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Print - 2007-09-03
Jamal holds on to take 1,500 metres gold

Jamal holds on to take 1,500 metres gold

Bahrain's Maryam Yusuf Jamal held on to claim her first world championship title with victory in a close-fought 1,500 metres final on Sunday. The Ethiopian-born runner struck for home with 300 metres to go but Russian Yelena Soboleva stayed with her and J
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Damp homes may cause asthma

Damp homes may cause asthma

Damp and mould-infested houses could be the cause of permanent asthma in children, researchers said. Poor housing conditions are already linked to the illness but there is debate whether they cause asthma, or simply trigger attacks, a private TV reported.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Spreading deserts threaten world food supply

Spreading deserts threaten world food supply

Spreading deserts and degradation of farm land due to climate change will pose a serious threat to food supplies for the world's surging population in coming years, a senior United Nations scientist warned on August 31.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Nature notes: plants respond to sound

Nature notes: plants respond to sound

An "ear of corn" may one day take on a whole new meaning after South Korean researchers determined that plants are sensitive to sound, New Scientist reports. They hope that farmers may eventually encourage plants to flower or ripen by blasting sound into
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
New blood pressure control found

New blood pressure control found

UK scientists say they have discovered a new way to regulate blood pressure, offering hopes of new drugs to combat strokes and heart attacks. One in four adults have high blood pressure and although powerful drugs are already available, few manage to achi
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
2008 declared Year of Frog to save amphibians

2008 declared Year of Frog to save amphibians

Conservationists from around the world have declared 2008 the Year of the Frog to highlight their new campaign to save threatened amphibians from extinction.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Job satisfaction increases with age

Job satisfaction increases with age

Most people are happy with their jobs and work satisfaction increases with age, according to a new study. Eighty-six percent of people questioned between 1972 and 2006 said they were content in their work and only four percent were not satisfied, Forbes r
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Obesity contagious, experts say

Obesity contagious, experts say

Having a friend, sibling or spouse who is overweight raises a person's risk of being obese too, US researchers say. They said data on more than 12,000 people suggested the risk was increased by 57 percent if a friend was obese, by 40 percent if a sibling
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Tropical rainfall is on the rise

Tropical rainfall is on the rise

Tropical rainfall is on the rise, NASA scientists have said. Using a 27-year-long global record of rainfall assembled by the international scientific community from satellite and ground based instruments, the scientists found that the rainiest years in th
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
HEALTH UPDATE: honey may be better than table sugar

HEALTH UPDATE: honey may be better than table sugar

Honey is sweeter, has lesser calories, healthful antioxidants and pre-biotic properties. Scientist said it might be better than table sugar for people who want to lose weight, a private radio reported.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
HEALTH UPDATE: high stress levels may lead to memory loss

HEALTH UPDATE: high stress levels may lead to memory loss

A new study has revealed that high stress levels may lead to memory loss among people who are at a risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The A4 variant of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene amplifies the risk for memory loss among those susceptible to Alz
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
HEALTH UPDATE: children need more fat than adults

HEALTH UPDATE: children need more fat than adults

Children burn more body fat day-to-day than adults do, underscoring their need for a little extra fat in their diets, according to researchers. Though many adults try to limit their fat intake for the sake of their hearts and waistlines, experts recommend
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
HEALTH UPDATE: bad dental health raises stroke risk

HEALTH UPDATE: bad dental health raises stroke risk

Loss of teeth and the bone around them and reduced periodontal health might increase the risk of ischemic stroke. Previous studies have suggested a relationship between periodontal (gum) disease and stroke, a private TV channel reported.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Yahoo rolls out enhanced e-mail service

Yahoo rolls out enhanced e-mail service

US Internet titan Yahoo on Monday is introducing an upgraded free e-mail service with enhancements that include letting people send text messages from computers to mobile telephones.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Books offering variety of SMS quotes available

Books offering variety of SMS quotes available

Short Message Service (SMS) is an exciting service, which transformed the mobile using habit of subscribers, representing communication, fun and marketing. Books including hundreds of short messages are available in markets, which could be send in SMS wit
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
DIALLOG to implement Oracle e-business suite

