A 450-year-old Madonna and Child work by Titian has sold for $16.9m (£10.7m) in New York, setting a new auction...

Ford has reported a profit of $6.6bn (£4.1bn) in 2010 - its best performance in more than a decade. Sales...

Amazon has announced that in the US it sold more e-books for its Kindle device than it sold paperback books...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il never wanted a dynastic succession but had no other option to stabilise the troubled regime,...

The French constitutional court has upheld a ban on gay marriage, which was challenged by a lesbian couple with four...

Eight groups are now at the final stages of approval to open free schools in England. Four of the proposed...

President Hosni Mubarak has defended the role of Egypt's security forces in suppressing anti-government protests which have rocked the country....

KARACHI: Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) suspended the services of Imtiaz A. K. Lodhi as acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and...

EDITORIAL  (January 29, 2011) : Waqar Masood, the newly appointed Finance Secretary, while talking to media persons subsequent to a...

Scientists have identified the mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life, a finding they say...

Kolkata’s Eden Gardens has been dropped as the venue of the high-profile India v England match at next month’s World...

Shipping activity remained active at the Port where three ships carrying containers and furnace oil were berthed at Qasim International...

United States of America (USA) remained the top importer of Pakistani products by importing over $2 billion worth of goods...

TOKYO: Sony Corp showcased a new hand-held gaming device, the first to feature 3G wireless connectivity, as it battles with...

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday instructed the ministries and divisions to post full information on their websites...