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Print - 2014-06-09
Huge quantity of smuggled tea seized

Huge quantity of smuggled tea seized

Officials of the Directorate of Customs Intelligence, Karachi, and Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, on Sunday jointly raided a godown in Jodia Bazaar Karachi and recovered 600 large bags of high quality Kenyan manufactured smuggled tea.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PCSW to introduce district level Reconciliation Jirga system

PCSW to introduce district level Reconciliation Jirga system

Provincial Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) has taken measures to introduce Reconciliation Jirga System for resolution of problems being faced by women folk in accordance with prevailing customs and traditions of the province.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Eminent personalities felicitate Altaf's release

Eminent personalities felicitate Altaf's release

Various national and international personalities called London and Karachi Secretariat of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to felicitate MQM supporters and workers on their party chief's release. Former president General Pervez Musharraf (retd), former pres
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Orientation session

Orientation session

The orientation session of various private schools partnering with Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) under its foundation assisted school (FAS) program will be held at district council hall, Gujarat today.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Over 300 Sikh pilgrims arrive in city

Over 300 Sikh pilgrims arrive in city

Some 325 Sikh Yatrees arrived here on Sunday via Wagah border to observe the martyrdom day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee. Additional Secretary Shrine Khalid Ali, Sardar Sham Singh and officials of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), received the Yatrees warmly a
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Fish farmers convention on 10th in Lahore

Fish farmers convention on 10th in Lahore

Department of Fisheries Punjab is organising a Fish Farmers Convention at Fisheries Complex, Manawan Lahore on 10th, June 2014. Malik Muhammad Asif Bhaa Awan, Minister for Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries will be the Chief Guest of the Convention.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Shabab-e-Milli organises blood donors seminar

Shabab-e-Milli organises blood donors seminar

Shabab e Milli, the youth body of the Jamaat e Islami is organising seminar on the World Blood Donors Day on June 14, in order to create awareness among the people about the need and benefits of blood donation for public health. The Punjab Governor Chaudh
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
CM Punjab takes notice of two polio cases

CM Punjab takes notice of two polio cases

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice of detection of two polio cases in Joharabad and Aminpur Bangla and sought a report from Secretary Health. The Chief Minister said that a complete report be furnished to him regarding these ca
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Seminar

Seminar

The Jamaat-e-Islami, is organising a post-budget seminar at Mansoora on June 11. Eminent economist Dr Salman Shah, former Member, FBR, Sarfraz Ahmed Khan, Agriculture expert Ghulam Abbas Jalvi, Engineer Akmal Javed, President Business Forum Punjab Samiull
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Imran's slogan of change exposed: Saad

Imran's slogan of change exposed: Saad

Federal Minister for Railways Khwaja Saad Rafique said on Sunday that the slogan of change by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan had been exposed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Talking to media at the inauguration ceremony for restoration of 209 U
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Performance of District Judiciary a matter of pride: CJ LHC

Performance of District Judiciary a matter of pride: CJ LHC

Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Justice Umar Ata Bandial has said that performance of District Judiciary of Punjab is source of pride and enviable for rest of the Judiciary of Pakistan. This fact was acknowledged by the former Chief Justice of Pakista
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
All Pakistan Anjuman Tajiran rejects federal budget

All Pakistan Anjuman Tajiran rejects federal budget

All Pakistan Anjuman Tajiran has urged the government not to waste public money on 'unproductive' projects like Metro bus, Metro train, laptops distribution and other schemes and provide relief to common man, small traders, farmers and manufacturers.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
All Pakistan Anjuman Tajiran rejects federal budget

All Pakistan Anjuman Tajiran rejects federal budget

All Pakistan Anjuman Tajiran has urged the government not to waste public money on 'unproductive' projects like Metro bus, Metro train, laptops distribution and other schemes and provide relief to common man, small traders, farmers and manufacturers.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Punjab CM hailed for upgradation of Multan

