Year: 2015

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Tajikistan Thursday signed several agreements in diverse fields including energy and science, besides an MoU on establishment ...

ISLAMABAD: The gold imports have surged by 83.89 per cent to $7.089 million during the first quarter (July-September) of ongoing ...

BRENT: NASA may have taken a hit when manned missions were dramatically reduced under the Obama administration but the agency ...

SEOUL: Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea's central bank, on Thursday froze interest rates at a record low of 1.5 ...

DUBLIN:  Ireland has been advised by the country’s tax collectors that this year’s surge in corporate tax receipts is sustainable ...

DUBLIN: Four fifths of businesses in Northern Ireland believe demand for finance is increasing, a snap poll has suggested. More ...

MIAMI: The mighty cockroach packs a powerful bite, thanks to jaws that can grind five times stronger than a human, ...

ROME: European stocks opened mixed on Thursday, as investors remained cautious ahead of upcoming comments by European Central Bank President ...

TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 119,415 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States, Canada ...

PERTH: The share market has had a positive close and the dollar has jumped after Australia's unemployment rate dropped to ...

TOKYO: Japan's wholesale prices fell 3.8 percent on year in October, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline, the Bank ...

CANADA: Astronomers have discovered the oldest known stars near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, dating back to the ...

WASHINGTON: Scientists have, for the first time, captured an image of an asteroid as it was being torn apart by ...

BEIJING: State-owned Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) is expected to soon close the sale of a 15 percent stake ...

DUBLIN: Apple chief executive told students today that Apple will have “more than 6,000 people” employed in Cork when a ...

LONDON: Ahead of Narendra Modi's arrival in Britain, the United Kingdom CEO forum has appealed to the Prime Minister to ...

TOKYO: Japan’s equity-market rally stalled, with the Topix index slipping from the highest level in more than 11 weeks, as ...

KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark KSE-100 index Thursday surged by 1.06 per cent, by gaining 361.22 points to take ...

LONDON: Samsung's consumer Gear VR headset powered by Oculus VR software was unveiled last month and was promised to be ...

MUMBAI: Xiaomi, as expected, has announced Mi Protect insurance service for smartphones and tablets bought through the Mi.com website. The ...