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Print - 2012-03-12
Apple unveils new iPad, Apple TV box

Apple unveils new iPad, Apple TV box

Apple unveiled a third-generation iPad on March 7 enhanced with features aimed at keeping it safely on the throne of the booming tablet computer market. The new iPad boasts a powerful quad-core processor, eye-grabbing resolution on par with that of an iPh
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Search engine users disapprove of personal data collection

Search engine users disapprove of personal data collection

Search engines users disapprove of personal data being collected for search results or for targeted advertising, according to a Pew survey released on March 9 that underscored the public's growing concern with web privacy.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Intel launches high-end server chip for the cloud

Intel launches high-end server chip for the cloud

Intel Corp formally launched its newest high-end "Xeon" server chip on March 6, seeking to capitalize on an explosion of Internet traffic sparked by Web-based cloud computing, social networking and expanding use of smartphones and tablet computers.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Americans not fans of online targeted advertisements

Americans not fans of online targeted advertisements

Most Americans are satisfied with their Internet search engines but they are not fans of targeted advertising, seeing it as an invasion of privacy, according to a survey published on March 9. The survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project also fou
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
'Shrinkable car' makes parking a breeze

'Shrinkable car' makes parking a breeze

Scientists at the world's biggest IT fair unveiled on March 6 what they hope is the car of the future that can shrink to fit tight parking spaces and pick you up at the touch of a button. At just 2.10 metres (seven feet) long, the futuristic cobalt-blue t
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Facebook goes down in several European states

Facebook goes down in several European states

Social network website Facebook, which has around 850 million users worldwide, went down in several mainly European countries on March 7 for around two hours, users and the company said. "Today we experienced technical difficulties causing the site to be
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
IBM making the Louvre Museum smarter

IBM making the Louvre Museum smarter

IBM on March 5 revealed an alliance with the venerable Louvre Museum to use sensors, real-time data analysis and other Internet Age tools to make the museum smarter. IBM's "building whisperer" has been listening to the Louvre to make the famed Paris museu
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Twitter adds Arabic and Hebrew

Twitter adds Arabic and Hebrew

Twitter on March 6 added Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and Urdu to the growing list of languages available at the popular one-to-many text messaging service used by Arab Spring protesters. "Twitter is now available in right-to-left languages," the San Francisco-b
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Chinese iPhone user downloads 25 billionth Apple app

Chinese iPhone user downloads 25 billionth Apple app

A Chinese iPhone user has downloaded the 25 billionth app from Apple's App Store and is the lucky winner of a 10,000 dollar iTunes gift card, Apple announced on March 5. Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China downloaded the free app Where's My Water? to win the priz
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Economic malaise forces Belgium to extend austerity

Economic malaise forces Belgium to extend austerity

Belgium will extend austerity measures by 1.82 billion euros ($2.39 billion) because of a possible contraction of its economy this year, to keep its 2012 budget deficit within EU limits. After a full week of talks, ministers from the six-party coalition a
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Piech's wife set to join Volkswagen supervisory board

Piech's wife set to join Volkswagen supervisory board

Ursula Piech, the wife of Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech, is poised to join the carmaker's supervisory board at its annual meeting next month. A company spokeswoman confirmed on Sunday that Ursula Piech would be a candidate for the board of Europe's
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Tears, smell of death at Congo mass funeral

Tears, smell of death at Congo mass funeral

Families cried and held handkerchiefs over their faces to fight the smell of death as Congo Republic held a mass funeral for more than a hundred victims from last week's explosions at a weapons depot in the centre of the capital Brazzaville.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Sialkot police working as political wing of PML-N: Firdous

Sialkot police working as political wing of PML-N: Firdous

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has alleged that Pakistan Muslim League (N) is making strenuous efforts for strengthening PML-N with the active support of Police.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Anti-polio drive begins in Larkana from today

