China denies becoming largest economy
Beijing: China on Tuesday refuted claims that it has overtaken the United States as the world’s largest economy on purchasing power parity (PPP).
IAEA official visits Pak to review n measures
Islamabad: A top official of the global nuclear watchdog has visited Pakistan to review the nuclear safeguard measures in the country. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General (Safeguards) Tero Varjoranta held talks with Pakistani officials over the implementation of the safeguard agreement, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
China’s Xi gets 62% pay rise: report
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and the other six members of the Communist Party’s elite Politburo Standing Committee have been given 62 percent pay rises, State-run media said today, as civil servants get their first increases since 2006. Xi’s basic monthly pay will go up to USD 1,832 from 7,020 yuan, the China Daily said.
800 Uygurs tried to sneak out for Jehad
Beijing: Over 800 Uygur Muslims from China’s volatile Xinjiang province have been stopped from illegally crossing through Vietnam to get jehad training abroad in the last one year, a media report here said.
Nationwide Opp strike continues in B’desh
Dhaka: A nationwide opposition strike in Bangladesh continued on Tuesday for the 16th consecutive day despite the end of the house arrest of BNP chief Khaleda Zia, as violence claimed one more life in the national capital.
NASA spacecraft beams new images of Ceres
Washington: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has beamed back a series of new images of the dwarf planet Ceres, showing tantalising detail of the mysterious world’s surface. As Dawn closes in on Ceres, new images show the dwarf planet at 27 pixels across, about three times better than the calibration images taken in early December.
Pak min raps Saudi Arabia for terror
Islamabad: A Pakistani Minister blamed Saudi Arabia of creating unrest in Pakistan and other Muslim countries by distributing money to promote its ideology, remarks that could land him in trouble considering the close ties between the two nations.
Half a pint of beer may avert heart failure
Washington: Drinking half a pint of beer a day may lower your risk of developing heart failure, a new large-scale study has claimed.