The British Council inaugurated the third Virtual Exhibition 2012 under its Education UK (EUK) programme. Facilitating Pakistani students, the Virtual Exhibition through an interactive online platform has been reaching out to thousands of potential students

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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said people are fully aware of the fact that the incapable federal rulers have broken all records of corruption during four and a half years whereas Punjab government of

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China has unearthed the ruins of an ancient palace near the tomb of the country's first emperor that was already famed for its terracotta soldiers, state media said on Saturday. The discovery is the latest

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North Korea is to carry out its second rocket launch of 2012 as its youthful leader Kim Jong-un flexes his muscles a year after his father's death, in a move that will likely heighten diplomatic

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The US Senate has unanimously approved an amendment that reaffirms the US commitment to Japan in its territorial dispute with China over the Senkaku Islands as Washington tries to counter any attempt by Beijing to

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Polls closed in Kuwait's second general election in 10 months, with the opposition claiming its boycott campaign had succeeded and that voter turnout was very low. Polls closed at 8:00 pm (1700 GMT). Vote counting

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Germany has suspended aid to Uganda in protest over corruption and alleged military support for rebels in Congo, making it the latest European country to halt payments in the wake of a scandal involving the

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The International Monetary Fund said Friday that the UN vote to recognise Palestine as a non-member observer state does not mean the Palestinians will automatically become members of the financial institution. In response to an

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A team of Indian construction workers have claimed a new record after they erected a 10-storey building in 48 hours, news reports said Saturday. The building, dubbed Instacon, was completed well before a Saturday-evening deadline

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Qatar permitted a rare protest for workers' rights on Saturday at a government-approved rally of about 300 activists demanding action to combat climate change. Marchers, mostly foreigners attending the November 26-December 7 talks among 200

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