Tag: New York

Manisha Koirala’s surgery successful

Actress Manisha Koirala, who was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer, underwent a successful surgery in New York on Monday. "Manisha underwent a surgery...

Time slipping, US ponders Afghan role after 2014

American and allied military planners are drawing up the broad outlines of a force that would remain in Afghanistan following the handover to Afghan...

Climate change may lead to much warmer NY

In the coming century will New York warm up by three degrees Fahrenheit and have a climate like Richmond, Virginia? Or will it warm...

Asia’s mega-cities badly exposed to superstorms

The hammer blow dealt to New York by superstorm Sandy should raise the alarm for coastal mega-cities in Asia which are more exposed but...

Serial killers provide the frights at New York haunted house

Modern theater often involves some degree of interaction between actors and the audience. But paying money to be chased by a blood-soaked lunatic? New...

Oil brims over

World oil prices rose in Asian trade Friday, extending gains made in New York, as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East stoked concerns...

World oil prices down in Asian trade

Oil prices eased in Asian trade Monday, weighed down by a fall in regional equities and on lingering concerns over the eurozone debt crisis,...

Successful roadshows held for TAPI pipeline project in Singapore, New York...

With the aim to meet the potential project sponsor for participating in the TAPI Pipeline Project, three (3) roadshows were organized between 11thand 20thSeptember...

Aung San Suu Kyi visits UN, New York

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has visited the United Nations and received a new award as she paid tribune to unknown fighters...

Tearful Roddick bows out, Murray into semi-finals

Tearful Andy Roddick said goodbye to the US Open, New York and his career on Wednesday in an emotional Flushing Meadows fourth-round defeat to...

Pakistani film bags two awards at New York Film Festival

Pakistani film Lamha (Seedlings) bagged two awards at the New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF), which concluded early Friday. Lamha won the Best...

Moscow-bound jet lands in Iceland after bomb threat

A passenger jet headed from New York to Moscow made an emergency landing in Iceland's capital on Thursday after receiving a bomb threat, said...

President Zardari likely to meet Obama in New York next month

President Asif Ali Zardari will hold a crucial meeting with his American counterpart Barack Obama next month on the sidelines of UN General Assembly...

NY firefighters tackle World Trade Center blaze

A fire briefly broke out early Wednesday on the 88th floor of New York’s World Trade Center skyscraper, built to replace the destroyed Twin...

Euro steady after rally on ECB rescue hopes

The euro was steady against other currencies in Asian trade on Friday following a rally in New York after the head of the European...

Oil drowns

Oil fell in Asian trade Tuesday with investor sentiment still under pressure on concerns over the eurozone’s ability to contain its long-running debt crisis,...

Can EU deal lift stocks for more than a day?

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted their best daily percentage gains since December on Friday after an agreement by European leaders to stabilize...