Hong Kong: Japanese shares hit a 15-year high Wednesday after the country recorded its first trade surplus in three years, while the euro weakened on growing concerns that Greece will not reach a bailout reform deal with its creditors. With … read more
GENEVA: One-fifth of the world’s children are still not receiving routine life-saving vaccinations and efforts to ensure global immunisation coverage remain “far off track,” the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. Nearly 22 million infants, many living in the world´s poorest … read more
PATNA: Thirty-two people were killed and over 80 seriously injured as a nor’wester ravaged several Bihar districts,destroying thousands of huts and standing crops. Principal secretary to Bihar disaster management department Vyasji said the maximum number of 25 deaths were reported … read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq Wednesday urged fans to have patience with the struggling one-day team and returning off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, following below-par performances in Bangladesh. A new-look Pakistan team trail the three-match one-day series 2-0 and face the prospect … read more
BARCELONA: A 13-year-old boy armed with a crossbow and knife killed a teacher and wounded four others at his school in Barcelona on Monday before being subdued, police and witnesses said. It is the first documented case of a murder … read more