Anti-polio drive begins in Larkana from today

All out arrangements have been finalised for the National Immunization Campaign of Polio. More than 283540 children of the Larkana district upto five years of age would be vaccinated Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) during the three-day National polio campaign st
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Reversal of Indian ban on cotton exports may depress world market

Reversal of Indian ban on cotton exports may depress world market

The report of season's estimated cotton crop continue to stands around 15.0 million local bales. Cotton growers of early sowing areas of Lower Sindh and Central Punjab are now doing their homework for availability of seed for sowing and necessary fertiliz
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Reversal of Indian ban on cotton exports may depress world market

Reversal of Indian ban on cotton exports may depress world market

The report of season's estimated cotton crop continue to stands around 15.0 million local bales. Cotton growers of early sowing areas of Lower Sindh and Central Punjab are now doing their homework for availability of seed for sowing and necessary fertiliz
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
PCGA seeks action against textile minister

PCGA seeks action against textile minister

The Central Executive Committee of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) adopted a unanimous resolution against Federal Textile Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin, requesting the Prime Minister to initiate an inquiry against him and also impose a ban on t
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Sugar Advisory Board meets today

Sugar Advisory Board meets today

Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) is scheduled to meet here on Monday (today) with Secretary Industries. The board will discuss possible gaps in sugar demand and supply in the country, official sources told Business Recorder.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Tulsi leaves good option for dengue treatment

Tulsi leaves good option for dengue treatment

Leaves of sweet basil (Tulsi) are best for the treatment of dengue fever, said Council of Herbal Physicians Pakistan Secretary General Qazi MA Khalid. He was talking to the media after a health seminar on "Dengue virus and modern research" organized by He
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Tahira Wasti passes away

Tahira Wasti passes away

A prominent artiste of Pakistan Television (PTV),Tahira Wasti, passed away here on Sunday. She was 68. A PTV official said that late Ms Tahira Wasti had appeared in numerous dramas of the PTV, including the long duration plays. Sindh Minister for Informat
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Prime Minister condoles death

Prime Minister condoles death

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday visited the residence of State Minister Akram Gill and condoled with him the death of his father, Tariq Masih Gill. Prime Minister Gilani met the family members and condoled with them over the death of Tariq
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Commodities' prices move within normal range

Commodities' prices move within normal range

there was no exceptional development on the commodities markets, domestic or global. Therefore, prices fluctuated within usual normal range, ,mainly determined by demand/supply factor, throughout the week ended on march 10,2012.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Commodities' prices move within normal range

Commodities' prices move within normal range

there was no exceptional development on the commodities markets, domestic or global. Therefore, prices fluctuated within usual normal range, ,mainly determined by demand/supply factor, throughout the week ended on march 10,2012.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Mata sets sights on Chelsea Euro fightback

Mata sets sights on Chelsea Euro fightback

Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata has told his team-mates they can stage a dramatic fightback against Napoli if they treat the Champions League last 16 second-leg tie like a cup final.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Wiggins holds off Westra to win Paris-Nice

Wiggins holds off Westra to win Paris-Nice

Bradley Wiggins soared to Britain's first overall win in the Paris-Nice in 45 years with an agonisingly close victory in the final uphill time trial to Colonel D'Eze on Sunday.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Don't blame players for AVB exit says Terry

Don't blame players for AVB exit says Terry

Chelsea captain John Terry insists the club's senior players shouldn't be blamed for the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas. Villas-Boas was dismissed last weekend after just over eight months in charge and many critics claimed the young Portuguese coach had be
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Wage cuts saved Rangers from 'decimation': Clark

Wage cuts saved Rangers from 'decimation': Clark

Rangers would have been "decimated" by the loss of 20 players if the first-team squad had not agreed to pay cuts, the beleaguered club's administrator Paul Clark said on Sunday. Clark also revealed there has been interest from America and the Far East in
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Djokovic, Wozniacki advance, Murray upset

Djokovic, Wozniacki advance, Murray upset

Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki eased through their openers in the California desert while fourth seed Andy Murray bit the dust for the second straight year. Djokovic has not made the same perfect start to the season as he did in
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Closing birdie nets McNeill lead in Puerto Rico

