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Print - 2012-09-17
Chicago teachers rally after tentative labour deal

Chicago teachers rally after tentative labour deal

Thousands of striking Chicago teachers rallied on Saturday to keep the pressure on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to wrap up an agreement with their union to end a strike that closed the nation's third largest school district for a week.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Venezuela blasts US criticism over drugs

Venezuela blasts US criticism over drugs

Venezuela on Saturday rejected as unsubstantiated a new US report that accused President Hugo Chavez's government of failing to fight the drugs trade. Chavez, a socialist seeking re-election next month, is a ferocious critic of Washington, and his nearly
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Sudan's Bashir in Cairo for talks with Morsi

Sudan's Bashir in Cairo for talks with Morsi

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, held talks with Egypt's Mohamed Morsi in Cairo on Sunday, officials said. Bashir was met at Cairo's airport by Vice President Mahmud Mekki, and arrived with a large dele
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Japan's ambassador-designate to China dies in Tokyo

Japan's ambassador-designate to China dies in Tokyo

Japan's ambassador-designate to China, Shinichi Nishimiya, died on Sunday in a Tokyo hospital, the Foreign Ministry said, three days after he was found unconscious on a Tokyo street. Doctors were looking into the cause of death, ministry official Takashi
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
China's Xi to return to diplomatic duties at ASEAN meet

China's Xi to return to diplomatic duties at ASEAN meet

China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping will attend a meeting with Southeast Asian nations later this week, the Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday, signalling his return to diplomatic duties after skipping a series of events with foreign dignitaries.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Smokers may have more sleep problems

Smokers may have more sleep problems

Smokers may get fewer hours of sleep and have less restful slumber than non-smokers, according to a German study that looked at more than two thousand people. Researchers whose work appeared in the journal Addiction Biology found that of nearly 1,100 smok
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Plea to save world's 100 most threatened species

Plea to save world's 100 most threatened species

Conservation experts released a list on September 11 of the world's 100 most threatened species and warned that only a changed public and government mindset could save them from imminent extinction. The list compiled by the Zoological Society of London (Z
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Study says wind could power the whole world

Study says wind could power the whole world

There's enough wind to power the world many times over, according to a study, but it would take a massive infrastructure investment to harness it that analysts say is not realistic. As the world seeks to lessen its reliance on fossil fuels like coal and n
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
For heart health, fish oil pills not the answer: study

For heart health, fish oil pills not the answer: study

Omega-3 fatty acids, found in oily fish such as sardines and salmon and once touted as a way of staving off heart disease and stroke, don't help after all, according to a Greek study.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Job strain boosts risk of heart disease by 23 percent

Job strain boosts risk of heart disease by 23 percent

Workers who suffer job strain are 23-percent more likely to have a heart attack than stress-free counterparts, but the risk is far smaller than smoking or a sedentary lifestyle, a large study published in The Lancet on September 14 says.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Climate change: research questions 'worse drought' warnings

Climate change: research questions 'worse drought' warnings

Some computer models for global warming may be over-estimating the risk of drought, according to a study published on September 12 by the journal Nature. Several key models used in climate research that factor in warming trends suggest that droughts will
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Intel pitches future of PCs at developer forum

Intel pitches future of PCs at developer forum

Intel Corp showed off hybrid tablets and ultrabook laptops with voice and gesture interfaces along with an upcoming low-power chip in a bid to convince Wall Street that a slump in the personal computer industry is only temporary.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Mobile users say best apps in life are free: survey

Mobile users say best apps in life are free: survey

Nearly 90 percent of the apps downloaded for use on mobile devices world-wide are free, and most of the paid apps cost three dollars or less, a research firm said on September 11. The report by Gartner Inc said world-wide mobile app downloads will surpass
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Advanced Micro launches low-power server platform

Advanced Micro launches low-power server platform

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) unveiled an energy-efficient server platform aimed at Big Data and cloud computing, the first major fruit of its acquisition of SeaMicro this year as the chipmaker struggles to diversify beyond a stagnant PC industry.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
YouTube rolls out new version of iPhone app

YouTube rolls out new version of iPhone app

Google Inc is releasing a new version of its YouTube video app for iPhones that will for the first time feature advertising but won't have the benefit of being pre-loaded on Apple Inc's popular smartphones. The new YouTube app will be available for downlo
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Apple unveils new iPhone 5

