Online privacy will remain a thorny issue over the next decade, without a widely accepted system that balances user rights and personal data collection, a survey of experts showed Thursday. "The vast majority of experts agree that people who operate onlin

Barely a few months after dismissing Apple's smartwatch, the new chief executive of luxury Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer conceded Tuesday that such a hi-tech gadget might after all have a place in his firm's line-up. "Initially, we were all a bit reticent,"

Google's online archive of the world's constitutions on Monday launched an Arabic-language version with searchable documents from 54 countries. "The site now provides Arabic translations of some of the world's most-cited constitutions, coupled with powerf

Google's first phablet comes with a unnerving feature: it doesn't just listen to you, but eagerly perks up into life with a "ping" in response to other people within its range of hearing. One office user was astonished when the 6-inch screen unexpectedly

The new model of the YotaPhone, a double-sided device with an e-paper display on the back, has just hit the market. The new device was foreshadowed back in February by Russian-based Yota Devices. The YotaPhone 2 sells for 699 euros (871 dollars), it says.

Microsoft announced Monday a new step toward real-time translation, launching a Spanish-English test program using its Skype messaging service. "Today, we are excited to announce the first phase of the Skype Translator preview program," said Microsoft's G

If you seek, you shall find. Especially so on Facebook. The company has introduced a full-text search for entries on its social networking site, but only in the English language so far, and only for iPhone and desktop users. The search allows users to sea

Users of the Vimeo video platform can now download video images in 4K resolution (at least 3,840 x 2,160 pixels). The first videos available in the new format were two video-on-demand titles To use the function, a person needs a Pro account, which require

Increases in Dubai property prices slowed in the second half of 2014 and valuations will be steady next year as a glut of new units are released, consultants CBRE said on December 16. The real estate sector in Dubai, one of seven emirates in the United Ar

Increases in Dubai property prices slowed in the second half of 2014 and valuations will be steady next year as a glut of new units are released, consultants CBRE said on December 16. The real estate sector in Dubai, one of seven emirates in the United Ar

Consulting and outsourcing company Accenture Plc raised its revenue forecast for fiscal 2015 after contract wins helped the company post better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and revenue. The company said it expects revenue growth of 5-8 percent for

Consulting and outsourcing company Accenture Plc raised its revenue forecast for fiscal 2015 after contract wins helped the company post better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and revenue. The company said it expects revenue growth of 5-8 percent for

Germany's Puma named pop star Rihanna as its women's creative director on December 16, the latest move by a sportswear firm to tap into the booming market for female leisure gear. Puma said in a statement that the multi-year deal starting in January would

Stock exchanges of Dubai and Bahrain will introduce a new, simplified way of transferring shares between the two bourses next year, Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the operator of the emirate's main exchange, said on December 17. Shares of three Bahraini co

Stock exchanges of Dubai and Bahrain will introduce a new, simplified way of transferring shares between the two bourses next year, Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the operator of the emirate's main exchange, said on December 17. Shares of three Bahraini co

US aerospace giant Boeing on December 15 announced an order for five 737 MAX 7 aircraft from Jetlines, a new Canadian discount airline set to launch next year. The order has a list price of $438 million, and Jetlines has options to buy an additional 16 of

The first delivery of Airbus's next-generation Airbus A350-900, to Qatar Airways, is to take place on December 22, the European manufacturer announced on December 18. Airbus sent invitations for the formal handover ceremony in the south-western French cit

Photoshop maker Adobe Systems Inc said it would buy stock photography company Fotolia for $800 million and reported quarterly revenue above market estimates, helped by a 28 percent jump in the number of subscribers to its Creative Cloud suite. Adobe share

Photoshop maker Adobe Systems Inc said it would buy stock photography company Fotolia for $800 million and reported quarterly revenue above market estimates, helped by a 28 percent jump in the number of subscribers to its Creative Cloud suite. Adobe share

Scandinavian airline SAS on December 18 posted a bigger-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter pretax profit before one-off costs, helped by savings, and said it may post a profit before nonrecurring items for the 2014/2015 fiscal year. Pretax profit before

