Tag: March
Australian Open – Nadal, Clijsters march towards title
MELBOURNE - World number one Rafael Nadal survived a brief scare against local teenager Bernard Tomic to reach the Australian Open last 16 Saturday, as women's favourite Kim Clijsters also battled through.
Nadal, gunning to unite the four Grand Slam titles for the first time since 1969, was surprisingly broken twice by the confident Australian 18-year-old in the second set before recovering strongly to win 6-2, 7-5, 6-3. Nadal, ironically the last teen to beat a world number one
Nadal, gunning to unite the four Grand Slam titles for the first time since 1969, was surprisingly broken twice by the confident Australian 18-year-old in the second set before recovering strongly to win 6-2, 7-5, 6-3. Nadal, ironically the last teen to beat a world number one
Religio-political parties planning for long march on blasphemy issue
ISLAMABAD - The country's religio-political parties are planning to give masses a call for long march against the "government's inaction to remove apprehensions and confusion on the fate of blasphemy law". Liaqat Baloch, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Sahibzada Abu Alkhair Muhammad Zubair, Qari Zawar Bahadur and Maulana Amjad Khan, all important religious leaders, in telephonic conversations with one another on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the
Nintendo 3DS hits Europe and US in March
SAN FRANCISCO - Japanese videogame titan Nintendo on Wednesday announced that the hotly anticipated glasses-free 3D version of its DS handheld gaming gadget will hit Europe and the United States in March.
Nintendo 3DS devices will be priced at $250 in the United States and at comparable prices in European markets, according to the firm. "Nintendo 3DS is a category of one -- the experience simply doesn't exist anywhere else," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.
Nintendo 3DS devices will be priced at $250 in the United States and at comparable prices in European markets, according to the firm. "Nintendo 3DS is a category of one -- the experience simply doesn't exist anywhere else," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.
Green Day’s new album due in March
Green Day will release its new live CD/DVD, "Awesome As ****," on March 22, the band confirmed Wednesday. The set, whose title Green Day officially announced earlier this week in a YouTube trailer, was recorded during the punk trio's 21st Century Breakdown tour in 2009-2010. The DVD footage was shot at the band's Tokyo, Japan shows last January. As previously reported, Green Day first revealed it was working on a new live album at an August 2010 concert in Denver. "Awesome As ****" is
2012 Games tickets sale from March 15
LONDON - Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games will go on sale on March 15, chairman of the organising committee Sebastian Coe announced on Saturday.
Sports fans will have six weeks -- from March 15 to April 26 -- to apply for the 6.6 million public tickets.
They can apply at any time in that period because it is not a first come, first served process. Any oversubscribed events will be allocated by ballot after the deadline.
"On 15 March, the application process
Sports fans will have six weeks -- from March 15 to April 26 -- to apply for the 6.6 million public tickets.
They can apply at any time in that period because it is not a first come, first served process. Any oversubscribed events will be allocated by ballot after the deadline.
"On 15 March, the application process
Thousands march in Tunisia to demand president’s ouster
TUNIS - Thousands of protesters demanded the immediate departure of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in marches across the country Friday, emboldened by his pledge to step down in 2014 after weeks of unrest.
"No to Ben Ali, the uprising continues," hundreds shouted in a march down the main boulevard in central Tunis, Avenue Bourguiba, while thousands more protesters took to the streets in other towns shouting "Ben Ali out". The crowd in the capital, which included lawyers in
"No to Ben Ali, the uprising continues," hundreds shouted in a march down the main boulevard in central Tunis, Avenue Bourguiba, while thousands more protesters took to the streets in other towns shouting "Ben Ali out". The crowd in the capital, which included lawyers in
Nothing can stop the march towards Dera Bugti: Shahzain
Quetta - Jamhoori Watan Party Balochistan President Shahzain Bugti said that long march towards Dera Bugti would be held at any cost on January 28, along with hundreds of internally displaced Bugtis and party workers.
He was talking to the media when he was brought to the Sandeman Hospital for medical checkup upon his complain of cardiac problem but doctors diagnosed him with stomach problem after taking some medical tests. He said that he had announced to initiate a long march
He was talking to the media when he was brought to the Sandeman Hospital for medical checkup upon his complain of cardiac problem but doctors diagnosed him with stomach problem after taking some medical tests. He said that he had announced to initiate a long march
‘Red shirts’ activists march in Thai capital
BANGKOK - Tens of thousands of "red shirt" demonstrators marched in Thailand's capital on Sunday to demand the release of the movement's leaders in their first rally since the lifting of an eight-month state of emergency last month.
The protest by about 30,000 people aimed to pressure the government to end what the red shirts say are unlawful detentions and suppression of dissent in the wake of deadly clashes between troops and demonstrators last year. The latest request for
The protest by about 30,000 people aimed to pressure the government to end what the red shirts say are unlawful detentions and suppression of dissent in the wake of deadly clashes between troops and demonstrators last year. The latest request for
Hopman Cup – Serbs march towards final as Ivanovic survives injury...
PERTH - Serbian Ana Ivanovic overcame an injury scare as her top seeded nation closed in on a berth in the Hopman Cup final with a 3-0 win over Australia in the mixed teams tournament on Tuesday. Ivanovic gave her country the lead with a straight sets win over Alicia Molik in the women's singles, 6-4, 6-0, but felt a sharp pain in her left knee in the third game of the second set.
