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Print - 2013-11-04
Global liquidity swell to spill into 2014

Global liquidity swell to spill into 2014

After a bone-dry summer, world markets seem awash with cash again and it looks like spilling into 2014. Even though the US Federal Reserve has kept its $85 billion-a-month of bond buying constant throughout, fevered speculation surrounding its easy money
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Sputum test may not hold key to tuberculosis eradication

Sputum test may not hold key to tuberculosis eradication

An on-the-spot sputum test for tuberculosis works better than the commonly-used, 125-year-old microscope method, but did not reduce illness in a southern African trial, a study said on October 28. While the new test, dubbed Xpert MTB/RIF, diagnosed tuberc
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
NASA to probe why Mars lost atmosphere

NASA to probe why Mars lost atmosphere

NASA said on October 28 that it is on track to launch its Maven probe to Mars this month to find out why the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere. The unmanned spaceship is scheduled to leave Earth on November 18 at 1:38 pm (1739 GMT). The 10-month jour
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
US makes experimental vaccine against childhood virus

US makes experimental vaccine against childhood virus

US-funded scientists said on October 31 they have devised an experimental vaccine against a common childhood illness called respiiratory syncytial virus (RSV). There is currently no vaccine on the market for RSV, which is the world's second-leading killer
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Japan research could lead to oral diabetes treatment

Japan research could lead to oral diabetes treatment

Japanese researchers said on October 31, they had moved a step closer to an oral treatment for diabetes, offering hope of a breakthrough against a disease racking an increasingly obese world. Scientists at the University of Tokyo said they have created a
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Easy home tasks can also help heart

Easy home tasks can also help heart

Mowing the lawn or washing the car are among simple activities that can reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by almost 30 percent in people over 60, researchers said. A study in Sweden found that older people who were physically active around the hou
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
CO2 emissions increased at slower rate in 2012: report

CO2 emissions increased at slower rate in 2012: report

The world's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased at a slower rate in 2012 - 1.1 percent compared to a 2.9 percent annual increase over the past decade, a report said on October 31. This was despite a global economic growth rate of 3.5 percent and was
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
'Hellish exoplanet has Earth-like mass'

'Hellish exoplanet has Earth-like mass'

An Earth-sized planet far beyond our Solar System has been found to have a similar mass to our planet, said researchers on October 30, engaged in the hunt for other habitable worlds. While Kepler-78B is not a hospitable place, with surface temperatures ex
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Breakthrough in hunt for HIV vaccine

Breakthrough in hunt for HIV vaccine

US scientists seeking to unravel the mysteries of HIV have made an important breakthrough after capturing the clearest image yet of a protein which allows the deadly virus to attack human immune cells, new research showed. Scientists at The Scripps Resear
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Portable electronics to be allowed on flights: FAA

Portable electronics to be allowed on flights: FAA

Airline passengers will soon be allowed to use a range of mobile electronic devices in flight with very few restrictions, US aviation authorities said on October 31. The move by the Federal Aviation Administration put an end to stricter regulations that h
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Smartphones boost sharing of photos, videos: survey

Smartphones boost sharing of photos, videos: survey

Smartphones are giving a big boost to posting of photos and videos, according to a study released on October 28. The Pew Research Center survey found 54 percent of US Internet users now post original pictures or videos online, up from 46 percent last year
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
LG unveils curved-screen smartphone

LG unveils curved-screen smartphone

LG Electronics unveiled October 28 a curved-screen smartphone, taking on rival Samsung in a niche market seen as a first step on the road to fully flexible products. Despite its name, the "G-Flex" does not bend, but uses flexible OLED (organic light-emitt
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Google+ adds photo, video tools to ramp up challenge

Google+ adds photo, video tools to ramp up challenge

Google+ on October 29 added "auto-amazing" photo and video tools for telling artful life stories at the online social network, ramping up its challenge to Facebook. "Google aims to revolutionise photography," Google senior vice president Vic Gundotra said
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Twitter making tweets more 'visual' with overhaul