Scandinavian airline SAS on December 18 posted a bigger-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter pretax profit before one-off costs, helped by savings, and said it may post a profit before nonrecurring items for the 2014/2015 fiscal year. Pretax profit before

American Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker said airlines should stop sharing profits with employees and improve wages instead, despite persistent pressure from his own workers to link part of their pay to the company's performance. In an interview, Par

American Airlines Chief Executive Doug Parker said airlines should stop sharing profits with employees and improve wages instead, despite persistent pressure from his own workers to link part of their pay to the company's performance. In an interview, Par

Geopolitics plague Lithuanians at this frozen Russian border post, where a return trip by car can mean 48 hours of queuing. It is a reminder for some of why the former Soviet republic will cement its move to the West by joining the euro zone next month.

The sharp fall in British inflation does not pose a risk of deflation and there is no need to take more measures to stimulate the economy, a policymaker at the Bank of England said in a newspaper column on Sunday. David Miles, who argued forcefully for ac

Iran has appointed a backstage strategist in nuclear talks with world powers as chief of foreign petroleum contracts, the oil ministry said, a job that will hinge largely on any settlement of its atomic dispute with the West. Amir-Hossein Zamaninia is a v

Iran has appointed a backstage strategist in nuclear talks with world powers as chief of foreign petroleum contracts, the oil ministry said, a job that will hinge largely on any settlement of its atomic dispute with the West. Amir-Hossein Zamaninia is a v

When Metro Bank prepared to launch in 2010 as the first new bank to appear on British high streets for over a century, its founders broke with convention by outsourcing the construction of its computer systems. Until then, British banks had built their ow

Britain is considering reducing the tax bill for oil explorers in the North Sea, including a proposal from the industry to halve rates, to help revive an area already in decline before the recent oil price falls, the Sunday Times said. Talks between the c

Britain is considering reducing the tax bill for oil explorers in the North Sea, including a proposal from the industry to halve rates, to help revive an area already in decline before the recent oil price falls, the Sunday Times said. Talks between the c

Authorities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have bought a CD containing data about several thousand German clients of a Swiss bank, German newspaper Bild am Sonntag said on Sunday without citing its sources. The clients each have accounts co

Authorities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have bought a CD containing data about several thousand German clients of a Swiss bank, German newspaper Bild am Sonntag said on Sunday without citing its sources. The clients each have accounts co

Insurance and reinsurance company XL Group has finalised a 2.53 billion pound ($3.95 billion) takeover of Catlin Group Ltd, operator of the biggest syndicate in the Lloyd's of London insurance market, the Sunday Times reported, citing a source close to XL

Milagros Diaz has been rolling cigars for 48 years, so long she cannot even smell tobacco anymore, and she is thrilled that the US market is finally opening up for her handmade Cuban "habanos". Since US President Obama announced on Wednesday he would rest

The Egyptian pound held steady at a central bank dollar sale on Sunday but weakened on the unofficial market. The bank offered $40 million and said it had sold $37.8 million at a cut-off price of 7.1401 pounds to the dollar, unchanged from its sale on Thu

China's yuan, or renminbi, will stay basically stable despite fluctuations, state radio cited the deputy chief of China's central bank as saying on Sunday. The yuan has been under pressure in the past month due to increased year-end dollar demand by some

China's trade minister proposed more use of China's currency in settling trade with Russia in the face of a falling rouble to ensure safe and reliable trade, Hong Kong broadcaster Phoenix TV reported on Saturday. The rouble has fallen about 45 percent aga

Romania's parliament approved a deficit-cutting 2015 budget bill on Sunday, sticking to a fiscal shortfall target agreed with the International Monetary Fund. Benefiting from continuous IMF-led supervision since 2009, after a real estate bubble burst, Eur

Bargain hunters may have to think twice before scooping up shares of beaten-down oil services companies, as a slump in crude prices raises questions about their ability to pay back debt. The damage from the drop in crude , down by nearly half in six month

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 77.90-77.90 (previous 77.88-77.90). Call Money Rates: 06.50-08.75 percent (* Previous 06.50-08.75 percent). (* revised).

