Archive for January 2010
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Complete shutter-down will be observed on January 20 in protest against the 12 percent increase in power tariff, 18 percent in gas price, introduction of mini-budgets every month, and unannounced load shedding, and those who
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Federal government has decided to hold a fresh population and housing census of the country in two phases from April to October, 2010 Chief, Census Commissioner of Pakistan (CCP), Khizar Hayat Khan said, while chairing
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Federal government has decided to hold a fresh population and housing census of the country in two phases from April to October, 2010 Chief, Census Commissioner of Pakistan (CCP), Khizar Hayat Khan said, while chairing
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The United States does not know if the leader of Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed by a drone strike earlier this week, a senior American envoy said on Saturday. Pakistani officials have said a
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The United States does not know if the leader of Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed by a drone strike earlier this week, a senior American envoy said on Saturday. Pakistani officials have said a
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Dutch mail company TNT NV said on Saturday it had filed a competition complaint at a German court against Deutsche Post unit First Mail, demanding fair competition in Germany. TNT, Europe's second-largest mail and delivery
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Thailand's economy is expected to grow in a range of 3.0-3.5 percent this year, boosted by government spending and a recovery in domestic consumption, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said on Saturday. "This year's growth would
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Three armed al Qaeda militants were captured in Yemen early Saturday, close to the Saudi Arabian border, a Yemeni security source said. The militants had weapons, explosives and leaflets with them, the source said, asking
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A Canadian former financial adviser pleaded guilty Friday to fraud charges after duping 158 investors out of about 50 million Canadian dollars ($48 million). Earl Jones was charged with fraud and theft connected to running
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A Libyan court on Saturday postponed until January 30 the trial of Max Goeldi, one of two Swiss businessmen whose prosecution is at the centre of a diplomatic row between Libya and Switzerland, their lawyer
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