Twitter making tweets more 'visual' with overhaul

Twitter said October 29 it overhauled its user display to make the messaging service "more visual," as it ramps up competition against photo-sharing services like Instagram. "So many of the great moments you share on Twitter are made even better with phot
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Samsung steps out from behind Google to woo developers

Samsung steps out from behind Google to woo developers

Samsung courted "app" makers at its first developers conference, stepping out of Google's shadow when it comes to software powering mobile devices. About 1,300 people attending the event, which continues through Tuesday at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Toddlers getting more tablet use: study

Toddlers getting more tablet use: study

The craze for tablets and smartphones is spreading to ever younger users. A new study of American households found 38 percent of toddlers and infants under the age of two have used a mobile device such as a tablet or smartphone, compared to 10 percent in
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Google launches 'KitKat' software, sweetens features on range of phones

Google launches 'KitKat' software, sweetens features on range of phones

Google Inc on October 31 unveiled the newest version of its Android smartphone software, aiming to allow more smartphone users access to its evolving menu of online services such as driving directions voice-activated search. The new "KitKat" version of An
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Ubuntu releases new version

Ubuntu releases new version

Ubuntu developer Canonical has released a new version of its Linux-based operating system. Version 13.10 or Saucy Salamander focuses on new features for touch-screen tablets. The most significant new innovation is Smart Scopes which delivers semantic sear
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Improve sound on Android with Equaliser app

Improve sound on Android with Equaliser app

If the sound on your Android smartphone or tablet isn't as good as you'd like, it may be time to look at Equaliser. The free app available from the Google Play app store comes with five equaliser controllers, a bass booster and 11 stock presets for a rang
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
New version of Apple's Mac OS X now available

New version of Apple's Mac OS X now available

The newest version of Apple's Mac OS X operating system is now available for free download from apple.com. Code-named Mavericks, it improves co-operation between iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads. For example the electronic library iBook and Apple's M
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Google announces handwriting input

Google announces handwriting input

Google has announced that users can now input their handwriting directly into Gmail and Google Docs via mousepad, trackpad or touch-screen. Users need to first enable input tools and then select the handwriting input of the language they want to use. They
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Armband mounted audio recorder can jog memory

Armband mounted audio recorder can jog memory

Questions like "Pardon, what did you just say?" might never be heard again if US start-up Kapture gets its way. Kapture's device is basically an armband with a waterproof microphone which records the last minute's worth of conversations and surrounding so
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Villa, Costa on target for buoyant Atletico

Villa, Costa on target for buoyant Atletico

Atletico Madrid moved back to within a point of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. David Villa and Diego Costa were again the men who inflicted the damage on the Basques as the former opened th
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Below-par Real hold on to beat valiant Rayo

Below-par Real hold on to beat valiant Rayo

Unconvincing Real Madrid survived a huge scare at rock bottom Rayo Vallecano when they conceded two quickfire second-half penalties but held on under severe pressure to secure a nervy 3-2 victory in La Liga on Saturday. The world's richest club by income,
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Classy Djokovic wins Paris Masters

Classy Djokovic wins Paris Masters

Serbia's Novak Djokovic defeated defending champion David Ferrer 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday to win the Paris Masters after a thrilling final at the Bercy arena. The Spaniard twice served for both sets only for the six-time Grand Slam winner to show his pedigree a
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Italy cruise to fourth Fed Cup title

Italy cruise to fourth Fed Cup title

Italy cruised to a fourth Fed Cup title on Sunday when Sara Errani gave the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-1 victory over Russian Alisa Kleybanova. Roberta Vinci and world number seven Errani had given Italy, the champions in 2
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Spurs, Everton keep each other in check

Spurs, Everton keep each other in check

Tottenham Hotspur and Everton prevented each other from climbing to second place in the Premier League table after an open-ended 0-0 draw at Goodison Park on Sunday. Tottenham had the better of the first half, with Everton creating more clear-cut chances
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Unbeaten Golovkin stops Stevens to keep crown

Unbeaten Golovkin stops Stevens to keep crown

Undefeated World Boxing Association middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin defended his title Saturday by stopping US challenger Curtis Stevens in a fight halted after eight rounds. Referee Harvey Dock stopped the bout after Kazakhstan's Golovkin unleashe
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Mutai captures second New York Marathon title