European investment managers built up their holdings of bonds and cut back on riskier assets such as stocks in December, eyeing the threat of market volatility and an uncertain year ahead beset with unseen risks, a survey shows. A Reuters poll of 17 Europ

European investment managers built up their holdings of bonds and cut back on riskier assets such as stocks in December, eyeing the threat of market volatility and an uncertain year ahead beset with unseen risks, a survey shows. A Reuters poll of 17 Europ

Stock markets in China and other East Asian countries will rally next year despite slowing economies on expectations global central banks will supply ample liquidity, Reuters polls showed. The Shanghai Composite Index has had a stellar year soaring more t

Investors have wrung their hands over the last several weeks over the effect of lower oil prices on the broader S&P 500, but the relationship between the two is actually starting to break down. Crude prices had dropped more than 10 percent in the trading

China will push forward with reforms to allow for full capital account convertibility, an official with the foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday. To circumvent controls on the capital account, currency speculators have previously used methods such

China is closely monitoring the slide in the Russian rouble, the foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday, as the currency of one of its major energy importers struggles to avoid a free-fall. Wang Yungui, head of policy and regulations for the State Ad

Nigeria's central bank decreed overnight that dollars bought from the interbank market can be held only for up to 48 hours, as it sought to get tough on speculators it blames for a sharp fall in the currency since last month. After the 48-hour interval ha

The Tokyo market appears to have shrugged off fears about the Russian ruble crisis, with investors bullish as they prepared for the last few days of trading this year, analysts said. While plunging oil prices and the Russian currency crisis threatening to

Stock markets around the Gulf rose sharply for a second straight day on Sunday after oil prices bounced and before the release of Saudi Arabia's 2015 budget plan, which is expected to show the kingdom continuing to spend heavily on economic development. T

World investors lifted exposure to bonds and cut back on more volatile equities as sentiment was buffeted by a Russian currency crisis, an uncertain growth outlook and rapidly declining energy prices, according to a Reuters poll. A monthly survey of fund

An Afghan journalist who was seriously injured during a suicide attack on a French cultural centre died of his wounds in hospital on Sunday, officials said. One German man was also killed and 20 other people wounded in the blast on December 11 during a pe

Thousands of Ivorian pedestrians and motorists flocked to Abidjan's new toll bridge on Sunday as the long-awaited crossing, which is expected to boost trade in the world's top cocoa producer, opened to traffic. The 1.5 kilometre-long bridge is the third r

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras offered on Sunday to bring pro-European independents into the government and hold new elections in late 2015 if lawmakers back him to elect a new president. Speaking in an unscheduled television address, Samaras said G

Uzbeks voted Sunday in parliamentary elections in the ex-Soviet Central Asian state where all four competing parties support President Islam Karimov. More than 20 million voters registered to elect the 150-seat lower house of parliament, the Oliy Majlis,

Around 630 Palestinians left Gaza and entered the Egyptian Sinai through the Rafah crossing on Sunday after Cairo authorised a temporary reopening of the border, a Palestinian official said. It was only the second time in two months that Egypt had opened

Qatar has pledged its "full support" to Egypt, an official statement said, ending more than a year of regional isolation over its support for Cairo's ousted Islamist president. "The security of Egypt is important for the security of Qatar... the two count

British pop superstar Elton John married long-time partner David Furnish in Windsor on Sunday, the ninth anniversary of their civil partnership, with David Beckham and actor Hugh Grant among the guests. The 67-year-old singer posted a picture on photo-sha

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has suffered from Parkinson's Disease for three decades, was in stable condition after being hospitalised with a "mild" case of pneumonia, his spokesman said late Saturday. The 72-year-old Ali was admitted Saturday and is n

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has suffered from Parkinson's Disease for three decades, was in stable condition after being hospitalised with a "mild" case of pneumonia, his spokesman said late Saturday. The 72-year-old Ali was admitted Saturday and is n

