SYDNEY: Rio Tinto said Friday it was putting up for sale the biggest “red” diamond ever produced by its Australian mine amid an “explosion” in demand from Asia for the rare pink-hued stones. The Argyle Phoenix, a 1.56 carat gem, is one of three red diamonds on offer at the ...

  BARCELONA     Red Bull team boss Dietrich Mateschitz on Monday launched a scathing attack on the current state of Formula One, amid widespread calls for a return to hard-wearing tyres after the Spanish Grand Prix was marred by multiple pit stops. Mateschitz, whose money and vision ...

      A recent report by Freedom House, a Washington-based organisation, has painted Pakistan ‘red’ on the global map labelling it as ‘not free’ for the journalists to report on domestic issues. The report, which coincided with the World Press Freedom Day on ...

A 24-year-old woman wearing white-coat caught red-handed as she tried to flee with a one-day-old baby boy from the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Nursery Ward, police said on Thursday. Women police investigators are grilling Zainab Hashim to ascertain whether she acted alone or she is part of a gang. The ...

KABULAFPTwo local employees of the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) have been killed in a ‘shocking’ attack in the north of the country, Red Cross and Red Crescent officials said Wednesday.Two other staffers were injured in the shooting Tuesday on a main road in the Khanaqa district ...

SHANGHAI  -Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber will be under fierce scrutiny as they return to the Red Bull team garage at this week's Chinese Grand Prix following a furious team orders row in Malaysia.The reigning world champion and his aggrieved Australian team-mate are said to have called a ...

SARGODHA - Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mushaf Base has been declared red zone and all roads leading to the base will be closed from March 31. According to the police, keeping in view the current security environment in the country and threats to PAF Installations, the Officer Commanding Pakistan Air ...

SARGODHA - Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mushaf Base has been declared red zone and all roads leading to the base will be closed from March 31. According to the police, keeping in view the current security environment in the country and threats to PAF Installations, the Officer Commanding Pakistan Air ...

PATTAYA  - Teen golfing sensation Ariya Jutanugarn tore into a three-shot lead on home soil at the Honda LPGA Thailand on Saturday, as overnight leader Stacy Lewis wobbled in a see-sawing third round.Trailing world number three Lewis by three shots at the start of play, the 17-year-old Thai ...

LAHORE – Metro bus service is to be inaugurated on Sunday, February 10 (today) by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.A high-level Turkish delegation, led by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister would participate in the inaugural ceremony of Metro Bus project, which would also be attended by ...

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Tahirul Qadri has been allowed to set up stage at Express Chowk near D-Chowk in Islamabad.He‚ however‚ said no one will be allowed to enter the Red Zone where diplomatic community is housed and Parliament House and Supreme Court are ...

RAWALPINDI – Continuing his alleged illegal acts, Station House Officer (SHO) Saddar Berooni and his blue-eyed Sub Inspector (SI) allegedly shot and killed a suspected robber after he reportedly tried to escape from police custody at Samarzar area on Adyala Road on Wednesday.The deceased ...

ISLAMABAD - In a bid to ensure foolproof security and maintain law and order in the federal capital during D-8 Summit and Muharram, Islamabad Police have taken various steps to enhance the security of Federal capital, especially Red-Zone area. On the special directions of the Inspector General of ...

NEW DELHI  - Sebastian Vettel’s Asian hot streak has put him in the driving seat for a historic hat-trick of Formula One world titles — but the Red Bull ace is playing down the prospect in India this week.Three straight wins in Singapore, Japan and South Korea have catapulted the ...

Some lines are not meant to be crossed. If they are, pain ensues.US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman huddled with General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in Rawalpindi this weekend. He was accompanied by Special Assistant to President Obama on Afghanistan Douglas E. Lute. The details ...

ISLAMABAD  - Your fondness for red meat might increase your chances of developing bowel cancer due to large amounts of iron in it.The new discovery could open the way to new treatments to mop up iron in the bowels of those who develop cells hit by the defective gene called APC. Mice fed low ...

CARLSBAD  - While Stanford champ Serena Williams shifts her focus to the London Olympics, runner-up Coco Vandeweghe is poised to continue her breakthrough season at this week's WTA Carlsbad event.Williams, who earlier this month won her fifth Wimbledon crown, beat the 20-year-old Vandeweghe ...

STUTTGART  - A German court on Friday convicted an ex-member of the Red Army Faction that terrorised Germany in the 1970s and 1980s for involvement in a top judicial official’s murder 35 years ago. However mystery still surrounds who pulled the trigger in the 1977 murder of then West ...

Theoretically speaking, every party has the prerogative of electing the prime minister of its choice. I was, however, shocked to learn about Pervaiz Ashraf being President Zardari’s chosen candidate for premiership. I still wonder why President Zardari has selected a person who was allegedly ...

BANGKOK - Tens of thousands of supporters of Thailand’s “Red Shirt” protest movement staged a mass rally in Bangkok on Sunday, police said, amid renewed political tensions in the troubled kingdom. The Reds, who are broadly loyal to fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, marked ...

LAHORE – Red Bull presents the first Red bull Campus Cricket Pakistan, featuring 22 university teams from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The winner of this competition will compete on the international stage against teams from India and Sri Lanka, held in Sri Lanka in April 2012, Says a ...

LAHORE – The Interior Ministry, on request of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), has issued red warrant for Sami Khilji, former secretary and chairman Pakistan Railways.Sami was facing embezzlement charges in purchase of new railway engines and maintenance of old ones, Interior ...

MELBOURNE  - Red Bull have admitted they're wary of a renewed challenge from their rivals as Sebastian Vettel unleashes his bid for a historic hat-trick of Formula One titles at this week's Australian Grand Prix.Team chief Christian Horner said Red Bull, who have dominated the past two seasons ...

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish kite surfer Jan Lisewski fought off repeated shark attacks, overcame thirst and exhaustion in a two-day battle of survival on the Red Sea, Polish media reported on Tuesday.The 42-year-old Lisewski had completed two thirds of a 200 km (124 miles) attempt to cross the Red ...

KARACHI – The Red Bull Music Academy has travelled around the world, with previous stops including Berlin, Toronto, London, Madrid, Melbourne, and Cape Town. The Academy’s 2012 edition will be held in New York City. One of the most iconic cities on the planet, N.Y.C has been ...

EATING from a red plate could help dieters lose weight, scientists claim.Serving up meals on red plates or drinking from red cups cuts consumption by about 40 per cent, according to one study carried out by German and Swiss academics.Researchers say the colour red may encourage diners to avoid ...

KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan general secretary Liaquat Baloch on Friday warned the government that the next sit-in of JI would be staged outside the Sindh Chief Minister House and in Islamabad, if missing JI activists were not recovered.Addressing the participants of JI sit-in held outside ...

LONDON  - US singer and director Madonna on Wednesday attended the London premiere of her royal romance movie ‘W.E.’, which is finally to be released in Britain on January 20 following a tortuous editing process.The global style icon, who directed, co-wrote and co-produced the ...

LAHORE -  FIA Anti Corruption Circle on Friday arrested a meter reader of Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO)’s Sub Division Rehman Pura red handed while taking bribe from a citizen on account of installing meter. According to FIA officials a complaint was received by one Muhammad ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader has crossed all red lines by praising the social upheaval against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as an "Islamic liberation movement", Cairo's foreign minister said on Saturday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei advised the people of Egypt and Tunisia on Friday to ...