Chinese shares close higher Wednesday

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua/APP):Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.84 percent, at 3,597.43 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.39 percent higher at 14,421.2 points. The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 1.061 […]

European stocks climb at open before US inflation data

London, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):Europe’s main stock markets rose at the open Wednesday with all eyes on the latest US inflation reading. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.5 percent to 7,529.64 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX index gained 0.6 percent to 16,039.80 points and […]

Armenia says three dead in border clashes with Azerbaijan

Yerevan, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):Armenia said Wednesday that the number of its soldiers killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan had risen to three, in the most serious outbreak of fighting between the ex-Soviet adversaries in months. Azerbaijan previously said one of its soldiers died in the […]

UK police review 1969 Murdoch-linked kidnap murder

London, Jan 11 (AFP/APP):London police said Tuesday they were reviewing new information in the 1969 kidnap-murder of Muriel McKay, who was mistaken for media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s wife, and whose body had never been found. The Metropolitan Police said McKay’s family had contacted them with […]

Three hotels in Murree sealed for jacking up room rent

Rawalpindi-January 11 (Online): The authorities have launched an inquiry against the hotels for jacking up the rents in snowstorm-hit Murree. As per media report, three hotels have been sealed over heavily raising room rent. The tourists said that accommodation charges were raised from Rs.6,000 to […]

18 killed in rains, snowfall in KPK

Peshawar-January 11 (Online): As many as 18 people died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). As per media report, injuries from roof and wall collapse and land sliding mounting up to 46 from January 3-10, amid rain and snowfall in the province. According to […]

PAJCCI opposes mini-budget

Peshawar – January 11 (ONLINE): Vice President Pak-Afghan Joint Chambers of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI) Ziaul Haq Sarhadi while commenting on the Finance (Supplementary) Bill said that amendment in section 25-A of the Customs Act as an unfair decision, calling for withdrawing of the decision […]

Nawaz malady ‘open fraud’, says Fawad Chaudhry

Islamabad – January 11 (ONLINE): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said Tuesday that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had betrayed government in the name of illness, terming former premier’s malady as ‘open fraud’. Briefing the media correspondents after Federal Cabinet’s meeting on […]

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