Closing birdie nets McNeill lead in Puerto Rico

American George McNeill birdied the final two holes to fire a five-under par 67 and seize a one-stroke lead after the third round of the $3.5 million US PGA Puerto Rico Open.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Rain ends New Zealand-South Africa Test

Rain ends New Zealand-South Africa Test

The first Test between New Zealand and South Africa ended in a draw Sunday as steady rain ruled out any chance of play on the final day. The rain began overnight and the umpires called the game off soon after the scheduled lunch adjournment with no sign o
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Armadillo to be 2014 World Cup mascot

Armadillo to be 2014 World Cup mascot

The mascot for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be an armadillo, according to a report Sunday in the Brazilian weekly Veja. The Brazilian three-banded armadillo, native to the country's north-east, is capable of rolling itself into the shape of a ball wh
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
First Annual Sports Day of PGMI and LGH to be held on March 17

First Annual Sports Day of PGMI and LGH to be held on March 17

First Annual Sports Day of Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Lahore General Hospital (LGH) will be held on March 17 at Punjab Stadium which will be participated by doctors, nurses and nurse students enthusiastically.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Aussies aim to build on success against West Indies

Aussies aim to build on success against West Indies

Australia captain Shane Watson says his side will be looking to build on the momentum they gained from success on home soil when they face the West Indies. The Australian one-day and Twenty20 squads arrived on Saturday ahead of the series, which includes
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Maradona looking for tax-evasion solution

Maradona looking for tax-evasion solution

Argentine legend Diego Maradona is hoping to find a solution to his tax debt problems in Italy so he can join the 25th anniversary celebrations of Napoli's first Serie A title. Maradona, then in his pomp, was the catalyst for the most successful period in
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Moore knocks City out of pole position

Moore knocks City out of pole position

Manchester City surrendered top spot in the Premier League as Luke Moore's late goal fired Swansea to a shock 1-0 win over the title chasers at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday. Roberto Mancini's side were second-best for much of the game and needed a first-
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Robotic surgeries costlier but safer: study

Robotic surgeries costlier but safer: study

Patients who have robot-assisted surgeries on their kidneys or prostate have shorter hospital stays and a lower risk of having a blood transfusion or dying - but the bill is significantly higher, a study found.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
China lead pollution poisons 160 children

China lead pollution poisons 160 children

Lead emission from factories and the natural environment in China's manufacturing heart of Guangdong has poisoned 160 children, Xinhua said in the country's latest case of unfettered industrial toxins. Children from Dongtang town in Renhua country were fo
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Exercise is a key factor in weight loss programmes

Exercise is a key factor in weight loss programmes

Exercise - and not only a proper diet - is essential for people who want to lose weight, according to Thomas Haab, a sport scientist at the BSA Academy in Saarbruecken, a German higher education institution focusing on health management and illness preven
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
BPA chemical may be tied to heart disease

BPA chemical may be tied to heart disease

People exposed to higher levels of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical widely used in food packaging, may have a slightly higher risk of heart disease, according to UK researchers. They can't say for sure if some factor other than BPA, like weight or blood pres
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Breaks to get up and move lower blood sugar: study

Breaks to get up and move lower blood sugar: study

Taking a break to walk around every 20 minutes, instead of staying seated for hours on end, helps reduce the body's levels of glucose and insulin after eating, according to a new study.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
'Alien' seeds threaten Antarctica's landscape

'Alien' seeds threaten Antarctica's landscape

Foreign seeds are hitching rides on scientists and tourists to the Antarctic and could someday upset the ecology of the warmest patches of the remote land, international researchers said.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Adidas sees record profits in 2012

Adidas sees record profits in 2012

German sportswear maker Adidas said on March 07 that strong demand for its brand pushed it to record earnings in 2011 and it hoped to beat those again this year on the back of the 2012 Olympics. Adidas said in a statement its net profit rose by 18 percent
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Adidas sees record profits in 2012