DIALLOG to implement Oracle e-business suite

DIALLOG, a major wireless local loop operator, and Inbox Business Technologies on Wednesday signed an agreement that will make DIALLOG the first wireless local loop operator in the country to implement the Oracle e- Business suite.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Nokia introduces Ovi services

Nokia introduces Ovi services

Nokia on Thursday introduced Ovi, the company's new Internet services brand name. With the introduction of Ovi, Nokia is expanding from a focus on mobile devices to offering a range of Internet services.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Two IBM discoveries add promise for nano-computing

Two IBM discoveries add promise for nano-computing

Imagine cramming 30,000 full-length movies into a gadget the size of an iPod. Scientists at IBM said on Thursday that they had moved closer to such a feat by learning how to steer single atoms in a way that could create building blocks for ultra-tiny stor
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
China sending virtual police on cyber-patrols

China sending virtual police on cyber-patrols

Virtual police officers will soon begin visible patrols on Chinese Internet sites to warn surfers they are being monitored, Beijing authorities said in comments published on Wednesday.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Etisalat launches network in Afghanistan

Etisalat launches network in Afghanistan

United Arab Emirates company Emirates Telecommunications (Etisalat) began operating in Afghanistan on Wednesday becoming the fifth mobile phone service provider and one of the biggest foreign investors.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
IFA consumer electronics show opens in Berlin

IFA consumer electronics show opens in Berlin

With their sales booming thanks to the appeal of flat-panel televisions, consumer-electronics manufacturers are grumpy at what they charge is a lack of follow-through from European broadcasters.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Turkey to cut telecommunications tax

Turkey to cut telecommunications tax

Turkey's ruling AK Party will cut the country's telecommunications taxes, the highest in the world, during its second term in office, said Transport and Communications Minister Ismet Yilmaz.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
LG launches first premium camera phone

LG launches first premium camera phone

LG Electronics announced its first premium camera mobile phone on Thursday and an executive Chang Ma told Reuters the company aimed for 10-15 percent of this market segment within about a year.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Ericsson wins Deutsche Telekom order

Ericsson wins Deutsche Telekom order

Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson said on Thursday that it had won a six-year contract to operate and maintain Deutsche Telekom's microwave network in Germany.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Trafco Tracking, Warid Telecom join hands

Trafco Tracking, Warid Telecom join hands

Warid Telecommunication will provide GPRS facility to the Trafco Tracking (Pvt) to help trace cars in case their theft and snatching. WaridTel and Trafco Tracking (Pvt) Limited signed strategic partnership agreement in this regard at a ceremony held here
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
In Short: Alcatel-Lucent builds first German Wimax network

In Short: Alcatel-Lucent builds first German Wimax network

French-American telecoms equipment group Alcatel-Lucent said on Monday it had won a contract from Germany's VSE NET to build the country's "first commercial" Wimax network in the Saar region bordering France.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Blasts kill two in Nepal

Blasts kill two in Nepal

Three near-simultaneous blasts killed two women and wounded 21 people in Kathmandu on Sunday, Nepal's police said, the first since a peace process ended a Maoist revolt in the Himalayan nation in May last year.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
3,000 criminals under 10 went unpunished

3,000 criminals under 10 went unpunished

Thousands of crimes went unpunished in England and Wales last year because the suspects were too young to be prosecuted, it was reported on Sunday. Children under 10 were suspected of having carried out 2,840 crimes, about half of which were cases of arso
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
North Korea hosts US for last day of Geneva talks

North Korea hosts US for last day of Geneva talks

North Korea hosted US envoys at its mission in Geneva on Sunday for the second and final day of talks aimed at smoothing relations between the 1950-53 Korean War opponents and speeding up Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Greek forest fires could be CO2 threat

Greek forest fires could be CO2 threat

Greece's huge forest fires have been blamed by some on global warming, but satellite images of smoke plumes drifting as far as Africa prompt the question: are forests a major source of greenhouse gas?
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Putin sets date for parliamentary vote

Putin sets date for parliamentary vote

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday set December 2 as the date for parliamentary elections, seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2008 presidential vote. Opinion polls indicate the parliamentary vote will again give Kremlin loyalists a big majority in
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Naval base of LTTE captured after intense fighting

