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Print - 2018-04-23
IMF unveils new corruption policy

IMF unveils new corruption policy

The International Monetary Fund will systematically address corruption and its impact on economic growth with all its member countries under new guidelines launched on Sunday. The stricter new policy also aims to tackle how rich countries contribute to co
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
IMF unveils new corruption policy

IMF unveils new corruption policy

The International Monetary Fund will systematically address corruption and its impact on economic growth with all its member countries under new guidelines launched on Sunday. The stricter new policy also aims to tackle how rich countries contribute to co
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Miftah discusses World Bank''s portfolio

Miftah discusses World Bank''s portfolio

Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Miftah Ismail met with Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank, Kristalina Georgieva in Washington, and discussed WB''s portfolio in Pakistan as well as the futu
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Miftah discusses World Bank's portfolio

Miftah discusses World Bank's portfolio

Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Miftah Ismail met with Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank, Kristalina Georgieva in Washington, and discussed WB's portfolio in Pakistan as well as the futur
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Miftah discusses World Bank's portfolio

Miftah discusses World Bank's portfolio

Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Miftah Ismail met with Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank, Kristalina Georgieva in Washington, and discussed WB's portfolio in Pakistan as well as the futur
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Prime Minister to finalise fiscal year 2019 budget contours today

Prime Minister to finalise fiscal year 2019 budget contours today

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is likely to discuss various aspects of next fiscal year budget including the size of federal development outlay and taxation measures today (Monday), it was learnt. A senior official of Finance Ministry told Busines
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Prime Minister to finalise fiscal year 2019 budget contours today

Prime Minister to finalise fiscal year 2019 budget contours today

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is likely to discuss various aspects of next fiscal year budget including the size of federal development outlay and taxation measures today (Monday), it was learnt. A senior official of Finance Ministry told Busines
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Prime Minister to finalise fiscal year 2019 budget contours today

Prime Minister to finalise fiscal year 2019 budget contours today

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is likely to discuss various aspects of next fiscal year budget including the size of federal development outlay and taxation measures today (Monday), it was learnt. A senior official of Finance Ministry told Busines
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rates dip
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THE RUPEE: rates dip

The rupee fell sharply in relation to the dollar in the open market while, the national currency did not move any side in the inter-bank market during the week, ended on 21 April, 2018.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rates dip
Currency

THE RUPEE: rates dip

The rupee fell sharply in relation to the dollar in the open market while, the national currency did not move any side in the inter-bank market during the week, ended on 21 April, 2018.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Attack on Afghan election centre leaves 57 dead

Attack on Afghan election centre leaves 57 dead

Afghan shopkeeper Ali Rasuli was standing at the end of a long queue of people waiting to pick up their national ID certificates on Sunday when a fireball erupted in front of him. The suicide bombing outside a voter and ID registration centre in Kabul kil
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Attack on Afghan election centre leaves 57 dead

Attack on Afghan election centre leaves 57 dead

Afghan shopkeeper Ali Rasuli was standing at the end of a long queue of people waiting to pick up their national ID certificates on Sunday when a fireball erupted in front of him. The suicide bombing outside a voter and ID registration centre in Kabul kil
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Calm in Madagascar as troops deployed to quell violent protests

Calm in Madagascar as troops deployed to quell violent protests

Dozens of soldiers on Sunday temporarily threw a cordon around a public square in Madagascar's capital where opposition protests against new electoral laws have left two people dead in the restive island nation. The soldiers later vacated the square in An
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Paraguay candidate with ties to dictatorship set for presidency

Paraguay candidate with ties to dictatorship set for presidency

The US-educated son of a top aide to Paraguay's late dictator is favorite to win Sunday's presidential election in one of Latin America's poorest countries. Opinion polls give Mario Abdo Benitez of the ruling conservative Colorado party a clear lead over
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Trump says 'long way' to go on North Korea crisis
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Trump says 'long way' to go on North Korea crisis

US President Donald Trump said the North Korean nuclear crisis is a long way from being resolved on Sunday, striking a cautious note a day after the North's pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes before planned summits with South Korea and the Unite
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
UAE says Qatari jets came too close to passenger flight

UAE says Qatari jets came too close to passenger flight

The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that Qatari fighter jets narrowly avoided a UAE passenger flight over neighbouring Bahrain, the latest in a series of such claims. The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority said the incident took place at midday Sund
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (April 22, 2018) and the forecast for Monday (April 23, 2018).

Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Your rupee last week
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Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (April 16 to 20, 2018).

Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Bank of Canada chief comfortable with 2018 inflation above 2 percent

Bank of Canada chief comfortable with 2018 inflation above 2 percent

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said he expects the inflation rate to be above 2 percent in 2018, but he is comfortable with that as long as the long-term trend is steady, according to media reports published on Sunday. Poloz made the comments at a
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Australian government under pressure over bank revelations

Australian government under pressure over bank revelations

The Australian government came under fresh pressure on Sunday over its reluctance to hold a judicial inquiry into the banking sector which has exposed widespread misconduct and regulatory shortcomings. Minister for Finance and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer was th
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
India's economy could grow at 7.4 percent

India's economy could grow at 7.4 percent

India's economy could grow at 7.4 percent in the fiscal year to March 2019 after a "resilient performance" in the second half of the previous year, central bank Governor Urjit Patel said. India's economy likely grew at 6.6 percent in the 2017/18 fiscal ye
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Israel eases regulations for new credit card companies

Israel eases regulations for new credit card companies

Israel's banking regulator plans to relax rules for credit card companies as part of a broader reform aimed at boosting competition in the banking sector and lowering the cost of credit. In late 2016, the government enacted a law requiring Hapoalim and Le
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Air France says 25 percent of flights will be cancelled

Air France says 25 percent of flights will be cancelled

Air France KLM's French unit is predicting that 25 percent of its flights will be cancelled on Monday, on the 10th day of a strike by staff over pay. In a statement on Sunday, the airline company said 65 percent of its long-haul and medium-haul flights wi
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
ECB warns banks, auditors over use of new accounting rule

ECB warns banks, auditors over use of new accounting rule

The European Central Bank has warned lenders it is checking their 2017 earnings to make sure they haven't taken improper advantage of a new accounting rule in order to minimise the hit from loan losses, an Italian daily reported. Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Interpol 'red notice' for Sri Lanka's ex-central bank chief

Interpol 'red notice' for Sri Lanka's ex-central bank chief

Interpol has issued a red notice, a request to locate and provisionally arrest, Sri Lanka's former central bank governor Arjuna Mahendran who is wanted in connection with an investigation into a bond sale.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Door to US-China trade talks seems to open after IMF meeting

Door to US-China trade talks seems to open after IMF meeting

The gathering of world finance ministers began with heightened anxiety about the potential damage a US-China trade war could do to the economic recovery but ended Saturday with a door open to negotiations. International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagar
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Japan's crypto exchanges need tighter rules
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Japan's crypto exchanges need tighter rules

Japan's cryptocurrency exchanges should be regulated more like banks as they hold investors' assets while offering trading platforms, the chief executive of online brokerage Monex Group Inc said. Monex, Japan's No.3 online brokerage, on Monday completed t
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Foreigners are record net buyers of Saudi stocks
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Foreigners are record net buyers of Saudi stocks

Foreigners bought a record $384 million of Saudi Arabian stocks on a net basis last week, showing international interest in the market is continuing to grow ahead of the planned listing of oil giant Saudi Aramco in Riyadh late this year or early next.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Middle East markets mostly down, Saudi petchems fall

Middle East markets mostly down, Saudi petchems fall

Middle Eastern stock markets mostly fell on Sunday, with Saudi Arabian petrochemical shares hit particularly hard, in response to a drop by global bourses at the end of last week. The Saudi index slipped 0.3 percent as Saudi Basic Industries, the biggest
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Europe's venture capitalists embrace virtual currency craze
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Europe's venture capitalists embrace virtual currency craze