Adidas sees record profits in 2012

German sportswear maker Adidas said on March 07 that strong demand for its brand pushed it to record earnings in 2011 and it hoped to beat those again this year on the back of the 2012 Olympics. Adidas said in a statement its net profit rose by 18 percent
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
GE sees slower revenue growth in Southeast Asia

GE sees slower revenue growth in Southeast Asia

General Electric Co expects to post slower revenue growth in Southeast Asia this year, underperforming the 30 percent of 2011 as economies in the region post more modest gains. With China's growth losing steam from its peak of more than 10 percent, GE is
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Bursa Malaysia banks on regional alliances to grow

Bursa Malaysia banks on regional alliances to grow

Bursa Malaysia , the country's exchange operator, is banking on cross-border links with other bourses in the Southeast Asian region to grow instead of costly mergers and acquisitions, its top official said on March 06.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
What crisis? Swiss watchmakers eye record 2012

What crisis? Swiss watchmakers eye record 2012

Swiss watchmakers said on March 07 that they are expecting demand in 2012 to beat that of 2011, when exports hit a record, even though growth would be less pronounced than last year. "If exports reach between 20 and 25 billion francs in 2012, we would be
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Saudi builder confident of repaying $1 billion sukuk

Saudi builder confident of repaying $1 billion sukuk

Saudi builder Dar al-Arkan is able to repay a $1 billion Islamic bond due this year and will not seek government aid, a top executive said, rejecting allegations that the company may struggle to pay its debts.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Saudi builder confident of repaying $1 billion sukuk

Saudi builder confident of repaying $1 billion sukuk

Saudi builder Dar al-Arkan is able to repay a $1 billion Islamic bond due this year and will not seek government aid, a top executive said, rejecting allegations that the company may struggle to pay its debts.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Thai Berli Jucker plans Asean expansion

Thai Berli Jucker plans Asean expansion

Berli Jucker Pcl, a Thai trading company controlled by billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is targeting 20 percent sales growth this year, aiming to expand in Myanmar and Vietnam to position itself for a planned single market in Southeast Asia.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Thai Berli Jucker plans Asean expansion

Thai Berli Jucker plans Asean expansion

Berli Jucker Pcl, a Thai trading company controlled by billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is targeting 20 percent sales growth this year, aiming to expand in Myanmar and Vietnam to position itself for a planned single market in Southeast Asia.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Rio Tinto says plans $2 billion Indian investment

Rio Tinto says plans $2 billion Indian investment

Mining giant Rio Tinto said on March 05 that it plans to invest $2 billion in an iron ore project in eastern India in what it said would be Australia's "largest investment" in the South Asian nation. Sam Walsh, chief of the Australia-based company's globa
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
StanChart's Indonesia gamble puts spotlight on strategy

StanChart's Indonesia gamble puts spotlight on strategy

When Standard Chartered handed a $1 billion loan to a low-profile Indonesian businessman in December, bankers involved in the transaction wondered if they should have first broken it into chunks and shared the risk with other banks.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Emerging markets join the dividend race

Emerging markets join the dividend race

Global investors in search of high-dividend equity plays are heading to emerging markets, abandoning their view of these stocks as a predominantly growth-based investment. It marks another milestone in the sector's global coming of age.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Emerging markets join the dividend race

Emerging markets join the dividend race

Global investors in search of high-dividend equity plays are heading to emerging markets, abandoning their view of these stocks as a predominantly growth-based investment. It marks another milestone in the sector's global coming of age.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Middle East markets: Dubai makes a sharp rebound; most Gulf markets rise

Middle East markets: Dubai makes a sharp rebound; most Gulf markets rise

Dubai's bourse made its largest one-day gain in 27 months on Sunday, rebounding after last week's savage profit-taking while most Gulf markets also rallied following a strong close in global markets. Dubai's benchmark jumped 4.7 percent in its largest one
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Wall Street week ahead: stocks may avert pullback - again