Naval base of LTTE captured after intense fighting

Sri Lanka said Sunday that troops captured a Tamil Tiger naval base during a weekend advance into rebel-held territory that the guerrillas said killed nine civilians. Troops took the "Sea Tiger" base at Silavattura on Sunday following intense fighting in
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Mubarak is in good health: first lady

Mubarak is in good health: first lady

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is in good health, his wife Suzanne Mubarak said, seeking to end speculation in the Egyptian media the 79-year-old ruler may be seriously ill. "The president's activities have not stopped ... his health is excellent," Suzan
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
ProLogis to invest 450 billion yen in Japan by 2009

ProLogis to invest 450 billion yen in Japan by 2009

US-based industrial property developer ProLogis will invest 450 billion yen ($3.95 billion) in Japan to bring its total Japanese investment to 900 billion yen by end-2009, its Japan chief said on August 29.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Dell tops quarterly profit estimates

Dell tops quarterly profit estimates

Dell Inc, the world's second-largest personal computer maker, said on August 30 its quarterly profit rose a higher-than-expected 46 percent as it benefited from lower component costs. But Dell predicted there would be smaller second-half declines in the c
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Dell tops quarterly profit estimates

Dell tops quarterly profit estimates

Dell Inc, the world's second-largest personal computer maker, said on August 30 its quarterly profit rose a higher-than-expected 46 percent as it benefited from lower component costs. But Dell predicted there would be smaller second-half declines in the c
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Tata Steel revises first quarter profit higher

Tata Steel revises first quarter profit higher

India's largest steelmaker Tata Steel on August 29 sharply revised higher its first quarter earnings and sales to include the purchase of Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Tata Steel revises first quarter profit higher

Tata Steel revises first quarter profit higher

India's largest steelmaker Tata Steel on August 29 sharply revised higher its first quarter earnings and sales to include the purchase of Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Kuwait Finance eyes RHB Bank branches

Kuwait Finance eyes RHB Bank branches

Kuwait Finance House wants to buy 20-30 branches of Malaysia's RHB Bank, the chief of the Gulf bank's Malaysian unit said on August 30. RHB Bank, a wholly owned unit of RHB Capital Bhd, Malaysia's fourth-largest lending group, had said this month that it
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Struggling Alitalia draws up new rescue plan

Struggling Alitalia draws up new rescue plan

Loss-making Italian airline Alitalia is preparing a major capital increase and a job-cutting plan, which are to be discussed by the group's board on August 30, the company said.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Intel upbeat on growth in Asia Pacific

Intel upbeat on growth in Asia Pacific

Chip giant Intel Corp is optimistic about its growth in the Asia Pacific area for the rest of the year amid steady PC demand and a rollout of new products, a company executive said on August 30.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Google CFO Reyes plans to retire by year-end

Google CFO Reyes plans to retire by year-end

Google Inc said on August 28 finance chief George Reyes plans to retire, ending a bumpy five-year ride for an executive charged with trying to manage ferocious growth while upholding a policy of refusing to give financial forecasts.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
General Motors inks deal with Malaysia's DRB-HICOM

General Motors inks deal with Malaysia's DRB-HICOM

General Motors Corp has joined hands with DRB-HICOM, Malaysia's largest car distributor and importer, to form a new company to distribute their new Chevrolet, the firms announced on August 30.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Credit turmoil hits Whitbread plan for cash return

Credit turmoil hits Whitbread plan for cash return

Whitbread, the British owner of Premier Inns, Costa Coffee and Beefeater pubs, blamed turmoil in credit markets as it shelved plans for a 600 million pound ($1.2 billion) bond to fund a cash return to investors.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Credit turmoil hits Whitbread plan for cash return

Credit turmoil hits Whitbread plan for cash return

Whitbread, the British owner of Premier Inns, Costa Coffee and Beefeater pubs, blamed turmoil in credit markets as it shelved plans for a 600 million pound ($1.2 billion) bond to fund a cash return to investors.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Carrefour plans IPO for real estate division

Carrefour plans IPO for real estate division

French retail group Carrefour said on August 30 that it would list shares in its property division on the Paris stock exchange to fund a share buyback scheme worth as much as 4.5 billion euros (6.1 billion dollars).
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Carrefour plans IPO for real estate division