Punjab CM hailed for upgradation of Multan

President of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Khawaja Muhammad Usman, has hailed the upgradation of Multan as "Big-city", sanctioning Rs 750 million for the expansion of cardiology institute Multan and approval of a metro bus service projec
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
24 Ramazan Bazaars to be set up in Faisalabad

24 Ramazan Bazaars to be set up in Faisalabad

As many as 24 Ramazan Bazaars would be set up in the Faisalabad district in order to provide relief to the people keeping in view the increasing demand of essential items during the holy month of Ramazan. This was stated by Faisalabad DCO Noor ul Amin Men
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Chief minister Punjab, CMEC team discuss setting up of power plants

Chief minister Punjab, CMEC team discuss setting up of power plants

A high-level delegation of China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), led by its Vice President Li Jingkai, met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here on Sunday. Matters regarding co-operation in energy sector especially setting up of po
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Livestock, dairy farming backbone of economy, says Shahbaz

Livestock, dairy farming backbone of economy, says Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that livestock and dairy farming sector is the backbone of national economy and it can be strengthened with the co-operation of private sector. He said that Punjab government has adopted an effective
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Kerry defends soldier swap with Taliban

Kerry defends soldier swap with Taliban

Secretary of State John Kerry defended Sunday the swap of five Guantanamo detainees for American Bowe Bergdahl, amid reports the captive US soldier was kept at times in a metal cage and in total darkness.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Truck driver in Tracy Morgan crash surrenders to police

Truck driver in Tracy Morgan crash surrenders to police

A truck driver who caused a New Jersey highway collision that critically injured actor and comedian Tracy Morgan and left another comic dead has turned himself in to face a charge of death by auto, state police said Sunday.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Israel joins key EU research programme

Israel joins key EU research programme

Israel on Sunday signed a key European-funded scientific research programme despite guidelines barring funding to settlement-linked projects, officials said. The signing of the Horizon 2020 agreement took place at a ceremony in Jerusalem presided over by
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
New Ukraine's leader promises end to fighting

New Ukraine's leader promises end to fighting

Ukraine's new Western-backed President Petro Poroshenko vowed Sunday to halt by the end of the week nearly two months of bloodshed in the separatist east that have threatened the very survival of the ex-Soviet state.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Swiss man breaks world record for 8,000m jump without oxygen

Swiss man breaks world record for 8,000m jump without oxygen

A Swiss man set a new world record on Sunday when he leapt from a hot-air balloon from an altitude of 8,000 metres (26,200 feet) without oxygen, the ATS news agency reported. Remo Lang, 38, threw himself out of the balloon early in the morning and landed
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Thai junta amasses security force

Thai junta amasses security force

Thailand's junta has prepared a force of over 6,000 troops and police for deployment in Bangkok on Sunday to smother protests and prevent opposition to the May 22 coup from gaining momentum. The military has cracked down hard on pro-democracy dissidents a
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Poverty, graft test Kosovo former rebel's bid for third term

Poverty, graft test Kosovo former rebel's bid for third term

Kosovo voted in an election on Sunday marked by voter frustration over poverty and corruption six years after seceding from Serbia, testing ex-guerrilla Hashim Thaci's bid for a third term as prime minister.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Indian minister says rapes happen 'accidentally'

Indian minister says rapes happen 'accidentally'

A minister from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has said rapes happen "accidentally" in the latest controversial remarks by a politician amid renewed anger over attacks against women.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Japan, Australia eye sub deal, closer military ties

Japan, Australia eye sub deal, closer military ties

A huge submarine deal is on the table this week when Japan and Australia meet to shore up their military relationship, as the security architecture of the Asia-Pacific shifts to meet the challenge of a rising China.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Former UN envoy warns Syria becoming 'another Somalia'

Former UN envoy warns Syria becoming 'another Somalia'

Former UN envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has warned that the war-torn country was heading toward becoming "another Somalia" ruled by warlords, in an interview published in a German weekly this weekend.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Bombings against Kurds kill 18 as Iraq violence rages

