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Print - 2015-01-06
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (January 05, 2015).

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (January 05, 2015).

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI MEESEQ Fund Rates

JLI Meeseq Fund Rates on Monday (January 05, 2015).

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Monday (January 05, 2015).

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Monday (January 05, 2015).
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (January 05, 2015).

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Monday (January 05, 2015).

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Monday (January 05, 2015).

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Monday (January 05, 2015).

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen down

Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen down

Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached around 820,000 tonnes by January 4 since the start of the season on October 1, exporters estimated on Monday, down from 954,000 tonnes in the same period of the previous season. Exporters estimated
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
US natural gas futures rise over 2 percent

US natural gas futures rise over 2 percent

US natural gas futures gained over 2.2 percent on Monday on forecasts for more cold weather over the next two weeks. After gaining 4 percent on Friday, front-month gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 6.8 cents to $3.071 per million Britis
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
CBOT March corn to retest support at $3.96

CBOT March corn to retest support at $3.96

CBOT March corn may retest a support at $3.96 per bushel, a break below which will lead to a further loss to $3.91. The support is provided by the 50 percent Fibonacci retracement on the rise from the November 20 low of $3.75-1/4 to the December 29 high o
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Asian gasoil, jet fuel prices fall to 5-1/2-year low

Asian gasoil, jet fuel prices fall to 5-1/2-year low

Asian gasoil and jet fuel prices fell to a five- and a-half-year low on Monday, tracking a decline in underlying crude oil prices, with an increase in spot supply masking any impact lower prices might have on demand, traders said. The benchmark 500 ppm su
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Indian soyabean, sugar futures rise

Indian soyabean, sugar futures rise

Indian soyabean edged up on Monday on good export demand for soyameal, while a rise in US soyabean futures also aided sentiment. Rapeseed futures, however, fell on profit-taking. The February soyabean contract edged up 0.03 percent to 3,482 rupees per 100
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

The January vaida was down and March contract was unchanged on the forward cottonseed oilcake market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said. The January contract closed at Rs 1568.50 on Saturday and it opened with a decline of 20 paisa at Rs 15
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Cotton market: no trading activity as mills, spinners keep on sidelines

Cotton market: no trading activity as mills, spinners keep on sidelines

Listless business was seen on the cotton market on Monday as mills and spinners kept on the sidelines after satisfactory PCGA report and sharp fall in the NY cotton futures recently, dealers added. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 4,900, they sa
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
China buys 120,000 tonnes of wheat

China buys 120,000 tonnes of wheat

China has bought about 120,000 tonnes of hard wheat in past days, European traders said on Monday. The purchase involved two consignments of about 60,000 tonnes for nearby shipment, they said. Origin was unclear but may include some Australian and US whea
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Vietnam plans to ship up to 7.5 million tonnes of rice in 2015

Vietnam plans to ship up to 7.5 million tonnes of rice in 2015

Vietnam is projected to export 7 million to 7.5 million tonnes of rice this year, mainly to China and Southeast Asian countries, after shipping around 7.5 million in 2014, a state-run online news site said, citing industry targets. The sales may include 2
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Lean business on grain market

Lean business on grain market

Firmness prevailed on the wholesale grain market on Monday as a few commodities depicted little changes in the process of trading, dealers said. On the rice sector, Basmati No 386 red new low type gained Rs 100 to Rs 6400 while the good quality was unchan
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Daily trading report of PMEX

Daily trading report of PMEX

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) value traded was PKR 2.571 billion as compared to PKR 1.540 billion reported on Wednesday, an increase of 67 percent. The number of lots traded also increased by 30 percent to 16,625 from 12,813. PMEX Commo
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Israeli diamond exports edge higher in 2014

Israeli diamond exports edge higher in 2014

Israeli polished diamond exports edged higher in 2014 despite a difficult global market, and industry leaders expect further growth in 2015. Exports of the polished stones rose 0.6 percent to $6.3 billion last year, while exports of both polished and roug
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Russian gas flows to Ukraine stable: Ukrtransgaz

Russian gas flows to Ukraine stable: Ukrtransgaz

Ukraine is receiving steady supplies of Russian natural gas, Maxim Belyavsky, spokesman for Ukrainian gas transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz, said on Monday. "The supplies are stable. In December, we received a total of 518 million cubic metres (mcm) of Russi
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
India to allow auctions for iron ore, bauxite