Carrefour plans IPO for real estate division

French retail group Carrefour said on August 30 that it would list shares in its property division on the Paris stock exchange to fund a share buyback scheme worth as much as 4.5 billion euros (6.1 billion dollars).
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
MTN's earnings up by 75 percent

MTN's earnings up by 75 percent

MTN, sub-Saharan Africa's biggest cell phone services operator, said on August 29 first-half earnings rose by 75 percent and subscribers increased by 20 percent, boosting its share price.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Shanghai Airlines to order five Airbus A321 jets

Shanghai Airlines to order five Airbus A321 jets

Chinese regional carrier Shanghai Airlines Co Ltd said on August 31 that its board had approved the order of five A321 jets from Airbus with a total list price of $370 million. The jets will be delivered between 2011 and 2012, the carrier said in a statem
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Neste eyes Europe refinery buys, August margins up

Neste eyes Europe refinery buys, August margins up

Finnish oil refiner Neste Oil said on August 29 it was looking at various acquisition possibilities among European refineries and that its refining margins grew in August after a thin July.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Former Goldman analyst pleads guilty to insider trading

Former Goldman analyst pleads guilty to insider trading

A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc bond analyst pleaded guilty on August 28 to helping lead a far-flung insider trading scheme involving tips about pending mergers and stolen copies of BusinessWeek magazine that netted more than $6.7 million in illicit gain
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Former Goldman analyst pleads guilty to insider trading

Former Goldman analyst pleads guilty to insider trading

A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc bond analyst pleaded guilty on August 28 to helping lead a far-flung insider trading scheme involving tips about pending mergers and stolen copies of BusinessWeek magazine that netted more than $6.7 million in illicit gain
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Seoul shares may take side step

Seoul shares may take side step

South Korean share prices are expected to take a side step in the coming week as investors remain cautious despite easing concerns about a global credit crunch, dealers said Friday.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Philippines shares to take lead from US

Philippines shares to take lead from US

Philippines share prices next week would follow the lead set by the United States, especially the actions and statements of US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, dealers said Friday.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Thailand shares likely to move higher

Thailand shares likely to move higher

Thailand share prices are likely to rise next week amid easing worries over the US housing loan crisis, dealers said Friday. "Investors are hopeful that the US subprime problems will be solved soon, and foreign investors are likely to return to the market
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Taiwan shares to extend gains; Bernanke speech focussed

Taiwan shares to extend gains; Bernanke speech focussed

Taiwan share prices are expected to extend gains next week as rotational buying boosts industrial stocks and China plays which have benefited from close business ties with the mainland, dealers said.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
JGBs tumble, stocks up as Bush subprime steps eyed

JGBs tumble, stocks up as Bush subprime steps eyed

Japanese government bonds tumbled on Friday, with futures hitting two-week lows as stocks jumped on news that US President George W. Bush will propose reforms to help homeowners with subprime mortgages avoid default.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
JGBs tumble, stocks up as Bush subprime steps eyed

JGBs tumble, stocks up as Bush subprime steps eyed

Japanese government bonds tumbled on Friday, with futures hitting two-week lows as stocks jumped on news that US President George W. Bush will propose reforms to help homeowners with subprime mortgages avoid default.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Asian currencies end week mixed against dollar

Asian currencies end week mixed against dollar

Asian currencies ended the week mixed, with uncertainty emanating from a troubled segment of the US home loan market still weighing on investor sentiment.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Bangladesh August foreign exchange reserves hit record high

Bangladesh August foreign exchange reserves hit record high

Higher inflow of remittances from expatriate Bangladeshis and increased export earnings pushed the country's foreign exchange reserves to a record high of $5.22 billion at the end of August, from $5.04 billion in July, the central bank said on Sunday.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Australian shares may remain volatile amid US credit fears

Australian shares may remain volatile amid US credit fears

Australian share prices are expected to remain volatile next week amid renewed concerns about the US subprime mortgage market, dealers said. They said the fears about the US credit squeeze that caused the initial market fall were re-emerging, meaning the
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Singapore shares expected to turn bullish