Bombings against Kurds kill 18 as Iraq violence rages

A car bomb attack and a suicide blast Sunday killed 18 people at a Kurdish political party's office north of Baghdad and 11 others died in other violence in Iraq. Militants have launched major operations in multiple provinces in recent days, killing score
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Basques form human chain in independence bid from Spain

Basques form human chain in independence bid from Spain

Tens of thousands of Basques held hands in a 123-kilometre (76-mile) human chain across their region on Sunday to press the Spanish government to let them vote on breaking away and forming their own country.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Wall Street week ahead: S&P nearing the 2K summit

Wall Street week ahead: S&P nearing the 2K summit

Investors have spent several months deciphering the mixed signals from the US economy, and yet the S&P 500 has kept moving higher, slowly but surely, putting it just shy of the 2,000 mark. With its Friday close, the S&P would need just a 2.5 percent gain
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sweden, Norway crowns seen firming against euro, easing versus dollar

Sweden, Norway crowns seen firming against euro, easing versus dollar

The Swedish and Norwegian crowns are likely to firm against the euro over the next year but are seen easing against the dollar as the US economic recovery picks up, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. The Swedish currency has slid in value this year after
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Indian rupee rally mostly over; yuan to recover over time

Indian rupee rally mostly over; yuan to recover over time

The Indian rupee will only make scant gains in the next 12 months as the economy remains weak, although optimism around a new government and a narrowing current account deficit will underpin the currency, a Reuters poll found. The rupee is among the best-
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Brazil to extend FX intervention

Brazil to extend FX intervention

Brazil's central bank will likely extend beyond June its intervention in the currency market to avoid any abrupt losses in the exchange rate, though it could reduce the size of its currency swap sales, a Reuters poll showed.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Euro needs to fall to $1.30 to satisfy ECB

Euro needs to fall to $1.30 to satisfy ECB

The European Central Bank's comfort level for the euro to help inflation rise is probably around $1.30, market strategists polled by Reuters say, but they expect the currency to take another year to get there.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Ukraine forex reserves rise to $17.9 billion

Ukraine forex reserves rise to $17.9 billion

Ukraine's foreign currency reserves rose to $17.9 billion as of June 1 from $14.23 billion on April 30, their first increase this year, the central bank governor said on Friday. Stepan Kubiv said the reserves increased thanks to an International Monetary
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Dubai index falls after central bank warns on property

Dubai index falls after central bank warns on property

Dubai led stock market losses in the Gulf on Sunday after the United Arab Emirates central bank said it saw potential signs of a property bubble, while investors in Kuwait sold off small-cap stocks as opposition politicians called a public protest.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Tokyo investors see revised Japan growth, BoJ meet

Tokyo investors see revised Japan growth, BoJ meet

Tokyo investors will be looking to revised Japanese economic growth data and a Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy meeting next week, after the Nikkei logged its strongest weekly performance in almost two months. Japan's first-quarter growth was the strongest in o
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Search for yield has insurers running to alternatives

Search for yield has insurers running to alternatives

The rock-bottom yields on offer in the corporate bond market are putting pressure on investment returns for US life insurers and driving them into riskier and less liquid investments such as private equity and infrastructure debt, insurers said. Low rates
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Search for yield has insurers running to alternatives

Search for yield has insurers running to alternatives

The rock-bottom yields on offer in the corporate bond market are putting pressure on investment returns for US life insurers and driving them into riskier and less liquid investments such as private equity and infrastructure debt, insurers said. Low rates
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Canadian $ seen steadier, but set to gradually slip

Canadian $ seen steadier, but set to gradually slip

The outlook for the Canadian dollar has improved over the last month, a Reuters poll showed, as a central bank that is unlikely to significantly alter its course is expected to keep the currency hemmed in a slim trading range. After hitting a 4-1/2-year l
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Food costs soar as Sudan inflation hits 41.2 percent