India to allow auctions for iron ore, bauxite

India passed an executive order on Monday to allow the auction of minerals such as iron and bauxite, a government official said, as it does for coal, to help arrest a fall in output and cut imports. India used to hand over mining licences to firms without
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Activity at Karachi and Qasim's ports

Activity at Karachi and Qasim's ports

The Karachi Port handled 198,137 tonnes of cargo comprising 128,146 tonnes of import cargo and 69,991 tonnes of export cargo including 4,892 loaded and empty containers during the last 48 hours ending at 0700 hours on Monday. The total import cargo of 128
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil falls

Malaysian palm oil falls

Malaysian palm oil futures fell in choppy trade on Monday, dragged lower as oil prices slid to fresh 5-1/2-year lows, although losses in the ringgit and concerns over floods curbing palm supply propped up the market. Oil prices dropped to fresh 5-1/2-year
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Shanghai copper falls

Shanghai copper falls

The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed down 1.2 percent at 45,080 yuan a tonne on Monday with a stronger dollar pressuring prices although expectations of more stimulus measures in China and Europe put a floor under the ma
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Copper hits 4-1/2 years low

Copper hits 4-1/2 years low

Copper hit its lowest in 4-1/2 years on Monday, hurt by a rising dollar and uncertainty about demand from consuming giant China after the government unveiled a new export tax rebate for some copper products. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Rubber rises

Rubber rises

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures ended up 0.5 percent on Monday, off a six-month high hit earlier due to weak Shanghai futures, brokers said. Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures, which set the tone for tyre rubber prices in Southeast Asia, earlier rose
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Saudi Arabia slashes monthly oil prices to Europe; trims US, ups Asia

Saudi Arabia slashes monthly oil prices to Europe; trims US, ups Asia

Saudi Arabia made deep cuts to its monthly oil prices for European buyers on Monday, a move some analysts said reflects the kingdom's deepening defence of market share, although it also hiked prices in Asia from record lows. State oil firm Saudi Aramco cu
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ICE arabica coffee recovers from 5-1/2-month low

ICE arabica coffee recovers from 5-1/2-month low

Arabica coffee futures recovered on Monday after being pushed to a 5-1/2-month low by a stronger US dollar, while raw sugar gained ground from a 3-month trough, pressured by hefty stocks and weak oil prices. Cocoa futures firmed on chart-based buying as t
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Gold climbs in Asia

Gold climbs in Asia

Gold reversed early losses on Monday to trade higher for a second straight session, supported by strong buying from top consumer China, which offset a firm dollar. The dollar index, a measure of the greenback's strength against a basket of six major curre
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Gold up in Europe on Chinese buying

Gold up in Europe on Chinese buying

Gold rose for a second straight session on Monday as buying from top consumer China picked up ahead of the Lunar New Year and European shares fell, but the metal remained vulnerable to losses due to a strong dollar. Demand from buyers in China was reflect
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat, corn and soya rally

US MIDDAY: wheat, corn and soya rally

US soyabean, corn and wheat futures rallied early on Monday, rebounding from sharp losses on a round of bargain buying, traders said. "People are coming back from holiday and saying 'look at how hard things got hit' and maybe thinking that it was a little
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold climbs

US MIDDAY: gold climbs

Gold rose one percent on Monday as global shares fell early on concerns over the future of Greece in the euro zone and lower oil prices, while buying from top consumer China picked up ahead of the Lunar New Year. Spot gold rose to a session-high of $1,201
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Irish tax revenues 3.1 percent above target in 2014

Irish tax revenues 3.1 percent above target in 2014

Ireland's tax take was 3.1 percent above target in 2014 as government spending, while falling, ended the year 2 percent above profile following a jump in the health and capital budgets in December, data showed on Tuesday. A nine percent year-on-year rise
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Spanish unemployment drops for second straight year

Spanish unemployment drops for second straight year

Spain's jobless queue shrank in 2014 for the second straight year, the government said Monday, a fresh sign the economy is recovering from an economic crisis sparked by the collapse of a property bubble in 2008. The number of people in Spain registered as
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Modi puts free-market stamp on new policy panel

Modi puts free-market stamp on new policy panel

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday named right-leaning economist Arvind Panagariya to run his new Policy Commission, hammering a final nail into the coffin of socialist planning that defined the first 67 years of independent India. Panagariya, a profe
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
McDonald's Japan hit by more nugget woes