Wall Street week ahead: stocks may avert pullback - again

For a moment, US stocks looked like they were headed for a long-awaited pullback this week. But that didn't happen. After more signs of a healthier economy, stocks may have room to run higher in the week ahead.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Sterling to waver near current levels versus euro

Sterling to waver near current levels versus euro

The British pound will remain steady against the euro over the next year, perhaps more resilient but still tied to the euro zone's fortunes, according to a Reuters poll of foreign exchange analysts who mostly stuck to their views from one month ago.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Japan shares tipped to take breather next week

Japan shares tipped to take breather next week

Japanese shares will likely take a short-term break next week as the benchmark index has been overbought in recent sessions, analysts said Friday. In the week to March 9, the Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 1.56 percent, or 152.71 point
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
South Africa rand outlook steady for this year

South Africa rand outlook steady for this year

South Africa's rand will be more stable this year and not repeat the steep losses it suffered in 2011 as optimistic signals about the state of the global economy keep the currency on a firmer path, a Reuters poll predicted on Wednesday.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Canadian $ seen stuck near parity in 2012, forecasts rise

Canadian $ seen stuck near parity in 2012, forecasts rise

Global forecasters have hiked their targets for the Canadian dollar from a month ago, but the commodity-linked currency is still expected to trade near parity with the US dollar for much of 2012, a Reuters poll showed.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Global markets week ahead: risk assets on track for rocky rise

Global markets week ahead: risk assets on track for rocky rise

Central bank policies and euro zone rescue efforts have laid out a path for global recovery, and higher prices for riskier assets, although the recent rapid pace of gains will inevitably slow, fund managers and strategists say.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Euro to be most volatile major currency in March

Euro to be most volatile major currency in March

Euro volatility is set to remain higher than the decade average this month on persistent worries of a messy Greek default, a Reuters poll found on Wednesday. Uncertainties over a new round of monetary stimulus in the United States and in Europe may also d
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
India seen borrowing $106 billion via bonds in 2012/13

India seen borrowing $106 billion via bonds in 2012/13

The Indian government is expected to say it plans to borrow 5.3 trillion rupees ($106 billion) in the fiscal year starting on April 1, up from a scheduled 5.1 trillion in the current year, when it releases its budget on March 16, a Reuters poll showed. Ho
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
India seen borrowing $106 billion via bonds in 2012/13

India seen borrowing $106 billion via bonds in 2012/13

The Indian government is expected to say it plans to borrow 5.3 trillion rupees ($106 billion) in the fiscal year starting on April 1, up from a scheduled 5.1 trillion in the current year, when it releases its budget on March 16, a Reuters poll showed. Ho
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Japanese diplomat says to keep buying Iran oil

Japanese diplomat says to keep buying Iran oil

Japan will continue to import as much Iranian crude oil as it needs, the Japanese ambassador to Tehran was quoted by Iranian media on Sunday as saying. Japan has been put under pressure to reduce its use of Iranian crude by the United States which has imp
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Mass grave in southern Mexico yields 167 bodies

Mass grave in southern Mexico yields 167 bodies

Authorities are investigating a mass grave in southern Mexico containing 167 bodies that may have been dumped there at least 50 years ago, a Mexican official said on Saturday. The remains, found in a cave near the Guatemalan border, "disintegrated at the
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Nuclear protesters in Australia target miners

Nuclear protesters in Australia target miners

Hundreds of anti-nuclear demonstrators converged on the Australian headquarters of global mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Sunday to mark one year since Japan's reactor crisis. Organised by a group of anti-nuclear Japanese expats called Japanese f
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Journalist's arrest in bombing prompts scrutiny in India

Journalist's arrest in bombing prompts scrutiny in India

To many in the Indian media community, the arrest of independent journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi by the Delhi police's Special Cell on March 6 for his alleged involvement in a bombing brings back troublesome memories.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Russian protesters face challenge after Putin win