Some of Europe's biggest venture capital firms are buying into sales of new virtual coins or asking their investors to give them the freedom to do so, in a sign of mainstream investor backing for the booming but controversial crowd-funding tool.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 82.98-82.98 (Previous 82.98-82.98).
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
China money rates move higher

China money rates move higher

China's primary money rates ended the week higher despite net liquidity injections and a surprise cut in banks' reserve requirements by the country's central bank, as demand for cash remained strong. The volume-weighted average rate of the benchmark seven
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
BlackRock's biggest stock-picking fund likes Facebook shares
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BlackRock's biggest stock-picking fund likes Facebook shares

The biggest stock-picking fund at BlackRock Inc raised its bet on Facebook Inc in March, a source familiar with the matter said, making the social media company a top 10 equity holding and apparently betting that Facebook's privacy scandal will not weigh
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
BlackRock's biggest stock-picking fund likes Facebook shares
Kerb

BlackRock's biggest stock-picking fund likes Facebook shares

The biggest stock-picking fund at BlackRock Inc raised its bet on Facebook Inc in March, a source familiar with the matter said, making the social media company a top 10 equity holding and apparently betting that Facebook's privacy scandal will not weigh
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
From corporate bonds to Hong Kong dollar, analysts see QE unwind
Libor

From corporate bonds to Hong Kong dollar, analysts see QE unwind

The long-awaited unwinding of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet could be having negative consequences across markets, including recent US corporate debt weakness, elevated bank funding costs, volatile stock markets and a tumbling Hong Kong dollar. While
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
From corporate bonds to Hong Kong dollar, analysts see QE unwind
Libor

From corporate bonds to Hong Kong dollar, analysts see QE unwind

The long-awaited unwinding of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet could be having negative consequences across markets, including recent US corporate debt weakness, elevated bank funding costs, volatile stock markets and a tumbling Hong Kong dollar. While
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Wide waist with 'normal weight' bigger risk than obesity

Wide waist with 'normal weight' bigger risk than obesity

People of "normal" weight who sport a wide waist are more at risk of heart problems than obese people, said researchers on Friday, urging a rethink of healthy weight guidelines. How fat is distributed on a person's frame determined disease risk as much as
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
California has worst US air pollution: report

California has worst US air pollution: report

California has the most polluted cities in the United States, a report issued on Wednesday said, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to force the state to weaken its vehicle emissions standards. The study published by the American Lung Associ
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
China fights big smog with big air purifier

China fights big smog with big air purifier

China has found a novel way to tackle its massive air pollution problem: Putting up a giant air purifier the size of an industrial smokestack in the middle of a smog-plagued city. Instead of pumping out billows of black smoke like the chimneys rising from
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Cold water devastates coral reefs off Japan: survey

Cold water devastates coral reefs off Japan: survey

Unusually cold water has devastated some of the world's most northerly coral reefs, which lie off the coast of western Japan, an environment ministry official said on Wednesday. The ministry surveyed the reefs in recent months and found widespread bleachi
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Brain injuries raise Parkinson's disease risk: US study

Brain injuries raise Parkinson's disease risk: US study

A new study of hundreds of thousands of U.S. armed forces veterans concludes that banging your head severely enough to lose consciousness can dramatically increase the risk of Parkinson's, the brain disease marked by tremors, slow movements, balance probl
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Decoding of hair colour genes may help cancer research

Decoding of hair colour genes may help cancer research

Scientists on Monday said they have uncovered more than 100 new genes linked to hair colour, a discovery which could advance knowledge on skin cancer and other diseases. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, could also help forensic scientists use D
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Japan to carry out 'world's first urine test' to spot cancer

Japan to carry out 'world's first urine test' to spot cancer

A Japanese firm is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world's first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which would greatly facilitate screening for the deadly disease. Engineering and IT conglomerate Hitachi developed the basic tech
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Researchers find 'catastrophic' coral die-off on Great Barrier Reef

Researchers find 'catastrophic' coral die-off on Great Barrier Reef

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffered a "catastrophic die-off" of coral during an extended heatwave in 2016, threatening a broader range of reef life than previously feared, a report revealed on Thursday. Scientists said some 30 percent of the reef's co
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Microsoft turns to former rival to improve internet security

