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Print - 2014-03-31
Iraq parties jump the gun on election campaign

Iraq parties jump the gun on election campaign

Despite the disarray caused by the sudden mass resignation of election chiefs ahead of next month's polls, candidates for seats in the Iraqi parliament are pressing ahead with unofficial campaigning. Keeping the printing houses whirring, they have been pu
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Obamacare hits milestone, but detours ahead for health law

Obamacare hits milestone, but detours ahead for health law

President Barack Obama's embattled US healthcare law, having survived a rollout marred by technology failures, reaches a milestone on Monday with the end of its first enrolment wave, and with the administration likely to come close to its goal of signing
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
As labour veteran retires, Daimler eyes smoother cost cuts

As labour veteran retires, Daimler eyes smoother cost cuts

The retirement from Daimler's supervisory board of a combative trade union veteran may smooth management-labour relations as the German carmaker tries to cut costs and close a wide profitability gap with its rivals.
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Argentina to receive $1 billion loan from Goldman Sachs

Argentina to receive $1 billion loan from Goldman Sachs

Argentina is closing in on a deal to receive around $1 billion in loans from investment bank Goldman Sachs and is in talks with other international banks about similar deals, local newspaper Pagina/12 reported on Sunday. The paper, which has close ties wi
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Taiwan stages mass anti-China trade pact rally

Taiwan stages mass anti-China trade pact rally

Tens of thousands of Taiwanese protesters took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday in a bid to pressure embattled President Ma Ying-jeou to retract a controversial trade pact with China. The protesters, many wearing black shirts and headbands reading "defe
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
China's Xi turns to panda diplomacy to seek EU trade deal

China's Xi turns to panda diplomacy to seek EU trade deal

Chinese President Xi Jinping will use two pandas to break the ice and soften European opposition to a free-trade deal with China during a visit to Belgium which starts on Sunday. As the first Chinese leader to visit the European Union's headquarters since
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Chad economy to grow over 10 percent in 2014

Chad economy to grow over 10 percent in 2014

Chad's economy will grow more than 10 percent in 2014, driven by crude exports and agriculture, its finance minister said, insisting a Chinese oil firm fined locally for environmental violations would have to pay up. The landlocked central African country
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Chinese tycoon in talks to buy UK retailer House of Fraser

Chinese tycoon in talks to buy UK retailer House of Fraser

Chinese business tycoon Yuan Yafei is in talks with British department store group House of Fraser regarding a bid that values the company at more than 450 million pounds ($749 million), according to a source familiar with the situation. The proposed take
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Brazil 'going well and will go better': president

Brazil 'going well and will go better': president

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Saturday that her country was "going well and will go better," after Standard & Poor's cut Brazil's rating to the lowest level for investment grade debt. "We are convinced of the absolute necessity of preserving the
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Japan shoppers brace for tax hike after years of deflation

Japan shoppers brace for tax hike after years of deflation

Japan is bracing for its first sales tax rise in years, with last minute shoppers buying up a host of goods from gold to ice cream, as the government tries to tackle its crushing national debt. Millions of shoppers are making a mad dash to stores ahead of
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Apple and Samsung to renew patent battle in US court

Apple and Samsung to renew patent battle in US court

Apple and Samsung will return to federal court in the heart of Silicon Valley on Monday for a new round in their seemingly perpetual patent war. The case concerns smartphone and tablet patents and is just the latest in a long-running feud between the two
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Novel therapy fails for lowering blood pressure

Novel therapy fails for lowering blood pressure

An experimental therapy that was once hailed as a possible cure for people whose high blood pressure does not respond to medication, has been shown to be ineffective, a US study said Saturday. Known as renal denervation, the process involves inserting a c
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
US gives Moldova $10 million to reinforce border with Ukraine

US gives Moldova $10 million to reinforce border with Ukraine

The United States is giving ex-Soviet Moldova $10 million to strengthen security on its border with Ukraine, Washington's top diplomat in Europe Victoria Nuland said Sunday. Part of Moldova's eastern border with Ukraine is occupied by the breakaway Russia
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
History becomes political weapon in Ukraine-Russia crisis