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani hailed advances by peshmerga fighters against the Islamic State group Sunday as they battled the jihadists for a northern town with the backing of US-led strikes. Thousands of the autonomous Kurdish region's peshmerga l

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, battling a slide in public support, reshuffled his cabinet on Sunday, promoting the overseer of a tough immigration programme and throwing out his gaffe-prone defence minister. Abbott said the shake-up was for jobs a

New Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, whose anti-graft platform propelled him to the top job, on Sunday urged politicians to stamp out entrenched corruption in one of Europe's poorest countries. "There is no other path for Romania" other than becoming a

US president Barack Obama said in a TV interview set for broadcast on Sunday that he will do "everything I can" to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after four Afghan detainees held there were sent home. Obama promised to shut the inte

President Barack Obama hit back at foreign policy critics in an interview aired Sunday, brushing off claims he had been naively outmanoeuvred by Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine crisis. Speaking on CNN, Obama bluntly dismissed the notio

An EU probe has found major security lapses at Germany's biggest airport in Frankfurt enabling weapons and other items to be smuggled through passenger safety checks, a newspaper said Sunday. The failings, detected in an undercover European Union-commissi

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of Vice President of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Munawar Mughal. In a condolence message, the Chief Minister prayed that may Allah

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence here on Sunday and briefed him about the tightening of security around the jails of the province. According to reports, the CM and the PM discusse

Unidentified miscreants blew up an eight-inch width gas pipeline in the Dera Bugti area on Sunday. According to details, terrorists blew up the 8-inch diameter pipeline in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti on Sunday. The pipeline supplies gas to the purifica

Pakistan's Bio-remediation model for the waste water treatment and capacity building would be replicated in Turkey, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh. The Bio-remediation model which was developed by National Institute of Bio-remediation (N

A meeting of the Central Ruet e Hilal Committee would be held on Safar-ul-Muzaffar 29 (December 22, Monday) for sighting the moon of Rabiul Awwal 1436 AH. Chairman Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Munibur-Rehman will attend the meeting of the committee at Pak

Navid Qazi is Cisco Systems' Country General Manager for Pakistan. Navid is an electrical engineer with over 20 years of experience in emerging markets. He has formerly been associated with leading technology firms including Siemens and Nortel. Navid has

Navid Qazi is Cisco Systems' Country General Manager for Pakistan. Navid is an electrical engineer with over 20 years of experience in emerging markets. He has formerly been associated with leading technology firms including Siemens and Nortel. Navid has

Thousands flocked to a school in Peshawar on Sunday to mourn the 149 people - mainly children - massacred by the Taliban and demand action against militants. Men, women and children from Peshawar and other cities visited the army-run institution to offer

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has demanded that the federal level parliamentary committee and joint action working committee should also evolve formula for the repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. Talking to media in Nowshera,

Former Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday denounced terrorism as a cancer for Pakistan. "Militancy is the biggest challenge being faced by Pakistan," Gilani said while addressing at a press conference in Peshawar after visiting families of t

The Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) would soon hold a conference of the ambassadors and clerics of the Muslim world in Peshawar to prepare recommendations for evolving a joint strategy against terrorism. This was stated by the Secretary General

Activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) gathered at Chowk Nawan Shehr to protest against remarks of the Lal Masjid cleric, Maulana Abdul Aziz, who declined to condemn the barbaric Peshawar attack that claimed lives of over 141 people, including 13

Peshawar Press Club (PPC) and Khyber Union of Journalists (KhUJ) in collaboration with Pakhtunkhwa Awareness Movement (PAM) arranged a dialogue to prepare recommendations for the parliamentary committee on anti-terrorism and help prevent terrorism in the

Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) has written a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressing grave concerns over the imminent resumption of executions in Pakistan. Earlier, the Pakistan premiere had announced the partial lifting of the moratorium on the

An NGO, Baidarie Sialkot, vehemently condemns the cowardly act of terrorism targeting innocent students at the Army Public School, Peshawar. It stands in complete solidarity with the parents and teachers of the children whose precious lives were licked by