Microsoft turns to former rival to improve internet security

Microsoft is turning to a former rival to improve the security of computing devices. Microsoft President Brad Smith said Monday at the RSA security conference in San Francisco that the company will use software based on the Linux operating system, not its
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Put the toolbox away - new robot assembles IKEA chairs

Put the toolbox away - new robot assembles IKEA chairs

Sick of struggling with incomprehensible instructions and a baffling array of planks and screws? Help is at hand in the form of a new robot that can assemble an IKEA chair in minutes. The robot, developed by scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Facebook rolling out privacy choices under EU rules
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Facebook rolling out privacy choices under EU rules

Facebook announced Wednesday it would begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming EU rules, with European residents seeing the measures first. The social network, which has been rocked by disclosures about
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Web's inventor discusses digital monopolies, privacy threats

Web's inventor discusses digital monopolies, privacy threats

Tim Berners-Lee gave away the technology that he used to invent the World Wide Web, so it's not surprising that he's worried about the current state of the internet as Google, Facebook and Amazon become increasingly dominant in the digital world.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Toyota's 'talking' vehicles to be launched in US in 2021

Toyota's 'talking' vehicles to be launched in US in 2021

Toyota Motor Corp plans to start selling US vehicles that can talk to each other using short-range wireless technology in 2021, the Japanese automaker said on Monday, potentially preventing thousands of accidents annually.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Amazon Prime service tops 100 million paid subscribers

Amazon Prime service tops 100 million paid subscribers

The ranks of people subscribing to Amazon Prime service for speedy delivery of purchases and streamed television has topped 100 million, the company's chief Jeff Bezos said Wednesday in an annual letter. The new high in subscriptions at Prime, launched 13
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Tech firms vow not to aid government cyber attacks

Tech firms vow not to aid government cyber attacks

Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies on Tuesday announced a joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyber attacks. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, which vows to protect all customers from attacks regardless
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
After Google, Portugal's tech scene gets boost from Volkswagen

After Google, Portugal's tech scene gets boost from Volkswagen

Volkswagen is to set up a software development centre in Lisbon joining a growing list of companies attracted to the information technology scene in the country, which only recently emerged from its economic crisis and bailout. The centre will employ 300
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Gemalto to protect 5G next generation networks from cyber-attacks

Gemalto to protect 5G next generation networks from cyber-attacks

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, April 17 announced that it is bolstering protection against cyber-attacks for the new generation of cloud-based virtualized networks being planned and deployed with Intel technology.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sanofi in talks to sell generics arm to Advent for $2.4 billion

Sanofi in talks to sell generics arm to Advent for $2.4 billion

French healthcare group Sanofi is in exclusive talks to sell its Zentiva European generics drugs arm to private equity firm Advent International for 1.9 billion euros ($2.4 billion), the companies said on Tuesday. Sanofi said the sale was expected to be c
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Dubai Islamic Bank Q1 profit up 16 per cent

Dubai Islamic Bank Q1 profit up 16 per cent

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the United Arab Emirates' largest Sharia-compliant lender, posted a 16 percent increase in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday on the back of higher income from Islamic financing and investment. The bank made 1.21 billion dirha
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Dubai Islamic Bank Q1 profit up 16 per cent

Dubai Islamic Bank Q1 profit up 16 per cent

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the United Arab Emirates' largest Sharia-compliant lender, posted a 16 percent increase in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday on the back of higher income from Islamic financing and investment. The bank made 1.21 billion dirha
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Barclays targets tech with venture capital-style business

Barclays targets tech with venture capital-style business

Barclays said it has set up a venture capital-style unit to drive innovation and returns within its UK business. The British bank has struggled to deliver on its growth strategy after a decade of restructuring, with investment banking at the core of Chief
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Abbott's quarterly profit, sales beat Street estimates

Abbott's quarterly profit, sales beat Street estimates

Abbott Laboratories' first-quarter profit and sales beat analysts' estimates on Wednesday but some investors were disappointed as the healthcare company maintained its full-year profit forecast. The company's shares were down about 2 percent in early trad
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Abbott's quarterly profit, sales beat Street estimates

