HARARE A defiant unbeaten century from captain Brendan Taylor allowed Zimbabwe to build a solid platform on a sluggish first day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club.In their first home Test in 18 months, Taylor put Zimbabwe's recent problems aside as he scored 105 not out and ...

SHANGHAI - China confirmed three more cases of bird flu on Sunday, as authorities sought to curb a deadly outbreak by banning live poultry sales and disinfecting schools. The new cases of the H7N9 strain of avian influenza brought the number recorded in China’s eastern region to 21 since it ...

HEBRON - Palestinians and Israeli forces clashed in the West Bank city Hebron on Friday as Israel deployed significant security reinforcements ahead of a day of demonstrations.Palestinian security forces in Hebron said that hundreds of people took part in two demonstrations, one inside the city and ...

TEHRAN  - Iran deployed warplanes and missiles Monday in an "exercise" to protect nuclear sites threatened by possible Israeli attacks and warned it could cut oil exports to more EU nations unless sanctions were lifted. The stance marked a hardening of the Islamic republic's defiance in an ...

US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said that stable Pakistan is in favour of US.Talking to media during his visit to Karachi Expo Centre to view the agri exhibition, Munter said that use of modern techniques in Pakistan agriculture is also in favour of United States.He vowed that his ...

KABUL  – Balkh Women’s Farm Service Center is the second farm retail outlet tailored specifically for Afghan women farmers established through USAID’s agricultural project.Balkh Women’s Farm Service Center officially opened with a ceremony marking the occasion attended ...

YEREVAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a visit to Armenia on Friday that saw the Islamic republic and its small Christian neighbour sign a series of agreements to boost ties. A joint statement by Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian said that the two ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Shortage of affordable and safe drinking water has given boost to mushroom growth of bottled water industry in the country but fate of this water is also suspicious and 69 fake brands are being sold in the market. Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) recently ...

NORTH SOUND (AFP) - A late brutal assault by big-hitting Andre Russell led West Indies to 225 for eight in the third one-day international against India on Saturday. Russell smashed eight fours and five sixes in a dazzling, unbeaten 92 from 64 balls to finish with the highest innings by a West ...

KARACHI - The Karachi stock market continued to witness a bullish trend on Wednesday on hopes that the fresh bout of cricket diplomacy would improve Pakistan-India bilateral ties, which have been stressed since the Mumbai attacks in November 2008. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe has boosted aid to flood-hit Pakistan but the country must rebuild infrastructure and replant forests if it is to withstand an increasing threat of climate disasters, the EUs crisis response chief said. Kristalina Georgieva flies to Pakistan on Monday to assess how to ...

LONDON (AFP) - Retail sales in Britain increased in May as shoppers snapped up new televisions for the World Cup, official data showed on Thursday. Sales grew by 0.6 percent last month, but were revised down to a flat reading in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) added in a ...

LONDON (AFP) Wayne Rooney believes England will feel the benefit of his new-found maturity when the Manchester United striker leads his countrys bid to win the World Cup. Rooney has been in superb form this season and his performances for United have been recognised by a host of player of the year ...

A NAP during the day doesnt just beat tiredness, but actually improves the brains ability to absorb new information, claim US scientists. Volunteers who slept for 90 minutes during the day did better at cognitive tests than those who were kept awake. The results were presented at a conference in ...

KAMRA The induction of high tech surveillance system SAAB-2000 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) Tuesday pressed Pakistan Air Force (PAF) into new era of air defence capable of looking beyond the countrys borders to obviate any threat. This was stated by Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief ...

KARACHI - The local bourse witnessed a bullish session on Tuesday as benchmark KSE 100-index gained 99 points to close at 9,332 points. The news regarding Adamjee Insurance (AICL) getting into an agreement with Nishat Mills Limited (NML) to acquire stakes in AES Lalpir and AES Pak Gen. was said to ...

KARACHI - Bulls overpowered the bears at the stock market on Tuesday and buying activity was witnessed in the oil sector as international oil prices crossed $72/barrel. The KSE 100-index gained 79 points to close at 7,796 points on Tuesday. Investors at the KSE remained optimistic over result ...

KARACHI - The KSE 100-index gained 54 points on Wednesday as intense buying activity was witnessed on expectation of fall in T-bill yields up to 100bps. Moreover, KSE Board of directors move for launch of deliverable future contracts next month was taken positive by retail / institutional ...

MUSIC giant EMI tripled its earnings over the past year, helped by cost-cutting measures that reportedly caused a near-revolt by its artists. The company generated underlying earnings of 163m between March 2008 and 2009, against 51m the year before. It is the first full year EMI has been under the ...

KARACHI - Intense buying was witnessed at the stock market on the last day of the week due to the notable participation of corporate investors as the KSE-100-index gained 285.15 points or 3.89 per cent to close at 7,620.87 points. Although positive numbers initially did lead to dull activity, ...

KARACHI - Approval of World Bank's grant of $500 million interest free loan boosted the Karachi Stock Exchange as the KSE-100 Index gained 195 points on Friday. Heavy buying activity witnessed in the market as investors took positions especially in blue chip companies in oversold zone. The KSE-100 ...

LONDON (AFP) - Commodity prices rallied this week as the US Federal Reserve's decision to pump more than a trillion dollars into the ailing American economy weakened the greenback, leaving investors to seek out havens. "The Fed's decision to move to quantitative easing by signalling that it will ...

PARIS (AFP) - Controversy over the birth of octuplets to a 33-year-old woman in California who underwent in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has amplified calls for tougher regulations on assisted reproduction. When the eight babies were born in late January, the event was hailed as a heart-warming ...

CAFFEINE gives more of a boost to men than women, according to new research. But the same study found that while decaf coffee perks up both sexes, it affects women more. The results come from a University of Barcelona study of caffeine's effects on 668 university students, with an average age of ...

NAGPUR (AFP) - Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar smashed his 40th century to put India in a healthy position in the fourth and final Test against Australia here on Thursday. The hosts reached 311-5 at stumps on the opening day with Tendulkar (109) putting on 146 for the fourth wicket with ...

TEHRAN  - Iran has upgraded its fighter jets to allow them to fly 3,000 kilometres without refuelling, Iran's air force commander said on Sunday, which would put arch-foe Israel easily within reach. "We have succeeded in upgrading the capabilities of our planes and have increased the range ...