Singapore shares expected to turn bullish

Singapore shaare prices could turn bullish as fears of a global liquidity crunch begin to ease, dealers said. For the week ending August 31, the Straits Times Index ended 23.46 points or 0.70 percent higher at 3,392.91.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Wall Street, rate cut in pocket, to focus on jobs report

Wall Street, rate cut in pocket, to focus on jobs report

With renewed optimism of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, Wall Street will begin a holiday-shortened week on Tuesday with eyes turned toward 6 percent from the prior week to finish at 13,357.74 points on Friday while the tech-rich Nasdaq rose 0.76 per
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
London investors may look to monetary policy

London investors may look to monetary policy

Investors in Britain's stock market will look to monetary policy when the Bank of England delivers its latest monthly interest rate decision on Thursday.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Hong Kong shares to continue uptrend on mainland hopes

Hong Kong shares to continue uptrend on mainland hopes

Hong Kong is enjoying a period of "unbridled optimism" over potential mainland investors that could see the main index top 25,000 points next week following a record total on Friday, dealers said.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Jakarta shares likely to trade stronger

Jakarta shares likely to trade stronger

Indonesia share prices are likely to trade stonger in the week ahead but US market sentiment will continue to influence the local bourse, a dealer said Friday. "There's a possibility for the market to trade stronger but any negative sentiment from the US
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Indian shares may strengthen on earning hopes

Indian shares may strengthen on earning hopes

Indian share prices should keep firming on optimism about the next set of domestic quarterly corporate results and an easing of the US subprime credit crisis, dealers said Friday. For the week to August 31, the Mumbai stock exchange's 30-share benchmark S
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Tokyo shares likely to be volatile: analysts

Tokyo shares likely to be volatile: analysts

Japanese share prices will likely continue to be volatile next week with eyes on potential action by the United States to treat its troubled housing sector, analysts said Friday. Market players are closely monitoring remarks due from Federal Reserve Chair
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Felix becomes a category two hurricane

Felix becomes a category two hurricane

Hurricane Felix gained intensity as it tore across the warm waters of the Caribbean early Sunday, the Florida-based National Hurricane Center said. In the pre-dawn hours the Hurricane Center upgraded Felix to a Category Two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Maliki says government stopped civil war

Maliki says government stopped civil war

Shia Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday responded to critics in the US Congress, saying his government had kept Iraq from sliding into sectarian civil war. At a news conference, Maliki said his critics had crossed what he called a "reasonable line" a
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Schroeder exits from political stage

Schroeder exits from political stage

Nearly two years after Gerhard Schroeder exited the political stage, his Social Democrats (SPD) are struggling to fill a void left by Germany's charismatic former leader and come to terms with his legacy of economic reform.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Iran demands probe into reports of Iraq shelling

Iran demands probe into reports of Iraq shelling

Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it would investigate reports of shelling in Kurdish areas in northern Iraq which Iraqi officials have blamed on Tehran.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Iran running 3,000 atomic centrifuges, says Ahmadinejad

Iran running 3,000 atomic centrifuges, says Ahmadinejad

Iran is running more than 3,000 centrifuges used to enrich uranium and is installing more every week, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday, in comments likely to fuel Western fears Tehran is seeking an atomic bomb.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
US forces kill eight in Iraq

US forces kill eight in Iraq

US-led forces on Sunday killed eight suspected militants, arrested four and freed nine Iraqis awaiting trial at a kangaroo court run by al Qaeda just north of Baghdad, a military statement said.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Muslims urged to strive for equality, democracy

Muslims urged to strive for equality, democracy

Social and economic development are the key to combating terrorism and dispelling stereotypes of violence and injustice in the Muslim world, Malaysia's prime minister told a conference Sunday.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
37 killed as Lebanese troops crush Islamists in camp

37 killed as Lebanese troops crush Islamists in camp

Lebanese troops on Sunday seized control of a devastated refugee camp they had besieged for more than three months after thwarting a last-ditch bid by die-hard Islamist militants to flee.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Save the planet before it's too late: Pope

Save the planet before it's too late: Pope

Pope Benedict, leading the Catholic Church's first 'eco-friendly' youth rally, on Sunday told up to half a million people that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save the planet "before it is too late".
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
UK general again bashes US strategy in Iraq

