LOS ANGELES - Solar Impulse, the first aircraft that can fly day and night fueled entirely by energy from the sun, embarked Wednesday on the second leg of its historic journey across the American continent.The solar-powered airplane departed at 1147 GMT from an airport in Phoenix, Arizona en route ...

lahore - The trade and industry on Friday severely criticised the caretaker government for making a huge increase of Rs5.82 in per unit price of electricity and termed it an anti business decision aimed at sabotaging the popularity of PML-N government. They said that at a time when the business ...

MOSCOW : The International Space Station’s crew prepared for a precedent-setting spacewalk Saturday to try to stop ammonia leaking into space from the research laboratory’s power system. During a spacewalk set to begin at 1215 GMT, Nasa astronauts Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy will ...

  ISLAMABAD     Under Tertiary Education Support Programme (TESP) of World Bank, the Higher Education Commission (HEC), directorate of education, provincial bureau of curriculum and training and the affiliating universities have agreed to undertake collaborative steps for improving ...

MUZAFFARGARH - MUZAFFARGARH (Reuters) - With a flick of the reins, Jamshed Dasti launched his run for parliament from the back of a donkey cart, cantering through the rutted streets of his home town to file his nomination papers as supporters erupted into cheers.With the opening act in his campaign ...

  BARCELONA- Rafael Nadal will quickly bury his sorrows after the end of his eight-year title streak inMonte Carlo, with the Spaniard quickly turning his focus to the Barcelona Open starting on Monday. Nadal went down to defeat in Sunday'sMonte Carlofinal to Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-6 (7/1) but ...

RANCHO MIRAGE  - Stacy Lewis will be more concerned with adding another major title to her resume at the Kraft Nabisco Championship this week than with retaining her world No. 1 ranking.Lewis made her LPGA title debut one to remember when she won the first major championship of 2011 at Mission ...

SOFIA  - A man carrying a gas pistol attacked Bulgaria’s veteran Turkish minority party leader Ahmed Dogan while he was speaking at a national party conference on Saturday, but he escaped unharmed, police said. Dogan was addressing delegates when the man rushed up to his podium and ...

The administration of President Barack Obama aims to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014, The Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday.Citing unnamed senior US officials, the newspaper said the plan was in line with recommendations ...

SYDNEY : The fast bowler Pat Cummins is aiming to be part of Australia's tour of the West Indies but has all but been ruled out of the Commonwealth Bank Series due to his heel injury. Cummins, 18, starred in Australia's Test victory in Johannesburg in November but has not played since then, and he ...

Taylor Swift says her new album will be about an “absolute crash-and-burn heartbreak,” prompting speculation in the media that the latest subject of her song writing skills may be her short-lived 2010 crush on Jake Gyllenhaal.Swift, 22, whose “Dear John” song was seen as a ...

GEORGE  - Ernie Els will have the rare pleasure of sleeping at home when he takes on South Africa's toughest course and a clutch of golf stars in the Volvo Champions at The Links in Fancourt from Thursday.Only 2011 and 2012 European Tour winners and those with 10 or more career tournament ...

LOS ANGELES  - Hollywood held its breath Sunday ahead of the Golden Globes, as silent film “The Artist” bids to add to its pre-Oscars bonanza, while up against veterans like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.The relatively low-budget French-directed movie, set in Tinsel Town in ...

DOHA  - Roger Federer believes the momentum he achieved from his finest finish to a season can launch him to a successful defence of the Qatar Open title and a flying start to Olympic year.The Grand Slam record holder has gone 17 matches unbeaten and won three titles since the US Open in ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Japans biggest industrial electronics firm Hitachi Ltd said on Sunday it aims to double its revenues in India from 54 billion rupees ($1.2 billion) and is keen to acquire firms to gain a bigger market share in a short span of time. In the coming few years, we expect to increase ...

OBESE model Susanne Eman is saying 'Supersize Me for real - in her bid to become the fattest woman ever. The 52-stone bombshell aims to reach a whopping 115 stone, or 1,600lbs, by guzzling at least 20,000 calories a day. Susanne, 32, from Arizona, USA, hopes to pass the half way milestone of 57 ...

WOLFSBURG (AFP) - Japan forward Yuki Nagasato is refusing to be daunted by their women's World Cup quarter-final against hosts and defending champions Germany on Saturday. Germany are bidding for a third straight World Cup title and take on Japan for a place in the semi-finals in Wolfsburg on ...

NEW DELHI (Reuter) - A game application is trying to raise awareness of the now largely forgotten epic floods which inundated Pakistan almost a year ago, hoping to use social media and smartphones to reach an untapped group of people. Relief Copter is an effort by a small, Islamabad-based media ...

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has to collect some Rs 277.61 billion only in thirty days period to achieve its revised target of Rs 1,588 billion despite announcing mini budget in March by taking additional revenue generation measures worth of Rs 53 billion. The tax department is ...

SEOUL (AFP) - A confident Bae Sang-Moon is hoping local knowledge will be the key at this week's $1 million Maekyung Open as the former champion aims for another title in his native South Korea. The undulating Namseoul Golf and Country Club in Seoul is a potentially treacherous prospect, but Bae's ...

ISLAMABAD - The government has planned to increase tax to GDP ratio to 9.4 per cent during the ongoing financial year 2010-11 from the lowest ratio of 9.1 per cent in last fiscal year 2010-11, according to the latest report of Federal Board of Revenue. On the tax revenue front, despite all economic ...

ISLAMABAD - Committee on cotton in its meeting chaired by former Minister Nazar Gondal has increased the cotton sowing area target by 8pc and aimed to sow cotton on 8.01 million acres in the country this year. In the meeting, Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCV), production techniques, improving research ...

AMRITSAR - Amritsar is looking to revive trade with help from Pakistan. The trading community in the two countries feels there is much scope for increasing business between them through the land route to millions of dollars. Why do the two countries - which have a common land border that is so ...

BARCELONA (Reuters) Veteran sprinter Merlene Ottey is already eyeing a spot at next years World Championships in South Korea after becoming the oldest athlete to compete at a European championships on Saturday. The Jamaican-born 50-year-old, whose haul of nine Olympic medals is more than any other ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia plans to triple its annual revenue from timber and its products to 17 billion dollars by 2020 by exporting to new markets including Russia, an official said Tuesday. Malaysia is a major tropical timber exporter and the trade contributes about five percent to its GDP. ...

ROME (AFP) He may be overweight and seemingly past his best but new AS Roma striker Adriano believes he still has a lot to offer on his comeback to Italian football. A year and a half ago, Adriano walked out on Inter Milan and returned to Brazil claiming he was unhappy in Italy and needed his ...

ASCOT (England) (AFP) Dual Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Dermot Weld targeted Australias premier flat race after Rite Of Passage smashed the course record in winning the Ascot Gold Cup here on Thursday. Weld, who has won top races in England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, the United States and his ...

KARACHI - The School of Leadership (SoL) is organising the 9th Young Leaders Conference (YLC) in Karachi, from 1st to 6th of July, 2010. More than 300 young participants aged 18 to 24, from Pakistan and abroad, will participate in this popular annual forum. Speaking at a press conference held on ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Buoyant US-Pakistan relations are being underpinned by converging interests over Afghanistan but strains could emerge if Pakistans expectations for US help are not met and it feels it is being used. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Hillary ...

KARACHI (PPI) - Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister, Sharmila Farooqui has said that the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) is a valid law which is aimed at removing the vestiges of political vendetta and victimisation, therefore; the parliament should also approve it. The National Assembly ...