Tag: Sea

7 dead in Philippine ferry sinking, floods

Heavy storms in the Philippines killed at least seven people and left more than a dozen others feared missing at sea, rescuers said Wednesday. Five...

China warns US from ‘muddying waters’ in South China Sea

It was no time to "make waves" in the disputed South China Sea and dance behind a "Pied Piper", China's official news agency warned...

OBL was not buried at sea: Stratfor

Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, who was killed on May 2 last year in a US Special Forces operation in Abbottabad, was not...

Two Italians held over India sea shooting

Indian police took two Italians into custody on Sunday after two fishermen were allegedly mistaken for pirates and shot dead from an Italian oil...

40ft long dead shark found from Karachi sea

The citizens of Karachi rushed to Charai Fishery to catch a glimpse of a 40 feet long dead shark brought in from the Arabian...

Between the devil and the sky blue sea

One needs to look at the league table twice, thrice or maybe more times – depending on one’s degree of disbelief – to fully...

‘Carriage of goods by sea’ bill approved

As the ‘Carriage of Goods by Sea’ bill was approved by the National Assembly’s standing committee on ports and shipping last month, this bill...

Two beach blast terrorists identified

Two “terrorists” involved in the recent blast at the Clifton beach have been identified, Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan said on Friday. “The others will...

Europe’s central bank at sea

Central bank purists are confused. How can the European Central Bank, a Germanic institution, now be in the business of buying government bonds issued...

Manilla vows to defend South China Sea claims

Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed on Tuesday a stronger military defence of his country's South China Sea claims as the navy's newest warship sailed...

Meeting to gauge potential of sea ports postponed

The meeting of Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) that was scheduled to be held from September 14-16 in Karachi has been postponed due to engagements...

South China Sea tensions a threat to peace: Clinton

Rising tensions surrounding the South China Sea threaten regional peace, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday as she warned against force to...

South China Sea tensions rise ahead of ASEAN meet

The war of words between China and the Philippines over disputed islands in the South China Sea escalated on Tuesday, ahead of a key...

China opens world’s longest sea bridge

China, which seems to complete mammoth infrastructure projects on a routine basis, has claimed another world-beater with the opening of the longest sea bridge....

New sea bills in the works

The Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping, National Assembly is meeting on June 15 (today) under the chairmanship of Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan to deliberate on...

… sea off-limits

Keeping in view the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)’s warning of an approaching cyclone, the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has imposed a ban on...

Vietnam complains to China as sea tensions rise

Vietnam protested to China on Thursday after what it described as a “premeditated” attack on an exploration ship in its waters, raising tensions between...