Speaker National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Deputy Speaker, Javed Murtaza Abbasi Sunday visited Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) and inquired about the health of the injured students of the Army Public School (APS) tragedy. Talking to media the Speaker, N

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has established two universal telephone numbers for the general public to report any suspicious activity. The general public has been asked to report any activity in Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh provinces regard

Security forces on Sunday arrested 80 suspects and recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation around Army Public School areas. According to security and police sources, the arrested persons included Afghan nationals and tribal people. The ope

The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) neither discussed the matter of waiving 5 percent sales tax on oil cake nor asked the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to purchase 20 million bales of all grades of cotton, nor impose the ban on the import o

A six-member Chinese delegation led by Mr Chen Fengxiang, Vice Minister of the Communist Party of China called on Hamza Shahbaz Sharif MNA here on Sunday at the main party secretariat. PML-N leaders; Saira Afzal Tarar, Anousha Rehman, Saranjam Khan, Sarda

A three-day International training workshop on 'Bio-safety' concluding ceremony held in the University of Veterinary and Animals Sciences (UVAS) Lahore, here on Saturday. Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Talat Naseer Pasha chaired the concluding session and g

The continuous dense fog and poor visibility in the morning disrupted the flight and trains operations on Sunday. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (MET), the visibility at the Lahore airport was dropped to 50 metre due to which all the flig

Vice Minister International Department of the central committee of the Communist Party of China, Chen Fengziang met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here Sunday. Matters of mutual interest, promotion of bilateral relations and strengthening

Hundreds of activists of Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) on Sunday held a rally from Chowk Ghanta Ghar to Multan Press Club under the leadership of Mufti Irshad Hussain Saeedi, Dr Zubair A Khan, MajMuhammad Iqbal(Retd), Yassir Irshad and Rao Muhammad Arif Riz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the attack on innocent children in a school of Peshawar is the worst incident of terrorism and the whole nation is grieved. He said that those who have martyred innocent children are a burden on

The Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) held a solidarity march started from Masjid-e- Shuhada to Charring Cross in front of the Punjab Assembly here on Sunday and resolved to fight out terrorism in all forms and manifestations to make Pakistan a peaceful and pro

On the instruction of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, a delegation comprising Members Provincial Assembly Kh Imran Nazir, Engr Qamar-uz-Zaman Raja, Member Planning and Development Agha Waqar and other officers visited Korean capital Seoul and partic

Minister for Industries Chaudhry Mohammad Shafique chaired the 3rd committee meeting on collaboration with Afghanistan held here at Punjab Board of Investment and Trade office. Representatives from 12 Departments of Punjab government were present on the o

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Affairs, Irfan Siddiqui on Sunday said that the Constitution and laws are being followed while dealing with national issues. Talking to a news channel, he said that terrorists do not believe in civilisation,

Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) Lahore while explaining the Sales Special Procedure Rules, 2007 has ruled that if the tax department is permitted to conduct the void proceedings against taxpayers without adhering to law, it will compromise the ne

Four more children perished due to starvation in the drought-stricken Tharparkar on Sunday. The infant children were under treatment at a hospital in Mithi. The death toll has reached 227 in last couple of months. At least 51 children are still admitted t

Sugarcane growers on Sunday demanded of the government to fix the crop's support price at Rs 350 per 40 kg and ensure provision of irrigation water to their agriculture lands. The growers warned that they would stop cultivation of the crop from next year

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has unearthed a loss of Rs 103.94 million of revenue to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government due to nine cases of non-realization of Property Tax, Hotel Tax, Professional Tax, Motor Vehicle Tax, Motor Vehicle Registration Fe

Five persons including two brothers were suffocated in Sheikh Maltoon area of the district, local police said here on Sunday. According to details, five persons who were employed in Toru Marriage Hall burned coals in an oil canister to beat cold. Unfortun

Quetta and other parts of Balochistan are without gas supply for the last 24 hours. Though normally gas pressure drops with the advent of winter, a fault that developed in the boiler of gas purification at Sui two days ago had badly affected the gas suppl