McDonald's Japan hit by more nugget woes

McDonald's Japan said Monday it was facing more chicken nugget woes after a customer found a piece of vinyl inside the popular menu item. The company said the foreign object was discovered at an outlet in the northern city of Misawa, in a nugget sourced f
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Eurozone membership is 'irrevocable': Commission

Eurozone membership is 'irrevocable': Commission

A country's membership in the eurozone is "irrevocable," a European Commission spokeswoman said Monday when asked about Greece's possible exit from the single currency union following elections this month. "Euro membership is irrevocable," spokeswoman Ann
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
German inflation slows, boosting case for ECB action

German inflation slows, boosting case for ECB action

Inflation in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, hit a five-year low in December, data showed Monday, turning up the heat on the European Central Bank to do more to ward off the threat of deflation, analysts said. In a preliminary flash estimate, the feder
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Turkey 2014 inflation ticks up to 8.17 percent: official

Turkey 2014 inflation ticks up to 8.17 percent: official

Annual inflation in Turkey ticked up to 8.17 percent in 2014, slightly higher than 2013 and well over the central bank's medium-term target, the state statistics office said Monday. However the figure was lower than expected by analysts, with inflation fa
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
China replaces rare earth quotas with export permits

China replaces rare earth quotas with export permits

China has instituted a system of export permits for rare earth metals, used in hi-tech goods such as mobile phones, the government said, with state-run media describing the move as an abolition of export quotas. China accounts for over 90 percent of globa
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
US to resume Irish beef imports as 'first step' to lifting EU ban

US to resume Irish beef imports as 'first step' to lifting EU ban

The European Union said Monday the United States will resume beef imports from Ireland as a "welcome first step" to lifting its ban on EU beef exports imposed in 1998 due to mad cow disease. The easing of the stand-off over beef imports comes as the US an
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Strong December sales cap solid year for US automakers

Strong December sales cap solid year for US automakers

US automakers reported strong domestic sales in December, capping solid annual growth for General Motors and the newly renamed Chrysler, but a flat year for Ford. GM said it had the best December in seven years, with a 19 percent year-on-year rise in US u
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
China sets stage for opening commodity futures to foreign investors

China sets stage for opening commodity futures to foreign investors

China has published draft rules to allow foreign investors to trade in some of the country's commodities futures, potentially paving the way for an imminent opening of a booming market as Beijing looks to increase its sway on global commodity pricing. Chi
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
BMW to pay subsidies to Chinese dealers

BMW to pay subsidies to Chinese dealers

German carmaker BMW has agreed to offer 5.1 billion yuan (686 million euros, $818 million) in subsidies to its Chinese dealers to help make up for losses from slowing sales, Bloomberg news agency reported Monday. Quoting a top official from the China Auto
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
J.P Morgan settles currency price rigging lawsuit in US

J.P Morgan settles currency price rigging lawsuit in US

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co has become the first bank to settle a US antitrust lawsuit in which investors accused 12 major banks of rigging prices in the $5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market. The settlement was disclosed in a letter filed on Monday with t
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
J.P Morgan settles currency price rigging lawsuit in US

J.P Morgan settles currency price rigging lawsuit in US

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co has become the first bank to settle a US antitrust lawsuit in which investors accused 12 major banks of rigging prices in the $5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market. The settlement was disclosed in a letter filed on Monday with t
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
South Africa's rand slightly weaker

South Africa's rand slightly weaker

South Africa's rand slipped against the dollar on Monday as markets bet a relatively healthy US economy will lead the Federal Reserve to raise rates in the middle of this year. The rand slipped to 11.7100 at 1452 GMT, little changed against the greenback
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Euro falls to nine-year low versus dollar in Asia

Euro falls to nine-year low versus dollar in Asia

The euro fell to a nine-year low against the dollar on Monday as bets mounted that the currency will suffer further declines, faced with the possibility of more monetary easing by the European Central Bank and its diminishing status as a reserve currency.
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Early trade in New York: Euro tumbles to near nine-year low

Early trade in New York: Euro tumbles to near nine-year low

The euro tumbled to near a nine-year low on Monday, undercut by growing concerns that Greek parliamentary elections will result in a left-wing government that will aim to cancel austerity measures along with a big portion of Greece's debt. The left-wing S
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Euro hits lowest since 2006 on Greece, QE bets

