Indonesia may import 3 mln tons of corn in 2016
JAKARTA: Indonesia may import 3 million tons of corn in 2016, an industry ministry official said, amid growing demand for...
24 development projects worth Rs16.3b approved
LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved 24 development projects worth Rs16,251.933 million (almost Rs16.3 billion). The projects were approved in...
Singapore stocks jump at open, STI gains 0.10%
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares opened higher on Friday (Dec 11), with the benchmark Straits Times Index at 2,851.42 in early trade,...
Huge Jupiter-like Storm spotted on draf star’
CANADA: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may not be a unique feature.Writing in The Astrophysical Journal, astronomers say they have discovered...
China inks MoU with Azerbaijan on Silk Road cooperation
BEIJING: China and Azerbaijan on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt....
Chinese imports, exports both fall again in Nov 2015
BEIJING: Chinese imports and exports both fell in November, official data showed Tuesday, the latest poor figures from the world’s...
Cyprus Customs deny tobacco bust cover-up
CYPRUS: The Cyprus Customs and Excise Department have denied that there has been a shady cover-up following a massive illegal...
Remittances up by 7.57% to $8.1 billion
KARACHI: The overseas Pakistanis sent $8.098 billion remittances during the first five months of current fiscal year of 2015/16, showing...
Taiwan stocks sink at open, TAIEX sheds 0.1pc
TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks fell on Friday as exchange-traded funds targeting China shares dropped on the back of selling in...
Cousin of horned dinosaur triceratops unearthed in China
BEIJING: The remains of a tiny version of the huge triceratops dinosaur – no bigger than a small dog –...
US police arrest four, seize 157 pounds of marijuana
AURORA: A Pair of Kane County sheriff's detectives seized 157 pounds of marijuana and arrested four men in an Aurora...
Ireland police seize heroin worth €600,000
DUBLIN: Three men have been arrested after heroin worth €600,000 was seized in Dublin yesterday. The men, aged 22, 34,...
US Drug Enforcement seized 88,000 marijuana plants in 2015
SAN DIEGO: With just three weeks left in the year, marijuana eradication efforts in the San Diego area in 2015...
US authorities destroy counterfeit wine worth $30m
AUSTIN: Hundreds of bottles of counterfeit wine, seized from the Rudy Kurniawan case, are being destroyed. Over 500 bottles of...
US police seize 30 pounds of marijuana
HENRY COUNTY: Two smugglers on I-70 in Henry County were arrested after a traffic stop led to the seizure of...
Indian police seize illicit liquor worth Rs 7 million
AGRA: The Kasganj district police seized a big haul of illicit Indian made foreign liquor and country liquor consignment worth...
US’s Border Patrol seizes meth worth $220,000
ARIZONA: Border Patrol agents found more than $220,000 worth of methamphetamine hidden in a car's fuel tank at a checkpoint...
Australian stocks set to open higher, S&P 200 down 42.8pts
PERTH: The Australian market looks set to open higher, as Wall Street bounces back from three straight days of losses....
Import increases in Nov at port of Long Beach
WASHINGTON: Imports picked up in November at the nation’s second-largest port in Long Beach, Calif., marking a partial rebound following...
Philippines police arrest 3 with shabu
MANILA: Three persons were arrested while P200,000 worth of shabu was seized in separate anti-illegal drug operations in the cities...