Abbott's quarterly profit, sales beat Street estimates

Abbott Laboratories' first-quarter profit and sales beat analysts' estimates on Wednesday but some investors were disappointed as the healthcare company maintained its full-year profit forecast. The company's shares were down about 2 percent in early trad
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Developer Nakheel plans new malls outside of Dubai

Developer Nakheel plans new malls outside of Dubai

Property developer Nakheel expects to sign more deals to build shopping malls outside its base of Dubai, its chairman told Reuters, as its home market matures and development picks up in other parts of the United Arab Emirates.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
GSK flags pharma M&A ambitions by poaching Roche deal-maker

GSK flags pharma M&A ambitions by poaching Roche deal-maker

GlaxoSmithKline signalled its intention to boost its drug pipeline through deals on Wednesday by hiring Kevin Sin from Roche's Genentech unit to lead a worldwide search for promising experimental products. He is the first senior hire by GSK's new research
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Volkswagen's trucks division open to buying majority of Navistar

Volkswagen's trucks division open to buying majority of Navistar

Volkswagen is open to buying a majority stake in US truckmaker Navistar "at some point," it said on Monday, as the German automaker prepares its trucks business for a possible stock market listing that could help raise funds to expand.
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Wenger stepped aside to unite Arsenal fanbase

Wenger stepped aside to unite Arsenal fanbase

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he decided to bring his 22-year tenure to a close at the end of the season because he didn't like the image of a divided fanbase being sent around the world. Wenger won three Premier League titles and a record seven FA C
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Kipchoge, Cheruiyot celebrate Kenyan double at London Marathon

Kipchoge, Cheruiyot celebrate Kenyan double at London Marathon

Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge stormed to his third London Marathon title on Sunday to complete an impressive Kenyan double after Vivian Cheruiyot beat the heat to win the women's race. Kipchoge, 33, saw off the challenge of Ethiopia's Tola Shura Kitata
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Barca win 30th Copa del Rey

Barca win 30th Copa del Rey

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez inspired Barcelona to what will surely be the first part of a domestic double this season as they thrashed Sevilla 5-0 on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey. Messi had scored once and Suarez twice before even the half-time whist
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Bangladesh arrests female cricketer with methamphetamine

Bangladesh arrests female cricketer with methamphetamine

One of Bangladesh's top female cricketers could be jailed for life after being caught with 14,000 methamphetamine pills, police said Sunday. Nazreen Khan Mukta, who plays first-grade cricket in the Dhaka Premier League, was returning from a match in the s
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Nadal takes 11th Monte Carlo crown

Nadal takes 11th Monte Carlo crown

Rafael Nadal romped to a record-extending 11th Monte Carlo Masters title by brushing aside an outclassed Kei Nishikori in Sunday's final to retain the world number one ranking. The 31-year-old saw off Nishikori 6-3, 6-2 to become the first man to win a si
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Five civilians killed in Syria

Five civilians killed in Syria

Five civilians have been killed in 24 hours in regime shelling on a southern district of Syria's capital held by the Islamic State group, a monitor said Sunday. Syrian troops are waging an intense bombing campaign against Yarmuk, a Palestinian refugee cam
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
'Mini-Me' actor Verne Troyer dies

'Mini-Me' actor Verne Troyer dies

Verne Troyer, best known for his role as Mini-Me in the "Austin Powers" movies, died Saturday. He was 49. While no cause of death was given, a statement on the actor's social media accounts said he had gone through a "recent time of adversity" and alluded
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
'World's oldest person' dies in Japan

'World's oldest person' dies in Japan

A 117-year-old Japanese woman, thought to be the world's oldest person, has died, a local official told AFP Sunday. Nabi Tajima, who was born August 4, 1900, died around 8:00 pm (1100 GMT) Saturday at a hospital on her native Kikai Island in Kagoshima reg
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
More than 20 dead in Nicaragua protests