History becomes political weapon in Ukraine-Russia crisis

Russia and Ukraine are ruthlessly using history as a weapon in the battle to paint their opponents as dangerous aggressors, ripping open old wounds from World War II that may not easily heal. Since the start of the crisis politicians and media in the two
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Most Germans unhappy with Merkel's new government: poll

Most Germans unhappy with Merkel's new government: poll

Most Germans are unhappy with Chancellor Angela Merkel's right-left coalition, a poll showed on Friday, even as support for the parties that make up her government has hardly changed since September's election. A Deutschlandtrend poll published on Friday
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
US House backs one-year delay to doctor pay cuts under Medicare

US House backs one-year delay to doctor pay cuts under Medicare

The US House of Representatives approved legislation on Thursday to avert looming pay cuts for doctors under the government's Medicare health insurance program for older Americans and the disabled. The measure to postpone the cuts was approved in a voice
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Disquiet over Turkish Prime Minister's pharaonic megaprojects

Disquiet over Turkish Prime Minister's pharaonic megaprojects

Osman Erkov's farm sits pretty in a seaside village near Istanbul, but soon it will make way for one of Turkey's many new megaprojects, billed the "world's biggest airport". "Look how beautiful it is, this landscape," said the dairy farmer, looking across
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Guinea battles to contain Ebola as Senegal closes its border

Guinea battles to contain Ebola as Senegal closes its border

Guinea kept up its efforts on Saturday to contain an Ebola epidemic which has killed dozens spreading from its southern forests to the capital Conakry, as neighbouring Senegal closed its border. Responding to the deadly outbreak, the Senegalese interior m
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Iran 'destabilising actions' source of concern: US

Iran 'destabilising actions' source of concern: US

Iran and its "destabilising actions" in the Middle East remain a source of concern for Washington despite progress in negotiations over Tehran's nuclear programme, a top US official said Friday. Deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes made the comment
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
India's free speech champions wary of BJP return

India's free speech champions wary of BJP return

Dwijendra Narayan Jha, a mild-mannered historian, calmly recounts the death threats he received the last time India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party was in government. "The voice on the other end said: 'We will kill you if you publish this book'
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Baltic states hail a decade in Nato amid Ukraine crisis

Baltic states hail a decade in Nato amid Ukraine crisis

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Saturday marked a decade since joining Nato just as rising concerns over Russia's territorial ambitions in eastern Europe have reinforced the importance of the Western military alliance. Two US fighter jets roared across s
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Italy cardinal defends controversial sex abuse policy

Italy cardinal defends controversial sex abuse policy

A leading Italian cleric on Saturday defended the decision to adopt a Vatican-approved policy which exempts bishops from having to report cases of suspected child sex abuse to the police. "The Vatican requires national laws to be respected, and we know th
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
'We are watching you', protesters warn Ukraine's new leaders

'We are watching you', protesters warn Ukraine's new leaders

Time appears to have stood still in the weeks since anti-government protests turned Kiev's Independence Square into a battleground, the site almost perfectly preserved as a warning to Ukraine's new leaders that those who swept them to power are keeping cl
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
BNP Paribas global DCM head quits

BNP Paribas global DCM head quits

Christopher Marks, global head of debt capital markets at BNP Paribas has left the bank, market sources said on Thursday. Martin Egan, global head of primary markets and origination, will take on Marks' responsibilities in the interim, the sources said. M
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Turkey sacks defence official involved in China arms talks

Turkey sacks defence official involved in China arms talks

Turkey has sacked a top defence official who had been involved in negotiations over a multi-billion-dollar missile deal with a Chinese firm, media said Friday. Murad Bayar, who had been the secretary of state for defence industries for 10 years, was sacke
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Sri Lanka frees India fishermen after UN vote abstention

Sri Lanka frees India fishermen after UN vote abstention

Sri Lanka's president Friday ordered the release of Indian fishermen detained for poaching after New Delhi surprisingly refused to back a US-led censure motion against Colombo at the UN's top rights body. President Mahinda Rajapakse asked officials to imm
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Improve leadership to fulfil potential, Nigeria told

Improve leadership to fulfil potential, Nigeria told

Nigeria needs to improve the way it does business if it is to fulfil its potential to become one of the world's top economies, a leading economist said on Tuesday. Jim O'Neill, who has predicted that Nigeria could become one of the next global economic po
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
InVivo reorganises grain trading team in Paris