Mutai captures second New York Marathon title

Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won his second consecutive New York City Marathon men's title on Sunday after setting a course record in 2011 when the race was last staged. Mutai surged ahead in the 21st mile and won in an unofficial time of 2 hrs, 8mins, 23 secs
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Shamsur leads Bangladesh to clean sweep over New Zealand

Shamsur leads Bangladesh to clean sweep over New Zealand

Shamsur Rahman led Bangladesh to a stunning victory over New Zealand on Sunday, chasing down more than 300 to complete a 3-0 sweep of the one-day international series. Shamsur's 96 rocketed the home side to 309-6, steaming past New Zealand's 307 with four
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Afridi confident Pakistan can beat South Africa

Afridi confident Pakistan can beat South Africa

Dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday showed confidence Pakistan can pull off a one-day series win despite the return of Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn in the South African squad for the last three matches. Afridi starred with 3-26 to add to his 20-ball
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Southeast Asia's top textile market seeks to clean up its act

Southeast Asia's top textile market seeks to clean up its act

After years of being overrun by a racketeering mafia, drug addicts and prostitutes, Southeast Asia's biggest textile market is cleaning up its act in an effort to win back droves of shoppers. Spread across several blocks in the Indonesian capital Jakarta,
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Airbus and Boeing in dispute over seat width

Airbus and Boeing in dispute over seat width

A row has flared up between leading planemakers over the width of tourist-class seats on long-distance flights, setting the tone for a bitter confrontation at this month's Dubai Airshow. The dispute focuses on the width of seats provided on long-haul flig
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Bangladesh FX reserves hit record $17.35 billion

Bangladesh FX reserves hit record $17.35 billion

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves hit a record high of $17.35 billion in October on the back of rising exports and slower imports, the central bank said on Sunday. Reserves at the end of last month were up from $16.15 billion the previous month, when
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Greek retail workers protest Sunday shopping rules

Greek retail workers protest Sunday shopping rules

Retail workers protested in Athens against a relaxation of rules restricting the number of Sundays a year when shops can open, a reform demanded by Greece's foreign lenders which aims to make its recession-hit economy more flexible.
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Italian banks' cut plans too modest despite strike call

Italian banks' cut plans too modest despite strike call

With Italy mired in its longest recession since the Second World War, the country's hard-pressed banks are cutting jobs, closing branches and infuriating unions, but the cuts are far too modest to achieve the profitability gains they need. So far, lenders
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
China Construction Bank looks to Europe for deals

China Construction Bank looks to Europe for deals

China Construction Bank (CCB) , China's No 2 lender, is looking for acquisition opportunities in Europe but first needs to see regulators open their doors, its chairman told the Financial Times. CCB Chairman Wang Hongzhang told the FT in an interview publ
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Air France sets tough conditions for Alitalia investment

Air France sets tough conditions for Alitalia investment

Air France-KLM has set tough conditions, including 5,000 job cuts, for investing more money in loss-making Italian airline Alitalia, financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Sunday. In an unsourced report, the Italian newspaper said Air France-KLM, whic
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Qatar's Nakilat appoints new managing director

Qatar's Nakilat appoints new managing director

Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has appointed Abdullah Fadhalah al-Sulaiti as its new managing director, a bourse filing said on Sunday. Sulaiti replaces Muhammad Ghannam, who has been retained by the company as an "expert" in the director's office,
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Gas export group elects former Iran's bank chief as its head

Gas export group elects former Iran's bank chief as its head

Mohammad-Hossein Adeli, a former governor of Iran's central bank, was chosen to be the next secretary-general of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) on Sunday, Iranian oil ministry news website Shana reported. Adeli was elected during the group's 15t
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
China's services industry picks up further in October

China's services industry picks up further in October

Activity in China's services sector expanded at the fastest pace in 13 months in October, offering further indications that the economy has stabilised, though activity in some important areas including new orders slowed. The official purchasing managers'
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Gulf draws foreign money as Arab Spring states struggle