Apple unveils new iPhone 5

After months of speculation, Apple announced its newest smartphone, the iPhone 5, as it seeks to thwart growing challenges from rivals like Samsung, Google and Microsoft. In a packed conference hall at the Yerba Buena Centre in San Francisco, Apple market
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Java 7 with severe security breach; deactivate plug-in

Java 7 with severe security breach; deactivate plug-in

A severe security breach was discovered in the current Java version 7 and the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) suggests deactivating the Java plug-in in the browser's settings if it's not needed. If users visit manipulated websites, ha
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Zuckerberg says no Facebook phone coming

Zuckerberg says no Facebook phone coming

Facebook is not building its own mobile phone, despite some reports to the contrary, company founder Mark Zuckerberg said on September 11, adding the phone would be "clearly the wrong strategy" to adopt. "The phone just doesn't make any sense," Zuckerberg
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Start-up enlists 'the crowd' to expose knock-offs

Start-up enlists 'the crowd' to expose knock-offs

Tech start-up BrandBounty on September 10 sought to enlist smartphone users around the world in a "crowd-sourced" battle against knock-off goods and pirated digital content.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Japanese robot to sit top-ranked university exam

Japanese robot to sit top-ranked university exam

Japanese researchers are working on a robot they hope will be smart enough to ace entrance exams at the nation's top university, which test everything from maths to foreign languages. The robot's artificial brain would analyse a mash of words, numbers, an
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Volkswagen trucks business braces for slowdown

Volkswagen trucks business braces for slowdown

Volkswagen's commercial vehicles brands Scania, MAN and VW Commercial vehicles will "co-ordinate rather than integrate" as they brace for a slowdown in Europe, Brazil and China board member Leif Oestling told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
J&J picks Bayer executive Peterson as group world-wide chairman

J&J picks Bayer executive Peterson as group world-wide chairman

Johnson & Johnson said Sandra Peterson, currently a Bayer executive, will take on the new role of group worldwide chairman, overseeing a consent decree at the company's troubled manufacturing plants that produce over-the-counter drugs.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Next says August, September sales disappointing

Next says August, September sales disappointing

British clothing retailer Next said sales in August and early September had been disappointing during what had been an unusually quiet period, after it posted a 10.2 percent rise in first half profit. "We remain cautious about the economic outlook whilst
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Next says August, September sales disappointing

Next says August, September sales disappointing

British clothing retailer Next said sales in August and early September had been disappointing during what had been an unusually quiet period, after it posted a 10.2 percent rise in first half profit. "We remain cautious about the economic outlook whilst
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Gulf Bank bags $2 billion project financing mandates: chief executive

Gulf Bank bags $2 billion project financing mandates: chief executive

Gulf Bank has been mandated as a lead manager to help finance two energy projects in Kuwait worth a combined $2 billion, the Gulf state lender's chief executive said. "One is in the oil sector and one is in the power sector. One is a bit less than $1 bill
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
AirAsia ready to take on rival: Fernandes

AirAsia ready to take on rival: Fernandes

AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has vowed to give Indonesian rival Lion Air "a real run for their money" after it announced plans for a new low-cost carrier, a report said on September 13. Indonesia's PT Lion Mentari Airlines and a Malaysian partner called NA
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Sharp Corp to slash employees' pay

Sharp Corp to slash employees' pay

Japan's Sharp Corp on September 13 said it would slash salaries for thousands of employees - from the factory floor to the executive boardroom - as it scrambles to repair its bleeding balance sheet. The electronics giant said it was aiming to cut another
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Sharp Corp to slash employees' pay

Sharp Corp to slash employees' pay

Japan's Sharp Corp on September 13 said it would slash salaries for thousands of employees - from the factory floor to the executive boardroom - as it scrambles to repair its bleeding balance sheet. The electronics giant said it was aiming to cut another
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Dutch mobile market faces French-style price war

Dutch mobile market faces French-style price war

The Netherlands could be heading for a mobile phone price war similar to the one that has ravaged industry profits in France, with an auction of wireless licences next month likely to ramp up competition to market leader KPN and its rivals.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Insurance funds no cure for Europe's property credit crunch