Euro hits lowest since 2006 on Greece, QE bets

The euro hit its lowest since early 2006 on Monday, unsettled by the expectations of monetary easing and concerns about Greece that kept the currency under pressure at the back end of 2014. The dollar rose across the board, starting 2015 as many investors
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex, interest rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex, interest rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Monday. 77.95-77.95 (previous 77.95-77.95). Call Money Rates: 08.00-09.90 percent (* Previous 07.00-09.90 percent). (* revised).
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Egyptian pound steady

Egyptian pound steady

The Egyptian pound held steady at a central bank dollar sale on Monday and strengthened on the black market. The bank offered $40 million at the sale and said it had sold $38.4 million at a cut-off price of 7.1401 pounds to the dollar, a rate unchanged fr
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Rupiah, ringgit at the fore of weak Asian currencies

Rupiah, ringgit at the fore of weak Asian currencies

The Indonesian rupiah and Malaysian ringgit lost the most against the US dollar on Monday as some of Asian markets traded for the first time in the new year, reacting to falling oil prices, a weakening euro and a broad aversion to risky trades. The euro f
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Australian, New Zealand dollar bruised by worries on Europe easing

Australian, New Zealand dollar bruised by worries on Europe easing

The Australian and New Zealand dollars came under pressure in thin trade on Monday, as growing speculation of drastic monetary easing in Europe gave a boost to the US dollar. The Australian dollar dropped to a 5-1/2-year trough of $0.8053, as the US dolla
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Sterling stumbles as dollar tears higher

Sterling stumbles as dollar tears higher

Sterling slipped against a rallying dollar on Monday, after yet another set of weaker-than-expected economic UK data boosted bets that the Bank of England will not raise interest rates any time this year. Numbers released on Monday showed Britain's constr
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Yuan slips on weaker midpoint

Yuan slips on weaker midpoint

China's yuan edged down against the dollar on Monday after the central bank set the weakest official midpoint in nearly a month to reflect strength in the global dollar index. The currency shrugged off a rule relaxation that allows more room to short doll
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Adams steps down as Norwich manager

Adams steps down as Norwich manager

Neil Adams has resigned as manager of Norwich City but will return to work for the club later this year, the English second-tier club announced via Twitter on Monday. The 49-year-old stands down following Norwich's 2-0 loss to Preston North End in the FA
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
French F1 driver Beltoise dies at 77

French F1 driver Beltoise dies at 77

Former Formula One driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise, whose biggest win came at the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, has died from a stroke in Dakar at the age of 77, family sources said on Monday After a successful career in motorbike racing, Frenchman Beltoise switche
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Murray troubled by shoulder pain as Brits triumph

Murray troubled by shoulder pain as Brits triumph

British number one Andy Murray conceded he was being troubled by a lingering left shoulder problem after he opened his Hopman Cup account with a straight-sets win over Frenchman Benoit Paire at the Perth Arena on Monday. The world number six had few probl
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Anderson tells England to move on from Cook

Anderson tells England to move on from Cook

England must forget about former captain Alastair Cook as they begin preparations for the World Cup, fast bowler James Anderson said in a British newspaper interview published on Monday. Test skipper Cook lost his one-day role in December following a run
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Gritty Williamson fights to keep New Zealand alive

Gritty Williamson fights to keep New Zealand alive

Kane Williamson and BJ Watling produced an unbroken sixth wicket stand of 94 to keep New Zealand alive on the third day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Wellington on Monday. New Zealand were 253-5 at stumps, a 118-run advantage with five wickets i
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Mourinho says sorry for referee criticism

Mourinho says sorry for referee criticism

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has apologised for criticising referee Kevin Friend in the aftermath of his side's 3-0 win over Watford in the FA Cup at the weekend. Mourinho complained in a television interview that his side should have been awarded a pena
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Kuwait unshaken by video nasty

Kuwait unshaken by video nasty

A row over the recording of an Asian Cup warm-up game has affected Kuwait's preparations but the Gulf side still feel they can upset hosts Australia in Friday's tournament opener. Their friendly against the United Arab Emirates at the weekend was abandone
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Rain threatens fourth day of South Africa, West Indies Test