Gulf draws foreign money as Arab Spring states struggle

Foreign money is flowing into the parts of the Middle East which need it least as the Gulf becomes a major destination for global portfolio investors and political instability deters investment elsewhere in the region. When uprisings swept across Egypt, T
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Baidu's Qunar doubles in debut

Baidu's Qunar doubles in debut

Shares of Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd doubled in their market debut, underscoring revived investor interest in Chinese companies as they return to the US IPO market after a series of scandals led to a collapse in listings in 2012. The number of Chinese compa
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Indian shares hit new peak in limited Diwali trade

Indian shares hit new peak in limited Diwali trade

Indian shares jumped to their highest-ever trading level Sunday in ceremonial trade to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex hit 21,321.53 points in evening trade, beating the previous high of 21,293.88 points set o
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Investors buy up euro assets, cut US bond exposure

Investors buy up euro assets, cut US bond exposure

Global investors continued to buy into the euro zone economic recovery story in October, increasing their exposure to both the region's equities and bonds, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. Investors boosted their holdings of eurozone equities for the fo
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Investors buy up euro assets, cut US bond exposure

Investors buy up euro assets, cut US bond exposure

Global investors continued to buy into the euro zone economic recovery story in October, increasing their exposure to both the region's equities and bonds, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. Investors boosted their holdings of eurozone equities for the fo
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Cubans fret, sweat currency reform launch

Cubans fret, sweat currency reform launch

Cubans have welcomed news the government will end its unpopular dual currency system, but they are beyond keen to know when the change will actually come. "It should be done already," said retiree Mirtha Graveran, 67, who earns a monthly pension worth 147
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Forex probes may lead to further regulation of industry

Forex probes may lead to further regulation of industry

Recent investigations into alleged manipulation of foreign exchange rates could be used by politicians as an excuse for new regulation of the industry, the co-head of Denmark's Saxo Bank has warned. Benchmark foreign exchange rates, often referred to as f
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Eurozone bonds inch higher

Eurozone bonds inch higher

Eurozone bonds broadly edged higher on Friday, extending this week's rise after a surprisingly sharp slowdown in euro zone inflation raised expectations that the European Central Bank may ease monetary policy further. October inflation fell to 0.7 percent
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Eurozone bonds inch higher

Eurozone bonds inch higher

Eurozone bonds broadly edged higher on Friday, extending this week's rise after a surprisingly sharp slowdown in euro zone inflation raised expectations that the European Central Bank may ease monetary policy further. October inflation fell to 0.7 percent
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Moscow Exchange to sell more shares next year

Moscow Exchange to sell more shares next year

The Moscow Exchange plans a secondary share offering in the first half of next year in which the country's central bank will sell a stake, three banking sources said on Tuesday. The central bank would like to sell its entire 22.5 percent stake, one of the
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Tokyo investors look to US data

Tokyo investors look to US data

Tokyo investors will look to key US data next week, with sentiment also hinging on the performance of Japanese firms which have yet to release their half-year earnings, analysts said. A turndown in the benchmark Nikkei over the past two sessions could sto
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Egypt's benchmark muted ahead of Morsi trial; Saudi index up

Egypt's benchmark muted ahead of Morsi trial; Saudi index up

Egypt's benchmark rose slightly in thin trade on Sunday, a day before the trial of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi begins, while other Middle East markets were also lacklustre. Egypt's index edged up 0.1 percent, taking its gains since the army o
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
French Tarkett begins marketing share sale

French Tarkett begins marketing share sale

Private equity-backed French flooring maker Tarkett began marketing its planned Paris stock market listing to potential investors on Tuesday, according to an offer document seen by Reuters. Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan are running the offering, and are joi
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
French Tarkett begins marketing share sale

French Tarkett begins marketing share sale

Private equity-backed French flooring maker Tarkett began marketing its planned Paris stock market listing to potential investors on Tuesday, according to an offer document seen by Reuters. Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan are running the offering, and are joi
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
US dollar favoured by IHS, top forecaster in poll