UK general again bashes US strategy in Iraq

The British backlash over the United States's handling of post-invasion Iraq grew Sunday as another military commander blasted Washington's "fatally flawed" policy. Major General Tim Cross, the top British officer involved in planning post-war Iraq, said
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Jewish community centre opens in Berlin

Jewish community centre opens in Berlin

The first privately funded Jewish educational centre in Germany since World War II opened in Berlin Sunday in another new sign of a Jewish renaissance in the country.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Abbas amends election law to boost Fatah over Hamas

Abbas amends election law to boost Fatah over Hamas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he had changed Palestinian electoral rules in a step that could make it harder for Hamas to keep the parliamentary majority it won last year.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Two killed, seven injured in road mishap

Two killed, seven injured in road mishap

Two persons were killed and seven wounded in a coaster and truck collision at Qaidabad area here on Sunday. Police said that the accident occurred by the side of the new flyover at Qaidabad on the national highway.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Two alleged dacoits caught

Two alleged dacoits caught

Two alleged dacoits were caught by villagers while their third accomplice managed to escape near here on Sunday. According to police, three bandits were looting motorists by erecting barricades on a canal bridge near Chini Goth. They snatched Rs 20,000 fr
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Legal aid committees for political activists

Legal aid committees for political activists

The Lahore High Court Bar Association, Multan Circuit Bench and the PML-N Lawyers' Wing have constituted committees to provide free legal aid to political activists, if they were arrested and harassment by the government in a bid to stop them from awardin
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Four out of five neonates expired

Four out of five neonates expired

Four out of five newly born babies expired in 24 hours and doctors are trying to save the life of fifth baby who is stated to be in precarious condition.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Seminar on building code on September 4

Seminar on building code on September 4

National Housing Authority (NHA) will hold a seminar on "Pakistan Building Code and Regulations" here on Tuesday (tomorrow) The seminar is being held to educate stakeholders of the housing and construction sector and share ideas and knowledge.
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Sharifs to get rousing welcome on arrival: Saad

Sharifs to get rousing welcome on arrival: Saad

Khawja Saad Rafiq MNA and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) addressing a press conference here on Sunday has said that Mian Nawaz Sharif head of their party would land in the country on September 10. He said it was the decisive day between r
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Dry weather

Dry weather

The Meteorological Office has forecasted a hot and dry weather in Sukkur and it's adjoining areas on Sunday. The maximum temperature would be between 37 to 39 degrees centigrade. Hot and dry weather is speculated in Jacco-babad and Larkana divisions and h
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Business community concerned over loadshedding

Business community concerned over loadshedding

Unscheduled load shedding of electricity is gravely affecting industrial productivity as well as export orders' commitment. Talking to reporters President Sukkur Chamber and Commerce and Industries (SCCI), Iqbal Dawood Pakwal said that the process of manu
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Call to form new political alliance

Call to form new political alliance

Leaders of progressive and leftists parties have underlined here on Sunday the need of constitution of a new political alliance, which should focus on the problems and issues being faced by oppressed nations and labour class of the country and struggle fo
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Water supply in Attock cantonment

Water supply in Attock cantonment

There is acute shortage of water supply in Kamalpur Syedan in Attock Cantonment. Despite letters to the concerned authorities no action has been taken to improve water supply. Water is supplied to the residents for half an hour in the day and with poor pr
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
War on terror

War on terror

The ongoing war on terror must be won to ensure safe, stronger, integrated and extremists free Pakistan for the posterity. One cannot help but endorse the stance of President General Pervez Musharraf in this respect as the stakes involved are indeed very
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
Jeevay Pakistan

Jeevay Pakistan

As Muslim, we greet each other by saying Assalam-o-Alaikam and in response we say Walaikam Alssalam. And as Pakistanis, we should be saying Assalam-o-Alaikam adding Jeevay Pakistan to express our gratitude to Almighty Allah for blessing us with a free and
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
A museum for domestic appliances

A museum for domestic appliances

They come from flea markets across Europe and the United States, from internet auctions or dusty lofts: the vacuum cleaners and hot irons, toasters and pots and pans from the avant-garde of modern design, which French collector Jean-Bernard Hebey has pick
Published 03 Sep, 2007 12:00am
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