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FRANCE: A ghostly fish has been discovered at record depths by researchers in the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on...

2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata to hit market with ‘affordable’ sticker price of $25,000

TOKYO: The 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata will be lighter and smaller than its predecessors and launched with SkyActiv fuel-efficiency technologies....

Alfa Romeo’s upcoming RWD midsize sedan to launch with 3 engines to hit hard BMW M3

NEW YORK: Alfa Romeo's upcoming RWD midsize sedan revives the Giulia badge, is still half a year away from its...

NASA’s NuSTAR gives glimpse of an amazing image of Sun

LONDON: Via NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this amazing image of the sun is one of the first shot by the...

2009 model of Suzuki Alto launched in Pakistan for 2015

KARACHI: Though Japanese automaker Suzuki launched this model of Alto in 2009 in European market, but the company is launching...

Minecraft, 4J Studios release updated Xbox One & Xbox 360

TOKYO: Minecraft maker Mojang and developer 4J Studios unveiled the trailer for the next set of updates, which have been...

Acer’s Iconia W3, world’s first 8.1″ Windows Tablet

LUXEMBOURG: The first portrait-aspect Windows 8 tablet is here. The Acer Iconia W3 is an 8.1-inch Windows tablet that costs...

Sony Playstation 4 sells 68,000 units in Japan, Nintendo 3DS tops with 83,000 copies

TOKYO: Sony Playstation 4 has sold 68,000 units in Japan last week, thanks to the Dragon Quest Heroes Metal Slime...

Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Moto G XT1033

NEW DELHI: Motorola reveals that the Android 5.0 update is about to release for the Moto G and then a...

1,000,000 mummies unearthed in Egypt

FRANCE: An earliest graveyard containing over a million mummies was recently exposed in Egypt. A team of archaeologists from Brigham...

4.8-pound coconut crab spotted at Honolulu street

AFRICA: Almost 5 pound coconut crab was occupied scurrying with a busy Honolulu street, and the state Department of Agriculture...

660cc Honda N-Box Slash unveiled with max interior space, $11,500 price tag

TOKYO: Honda has unveiled the all-new N-Box Slash kei car in Japan, which is the fifth model of the N...

Tokyo stocks end 0.25% lower, Nikkei 225 down 45.48pts, Topix index sheds 4.76pts

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended 0.25 percent down Thursday, halting a five-day winning streak. The 225-issue Stock Average was down 45.48...

Rs250/kg from Rs95: Ogra warns LPG companies against artificial hike; 17 fined

ISLAMABAD: With the view to rein in the profiteers exploiting sudden increase, ie Rs250 per kg from Rs95, in demand...

Scientists discover 300 million year-old fossilized fish

WASHINGTON: A 300-million-year–old fish that looks like a little shark could see its prehistoric environment in colour, palaeontologists declare. The...

Rs250/kg from Rs95: Ogra warns LPG companies against artificial hike; 17 fined

ISLAMABAD: With the view to rein in the profiteers exploiting sudden increase, ie Rs250 per kg from Rs95, in demand...

NASA’s Kepler spacecraft finds new exoplanet 180 light years from Earth

LONDON: Researchers reported HIP116454b is about 2.5 times the diameter of Earth. NASA’s researchers didn’t give up on the planet-hunting...

3.52 billion ‘dangrous’ polyethylene bags used: PJMA seeks more use of environment-friendly jute bags

KARACHI: After obtaining the GSP Plus status the government is bound to take steps to reduce the carbon footprints by...

Cotton prices cross Rs5,000, phutti up by Rs100: Production to touch 15m bales this season

KARACHI: High demand and low supply have increased cotton prices beyond Rs5,000 mark in the market as spinners and exporters...

$1.69b export between Pak, Indonesia to reach $2.4b till Dec 31