US dollar favoured by IHS, top forecaster in poll

The US dollar will gain broadly against the euro and sterling over the next 12 months, according to the most accurate forecaster in the September Reuters foreign exchange poll. Howard Archer, chief European and UK economist at IHS Global Insight gave the
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Wall Street week ahead: Twitter's IPO to provide week's excitement

Wall Street week ahead: Twitter's IPO to provide week's excitement

Twitter will be the talk of Wall Street next week when the social media company goes public in the stock market's most anticipated initial public offfering since 2012's Facebook. Twitter is expected to price its IPO on the evening of November 6 and begin
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Khamenei tells Iran's hard-liners not to undermine nuclear talks

Khamenei tells Iran's hard-liners not to undermine nuclear talks

Iran's supreme leader gave strong backing on Sunday to his president's push for nuclear negotiations, warning hard-liners not to accuse Hassan Rouhani of compromising with the old enemy America. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments will help shield Rouhani,
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Syrian war costs industry $2.2 billion: minister

Syrian war costs industry $2.2 billion: minister

The Syrian industrial sector has lost $2.2 billion since the war began 31 months ago, Industry Minister Kamaleddine Tohme said in statements published Sunday. "The losses in the industrial sector from the start of the Syrian crisis till October total 336
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Sudan's most popular daily back after ban

Sudan's most popular daily back after ban

Sudan's most popular newspaper, run by President Omar al-Bashir's uncle, returned to the streets Sunday after a month-long closure ordered by state security agents during fuel-price protests. "Thanks be to God. We are back," read the headline on a column
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Leader of beleaguered DR Congo rebels calls for truce

Leader of beleaguered DR Congo rebels calls for truce

The leader of Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels on Sunday called for a cease-fire as army troops waged an offensive against the fighters in the country's troubled east. The call came with the rebels on the back foot as DR Congo troops pounded hill
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Factory fire in New Delhi kills six

Factory fire in New Delhi kills six

A large fire erupted at a factory in the Indian capital killing six workers, some of whom were trapped inside and burnt beyond recognition, a fire official and reports said Sunday. The blaze broke out at the three-storey factory, which manufactured leathe
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Hackers deface dozens of websites in Australia, Philippines

Hackers deface dozens of websites in Australia, Philippines

Hackers claiming links to international activist group Anonymous defaced dozens of websites belonging to Australian businesses and Philippine government agencies on Sunday. A group calling itself Anonymous Indonesia posted on Twitter a list of more than 1
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Putin approves tougher anti-terrorism laws as Sochi games loom

Putin approves tougher anti-terrorism laws as Sochi games loom

President Vladimir Putin has signed off on tougher anti-terrorism laws ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics that could oblige relatives to pay for any damage caused by militants fighting a separatist campaign in southern Russia.
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Palestinians threaten to take settlement grievances to UN: PLO

Palestinians threaten to take settlement grievances to UN: PLO

The Palestinians threatened to go to the UN Security Council over Israel's announcement on Sunday of tenders to build more than 1,800 settler homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. "The PLO is considering a mechanism to go the Security Council and the
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Kerry vows US backing for Egypt interim rulers

Kerry vows US backing for Egypt interim rulers

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday his country is committed to working with Egypt's interim rulers, on his first visit to Cairo since the army ousted president Mohamed Morsi. On the eve of the opening of Morsi's trial, Kerry was in Cairo to shor
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Thousands bid farewell to Poland's former premier Mazowiecki

Thousands bid farewell to Poland's former premier Mazowiecki

Thousands of mourners attended the state funeral on Sunday of Poland's Tadeusz Mazowiecki, the first non-Communist premier in Soviet-dominated eastern Europe, who died last Monday aged 86. Large crowds gathered outside the Saint John's Archcathedral in ce
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
French public want Hollande to change policies: poll

French public want Hollande to change policies: poll

The vast majority of French people want President Francois Hollande to change his polices or reshuffle his government, an opinion poll suggested on Sunday, a day after thousands protested against tax hikes and rising unemployment. Hollande, the most unpop
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Germany finds 1,500 masterpieces looted by Nazis