Insurance funds no cure for Europe's property credit crunch

When John Feeney, head of real estate debt at Henderson Global Investors, agreed to speak at a conference earlier this year, he was pressed to say how insurers would rescue Europe's credit-starved property industry.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Indonesia promoted in Davis Cup

Indonesia promoted in Davis Cup

Christopher Rungkat was the hero for Indonesia as they gained promotion to Asia-Oceania Zone Group I in the Davis Cup on Sunday with a 3-2 win over the Philippines. The hosts' number one player, ranked 292 in the world, trounced Jeson Patrombon in straigh
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Kazakhstan secure Davis Cup World Group spot

Kazakhstan secure Davis Cup World Group spot

Kazakhstan secured their place in the Davis Cup World Group after Mikhail Kukushkin beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the fourth rubber of the two countries' play-off showdown here on Sunday. The 24-year-old Kukushkin won 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 in his
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
India bar Bhupathi, Bopanna from Davis Cup

India bar Bhupathi, Bopanna from Davis Cup

Indian tennis chiefs have barred veterans Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from playing in the Davis Cup until June 2014 after they refused to partner doubles specialist Leander Paes at the Olympics.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Don't get carried away, Wenger warns Arsenal

Don't get carried away, Wenger warns Arsenal

Arsene Wenger has warned his new-look Arsenal team that the real tests are still to come after their 6-1 demolition of Southampton at the Emirates Stadium. A breathtaking display of attacking football in the first-half comprehensively destroyed Nigel Adki
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Spain reach Davis Cup final as Ferrer beats Isner

Spain reach Davis Cup final as Ferrer beats Isner

Spain reached their sixth Davis Cup final in 10 years after David Ferrer gave them an unassailable 3-1 semi-final lead over the United States by beating John Isner 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Madrid in worst start in 10 years, Barca stay top

Madrid in worst start in 10 years, Barca stay top

Real Madrid slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Sevilla on Saturday as Jose Mourinho's defending champions suffered a second defeat in four matches, their worst start to a La Liga season in over a decade. Piotr Trochowski got the only goal for Sevilla as Real's ha
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Mancini hopes Aguero can make Real clash

Mancini hopes Aguero can make Real clash

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists Sergio Aguero has a chance of featuring against Real Madrid on Tuesday despite the Argentina striker struggling to recover from an ankle problem. Aguero sustained the injury in last month's 3-2 win over Sout
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Motorcycling: Cortese wins to extend lead in Moto3 title race

Motorcycling: Cortese wins to extend lead in Moto3 title race

German rider Sandro Cortese extended his lead in the Moto3 world championship standings after he rode to victory on his KTM bike in the San Marino race here on Sunday. The 22-year-old - who described the race as the most difficult of the season - came hom
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Flipkens books final against Hradecka

Flipkens books final against Hradecka

Unseeded Belgian Kirsten Flipkens surprised third-seeded German Mona Barthel 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/3) Saturday to set up a clash with Lucie Hradecka in the WTA Bell Challenge final. Both finalists will be chasing a first career WTA title.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Blackburn go top after eight-goal thriller

Blackburn go top after eight-goal thriller

Blackburn moved to the top of the Championship in dramatic fashion as Rovers scored twice in stoppage-time to win 5-3 at Bristol City on Saturday. Steve Kean's side looked to have blown their chance to take all three points at Ashton Gate when Sam Baldock
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Barcelona without skipper Puyol for '4-6 weeks'

Barcelona without skipper Puyol for '4-6 weeks'

Barcelona defender Carles Puyol, who suffered ligament damage to his left knee in Saturday's 4-1 win at Getafe, will miss up to six weeks of action, the Catalan giants confirmed. "The captain of Barcelona strained the posterior cruciate ligament in his le
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
I don't have a team, moans Real boss Mourinho

I don't have a team, moans Real boss Mourinho

Jose Mourinho slammed his Real Madrid champions on Sunday after a 1-0 loss at Sevilla condemned them to their worst La Liga start in a decade, claiming he wanted to replace seven players at half-time.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
World Twenty20 winner is anyone's guess

