Year: 2015

  HARROW: With the help of ancient fossils unearthed in northeastern Brazil, an international team of paleontologists has identified several ...

LONDON: A Belgian lorry driver who smuggled more than 147 million cigarettes into the UK hidden behind crates of rotting ...

SINGAPORE: Singapore shares opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index at 3,011.2 in early trade, up 0.01 ...

BEIJING: China’s exports fell 3.6% year-on-year in October, compared with a 1.1% decline in September. Imports contracted 16% year-on-year in ...

RIYADH: Three Iranian nationals were beheaded on Sunday, by Saudi Arabia for smuggling large quantities of narcotics into the country, ...

LONDON: Spacewalking astronauts encountered leaking problems while trying to service the cooling system of the International Space Station (ISS) . ...

PERTH: The Australian sharemarket opened the week well in the red after strong US jobs data over the weekend sharpened ...

BEIJING: China major stock indexes opened up on Monday after the securities regulators said it would allow initial public offerings ...

WASHINGTON: Researchers have developed a 3D printing technology that creates medical devices such as catheters for premature newborns and surgical ...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks opened down on Monday after a strong US jobs report fuelled talk of a December ...

MANILA: In light of the damage caused by Typhoon "Lando" to rice plantations in vast portions of Central Luzon, the ...

LONDON: Indian astronomers have discovered an extremely rare radio galaxy - a giant, with an extent of a whopping 4 ...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose in early trading Monday amid enhanced investor sentiment after October U.S. jobs numbers came in much ...

HARARE: Simbisa Brands Limited debuted on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) on Friday becoming the second Innscor Africa Limited unit ...

HARARE: Seasonal tobacco exports have raked in $543 million in the 10 months to October, with the bulk going to ...

KARACHI: The Collectorate of Customs Adjudication-II has issued six show-cause notices to M/s Omar Associates for evading taxes and duties ...

LAHORE: The Model Customs Collectorate Preventives collected Rs 2.859 billion under the head of customs duty during the last four ...

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to increase federal excise duty (FED) and regulatory duty on cigarettes and ...

KARACHI: Despite clear instructions by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman to adopt Urdu as an official language, there ...

KARACHI: The Pakistan Customs has decided to ensure monitoring of intra-port movement of shipments and cargo online with the help ...