Food costs soar as Sudan inflation hits 41.2 percent

Sudan's annual inflation rate rose to 41.2 percent in May, reflecting a 3.9 percent monthly rise, the Central Statistics Office said on Sunday, underlining the soaring cost of food. Prices have surged in Sudan since South Sudan seceded in 2011, taking wit
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
UAE central bank warns Dubai property bubble may be forming

UAE central bank warns Dubai property bubble may be forming

Low residential rental yields in Dubai and Abu Dhabi may indicate growing imbalances and overheating in the real estate sector, the United Arab Emirates central bank said on Sunday, in the first official warning about soaring property prices.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Bulgaria suspends work on South Stream pipeline: Prime Minister

Bulgaria suspends work on South Stream pipeline: Prime Minister

Bulgaria is suspending work on the disputed Russian-backed South Stream gas pipeline following criticism from the EU and United States, Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski announced on Sunday. "I have ordered all work to be stopped. We will decide on further
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nestle wants bigger piece of high-end chocolate

Nestle wants bigger piece of high-end chocolate

Nestle's chief executive, who oversees a sprawling empire stretching from baby food to wrinkle treatment, admits to finding one of its oldest businesses, chocolate, a source of frustration. Nestle is one of many consumer goods companies trying to tap inte
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
German minister rejects minimum wage demands

German minister rejects minimum wage demands

German Labour Minister Andrea Nahles on Sunday dismissed demands from some of her coalition partners to change her plans for a minimum wage, currently going through parliament, and grant more exceptions to the new rules. Introducing a minimum wage of 8.50
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Lloyds Bank to price TSB IPO below book value

Lloyds Bank to price TSB IPO below book value

Lloyds Banking Group will on Monday price the sale of a 25 percent stake in its TSB business at below its book value, according to industry sources. Lloyds will publish the pricing and prospectus for an initial public offering of TSB shares on Monday, the
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Daihatsu Motor says near gearbox supply deal with China's FAW

Daihatsu Motor says near gearbox supply deal with China's FAW

Japan's Daihatsu Motor Co is close to agreeing a gearbox supply deal with Chinese vehicle maker Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co, a Daihatsu spokesman said on Sunday. Daihatsu, Japan's oldest carmaker and now majority-owned by Toyota Motor Corp, is "near a
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
China's trade surplus rises to $35.92 billion

China's trade surplus rises to $35.92 billion

China's trade surplus surged in May, official data showed Sunday, as export growth accelerated sharply while imports showed a surprise fall. Exports increased 7 percent to $195.47 billion year-on-year, while imports declined 1.6 percent to $159.55 billion
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Rouhani to visit Turkey with trade, Syria war on agenda

Rouhani to visit Turkey with trade, Syria war on agenda

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits Turkey on Monday to discuss expansion of trade and the civil war in Syria which has stained relations between the two neighbours. The visit will be the first by an Iranian president to Turkey since 2008. Iran and Tu
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Rattled Swiss private banks turn page on past

Rattled Swiss private banks turn page on past

Switzerland's exclusive private banking sector is turning the page on the business model that crafted its fortune and reputation, amid tougher international regulations and a crackdown on tax cheats, insiders say. Amid international pressure on Swiss bank
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
AirAsia sparks fare war with first India flight

AirAsia sparks fare war with first India flight

Asia's biggest budget carrier AirAsia is set to make its maiden Indian flight this week, fuelling a cut-throat fare war in a sector already reeling from losses. AirAsia India will take off Thursday with an eye-catching promotional fare of 990 rupees ($17)
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Looming BNP fine unnerves bankers hoping for calmer times

Looming BNP fine unnerves bankers hoping for calmer times

A prized collection of French paintings and furniture at a London museum provided a fitting backdrop this week for a dinner attended by 40 big bank bosses, where the conversation buzz was the huge fine potentially facing France's biggest bank.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Oil majors need long-term contracts: Aker CEO

