ISLAMABAD: The district administration of Pakistan’s federal capital of Islamabad is to reinforce its campaign to discourage smoking, starting January 1, 2013. The...
ISLAMABAD: The district administration of Pakistan’s federal capital of Islamabad is to reinforce its campaign to discourage smoking, starting January 1, 2013. The...
YANGON: Myanmar revellers are gearing up to cheer in 2013 with the country’s first public New Year countdown and fireworks display, in an...
MANILA: Philippine officials yesterday reported more injuries from fireworks as the emergency services braced for a night of thunderous and sometimes deadly merrymaking...
BEIJING: China has transferred two destroyers and nine other ex-navy vessels to its maritime surveillance fleet, reports said yesterday, as it moves to...
MANILA: The Commission on Appointments (CA) hopes to tackle the appointments of four Cabinet members once Congress resumes session on the third week...
SEOUL: South Korea yesterday restarted one of three nuclear reactors shut down for safety reasons, easing fears of power shortages during the harsh...
Volunteers use thousands of flowers and other plant materials to prepare floats for the 124th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. The...
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said yesterday that a deal with Congress to avoid the US “fiscal cliff,” with its tax increases looming...
NEW YORK: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was at a New York hospital yesterday, receiving treatment for a blood clot discovered in...
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering more complications linked to a respiratory infection that hit him after his fourth cancer operation in...
TORONTO: Angry Birds, Instagram and Facebook continued to be among the most downloaded apps of the year but rising stars also earned coveted...
BELFAST: Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness yesterday resigned from the British parliament after 15 years, during which he never actually took...
Elephant calves playing at the Amboseli game reserve, 250km south of Nairobi. According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), it was...
PARIS: An embarrassing derailment of President Francois Hollande’s 75 percent millionaires’ tax may open an opportunity to water down a scheme that had...
BANGUI: Rebels in the Central African Republic vowed yesterday to take the last key town before the capital and renewed their call for...
BRUSSELS: A heavy death toll in war zones such as Syria and Somalia made 2012 one of the bloodiest years for journalists, with...
JOHANNESBURG: President Jacob Zuma wrapped up the year urging South Africa yesterday to continue praying for the frail Nelson Mandela who is recovering...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured) yesterday used a traditional New Year’s address to call for unity following a year of protests against...