Rain threatens fourth day of South Africa, West Indies Test

Steady rain threatened to prevent any play on the fourth day of the third and final Test between South Africa and the West Indies at Newlands on Monday. Rain fell from early morning and continued to fall at the scheduled resumption of play. With ground st
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Barcelona sacks sports director

Barcelona sacks sports director

Barcelona on Monday sacked their sports director Andoni Zubizarreta, just days after the main international sports appeal court backed a one year transfer ban against the Spanish giants. "The FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has decided to term
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Pliskova spoils Azarenka comeback in Brisbane

Pliskova spoils Azarenka comeback in Brisbane

Czech player Karolina Pliskova spoiled Victoria Azarenka's comeback bid after an injury-marred 2014, winning a gruelling first-round match at the Brisbane International on Monday. Pliskova displayed incredible fighting spirit to hold off the former world
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
US charges two over failed Gambia coup

US charges two over failed Gambia coup

US prosecutors on Monday charged two men with conspiring to overthrow the government of Gambia, in the latest fall-out from last week's failed coup attempt in the small West-African nation. US-Gambian dual national Papa Faal and US resident Cherno Njie we
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
DRCongo rebel chief Cobra Matata transfered to Kinshasa

DRCongo rebel chief Cobra Matata transfered to Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader Cobra Matata arrived handcuffed in the capital Kinshasa Monday amid army accusations that he'd sought to resume his insurgency in the country's north-east. A ranking officer of the Congolese army told AFP Sunday t
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Old regime's Essid named to form new Tunisia government

Old regime's Essid named to form new Tunisia government

Ex-interior minister Habib Essid, who held a number of posts under Tunisia's ousted regime, has been tasked with forming a government as prime minister designate, he announced Monday. Essid, a top interior ministry civil servant under toppled dictator Zin
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Bangladeshi Prime Minister accuses rival of anarchy, year after polls

Bangladeshi Prime Minister accuses rival of anarchy, year after polls

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused her besieged opposition rival of trying to trigger anarchy Monday as security forces clamped down on protests on the first anniversary of her controversial re-election. After main opposition leader Khaleda
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Indonesia orders air officials' suspension as crash probed

Indonesia orders air officials' suspension as crash probed

Indonesia Monday ordered the suspension of aviation officials as it investigates the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501, also promising action against any domestic airlines violating their flying permits. The crackdown came as a major search in the Java Sea ent
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Two US skiers dead in Austrian avalanche

Two US skiers dead in Austrian avalanche

Two skiers, believed to be US nationals, were killed in an avalanche while skiing in the western Austrian resort of Soelden, rescuers said Monday. The avalanche was apparently started by the two skiers as they left the prepared slopes to go off piste. A l
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Three Saudi guards killed by 'terrorists' on Iraq border

Three Saudi guards killed by 'terrorists' on Iraq border

Three Saudi guards including a top commander were killed on Monday in a rare attack and suicide bombing by "terrorists" on the kingdom's border with Iraq, the interior ministry said. Four attackers were also killed in the clash, two in suicide blasts.
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Suicide blast hits EU vehicle in Kabul, passer-by killed

Suicide blast hits EU vehicle in Kabul, passer-by killed

A Taliban suicide bomb hit a European Union police vehicle in Kabul on Monday, killing at least one passer-by but not wounding any passengers, officials said, days after the Nato combat mission ended in Afghanistan. The blast, which was heard across the c
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
IS mortars targets Iraqi base in Anbar: US military

IS mortars targets Iraqi base in Anbar: US military

An Iraqi military base in the country's western Anbar province is coming under frequent mortar fire from Islamic State jihadists, but the attacks have caused no injuries to US troops deployed there, the Pentagon said Monday. The mortar attacks underline t
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Libya appeals for weapons to battle militias

Libya appeals for weapons to battle militias

Libya's internationally recognised government on Monday appealed for weapons to combat militias which have seized parts of the oil-rich nation, at an emergency meeting of the Arab League. "We call on the international community to assume its legal and mor
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Taiwan former leader Chen Shui-bian freed from prison on parole

Taiwan former leader Chen Shui-bian freed from prison on parole

Taiwan's ailing ex-president Chen Shui-bian was freed from prison on medical parole Monday after serving six years of a 20-year sentence for graft, as political leaders called for reconciliation on the deeply divided island. The 64-year-old, who led Taiwa
Published 06 Jan, 2015 12:00am