InVivo reorganises grain trading team in Paris

French co-operative group InVivo has reorganised its Paris-based grain trading activities with the hiring of a new team manager and the departure of three traders, it said on Wednesday. InVivo, one of the largest exporters of European grain, hired Stephan
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Oi shares suspended in setback to Portugal Telecom tie-up

Oi shares suspended in setback to Portugal Telecom tie-up

Brazil's securities watchdog on Thursday suspended the offer of shares in telecommunications company Grupo Oi SA for up to 30 days, dealing a setback to its planned merger with Portugal Telecom. The Securities and Exchanges Commission decision came after
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Spain's archeological museum to open after six-year renovation

Spain's archeological museum to open after six-year renovation

Spain's National Archaeological Museum reopens to the public on Tuesday after a massive six-year overhaul that aims to offer a state-of-the-art space for its collection of ancient artefacts. The redesign of one of Madrid's largest museums, housing items f
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Spain's Repsol to expand Singapore crude, fuel oil trading

Spain's Repsol to expand Singapore crude, fuel oil trading

Spanish oil group Repsol plans to expand its trading desk in Singapore as it looks to move more crude and fuel oil to Asia to meet growing demand, a company source said. The firm will hire one or two fuel oil traders by year-end to boost its current three
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Judge rejects ABC News bid to throw out 'pink slime' lawsuit

Judge rejects ABC News bid to throw out 'pink slime' lawsuit

ABC News has failed to persuade a South Dakota state judge to dismiss a $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit by a meat processor complaining about a series of reports that referred to its signature product as "pink slime." Judge Cheryle Gering of the Union Cou
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Japan jobless rate falls

Japan jobless rate falls

Japan's jobless rate fell to the lowest in more than six years in February and the availability of jobs improved to the highest in more than six years in an encouraging sign that a tight labour market will support consumer spending. The seasonally adjuste
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
China's official PMI to show small expansion in factory activity

China's official PMI to show small expansion in factory activity

China's factory activity is expected to have picked up slightly in March, a Reuters poll showed, in a rare piece of good news, though the figure is unlikely to alter views that the world's second-largest economy is facing a slow first quarter. China's off
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Red Hat forecasts disappointing full-year profit

Red Hat forecasts disappointing full-year profit

Red Hat Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by strong subscription growth for its Linux operating system, but forecast full-year adjusted profit below average analyst estimate. Shares of the company, which rose as much as 4 percent
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Red Hat forecasts disappointing full-year profit

Red Hat forecasts disappointing full-year profit

Red Hat Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results, helped by strong subscription growth for its Linux operating system, but forecast full-year adjusted profit below average analyst estimate. Shares of the company, which rose as much as 4 percent
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Facebook to use satellites, drones to spread the Internet

Facebook to use satellites, drones to spread the Internet

Facebook Inc is harnessing satellite, drone and other technology as part of an ambitious and costly effort to beam Internet connectivity to people in underdeveloped parts of the world. The world's No. 1 social network said on Thursday it has hired aerospa
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Total in talks with Russia's Lukoil for partnering in shale projects

Total in talks with Russia's Lukoil for partnering in shale projects

French oil giant Total SA is planning to team up with Lukoil on its shale oil projects in Russia as the country resorts to unconventional resources to replace falling production at ageing fields in Siberia, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Wal-Mart sues Visa for $5 billion over card swipe fees

Wal-Mart sues Visa for $5 billion over card swipe fees

Wal-Mart Stores Inc this week sued Visa Inc for $5 billion, accusing the credit and debit card network of excessively high card swipe fees, several months after the retailer opted out of a class action settlement between merchants and Visa and MasterCard
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Heart attacks rise after clocks go forward

Heart attacks rise after clocks go forward

Turning the clocks forward an hour in the spring for daylight saving time is followed by a spike in heart attacks on the Monday afterward, said a US study Saturday. But when the clocks fall back and people gain an hour of sleep, there is a drop in heart a
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
FBI wanted Boston bombing suspect 'to be informant'

FBI wanted Boston bombing suspect 'to be informant'