The world number 17 pulled up sore after the last point of the third game, in which she broke the
The world number 17 pulled up sore after the last point of the third game, in which she broke the
Another long march if ‘political mess’ continues, says Nawaz
LAHORE - PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said his party would never support a corrupt government, warning that if the political mess persisted, the PML-N would launch another long march to free the country from the rule of illegal occupants and the establishment.
Addressing a workers' convention at the 104th foundation day of the Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz said it was ridiculous that those who enjoyed being partners with the corrupt government for three years were also
Addressing a workers' convention at the 104th foundation day of the Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz said it was ridiculous that those who enjoyed being partners with the corrupt government for three years were also
Kenyans march to protest ICC’s naming of suspects
NAIROBI: Several hundred people protested in Kenya's capital on Thursday over the naming of suspects in election violence by the International Criminal Court (ICC), but a human rights group said those named should quit their posts.
The Hague-based court on Wednesday said three Kenyan cabinet ministers and a former police chief helped mastermind the deadly violence that rocked the east African country following disputed presidential elections in December 2007.
The news did
The Hague-based court on Wednesday said three Kenyan cabinet ministers and a former police chief helped mastermind the deadly violence that rocked the east African country following disputed presidential elections in December 2007.
The news did
EU trade concessions delayed till March
ISLAMABAD: Tariff concessions announced by the European Union (EU) on 75 Pakistani products will not be implemented from January 1, 2011 and the country will have to wait till March when the World Trade Organization (WTO) again takes up the proposed wavier, an official source said.
Opposition from South Asian competitors, India and Bangladesh at the WTO's council for trade in goods has forced the EU to delay the implementation of concessions announced for Pakistan. EU would again
Opposition from South Asian competitors, India and Bangladesh at the WTO's council for trade in goods has forced the EU to delay the implementation of concessions announced for Pakistan. EU would again
Imran all set for long march against GST
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday announced to launch civil disobedience movement in the country, if the government imposed General Sales Tax (GST). Addressing a protest demonstration at Aabpara Chowk against GST, price hike and unemployment, Imran said that his party would resist against the imposition of GST.
He said that the Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were the two sides of the same coin and had same agenda 'to plunder national
He said that the Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were the two sides of the same coin and had same agenda 'to plunder national
Over 10,000 march for human rights in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV: Around 10,000 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Friday to protest against the rising tide of extremist sentiment in Israel that they warn is posing a growing threat to Israeli democracy.
The march, which organisers said included almost 1,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from Sudan, Somalia and other parts of Africa, was timed to coincide with International Human Rights Day.
More than 120 Israeli rights groups and NGOs joined the march, which was organised by the
The march, which organisers said included almost 1,000 refugees and asylum-seekers from Sudan, Somalia and other parts of Africa, was timed to coincide with International Human Rights Day.
More than 120 Israeli rights groups and NGOs joined the march, which was organised by the
Country’s largest steel mills to start production in March
KARACHI: "We currently are in the cold commissioning phase; our project will then enter the hot commissioning phase. In March 2011, our plant will commence production with an expected output of 1.28 million tonnes per annum solely reliant upon local raw materials," told TSML Director (Projects) Zaigham Adil Rizvi in an exclusive interview to Pakistan Today.
He revealed that the TSML complex is spread over an area of 220 acres at Bin Qasim and employs the world's most advanced
He revealed that the TSML complex is spread over an area of 220 acres at Bin Qasim and employs the world's most advanced
Punjab bans Sunni Ittehad Council’s long march
LAHORE: The Punjab government has banned the long march organised by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) for today.
According to details, SIC, an alliance of the Sunni school of thought, planned to embark on a long march from the Darbar Bari Imam in Islamabad to the Data Darbar in Lahore today at 10am. Before starting the long march, SIC also arranged the Khatm-e-Chehlum at the Bari Imam shrine for the martyred who lost their lives in the blast at the Baba Fareed Gung Shakir shrine
According to details, SIC, an alliance of the Sunni school of thought, planned to embark on a long march from the Darbar Bari Imam in Islamabad to the Data Darbar in Lahore today at 10am. Before starting the long march, SIC also arranged the Khatm-e-Chehlum at the Bari Imam shrine for the martyred who lost their lives in the blast at the Baba Fareed Gung Shakir shrine
Pakistan, BD march into semis
GUANGZHOU: Pakistan reached the Asian Games women's cricket semi-finals on Monday with a nine-wicket rout of China which left the hosts needing to win their last group game to stay alive.
China, who had opened their campaign with a 55-run win over Malaysia, were restricted to just 60-4 when they batted first on Monday with Pakistan cruising to victory in the 13th over. Huang Zhou and Zhang Mei, with 14 runs each, were China's top scorers against a tight, well-disciplined Pakistan
China, who had opened their campaign with a 55-run win over Malaysia, were restricted to just 60-4 when they batted first on Monday with Pakistan cruising to victory in the 13th over. Huang Zhou and Zhang Mei, with 14 runs each, were China's top scorers against a tight, well-disciplined Pakistan
