WASHINGTON : The beleagueredUSgovernment claims it was only trying to protect American lives when it took the drastic step of seizing journalists’ phone records in a probe of what it calls a major security breach. President Barack Obama’s administration, embattled on several fronts, now ...

SEOUL  - North Korea said on Thursday it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United States, dramatically stepping up its threats against a country it called its ‘sworn enemy’.The announcement by the country’s top military body came ...

Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has said that the budget for the next financial year is aimed at maintaining economic stability‚ accelerating economic growth‚ checking inflation and bringing well-to-do in the tax net.He was addressing post-budget news conference along Minister ...