The defence for accused Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say the FBI approached his brother and fellow suspect Tamerlan about becoming an informant on the Chechen and Muslim community. The United States is to seek a rare federal death penalty for
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Cholesterol drugs aid erectile function: study

Cholesterol drugs aid erectile function: study

Men with erectile dysfunction may see improvements in their sexual ability while taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, according to research out Saturday. In the study presented at the American College of Cardiology conference, experts performed a meta-analy
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Belarus president hosts Ukraine's interim leader

Belarus president hosts Ukraine's interim leader

Belarus strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko hosted Ukraine's interim president Saturday for surprise talks that came after his ex-Soviet country voted against a UN General Assembly resolution denouncing Russia's annexation of Crimea. The Belarus preside
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Kerry, Lavrov seek deal on Ukraine crisis

Kerry, Lavrov seek deal on Ukraine crisis

US Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart Sunday hoping to ease global tensions over the Kremlin's annexation of Crimea and build-up of troops near Ukraine. The latest bid to resolve the worst East-West stand-off in the post-Cold War er
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Kerry, Lavrov seek deal on Ukraine crisis

Kerry, Lavrov seek deal on Ukraine crisis

US Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart Sunday hoping to ease global tensions over the Kremlin's annexation of Crimea and build-up of troops near Ukraine. The latest bid to resolve the worst East-West stand-off in the post-Cold War er
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Despair, poverty driving French to far-right FN

Despair, poverty driving French to far-right FN

"We're dying here!" In Beziers and Perpignan the phrase has become something of a refrain of late, a shorthand way of explaining why the two southern towns are on the verge of falling into the hands of the country's resurgent far-right party, the National
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
South Korea boosts share of corp bond investment in FX reserves

South Korea boosts share of corp bond investment in FX reserves

South Korea's central bank boosted the share of corporate bond holdings from its foreign exchange reserves of nearly $350 billion, data showed on Friday, which an official attributed to rising global interest rates. The share of corporate bonds out of the
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
South Korea boosts share of corp bond investment in FX reserves

South Korea boosts share of corp bond investment in FX reserves

South Korea's central bank boosted the share of corporate bond holdings from its foreign exchange reserves of nearly $350 billion, data showed on Friday, which an official attributed to rising global interest rates. The share of corporate bonds out of the
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
US SEC accuses coal company L&L Energy of fraud

US SEC accuses coal company L&L Energy of fraud

The US Securities and Exchange Commission accused L&L Energy Inc of committing fraud when the coal company and its founder made false disclosures about who was running the company, the agency said on Thursday. A criminal indictment against the founder, Di
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
US SEC accuses coal company L&L Energy of fraud

US SEC accuses coal company L&L Energy of fraud

The US Securities and Exchange Commission accused L&L Energy Inc of committing fraud when the coal company and its founder made false disclosures about who was running the company, the agency said on Thursday. A criminal indictment against the founder, Di
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Encryption companies rise as anxiety over data mounts

Encryption companies rise as anxiety over data mounts

Investors are pumping millions of dollars into encryption as unease about data security drives a rising need for ways to keep unwanted eyes away from personal and corporate information. Major data breaches at Target and other retailers that have made data
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Settlement progress seen in Silicon Valley hiring lawsuit

Settlement progress seen in Silicon Valley hiring lawsuit

Apple Inc, Google Inc and two other Silicon Valley companies are making progress toward settling a closely watched lawsuit where tech workers allege the companies conspired to avoid competing for each other's employees in order to drive down wages. At a h
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Microsoft chief crows on Twitter as iPad Office soars

Microsoft chief crows on Twitter as iPad Office soars

Microsoft chief Satya Nadella took to Twitter to crow on Friday as Office software tailored for iPads soared to the top of the charts at Apple's online App Store. "Looks like it's a pretty productive Friday for iPad owners!" Nadella said in a Twitter mess
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Mexico may cut 2014 GDP forecast after weak start

Mexico may cut 2014 GDP forecast after weak start

The Mexico Central Bank may cut its economic growth estimate for 2014 after activity likely disappointed in the first quarter, bank board member Manuel Sanchez told Reuters on Saturday.
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Eurozone not preparing third Greek bailout so far: official

Eurozone not preparing third Greek bailout so far: official

The euro zone is not making any preparations for a third bailout for Greece and will consider it only if expressly asked by Athens, which has not happened so far, a senior euro zone official said on Thursday. Instead, the euro zone is now focusing on the
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Polish 3D printer maker Zortrax hungry for fresh funds

Polish 3D printer maker Zortrax hungry for fresh funds

Polish 3D printer maker Zortrax, expanding fast after a landmark US order, is pressing ahead with fundraising plans that could include a flotation and that dovetail with government ambitions to create a hi-tech economy. Founded as recently as December but
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Could Iran's Arak reactor be 'de-fanged' to ease bomb fears?