More than 20 dead in Nicaragua protests

More than 20 people have been killed in a clashes between Nicaraguan police and demonstrators during a wave of protests over pension reform, a local human rights group said Sunday. The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights said it was still trying to verify
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
G7 ministers meet on Russia, Iran and North Korea threats

G7 ministers meet on Russia, Iran and North Korea threats

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations met in Toronto on Sunday seeking a common front against what they see as aggression from Vladimir Putin's Russia. The envoys were also keen to glean clues from their US colleague about whe
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Nude gunman kills three at Tennessee restaurant

Nude gunman kills three at Tennessee restaurant

A nude gunman shot dead three people and injured at least four more in the early hours of Sunday at a restaurant on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, police said. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a statement that the shooting occu
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Saudi air defences down new missile from Yemen rebels

Saudi air defences down new missile from Yemen rebels

Saudi air defences on Sunday intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemeni rebels at the kingdom's southern border city of Najran, which set a farm ablaze, state media said. "Saudi forces were able to intercept (the missile)," the Saudi Press Agency sai
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
11 migrants dead, 263 rescued off Libya coast

11 migrants dead, 263 rescued off Libya coast

At least eleven migrants died at sea and another 263 were rescued on Sunday in two separate operations off the coast of Libya, the country's navy said. In the first operation, "a coastguard patrol... was able to rescue 83 illegal migrants and recovered 11
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Jordan MP, family members among 8 killed in road crash

Jordan MP, family members among 8 killed in road crash

A Jordanian MP, his wife and three of his children were among eight people killed late Saturday when their car collided with a winch truck, a security source said. The truck's driver and his assistant were also killed in the crash on the desert highway so
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Greek president rejects soldier swap with Turkey
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Greek president rejects soldier swap with Turkey

Greek president Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Sunday rejected the suggestion of a swap deal involving two Greek soldiers jailed in Turkey in exchange for Turkish soldiers wanted by Ankara over the 2016 failed coup. Pavlopoulos ruled out the potential swap after
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Macron on Iran nuclear deal: There is no 'Plan B'

Macron on Iran nuclear deal: There is no 'Plan B'

French President Emmanuel Macron, who is heading to Washington to urge his US counterpart to stay in the Iran nuclear deal, said in an interview broadcast Sunday that there is no "Plan B" if the accord is scrapped. "I don't have any Plan B for nuclear - a
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Macron warns against being 'weak' with Putin

Macron warns against being 'weak' with Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron warned against showing any weakness towards Vladimir Putin - while insisting he wants to work with the Russian strongman - in remarks broadcast Sunday on the eve of his state visit to Washington. "He's strong and smart. Bu
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Two more Hazaras killed in Quetta

Two more Hazaras killed in Quetta

Two people from the ethnic Hazara community were shot dead in a sectarian attack in city on Sunday, where targeted killings of minorities have continued despite improvements in overall security. Three Hazara men were travelling together on the outskirts Q
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
SCCI demands setting up of Shared Showrooms & Display Centres

SCCI demands setting up of Shared Showrooms & Display Centres

President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Zahid Latif Malik has urged upon the government to focus attention on setting up "Shared Showrooms and Display Centres" in potential markets on top priority basis. Talking reporters on Sunday he sa
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Graduation ceremony held at Millennium University College

Graduation ceremony held at Millennium University College

Michael Davis, Head of Global Policy Analysis and Development at University of London, on Sunday offered Pakistani young students to get global experience in their favourite subjects following quality education from educational institutions like Millenniu
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Anti-polio drive begins in tribal region

Anti-polio drive begins in tribal region

The Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) and Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) campaign started on Sunday in tribal Khyber Agency, Mohamnd Agency and Frontier Region Peshawar under the supervision of all agencies surgeons, political administrations and other security a
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Bilawal accuses federation of targeting Karachi

Bilawal accuses federation of targeting Karachi

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday accused federation of targeting masses of Karachi via power cuts while asserting that 'fragile democracy' had been practiced in country. He was talking to the media here in Multan on S
Published 23 Apr, 2018 12:00am
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