran amid an escalation in tensions over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme and a threat to immediately cut off oil exports to Europe. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that the
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Police fire tear gas at Oakland, 200 arrested

Police fire tear gas at Oakland, 200 arrested

Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall Street protesters on Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting more than 200 people in clashes that injured three officers and at least one demonstrator.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
US Republican leaders expect payroll tax deal

US Republican leaders expect payroll tax deal

Top US Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they expect to forge a deal with Democrats to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at the end of February but offered no specifics on how they would pay for it.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
German firms expect exports growth this year

German firms expect exports growth this year

Germany, the world's number two exporter, expects healthy growth in foreign demand for its goods thanks to booming emerging markets and a nascent US recovery, according to a report Sunday. News magazine Der Spiegel cited a new poll for the German Chambers
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Davos elite see euro surviving, for now

Davos elite see euro surviving, for now

At a discreet farewell dinner in Davos for Swiss National Bank chief Philipp Hildebrand, a handful of guests including central bankers past and present were handed blank sheets of paper.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Volkswagen board to discuss Porsche-deal on February 14

Volkswagen board to discuss Porsche-deal on February 14

Volkswagen's supervisory board will discuss plans to acquire the remaining 50.1 percent of Porsche SE'S sports car business at a meeting on February 14, German magazine Der Spiegel reported. The magazine said the German Finance Ministry already has a draf
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Finance veteran to be Taiwan's next premier

Finance veteran to be Taiwan's next premier

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has picked a former top financial regulator as his next premier, the state news agency and several other media reported over the weekend. The appointment of 62-year-old Sean Chen, currently deputy premier, is likely to be mad
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Saudi Arabia's cenbank, CMA to coordinate supervision

Saudi Arabia's cenbank, CMA to coordinate supervision

Saudi Arabia's central bank will play a bigger role in the supervision of the country's financial sector as the kingdom weighs opening up its stock market to direct investments by foreigners.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Swiss government economist says SNB can defend franc cap

Swiss government economist says SNB can defend franc cap

Switzerland's central bank has the means and credibility to defend its cap on the franc, said a top government economist, who also warned of the dangers of making monetary policy a political issue.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Wall Street week ahead: quest for the golden cross

Wall Street week ahead: quest for the golden cross

January has turned out strong for equities with just two trading days to go. If you're afraid to miss the ride, there's still time to jump in. You just might want to wear a neck brace. The new year lured buyers into growth-related sectors, the ones that w
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Kenya's acting finmin says to tackle rates, volatile shilling

Kenya's acting finmin says to tackle rates, volatile shilling

Kenya's acting Finance Minister Robinson Githae has said he plans to tackle high lending rates, a volatile local currency and a rising import bill, the Daily Nation reported on Saturday. Githae, a lawyer and minister for metropolitan development, was name
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
London stock market switches focus to earnings

London stock market switches focus to earnings

After a busy week of economic data, investors on the London stock market switch their attention to company earnings next week. London's FTSE 100 index of top shares closed at 5,733.45 points on Friday, up just 0.09 percent from a week earlier, as dealers
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Facebook may file for IPO next week: WSJ

Facebook may file for IPO next week: WSJ

Facebook may file papers for an initial public offering next week that would value the social network at up to $100 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The newspaper, citing people familiar with the matter, said Facebook could file IPO paper
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Tokyo shares likely to gain next week

Tokyo shares likely to gain next week

Japanese shares will likely gain next week, helped by upward trends in emerging economies and the United States, dealers said Friday. "The global market sentiment has turned to risk taking" in the wake of the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Global markets week ahead: Investor optimism ruled by euro debt

Global markets week ahead: Investor optimism ruled by euro debt

The long and winding process of reforming the European Union takes another step on Monday when the region's leaders gather for their first 2012 summit with investors desperate for a show of unity on tackling the region's debt crisis.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Guidewire Software shares soar in market debut

Guidewire Software shares soar in market debut

Guidewire Software Inc, a provider of software to property and casualty insurers, saw its shares soaring in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange, closing 32 percent above the offering price on Wednesday. The shares jumped as much as 39 percent above
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Al Baraka's Turkish unit to issue $200 million sukuk

Al Baraka's Turkish unit to issue $200 million sukuk

Bahraini lender Al Baraka Bank's Turkish subsidiary will go ahead with a $200 million Islamic bond issue in the first quarter, after delaying a sale last month due to pricing concerns, the bank's chief executive said. "We will launch the sukuk in the firs
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Al Baraka's Turkish unit to issue $200 million sukuk