Could Iran's Arak reactor be 'de-fanged' to ease bomb fears?

Iran appears ready to help allay international concerns that a planned research reactor could yield nuclear bomb material, raising hope for a compromise on a tough sticking point in negotiations with world powers. How to deal with the Arak plant is expect
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Rusal posts steep 2013 loss, still in debt talks

Rusal posts steep 2013 loss, still in debt talks

Russian aluminium producer United Company Rusal Plc posted a $3.2 billion loss for 2013, hurt by lower prices and restructuring charges, and said it was in still in talks to renegotiate part of its debt. The result, which included a $1.9 billion charge fo
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Emerging: Europe - the new hunting ground for bad loan investors

Emerging: Europe - the new hunting ground for bad loan investors

Central and eastern European countries are turning up the pressure on banks to clean up their balance sheets, creating new opportunities for bad loan investors that are seeing returns dwindle in recovering euro zone economies. Keen to bolster fragile econ
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Zara owner Inditex profit growth slows, stores expand

Zara owner Inditex profit growth slows, stores expand

Spanish textile titan Inditex, owner of global fashion brand Zara, reported Wednesday slower profit growth in 2013 as it poured money into new stores, with up to 500 more to open this year.
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Ukraine seen as risky bet for IMF

Ukraine seen as risky bet for IMF

The International Monetary Fund is treading on risky ground in rushing to the aid of Ukraine, given the country's instability and poor track record with the international lender. The IMF said Thursday it would lend Ukraine $14-18 billion over two years to
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Oversupply, weak demand to depress oil prices

Oversupply, weak demand to depress oil prices

Increasing supplies from North America and OPEC nations coupled with sluggish global demand will push oil prices lower in 2014, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday. The Reuters monthly survey of 30 analysts produced a consensus forecast for Brent crude oil
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Canadian National Rail CEO sees grain backlog extending into 2015

Canadian National Rail CEO sees grain backlog extending into 2015

A record-shattering Canadian harvest, combined with one of the most frigid winters in decades, has created a grain-handling backlog that will not be cleared until next year, the head of Canadian National Railway Co said on Wednesday. "It will take more th
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
JPMorgan to sell physical commodities business to Mercuria

JPMorgan to sell physical commodities business to Mercuria

US investment bank JPMorgan has agreed to sell its physical commodities business to Mercuria, sources close to the deal said on Wednesday, catapulting the Swiss trade house into the top tier of commodities traders. The terms of the deal are not yet clear,
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Qatar's Emir to Sudan on Wednesday

Qatar's Emir to Sudan on Wednesday

The emir of energy-rich Qatar, a key backer of Sudan's Islamist regime, visits cash-strapped Khartoum next week for talks on bolstering ties, official media said on Saturday. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani's one-day trip Wednesday will come as tensions r
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
UN rights body urges action against right abuses in North Korea

UN rights body urges action against right abuses in North Korea

The UN's top rights body Friday called on the Security Council to act against officials responsible for a litany of crimes against humanity in North Korea. The 47-member UN Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted a resolution condemning the "ongoing system
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Poroshenko: Ukraine's chocolate king holds golden ticket

Poroshenko: Ukraine's chocolate king holds golden ticket

He has chocolate factories galore, is a self-made billionaire and occasional revolutionary, but Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko also wants to be president, and many believe he holds the golden ticket. The tall, slightly greying 48-year-old is one of Ukraine's
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Huge pre-election march for Hungary's Prime Minister Orban

Huge pre-election march for Hungary's Prime Minister Orban

Tens of thousands of supporters of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban marched through Budapest Saturday in a show of strength before a parliamentary election early next month. The crowd gathered at the parliament building on Kossuth Square in the Hunga
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
South Africa strikes less harmful for economy than before

