NEW YORK ): The US dollar rose for a third straight session against the yen on Monday and looked set to make another run at the 100 yen level after last week’s surprisingly strong U.S. jobs data rekindled optimism about the U.S. economy. The euro slipped against the dollar after data ...

At least three trading patterns show Thailand’s baht, this year’s best-performing Asian currency, is poised to fall as policy makers step up warnings that its rally to a 16-year high is stretched. The baht’s 2 percent advance this month pushed the 14-day relative strength ...

SYDNEY - Fit-again Ryan Harris is ready to take the place of injured fast bowler James Pattinson in the Australian team for next week's third Test against India in Perth, coach Mickey Arthur said on Saturday.Pattinson will miss the rest of the four-Test series with a stress injury to his left foot ...

MELBOURNE (AFP) - The old firm of Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting kept Australia alive with a fighting century stand against India in the opening Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.The senior duo, with their Test futures under scrutiny, pulled their team out of a huge hole at 27 for ...

THE Atlas V rocket that will power NASAs new Juno science probe to Jupiter was rolled out to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 and now sits poised for blastoff on Friday, Aug. 5 at 11:34 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Atlas V booster rocket was pushed out of ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is taking a break from medical leave on Monday to preside over the opening of the companys annual conference for software developers. And in a break from Apples usual practice of shrouding its events in an air of mystery, the California ...

The U.S. Senate was poised to approve the New START nuclear arms pact with Russia on Wednesday, handing President Barack Obama a huge victory on his top foreign policy priority. Passage of the treaty appeared assured after 11 Republicans joined Democrats in a 67-28 procedural vote Tuesday to end ...

President Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday that Pakistan was well positioned to provide trade and communication corridors through its territory and ports to its friends and partners. We are ready to provide energy as a bridge and develop win-win scenarios, the President said while addressing 11th ...

COLOMBO (AFP/Reuters) - Sri Lankas economy is poised to expand by 6.5 percent this year, the central bank said Monday, after slower growth in 2009 due to the operation to crush the Tamil Tigers and the global crisis. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka in its annual review of the economy said the intense ...

The top challenger to President Hamid Karzai in the Nov. 7 election prepared Saturday to withdraw from the race, complicating President Obama's deliberations over whether to expand the war effort in Afghanistan at a critical moment. Aides to Abdullah Abdullah, a former foreign minister, indicated ...

LAHORE Khan Research Laboratories reached 182 for six in 84 overs against Zarai Taraqiyati Bank on the third day of the four-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match played at the KRL ground, Rawalpindi on Friday. Earlier, KRL enjoyed 16 runs first innings lead as ZTBL had scored 243 in response to KRLs ...

KARACHI - National flag carrier PIA, which suffered a record Rs 35.88 billion net loss in year 2008, has just turned the corner at end of 2008 and poised to make profit in 2009. The traffic performance in last quarter of 2008 was quite promising and airline moved closer to break-even point, ...

The Milky Way is set to crash violently into its nearest galaxy Andromeda sooner than scientists originally predicted. Researchers found they had previously miscalculated the mass of our galaxy when making their most detailed mapping of the Milky Way. A team lead by Mark Reid of the ...

TOKYO (AFP) - Optimism is running high going into the AFC Champions League quarter-final second legs on Wednesday, with all four ties finely poised. Japan's Gamba Osaka are best placed to make the semis of Asia's premier club competition after a hard-fought 2-1 away win against tough Syrian side ...

ISLAMABAD - Commonwealth, the 53-member group of former British colonies, is most likely to allow Pakistan's re-entry into its fold as its Ministerial Action Group is holding its meeting today in London to consider lifting Islamabad's suspension. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) ...