Al Baraka's Turkish unit to issue $200 million sukuk

Bahraini lender Al Baraka Bank's Turkish subsidiary will go ahead with a $200 million Islamic bond issue in the first quarter, after delaying a sale last month due to pricing concerns, the bank's chief executive said. "We will launch the sukuk in the firs
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Afghan peace council member kidnapped by Taliban

Afghan peace council member kidnapped by Taliban

The Taliban have kidnapped a member of Afghanistan's peace council during a bid to promote talks in the volatile east, underscoring the difficulty negotiators face in winning support for nascent negotiations from the Taliban front line.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Egypt Islamists seek more gains in upper house polls

Egypt Islamists seek more gains in upper house polls

Polls opened on Sunday in an election for Egypt's upper house of parliament, with Islamists seeking to repeat the success they enjoyed in elections for the lower house. The parliamentary votes, which began in late November, are the first since a popular u
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for changes to the constitution

Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for changes to the constitution

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country's political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Sudan rebels say holding 29 Chinese workers

Sudan rebels say holding 29 Chinese workers

Rebels in Sudan's oil-producing border state of South Kordofan said on Sunday they were holding Chinese workers for their own safety after a battle with the Sudanese army. The army has been fighting rebels of the SPLM-N in South Kordofan bordering newly i
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Boy dies in Beijing escalator tragedy: state media

Boy dies in Beijing escalator tragedy: state media

A nine-year-old boy died instantly after he got stuck in an escalator at a Beijing department store as horrified shoppers looked on, Chinese state media said on Sunday. The unaccompanied child stretched his neck out and became jammed between the moving es
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Campaign heats up two days before Florida primary

Campaign heats up two days before Florida primary

With only two days left before a crucial Florida primary, US Republican presidential candidates square off on television talk shows Sunday, trying to secure support from key constituencies and filling the airwaves with hard-hitting campaign ads. Newt Ging
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Embattled Sarkozy seeks poll boost with TV speech

Embattled Sarkozy seeks poll boost with TV speech

President Nicolas Sarkozy takes to the airwaves Sunday to unveil reforms aimed at lifting France out of the economic doldrums and boosting his credibility ahead of elections he is tipped to lose to a Socialist. The hour-long television interview to be bro
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Arab chief seeks Russian, Chinese change on Syria

Arab chief seeks Russian, Chinese change on Syria

Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said on Sunday he hopes Russia and China will change their stance on Syria and allow the UN Security Council to issue a resolution backing a League plan to end the crisis. "I hope these two countries will alter their posit
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Former general: UK would struggle to retake Falklands

Former general: UK would struggle to retake Falklands

Argentina has little chance of taking the Falkland Islands by force, but defence cuts mean Britain's military would struggle to reclaim the territory if it did, the former head of the U.K. army has warned.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
China calls for calm after Philippine offer to US

China calls for calm after Philippine offer to US

China on Sunday called for greater efforts towards "peace and stability" in the region, after the Philippines offered to allow more US troops on its territory. Manila said Friday it planned to hold more joint exercises and to let more US troops rotate thr
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
UN chief: Sudan oil crisis a 'threat to peace'

UN chief: Sudan oil crisis a 'threat to peace'

An oil dispute between Sudan and South Sudan has become "a serious threat to peace and security in the region," UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Sunday as African heads of state converged on Ethiopia's capital for an African Union summit. Ban called on African l
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Mass marriage of 50 couples held

Mass marriage of 50 couples held

A mass marriage of 50 couples was organised here by the Upleta Memon Association and Welfare Trust. A statement on Sunday said that next time the organisation plans to arrange the mass marriages of 100 couples.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Khoja opens Hyderabad leather footwear centre

Khoja opens Hyderabad leather footwear centre

Senior Vice President of Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (HCCI) Turab Ali Khoja on Sunday inaugurated the Hyderabad Leather Footwear Centre set up with the collaboration of Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and Sindh Small
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
Corrupt rulers push country towards crises: Qureshi

Corrupt rulers push country towards crises: Qureshi

Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Vice Chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf, has alleged that corrupt rulers had pushed the country into quagmire of crises, adding that acts of bribery and injustice become the order of the day in police stations and courts.
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
324 graduates of Bahria University conferred degrees

324 graduates of Bahria University conferred degrees

Some 324 graduating students were conferred degrees in the 8th convocation of Bahria University Karachi campus here on Sunday. The disciplines in which degrees were conferred included Business Management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, and Professional P
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
National Immunisation Days begin today

National Immunisation Days begin today

The first (National Immunisation Days (NIDs) of the year are scheduled on January 30, 31 and February 01'2012. Pakistan has reported a total of 192 cases so far, but several pending cases from last year are still under examination at the Polio Virology La
Published 30 Jan, 2012 12:00am
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