Oil majors need long-term contracts: Aker CEO

Oil producers must award longer service contracts if they want to cut costs - and should look to Brazil's Petrobras as an example - but they are struggling to change, said the CEO of Norway's Aker, a major shareholder in several energy firms. Oil and gas
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Eni signs strategic pacts for large Venezuela gas field

Eni signs strategic pacts for large Venezuela gas field

Italy's energy group Eni said on June 04 it had agreed to help develop the Perla gas field in Venezuela, one of the largest discoveries of the decade, and committed to invest up to $500 million into the project. A new company will be created to develop an
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Monte Paschi needs more capital after ECB review

Monte Paschi needs more capital after ECB review

Bailed-out Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena has warned its 5 billion euro ($6.9 billion euros) share issue may not be enough to bolster its balance sheet if EU regulators force it to set aside more cash to cover for bad loans.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
India's Jet Airways posts record quarterly loss

India's Jet Airways posts record quarterly loss

Jet Airways (India) Ltd, part-owned by Abu Dhabi's Etihad, reported its biggest-ever quarterly loss as costs jumped and it took a charge on its investment in a subsidiary. The No. 2 Indian carrier by domestic market share, which last year sold a 24 percen
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
India's Jet Airways posts record quarterly loss

India's Jet Airways posts record quarterly loss

Jet Airways (India) Ltd, part-owned by Abu Dhabi's Etihad, reported its biggest-ever quarterly loss as costs jumped and it took a charge on its investment in a subsidiary. The No. 2 Indian carrier by domestic market share, which last year sold a 24 percen
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Samsung to make co-branded tablet with Barnes & Noble

Samsung to make co-branded tablet with Barnes & Noble

Samsung unveiled plans June 5 to produce a co-branded tablet computer with US bookseller Barnes & Noble, which has struggled with its Nook line of devices. The two firms said in a statement they would produce Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook tablets "with easy a
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PNY brings wi-fi media sharing device onto market

PNY brings wi-fi media sharing device onto market

Those who need to move their data around can share videos, pictures and music, and share them wirelessly with up to five mobile devices, thanks to a new storage device from US technology maker PNY Technologies.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Don't leave your smartphone in the sun too long

Don't leave your smartphone in the sun too long

Temperatures higher than 30 degrees Celsius can be bad for your smartphone in the long run. Indeed, if left out in the sun for too long, a smartphone's touch-screen will stop working properly, warns German telecommunications portal Teltarif.de. Batteries
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Perfect matches: blog shows random items fitting together

Perfect matches: blog shows random items fitting together

The name of a new blog says it all: Things fitting perfectly into other things. And that's all this fun site offers: a collection of photos of items that don't necessarily belong together, but that coincidentally fit perfectly together, whether it be a bo
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Intel's gesture control promises hands-free life at Taiwan show

Intel's gesture control promises hands-free life at Taiwan show

US computer chip giant Intel said its gesture-controlled technology could soon become part of everyday life as it showed its vision of a no-touch lifestyle in Taiwan Thursday. Its stand at Computex, Asia's largest technology trade show, recreates a living
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Google working on 3D motion-sensing tablet computer

Google working on 3D motion-sensing tablet computer

Google on Thursday revealed that is working on a tablet computer with 3D and motion-sensing capabilities in an effort dubbed Project Tango. "The goal of Project Tango is to give mobile devices a human-scale understanding of space and motion," team member
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Google steps up bid to stymie email snooping

Google steps up bid to stymie email snooping

Google stepped up its effort Wednesday to make it tougher for spies or anyone else to snoop on email, unveiling Chrome browser software for scrambling digital messages. A test version of a software tool called "End-to-End" was released so Internet enginee
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
New bugs found in software causes 'Heartbleed' cyber threat

New bugs found in software causes 'Heartbleed' cyber threat

Security researchers have uncovered new bugs in the Web encryption software that caused the pernicious "Heartbleed" Internet threat that surfaced in April. Experts said the newly discovered vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, which could allow hackers to spy on c
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Asus launches new 'five-mode' hybrid laptop