South Africa strikes less harmful for economy than before

Strikes affecting South Africa's platinum mines over the past 10 weeks will cause less economic damage than industrial action in 2012 and have not yet hurt exports, the country's finance minister said on Saturday. Speaking on the sidelines of an economic
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Interpol hits back at Malaysia's stolen passport database claims

Interpol hits back at Malaysia's stolen passport database claims

Interpol hit back Friday at Malaysia's claims that consulting a stolen passport database would have caused too much delays to be useful, after confusion caused by Kuala Lumpur's failure to detect two illegal migrants on the still missing Malaysian Airline
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Tragic stories emerge as US landslide toll inches up

Tragic stories emerge as US landslide toll inches up

Tragic stories have emerged of individual victims of a massive US landslide, as the confirmed death toll inched up Friday amid fears the eventual number dead will be much higher. Ninety people remain missing after the mudslide crashed down on the Washingt
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Senate body to visit Punjab University today

Senate body to visit Punjab University today

The Senate Standing Committee on Education, Training and Standards in Higher Education will visit University of Punjab and University of Engineering and Technology Lahore on Monday and Tuesday respectively. The committee will be presided over by its Chair
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
SBP, PBA launch Clean Chundrigar Road drive

SBP, PBA launch Clean Chundrigar Road drive

State Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan Banks' Association has joined hands in a drive to clean up I. I. Chundrigar Road of wall chalking, garbage and other waste. On the initiative of Acting Governor SBP Ashraf Mahmood Wathra, Sunday March 30 was celebrated
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Body of Indian fisherman flown to India

Body of Indian fisherman flown to India

The body of an Indian fisherman, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Pakistani jail, was flown to Mumbai from where it was taken to his native village, state's fisheries department has said.
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Four killed in Surab armed clash

Four killed in Surab armed clash

At least four persons were killed in an armed clash between two groups in Tehsil Surab area of the district on Sunday. According to Levies Force, two sub-clans took position and used automatic weapons at Gorandi area. As a result, four of them died on the
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Karachi on fault line and prone to earthquake disaster

Karachi on fault line and prone to earthquake disaster

The city of Karachi, with a population of approximately 20 million people, sits near the convergence of the Eurasian, Arabian and Indian tectonic plates, making it an area particularly prone to seismic disturbances. According to experts in seismic occurre
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
ERKF compensates owners of flood-hit fish huts

ERKF compensates owners of flood-hit fish huts

Multi-Donors Trust Fund (MDTF) funded Economic Revitalisation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA (ERKF) project has issued a grant of Rs 6.5 million for the rehabilitation of flood affected fish huts at Sardaryab, district Charsadda.
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Electricity shortage biggest problem being faced by KP: Khattak

Electricity shortage biggest problem being faced by KP: Khattak

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has identified energy shortage as biggest problem faced by the province is electricity, saying that work on the emergency plan for energy projects has been started to retrieve the people of the whole provin
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Jamadi-us-Sani moon sighting Ruet body to meet today

Jamadi-us-Sani moon sighting Ruet body to meet today

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee is scheduled to meet on the evening of Jamadi-ul-Awwal 29 Hijri (Monday) for sighting the Hilal of Jamadi-us-Sani 1435 AH. Chairman of the Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman will chair the meeting of Sindh Zonal Ruet-e-Hil
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Dry, windy weather likely in most parts of country

Dry, windy weather likely in most parts of country

The Meteoro-logical department has forecast mainly dry weather in most parts of the country with chances of strong winds. In its daily weather forecast for Monday the Met Office said that mainly dry to partly cloudy weather, with strong winds, would preva
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Woman among three dacoits killed in encounter

Woman among three dacoits killed in encounter

At least 4 persons were killed in the metropolis on Sunday. Three dacoits, including a woman, were killed by police during an encounter occurred near Rose Petal in Kaniz Fatima Society in the jurisdictions of Sachal Goth police station SSP Malir, Rao Anwa
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Strugglers Hamburg braced for historic drop

Strugglers Hamburg braced for historic drop

Hamburg have just six games left to avoid a historic first relegation from the Bundesliga as they dropped to second from bottom after Sunday's 3-1 defeat at Borussia Moenchengladbach. As the only Bundesliga side to have never been relegated, Hamburg took
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Liverpool go top, Everton close on Arsenal

