NBR: A Year Of Consolidation For Rich Listers
Friday, 30 July 2010, 9:04 am Press Release: National Business Review The 24th National Business Review Rich List 2010 published on Friday, July 30, welcomes newcomers, technology businessman Rod Drury , and property developer John Sax .
HSBC bets on Russia, cools on India in BRIC beauty contest
HSBC is plunging headlong into Russian equities as it makes the world's biggest bet on the rising middle classes of Asia, Latin America, and the commodity bloc.
Leading News Resource of Pakistan
Government pays $3.136 billion in debt servicing * Receives $3.647 billion from donors in same period By Ijaz Kakakhel ISLAMABAD: The government reportedly paid $3.136 billion as debt servicing from July 2009 to June 2010, sources told Daily Times on Wednesday.
Foreign
Arab League backs Palestinians on restarting dailouge * Arab FM's send letter to Obama explaining position on direct talks * Netanyahu says ready to start direct talks within days CAIRO: Arab nations on Thursday backed the Palestinian president's refusal to immediately restart direct talks with Israel despite heavy US pressure.
Karachi
The... CDGK may scrap plan to buy more CNG buses By Irfan Aligi KARACHI: The City District Government Karachi Transport and Communication Department might scrap the procurement process of further CNG buses due to paucity of adequate funds.
Hawaii officials plan to use the APEC conference as a tourism marketing opportunity
Hawaii leaders are planning to turn next year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference into a tourism marketing opportunity, showcasing the islands' beauty and its ability to host businesses.
'Nikita': Maggie Q reveals her tattoo's origin story
What's in a name? And if "Nikita" is a sequel, would it smell as kick-ass as the original? The new fall CW drama continues the adventures of spy-assassin Nikita after she's gone rogue, but also pays tribute to that dark origin story with a new generation of young kids, ready to be led astray by a shadowy agency.
Rambutan fruit, spiky on the outside, sweet inside
When I brought in this spiky fruit, my office mates refused to even try it until I had cut one open and eaten it myself to prove it was safe.
Exxon among oil majors to post rising profits on higher fuel prices
After setting record profits in 2008, the oil industry tanked last year as the global economic downturn induced a dramatic drop in oil and natural gas prices.
Dowd: Out of control in Afghanistan
The waterfall of leaks on Afghanistan underlines the awful truth: We're not in control.