World Twenty20 winner is anyone's guess

The World Twenty20 explodes into action this week in tropical Sri Lanka with no runaway favourite and upsets likely in cricket's shortest and least predictable form. At least half of the 12 participating nations will consider themselves strong contenders
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Rome adds to pressure on Fiat over investment plan

Rome adds to pressure on Fiat over investment plan

The Italian government is calling on Fiat to clarify its commitment to Italy after the carmaker reiterated its multi-billion-euro investment plan for its home country should not be interpreted as an absolute pledge.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
EDF denies seeking $2.6 billion for Fessenheim closure

EDF denies seeking $2.6 billion for Fessenheim closure

French power group EDF denied it had requested compensation from the French government over its decision to close the state-controlled energy company's Fessenheim nuclear power plant.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
More than 100,000 protest against austerity in Portugal

More than 100,000 protest against austerity in Portugal

More than 100,000 people took to the streets of Lisbon and other Portuguese cities Saturday to protest against fresh austerity measures recently announced by the centre-right government. Organisers estimated that 50,000 people turned out for the Lisbon pr
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
BAE-EADS merger would advance Europe's military goals

BAE-EADS merger would advance Europe's military goals

Merging Britain's BAE Systems with EADS to create a global aerospace and defence giant would be a significant boost to European leaders' ambitions for a more efficient defence industry.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Bangladesh police fire tear gas as garment workers riot

Bangladesh police fire tear gas as garment workers riot

Bangladesh police Sunday fired rubber bullets and tear gas at tens of thousands of garment workers as they rioted in a key industrial area outside Dhaka, demanding a reduction in working hours. The workers left their factories and joined the protest, torc
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Greece will get 'cost-neutral' debt extension: Fekter

Greece will get 'cost-neutral' debt extension: Fekter

Greece will get more time to meet terms of its international rescue but will not get more money, Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter said in a newspaper interview printed on Sunday.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Barroso tells Germans their savings safe in an EU bank reform

Barroso tells Germans their savings safe in an EU bank reform

European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso distanced himself on Sunday from the idea that German savings deposits could be used to fund European bank rescues, potentially diminishing a major objection in Germany to a banking union.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Deutsche to trim Middle East investment banking staff

Deutsche to trim Middle East investment banking staff

Deutsche Bank is cutting several senior jobs in its investment banking business in Dubai, including directors, as it cuts costs to adapt to a tougher investment banking environment globally, three banking sources said.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
German banks lose taste for food commodities trading

German banks lose taste for food commodities trading

German banks seem to be losing their appetite for agricultural commodities trading as public opinion turns against the investment vehicles blamed for driving up global food prices.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Swiss finance minister expects deal on German tax evasion to succeed

Swiss finance minister expects deal on German tax evasion to succeed

Switzerland's finance minister is confident a deal to tax German assets stashed in the country will go ahead, despite calls by Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) to scupper the agreement because it is too lax in tackling tax evaders.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Air traffic controllers' strike grounds Libya flights

Air traffic controllers' strike grounds Libya flights

Air traffic controllers at Tripoli's international airport staged a strike on Sunday that halted most flights in and out of Libya, airport workers said. Airport staff gave differing explanations of the reason for the strike - some said it was over pay whi
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Rand seen rebounding in coming year

Rand seen rebounding in coming year

South Africa's rand will rebound against the dollar in the coming twelve months as the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank take policy steps to revive their respective economies, lifting appetite for riskier assets.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
SNB sticks firm to franc cap, cuts growth outlook

SNB sticks firm to franc cap, cuts growth outlook

The Swiss National Bank said on Thursday it was too early to change its policy on the strong franc despite signs of an easing of Europe's debt crisis that drove it to impose a cap of 1.20 per euro on the safe-haven currency.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Oman's Al Izz Islamic Bank poised for $104 million share float

Oman's Al Izz Islamic Bank poised for $104 million share float

Al Izz Islamic Bank, the second sharia-compliant lender being formed in Oman, will launch an initial public share offer (IPO) for 40 percent of the bank later this month, Oman's regulator said in a statement on Monday.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Oman's Al Izz Islamic Bank poised for $104 million share float