Liverpool go top, Everton close on Arsenal

Liverpool overwhelmed Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 at a fervent Anfield on Sunday to take over at the top of the Premier League table with six games of the season remaining. Spurs never recovered from an early Younes Kaboul own goal, with further strikes from Lu
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Kaka hopeful for World Cup, but could quit Milan

Kaka hopeful for World Cup, but could quit Milan

Brazilian forward Ricardo Kaka said he still believes in his World Cup chances but refused to rule out leaving AC Milan amid speculation he could opt to play in the United States from next season. Kaka has appeared only sporadically for Brazil in recent y
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Fan dies in clashes before match in Sweden

Fan dies in clashes before match in Sweden

A Swedish football supporter has died from head injuries Sunday following violent clashes between rival fans ahead of a match in Helsingborg in southern Sweden. "He was hit in the head - there was a lot of trouble before the match," police spokeswoman Ewa
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Massa set for dressing-down in Williams row

Massa set for dressing-down in Williams row

Williams were set for showdown talks Sunday after a team orders row at the Malaysian Grand Prix threatened to drive a rift between new driving partners Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas. Brazil's Massa looked set for a dressing-down after he ignored instru
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Lazio stun Parma as Fiorentina slip

Lazio stun Parma as Fiorentina slip

Lazio defender Antonio Candreva struck late to secure a 3-2 win over Parma and maintain their Europa League hopes as Fiorentina's Champions League bid was dented in a scoreless draw away to Sampdoria on Sunday. Earlier, goals in either half from Mattia De
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Hingis, Lisicki take Miami doubles title

Hingis, Lisicki take Miami doubles title

Martina Hingis shrugged off her 33 years to partner Sabine Lisicki to the Miami WTA doubles title on Sunday in only the pair's second tournament together. The Swiss veteran and her German partner downed second seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Yuvraj, Ashwin help India destroy Australia

Yuvraj, Ashwin help India destroy Australia

Yuvraj Singh roared back to form with a pugnacious half-century and Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed 4-11 as India hammered listless Australia by 73 runs in the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday. Yuvraj hit 60 off 43 balls to steer India to 159-7 after they we
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
World Twenty20 standings

World Twenty20 standings

World Twenty20 Super-10 round standings after Sunday's matches:

Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Ahmed Shehzad ton powers Pakistan to win over Bangladesh

Ahmed Shehzad ton powers Pakistan to win over Bangladesh

Opener Ahmed Shehzad smashed an unbeaten 111 off 62 balls as Pakistan thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 50 runs to stay on course for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Lahore hit 10 boundaries and five sixes in his
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Ahmed Shehzad ton powers Pakistan to win over Bangladesh

Ahmed Shehzad ton powers Pakistan to win over Bangladesh

Opener Ahmed Shehzad smashed an unbeaten 111 off 62 balls as Pakistan thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 50 runs to stay on course for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Lahore hit 10 boundaries and five sixes in his
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Over 32,000 kids infected with drug-resistant TB

Over 32,000 kids infected with drug-resistant TB

As many as 32,000 children world-wide become sick each year with a drug-resistant "superbug" strain of tuberculosis, according to new estimates by US researchers that for the first time quantify rates of this difficult-to-treat form of TB. Overall, as man
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Video games linked to bad behaviour in kids

Video games linked to bad behaviour in kids

Youths who play video games are more likely to think and act in aggressive ways, suggested a study out on March 24 of more than 3,000 schoolchildren in Singapore. The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, a journal of the American Medical Association, w
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
Young women who eat lots of veggies are healthier later

Young women who eat lots of veggies are healthier later

Young women who eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables show significantly lower rates of hardening in the arteries 20 years later, said US research on March 28. However, men did not appear to benefit the way women did, raising questions about why a hear
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Polluted air linked to seven million deaths in 2012

Polluted air linked to seven million deaths in 2012

Air pollution killed about 7 million people in 2012, making it the world's single biggest environmental health risk, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on March 25. The toll, a doubling of previous estimates, means one in eight of all global deaths
Published 31 Mar, 2014 12:00am
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