NEW YORK: A US designer has created ice cubes that will never water down or change the taste of a drink - because they are made from stainless steel. Dave Laituri, from Wayland in Massachusetts, came up with the idea for people who prefer their drinks on the rocks but don’t want extra water ...

NEW YORK (MO)A US designer has invented the perfect garment for men who struggle to fasten their ties. Josh Jakus has come up with a zip-up tie which he says fastens perfectly every time. It comes in three different sizes and can be bought in blue or grey for £42. Mr Jakus, from California, ...

MOSCOW (AFP) - One of the last surviving architects of the Soviet space programme that put Yuri Gagarin into orbit half a century ago died on Wednesday, officials said. He was 99. Boris Chertok, who helped design the countrys first ballistic missiles, was a close colleague of the Soviet rocket ...

LAHORE - A launching ceremony of designer brand 'Monaaz for dresses and jewellery was held at Pakistan Post Mall. The ceremony was inaugurated by Ghulam Punjtan Rizvi, Vice Chairman, Pakistan Post Foundation). The Monaaz is a joint venture of Pakistan Post Foundation & MS Munaza Rahim. The purpose ...

LAHORE - Like previous years Honey Waqar showcased her collection of fashion dresses in the recently held two-day event of Bridal Asia 2010 at New Delhi Hayatt Regency Hotel. Honey has been a regular participant of Bridal Asia for the last five years and has maintained the hall mark that defines ...

DESIGNER to the stars Ozwald Boateng and his glamorous Russian wife Gyunel are to divorce. Twice-married Boateng, 41, who has a reputation as one of the best tailors in the country with a client list that includes Jude Law, Mick Jagger and Daniel Day Lewis, confirmed the split last night. The ...

A famous fashion designer Shaikh Aamir shot dead in Karachi. According to the initial reports, Aamir's body was been found at his residence in Defence area. 

Federal Law Minister Farooq Naek said that Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar is a chief justice and everyone should acknowledge him. Speaking to the media outside the National Assembly, Farooq Naek also spoke about the PPP's opposition to the 17th amendment, and condemned the fact that General retired ...

Co-Chairman of Pakistan People's Party Asif Ali Zardari has communicated with Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Mian Nawaz Sharif on telephone here today. According to the sources, views on presidential election were exchanged between the two leaders. Sources said that Asif Zardari offered Nawaz ...

Japan, a leading donor to Afghanistan, said Wednesday it would not alter its assistance after authorities in the war-torn country said a Japanese aid worker was killed. Afghan authorities said they found the bullet-riddled body of Kazuya Ito, 31, an agriculture specialist for a Japanese ...

The Sindh Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution putting forward PPP Co-Chairman Asif Zardari's name as a presidential candidate. Law Minister Ayaz Soomro tabled the resolution in the session today and it was later unanimously passed in the House. 

At least 30 Afghans were killed and 83 injured when a truck overturned in southern Iran on Thursday, according to media reports Thursday. Local medical official told the news agency that the casualties were among a total of 125 Afghan illegal immigrants travelling in the 10-wheeler. The cause of ...

National Assembly session will begin at 5:00 pm today (Wednesday). Ruling coalition members in the National Assembly on Tuesday called for former president Pervez Musharraf's trial under Article 6 while opposition members asked the government to move on by setting aside the past and asked ruling ...

Eleven people were killed and 31 wounded in two car bomb attacks Wednesday in the eastern Algerian town of Bouira, Algerian radio reported. The early morning blasts came a day after a massive attack on a police academy claimed 43 lives. One of the attacks targetted a passenger bus parked near the ...

Federal Law Minister Farooq H. Naek said Tuesday that decision regarding restoration of deposed judges would be taken today (Tuesday). Talking to media, he said leaders of the ruling coalition would decide on president's accountability. About impeachment, he said, "Pervez Musharraf has resigned as ...

Fast bowler Mohammad Asif failed again to clear his dope test and his 'B' sample has tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone. However, this is strange to note in this case that the quantity of nandrolone was 6.2 in the previous test but this time it is 5.4. Mohammad Asif said that he ...

Ruling coalition tightened the screw on President Pervez Musharraf Sunday, saying it would launch impeachment proceedings by Tuesday if the key US ally does not stand down. Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar told a foreign news agency that "the charge sheet will be presented in parliament by ...

Indian troops on Tuesday killed five more Kashmiris in the Occupied Kashmir. The protests came the day after Indian troops shot dead leading Kashmiri leader and head of All Parties Hurriyat Conference Sheikh Abdul Aziz and four other demonstrators in the disputed valley, the scene of worsening ...

ACCORDING to new research, old ideas about water behavior are all wet. Ubiquitous on Earth, water also has been found in comets, on Mars and in molecular clouds in interstellar space. Now, scientists say this common fluid is not as well understood as we thought. "Water, as we know it, does not ...

Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza has said on Wednesday there is no threat of talibanization in Karachi and the province. Addressing a press conference, Zulfiqar Mirza said government didn't find any evidence regarding talibanization anywhere in Sindh. Religious education was being provided in ...

PML(N) Chief Nawaz Sharif has arrived at Zardari House to hold important talks with the Co-Chairman of PPP Asif Ali Zardari today. Earlier, PNL-N Chief had held a meeting with its party leaders to discuss current situation at the Punjab House. The decisions taken in yesterday's meeting were ...

North Korea on Sunday threatened to expel "unnecessary" South Koreans from a Seoul-run mountain resort in the communist state, further raising tensions over the fatal shooting of a tourist there. A spokesman of the North's army unit stationed in the Mount Kumgang resort, north of the ...