Oman's Al Izz Islamic Bank poised for $104 million share float

Al Izz Islamic Bank, the second sharia-compliant lender being formed in Oman, will launch an initial public share offer (IPO) for 40 percent of the bank later this month, Oman's regulator said in a statement on Monday.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Japan shares set to rise

Japan shares set to rise

Japanese shares will likely see more gains next week amid expectations that the Bank of Japan may follow suit after its US and European counterparts took action to bolster their economies. "The Tokyo market is likely to remain bullish next week after sent
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Sterling to remain broadly firm

Sterling to remain broadly firm

Sterling is expected to remain broadly firm, interrupted by a dip against the dollar later this year as the Bank of England prepares to print even more money through its quantitative easing programme, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Wall Street week ahead: a comedown may be waiting after Fed high

Wall Street week ahead: a comedown may be waiting after Fed high

Comparing the Federal Reserve to a rehab clinic offering addicted investors a synthetic high has been a favourite of Wall Street wags ever since the first round of Fed stimulus nearly four years ago. The punch line is that you always need more and more to
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
UnitedHealth to replace Kraft in Dow industrial index

UnitedHealth to replace Kraft in Dow industrial index

UnitedHealth Group will replace Kraft Foods Inc in the Dow Jones industrial average, S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Friday. The change, effective at the market close September 21, follows Kraft's plan to split itself into a snack company called Mondelez In
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Two financial firms face demotion from FTSE 100

Two financial firms face demotion from FTSE 100

Interdealer broker ICAP is likely to be relegated from London's blue chip FTSE 100 index in this week's quarterly reshuffle as low volumes in financial markets take their toll. ICAP blamed a slowdown in broking activity for a 9 percent drop in first-quart
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Most Europeans see euro as bad for economy

Most Europeans see euro as bad for economy

The euro zone debt crisis has badly shaken faith in the euro, with more than half of Europeans seeing the single currency as bad for their economies, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
London stock market focus to return to Britain

London stock market focus to return to Britain

London investors return to events closer to home next week, including British inflation data and Bank of England minutes, after significant eurozone and US news steered markets in recent days. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top share prices finished
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Police find 17 bodies dumped on road in Western Mexico

Police find 17 bodies dumped on road in Western Mexico

Seventeen bodies were found dumped along a road in western Mexico, local police said on Sunday, in what appeared to be a drug gang killing. "The 17 bodies were semi-naked, with their feet and hands tied, and they had chains around their necks," said a sec
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Pope calls for Middle East leaders to work for peace

Pope calls for Middle East leaders to work for peace

Pope Benedict XVI prayed on Sunday that Middle East leaders work towards peace and reconciliation, stressing again the central theme of his visit to Lebanon, whose neighbour Syria is engulfed in civil war.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Six die in weekend 'insider' attacks in Afghanistan

Six die in weekend 'insider' attacks in Afghanistan

Four US troops fighting with the Nato-led alliance were killed in another suspected "insider" attack in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths this weekend caused by Afghans turning on their allies to six.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Myanmar's Suu Kyi departs on landmark US visit

Myanmar's Suu Kyi departs on landmark US visit

Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi left Myanmar Sunday for a landmark trip to the United States, set to see her feted by the US president and quizzed on the progress of reforms.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Most Iranian dissidents moved from Iraq camp

Most Iranian dissidents moved from Iraq camp

Iraq has moved most Iranian dissidents out of a camp they have lived in for decades to a former US military base in Baghdad, ending a lengthy stand-off with the group once sheltered by Saddam Hussein, officials said on Sunday. Around 680 people were moved
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
At least 50 killed as Syrian forces hit rebel areas

At least 50 killed as Syrian forces hit rebel areas

At least 50 people were Sunday killed across Syria, where opposition activists said President Bashar al-Assad's troops had stepped up attacks on pro-rebel areas. The bulk of the deaths occurred in restive areas near the capital Damascus and the northern c
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Romney enters critical phase, will talk up economic plan

Romney enters critical phase, will talk up economic plan

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to talk up some specifics of his economic proposals as he enters a critical period of his campaign and tries to erase a small lead that President Barack Obama has built in the polls.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Eight Turkish police killed in suspected PKK attack