Germany finds 1,500 masterpieces looted by Nazis

Nearly 1,500 paintings including works by Picasso and Matisse that were stolen by the Nazis have been discovered in a German flat, a newspaper reported Sunday, putting their total value at around a billion euros. German weekly Focus said the paintings wer
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Nigeria church stampede kills 24 people

Nigeria church stampede kills 24 people

At least 24 people died during a stampede at an overcrowded church gathering in eastern Nigeria, the Red Cross said on Sunday. Nineteen women were amongst the dead at the stampede in the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Uke, Anambra state on Saturday, where
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Violence hits Dhaka ahead of general strike

Violence hits Dhaka ahead of general strike

Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at opposition protesters Sunday before the start of another three-day strike intended to force Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to quit. Protesters exploded home-made bombs and clashed with police during sma
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Six killed in Iraq attacks

Six killed in Iraq attacks

Attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq killed five security personnel and a civilian on Sunday, officials said, part of a nationwide surge in violence that authorities have failed to stem. The shootings and bombings were the latest in months of unrelenting blo
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Afghan and Iranians found on Canada flight with fake tickets

Afghan and Iranians found on Canada flight with fake tickets

A Toronto-bound flight was stopped shortly before departure from Caracas when four Iranians and an Afghan were found aboard with fake tickets and no visas, Venezuelan officials said Saturday. The captain of Air Canada Flight 075 discovered there were five
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Anti-Dengue Day: seminars and walks arranged

Anti-Dengue Day: seminars and walks arranged

District Officer Social Welfare Faiz Ahmad Warriach here said that three seminars and ten walks have been arranged in nine towns by the Social Welfare department, while two awareness camps were also set up. He said that awareness pamphlets have been distr
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
LNH Mela inaugurated

LNH Mela inaugurated

Hundreds of medical students and doctors with their families thronged Liaquat National Hospital Family Mela 2013. They participated in recreational cum awareness sessions organised on the occasion. Medical Director of LNH Professor Salman Faridi who inaug
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
CDA chief asks DMA to remove encroachment from weekly bazaar

CDA chief asks DMA to remove encroachment from weekly bazaar

Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Nadeem Hassan Asif directed the DMA to remove the encroachment from the footpath of H-9 weekly bazaar within three days. This, he said that during the surprise visit of weekly bazaar of H-9 here on Sunday.
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
PCGA reports 11pc rise in cotton bales arrival

PCGA reports 11pc rise in cotton bales arrival

Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has released its fourth cotton arrival figures, from November 1, on November 3. The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) monthly report shows that around 76,06,263 cotton bales were sourced to ginners by November 1
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
IHC building: CJP to attend ground breaking ceremony

IHC building: CJP to attend ground breaking ceremony

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will attend the ground breaking ceremony of Islamabad High Court Building as chief guest on November 5. Judges of Supreme Court, Chief Justices of all four provinces and Session Judges of Islamabad and Rawalpindi d
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Rain, snowfall over hillstops likely today

Rain, snowfall over hillstops likely today

Meteorological department has said that continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country. A fresh westerly wave is expected to affect western parts of the country from Monday (evening/night) and further upper parts of the country on Tuesday (e
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Pakistan should honour IP gasline project deal: MCCI

Pakistan should honour IP gasline project deal: MCCI

Pakistan should not hesitate to contact the countries such as Russia, China, Turkey, Iran to meet its energy crises and we should honour the deal on Pak-Iran pipeline project as much opportunities and resources are available in Pakistan. Khawaja Muhammad
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
10 teams set up for dengue prevention drive in Islamabad

10 teams set up for dengue prevention drive in Islamabad

Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has constituted ten teams headed by assistant commissioners, magistrates, assistant directors and Secretary Islamabad Transport Authority (ITA) to implement the anti-dengue measures and supervise the fumiga
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Punjab chief minister condoles Reshma's death

Punjab chief minister condoles Reshma's death

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of prominent folk singer Reshma. In a condolence message, the Chief Minister said that the services of Reshma in the field of music would be remembered for a
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Eliminating dengue menace a national issue: minister

