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Govt to utilise 100pc PSDP for 2011 12

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh on Wednesday informed the Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani that the government would

Chicago Summit Pakistani expectations!

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

The 2012 Chicago Summit came out with the same recommendations on the Afghan issue, which were often repeated by the US and Nato officials. So, the expectation that if Pa

Eurozone crisis heating back up threatening to undermine g

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

BERLIN: With Greece\'s membership in the eurozone teetering, fears of bank insolvency rising and Europe\'s leaders bickering about what to do, the euro crisis is once aga

Facebook Investor Spending Months Salary Exposes Hype

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

Ryan Cefalu, who lives with his wife and two kids in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, saw in Facebook Inc. (FB)"s much-anticipated initial public offering a chance to buffer his r

Irans Ahmadinejad to visit as China slams new sanctions

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

BEIJING (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit China in June for a security summit and discuss his country"s disputed nuclear programme with Chinese

Egyptians set to pick president for first time

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

Egyptians vote today for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who served under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.

Obamas ruthless streak targets Romney

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

WASHINGTON Barack Obama may have made his name peddling hope and change, but his aspirational politics concealed a ruthless streak now being turned on the man who wants

A Supercar Crash Enrages Singaporeans

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

At 4 a.m. on May 12, a red Ferrari supercar driven by a Chinese national named Ma Chi ran a red light, slamming into a taxicab at the corner of Singapore\'s Queen Victoria S

Europe faces difficult search for growth

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

WASHINGTON - (AP)  On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2.5year-old government d

Three original Wiggles to hang up their skivvies

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

AND then there was one. After entertaining children for 21 years the Wiggles will undergo a massive makeover with three of the original band members - Murray Cook, Jeff F

Obama Welcomes World Leaders For G8 Summit

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed world leaders for a Group of Eight (G8) summit.

The two-day meeting at the Camp David retreat outside Washington is

PM asks ministry to provide community computers

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 17:  Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed the Ministry of Information Technology to provide community computers to schools, inter-colleges, uni

Greece starts work on new polls as euro crisis deepens

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

ATHENS: Greece began preparing Friday for its second election in just six weeks, with increasing alarm over the crisis in the eurozone after the savage downgrading of banks

IMF chief warns on cost of Greek exit from euro

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of "extremely expensive" consequences were Greece to leave the euro zone, a once taboo possibility that European leaders have

Greek Central Bank Warns President of Depositors Anxiety

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Greek President Karolos Papoulias was told by the central bank chief this week that financial institutions are becoming anxious about their prospects a

In Iowa Mitt Romney focuses on prairie fire of debt

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

DES MOINES Returning to the state that launched Barack Obama to the presidency, Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused his rival of carelessly driving the country into "a f

Mystery Ferrari passenger identified

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

The mystery passenger involved in the fatal accident on Saturday has been identified as a student from China who had just graduated from a hospitality course at a private

President Obama reaches out to gays women young voters in

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

NEW YORK - President Obama crisscrossed Manhattan for a series of targeted appeals Monday to a trio of key election-year constituencies: women, young people, and gay and

Contentious Greek government talks to resume Monday

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

Athens, Greece (CNN) -- The Greek president will resume talks Monday with political party leaders in a scramble to try to form a new government.

President Ka

Artists bid farewell to Brown Dash

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

Kwaito star Brown Dash, who died on Wednesday, will be buried on Saturday and his memorial service is scheduled to be held this week.

Born Siphiwe Mpamile, he

Kwaito star Brown Dash dies

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

South African kwaito star Brown Dash died on Wednesday, according to friends. The singer, who was born Siphiwe Mpamile, was 33. The Puff n Pass star had been unwell for s

Queens Speech sets out government fightback

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

LONDON Queen Elizabeth II voiced the ruling coalition\'s bid to offer economic hope and win back voters after its worst few weeks yet in her annual address to the parlia

Eurozone authorizes US$6.72 billion payment to Greece desp

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

Eurozone governments kept Greece afloat on Wednesday after agreeing to authorize a payment of 5.2 billion euros (US$6.72-billion) from the region"s bailout fund, despite

Looms reduced to scrap 100,000 poor lose jobs

in National - Wed May 09, 2012

IslamabadThe Senate was informed Tuesday that Textile industry was worst affected during last four years with 40,000 power looms converted to scrap and 10,000 closed part

Indians Host Clinton While Also Wooing Iran

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

"Admittedly, the timing was awkward," Jim Yardley writes in The New York Times. "Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in New Delhi this week after declaring