Eight Turkish police killed in suspected PKK attack

Eight Turkish police officers were killed and nine wounded when a roadside mine exploded in the Karliova district of Bingol in southern Turkey, security officials said on Sunday. The mine was detonated by suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
PFMA KP demands increase in wheat quota

PFMA KP demands increase in wheat quota

Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA), Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Zone demanded maximum increase in daily wheat quota of the flour mills to bring the industry out of present difficult situation.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Miniature paintings on British rulers to be displayed on September 22

Miniature paintings on British rulers to be displayed on September 22

Around 80-year old miniature paintings of British and Indian Royal families and rulers will be displayed here at Gallery 6 on September 22. Sheikh Mohammad Mansoor of Karachi has inherited miniature paintings of his great grandfather Hafiz Sheikh Mohammad
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Malik visits fire-affected garment factory

Malik visits fire-affected garment factory

Interior Minister, Rehman Malik said on Sunday that transparent and thorough probe would be conducted into garments factory fire incident. He assured that no one would be harassed but it would be ascertained as to how this incident occurred and what was t
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
189 dengue cases reported in Karachi: commissioner

189 dengue cases reported in Karachi: commissioner

As many as 189 cases of Dengue have come to the fore in Karachi this year so far. This was stated by the Commissioner Karachi, Roshan Ali Shaikh, says a statement on Sunday. He said that keeping in view the increasing cases of Dengue it has become imperat
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Altaf praises Rauf's decision to quit ministry

Altaf praises Rauf's decision to quit ministry

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday said that serving the humanity is the best form of worship. He said this while speaking to the people gathered at the relief camp set up at "Nine Zero" for the families affected by the Baldia To
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Army distributes ration among flood-affected persons: ISPR

Army distributes ration among flood-affected persons: ISPR

During its relief and rescue operations in flood-affected areas of Sindh and Balochistan, Pakistan Army troops have distributed 22 tons ration and 500 packs of dry ration at Dera Murad Jamali and Loralai. According to ISPR here on Sunday, Army has establi
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Four of a family crushed to death

Four of a family crushed to death

Four people including children and woman were killed when a passenger bus struck a motorcycle in Karachi, police and witnesses said on Sunday. Rescue sources said that the incident took place at Super Highway when a speedy bus hit a motorcycle, killing th
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Promotion of civic education: MoU signed

Promotion of civic education: MoU signed

The Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (IUCPSS) and Centre for Civic Education Pakistan (CCEP) have joined hands to make collaborative efforts for promotion of civic education in the country.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
KP to add 2,100MW of power to national grid: Rahimdad

KP to add 2,100MW of power to national grid: Rahimdad

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister for Planning and Development Rahimdad Khan lauded the role of engineers' community in restoring the infrastructure in the province during natural disasters like floods and earthquakes and expressed the confidence that ou
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
PIMA initiates flood relief activities

PIMA initiates flood relief activities

The Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) has started medical relief activities for flood victims in southern Punjab. A mobile medical team visited Rojhan Jamali in District Rajan Pur and examined around 295 patients while the association also distr
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Civil society organisations observe democracy week

Civil society organisations observe democracy week

Taraqi Pasand Organisation and other civil society organisations jointly organised a motor cycle rally in Multan city on Sunday. They were observing the democracy week in Pakistan to mark the International Day of Democracy.
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Only merit matters in PU admissions: vice chancellor

Only merit matters in PU admissions: vice chancellor

The introduction of a uniform merit-based admission policy, transparent selection of teaching and non-teaching staff resulted in elimination of nepotism and favouritism in the University of the Punjab (PU).
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
JI holds youth rally

JI holds youth rally

Ameer, Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakistan, Syed Munawwar Hasan, has said that a big chunk of the country's youth had gathered under the banner of the JI and would spare no sacrifice for a real change in the country. He was addressing a huge youth rally organised b
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Anti-Islam film: Religious parties hold demonstration in Lahore

Anti-Islam film: Religious parties hold demonstration in Lahore

Supporters of religious parties, including Jamaatud Dawa and Jamaat-i-Islami, Jameet Ulma Islam, Jameet Al-Hadees held protest rally here on Sunday at Mall Road near Misjid Shohida against a sacrilegious film. Hundreds of Jamaatud Dawa activists led by th
Published 17 Sep, 2012 12:00am
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