Russian protesters face challenge after Putin win

Russian opposition leaders on Sunday called for a clear agenda and a grassroots focus on local elections to re-energise a protest movement running out of steam after Vladimir Putin convincingly won a six-year presidential term.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
BBC makes first broadcast from new centre - in Burmese

BBC makes first broadcast from new centre - in Burmese

The BBC on Sunday made the first broadcast from its new London news centre, one of the world's largest journalistic hubs, with a transmission by the Burmese section of the World Service. The World Service, which has 225 million global listeners, marked it
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Israeli, Indian officials to discuss terror attack

Israeli, Indian officials to discuss terror attack

Israel's national security advisor Yaakov Amidror is scheduled to meet Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday to discuss last month's bomb attack on an Israeli's diplomat's wife in New Delhi, news reports said.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Trial against Big Tobacco begins in Montreal today

Trial against Big Tobacco begins in Montreal today

A groundbreaking trial gets underway in Montreal Monday against three leading tobacco companies which face a $25 billion lawsuit for allegedly failing to adequately warn smokers of the dangers of cigarettes.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Afghan-US pact to be signed by May, says Karzai

Afghan-US pact to be signed by May, says Karzai

A much touted strategic partnership agreement between Afghanistan and the United States is to be signed ahead of a conference due to take place in Chicago in May, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday. "We have agreed on new conditions that will (allo
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Santorum scores easy win at Kansas caucuses

Santorum scores easy win at Kansas caucuses

US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum swept the Kansas caucuses on Saturday with 51 percent of the vote, giving him a boost going into crucial primary votes in the South next week. The conservative former senator from Pennsylvania was well ahea
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Sudan investment conference called off as US pulls out

Sudan investment conference called off as US pulls out

An international conference to drum up investment in Sudan has been called off after the United States and other powers signalled they would not attend in protest over Sudan's crackdown on rebels, diplomats and officials said on Sunday.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Annan meets Assad again, says tough to reach deal

Annan meets Assad again, says tough to reach deal

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said it would be hard to reach a deal to halt bloodshed in Syria, but expressed optimism after meeting President Bashar al-Assad for a second day on Sunday. "It's going to be tough. It's going to be difficult but we have to
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
China frees 24,000 abducted women, kids in 2011

China frees 24,000 abducted women, kids in 2011

Chinese police rescued more than 24,000 abducted children and women last year, some of whom had been sold for adoption or forced into prostitution as far away as Angola, officials said Sunday.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Reprisals kill 10 after church bombed in Nigeria's Jos

Reprisals kill 10 after church bombed in Nigeria's Jos

Christian youths killed at least 10 people in reprisal attacks after a suspected suicide bomber hit a Catholic church in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday, killing three people, authorities said. "The situation is bad," Sati Dakwat, health commis
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
APDP seeks probe into disappearances

APDP seeks probe into disappearances

The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Indian Occupied Kashmir has demanded a probe by an independent commission into the enforced disappearances that have been taking place in the territory since 1989.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Government committed to resolving energy crisis: Qamar

Government committed to resolving energy crisis: Qamar

Federal Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar has said that the government has set its priority to generate power through coal, wind mill and coal gasification with objective to meet the energy crisis under short and mid-terms plans as power gene
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Police officials to get training abroad: Wasan

Police officials to get training abroad: Wasan

Sindh Home Minister, Manzoor Hussain Wasan has said the recruitment in Sindh Police is underway and a plan to impart training to the police officials abroad is also under consideration. He was talking to a delegation of Khairpur which met him at Wasan Hou
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Milk rate: commissioner calls meeting on March 13

Milk rate: commissioner calls meeting on March 13

Karachi Commi-ssioner, Roshan Ali Shaikh will hold a meeting Tuesday to evolve a strategy for availability of milk to all city consumers at a uniform rate, without any compromise in its quality or quantity.
Published 12 Mar, 2012 12:00am
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