Asus launches new 'five-mode' hybrid laptop

Leading Taiwanese tech firm Asus unveiled a hybrid device which combines a laptop, tablet and mobile phone Monday in what it hailed as a "world first". The launch came the day before Computex - Asia's biggest technology trade show - opens its doors in the
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Networked sockets and light bulbs: smart homes are here already

Networked sockets and light bulbs: smart homes are here already

Future home-movie nights may be set up by just the touch of a button. "Pressing on the light switch will automatically dim the lights, the shutters will come down and the home cinema will be turned on," says Tobias Arns of German technology industry assoc
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
New gene tests may give cancer patients quicker path to treatment

New gene tests may give cancer patients quicker path to treatment

A new way of evaluating tumors may soon help cancer patients identify the underlying genetic link to their disease - and the best possible treatment - all in a single test. Researchers are set to begin clinical trials using a more comprehensive testing me
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
A second language may keep the brain young

A second language may keep the brain young

Being able to speak more than one language may help you think more clearly in later life, even if you've learned the second language as an adult, according to a new study. "In previous studies, if bilinguals got dementia they got it 4 to 5 years later tha
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Monsoon reaches India coast slightly later than usual

Monsoon reaches India coast slightly later than usual

Monsoon rains reached India's southern coast a few days later than usual on June 06, offering relief to farmers eagerly waiting for the start of the wet season that is crucial for their summer crops. But the slight delay in the monsoon's onset is unlikely
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Direct evidence that MERS comes from camels

Direct evidence that MERS comes from camels

Researchers said on June 04 they have found the first direct evidence that the potentially deadly Middle East respiratory virus, or MERS, jumps directly from camels to humans.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Japan researcher agrees to withdraw disputed stem cell paper

Japan researcher agrees to withdraw disputed stem cell paper

A Japanese researcher accused of fabricating scientific results originally hailed as a breakthrough in stem cell research has agreed to retract two papers, deepening doubts about her "game- changing" findings. After staunchly defending her work in a rare,
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Climate talks: 'Raise your voice, not sea level': UN

Climate talks: 'Raise your voice, not sea level': UN

The United Nations seized World Environment Day to demand action on climate change to protect small island states threatened by rising seas, drought and floods. "We have very, very alarming news from science," UN climate chief Christiana Figueres told rep
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sleepless nights raise brain levels of Alzheimer's protein

Sleepless nights raise brain levels of Alzheimer's protein

After a night of no sleep, even a healthy brain has higher than normal levels of the protein that forms the signature tangles in Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study from the Netherlands. "We think normal healthy sleep helps reduce the amount of
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
England touch down in Rio for World Cup

England touch down in Rio for World Cup

England touched down in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to launch their World Cup campaign after escaping unscathed from a bruising final friendly against Honduras. The Three Lions caught an overnight flight to Brazil after Saturday's 0-0 draw in Miami, which wa
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Germans get warm World Cup welcome in Brazil

Germans get warm World Cup welcome in Brazil

Several hundred people gave Germany a rousing welcome Sunday when they arrived at their World Cup base in Brazil. The squad travelled overnight from Frankfurt with a stop-over in Salvador, capital of Bahia state, where they will play their opening Group G
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Pakistan-made balls set to be rolled in Blind Cricket World Cup

Pakistan-made balls set to be rolled in Blind Cricket World Cup

Pakistani manufactured plastic balls are set to be used for the first time in the forthcoming Blind Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held in South Africa in November this year, thus adding another feather in its cap of being the sports goods producing co
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Cameroon squad refuses to depart for Brazil

Cameroon squad refuses to depart for Brazil

Cameroon's World Cup squad refused to board their scheduled plane to Brazil on Sunday in a strike action over money for the tournament, officials said. Cameroon's footballers have previously refused to play due to rows with the football federation over ca
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Maradona slams FIFA 'bribes'