Eliminating dengue menace a national issue: minister

Provincial Minister for Forests, Wildlife and Fisheries Maj Shahnawaz Badar (retd) has said that the main aim of holding walks and functions against dengue is to provide necessary message and information in every house, street, mohallah and area to ensure
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
'Provision of healthy life, protection top priority'

'Provision of healthy life, protection top priority'

Chairman Town Emergency Response Committee and Member National Assembly Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmad has said that dengue disease can be overcome by adopting preventive measures. He was addressing participants of walk at Samanabad Town held in connection with Anti
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
14 Lyari footballers to get police jobs

14 Lyari footballers to get police jobs

City Police Chief Shahid Hayat Khan on Sunday has announced to provide jobs to 14 football players from Lyari area in the city police force on sports quota consequent to required trials after Ashura. Hayat said it, while addressing the prize distribution
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
German business team to visit Pakistan

German business team to visit Pakistan

The Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany, Abdul Basit, said on Sunday that a German business delegation would visit Pakistan early next year. The envoy pointed out that this was for the first time that Pakistan-German Business Conference was organised in Ber
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Call for harnessing Fata's rich natural resources

Call for harnessing Fata's rich natural resources

The Fata Democratic Movement has called for tapping huge mineral and other natural resources potential in the country's tribal region. "Tribesmen are left at the mercy of terrorism and draconian Frontier Crime Regulatory (FCR) laws, as the Constitution is
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
State of affairs at PQA in a shambles

State of affairs at PQA in a shambles

Port Qasim Authority (PQA), which caters to more than 40% of seaborne trade requirements of Pakistan, appears to be in shambles. The Authority is being run on ad hoc basis as there has been not even a single board meeting during the last six months, accor
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
BDS defuses mortar shell

BDS defuses mortar shell

Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Sunday successfully defused a mortar shell recovered from the parking site of a Sunday Bazaar in the limits of Gulshan-e-Iqbal police station. According to police, area people informed them that a mortar shell weighing 20 kilo
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
KP Assembly to discuss Mehsud's death issue today

KP Assembly to discuss Mehsud's death issue today

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly is meeting today (Monday) to take stock of the situation after killing of chief of banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Hakeemullah Mehsud, in a drone attack Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and coalition partners, who enj
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
NYO rejects Azam Hoti's allegations

NYO rejects Azam Hoti's allegations

Rejecting the allegations levelled by Senator Azam Khan Hoti against ANP's top leadership, the National Youth Organisation (NYO) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, described these assertions unfounded and baseless. Speaking at a news conference here at Peshawar Press Cl
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Sterilisation facility: decline in gas pressure hits CHK's Burns Centre

Sterilisation facility: decline in gas pressure hits CHK's Burns Centre

Despite being an essential healthcare facility the 60- bed Burns Centre at Civil Hospital Karachi is faced with frequent decline in the pressure of gas supplied to it by Sui Southern Gas Company. The situation that otherwise may sound benign is difficult
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Illegal fishing nets threat to marine life

Illegal fishing nets threat to marine life

Marine life continues to undergo an unabated perilous onslaught from illegal nets on a regular basis, as the government's concerned departments failed to import the officially specified meshes to end the tense fishing trends, it was learnt on Saturday.
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
PAMA opposes removal of available protection

PAMA opposes removal of available protection

Pakistan's auto industry has reportedly opposed removal of available protection, arguing that reduction in present CKD tariff may spur growth, but it would discourage further localisation, sources close to Secretary Industries told Business Recorder.
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
Dengue patients 'Free-of-cost medical facilities being provided'

Dengue patients 'Free-of-cost medical facilities being provided'

Punjab Health Minister Khalil Tahir Sindhu has said that due to the vigorous participation of the people in the programmes on Anti-Dengue Day, and energetic efforts by lady health workers, women workers and volunteers' surveillance teams, which are visiti
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
35 criminals arrested

35 criminals arrested

Rangers on Sunday arrested 35 criminals during targeted raids in different parts of the city and recovered arms from their possession. Rangers conducted targeted raids in Chanesar Goth, P&T Colony, Sharifabad, Mehran Town, Jubilee Market, Malik Chowk - Or
Published 04 Nov, 2013 12:00am
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