Maradona slams FIFA 'bribes'

Argentina legend Diego Maradona lashed out at "bribes" within FIFA, demanding action against those involved in corruption claims linked to Qatar's World Cup bid, in remarks published Sunday.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nadal wins ninth French Open, 14th Grand Slam

Nadal wins ninth French Open, 14th Grand Slam

Rafael Nadal clinched his ninth French Open and 14th career Grand Slam title on Sunday with a brutal 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 victory over a battling Novak Djokovic. The world number one also became the first man to win five Roland Garros crowns in succession a
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Murray turns to Mauresmo as new coach

Murray turns to Mauresmo as new coach

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray appointed former women's number one Amelie Mauresmo as his coach on Sunday in a rare move for a top player in the men's game. Former Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Mauresmo will initially take up the role for the gra
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
China's Ma makes history with touring car win

China's Ma makes history with touring car win

Ma Qing Hua, driving a fourth works Citroen car, made history on Sunday by becoming the first-ever Chinese driver to win a race of an FIA World Championship. Ma won the 16-lap Race 2 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship in Moscow.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sri Lanka in Northants stalemate

Sri Lanka in Northants stalemate

Rob Keogh's century ensured Sri Lanka encountered determined Northamptonshire resistance as their final match before next week's first Test against England at Lord's ended in a draw. That was always the most likely outcome after Saturday's third day of fo
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sponsors raise pressure on FIFA over Qatar claims

Sponsors raise pressure on FIFA over Qatar claims

Sponsors Adidas, Sony and Visa called on soccer's rulers to deal thoroughly with allegations of bribery to secure the 2022 World Cup for Qatar, an issue that is overshadowing this week's kickoff in Brazil. With its four yearly showpiece event only four da
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Red Bull and Newey agree new deal

Red Bull and Newey agree new deal

Formula One's top designer Adrian Newey has agreed a new multi-year agreement with world champions Red Bull, the team announced on Sunday. It indicated, however, that the Briton's focus would no longer be entirely on Formula One. "As part of this new agre
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Four die of sun stroke, dozen hospitalized in Sahiwal

Four die of sun stroke, dozen hospitalized in Sahiwal

At least four people died of sun stroke and dozen others were hospitalized after being affected by the scorching heat in different areas of Sahiwal on Sunday. According to reports, three people, including two-year-old Arzoo of village 82/6-R, Ahsan, 10, a
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Targeted operation to be extended to other parts: Qaim

Targeted operation to be extended to other parts: Qaim

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Sunday said ongoing targeted operation against criminals will be extended to other parts of the province. He said operation in Karachi will continue for a longer period. Regarding budget, the chief minister said
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Appointment of 20,000 new teachers to be completed by June 15: Khuhro

Appointment of 20,000 new teachers to be completed by June 15: Khuhro

Sindh Senior Minister for Education Nisar Ahmad Khuhro said on Sunday that targeted operation would be conducted in every district of Sindh to bring improvement in educational system while all work-shy educational officers would be sent home.
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
CTP arrest 1,533 beggars in five months

CTP arrest 1,533 beggars in five months

City Traffic Police (CTP) have arrested 1533 beggars from the main city roads in last five month while 12 cases were registered against the beggars during the period. Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi, Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Shoaib Khurra
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
12 killed in road accidents across country

12 killed in road accidents across country

At least 12 people were killed and more than 50 others injured on Sunday in separate road accidents in different parts of the country. At least eight people including four children were killed when a vehicle plunged into a ravine near Lower Dir's Bandi Pu
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Minor girl allegedly raped, killed by relative

Minor girl allegedly raped, killed by relative

A 10-year old girl, Allah Rakhi, was kidnapped and allegedly raped by her relative, Ahsan, who later strangled her to death in Muradad, a suburb of Muzaffargarh. Acting DPO Arif Aslam Rao said that Ahsan was a close relative of Allah Rakhi who lured her a
Published 09 Jun, 2014 12:00am
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