Tag: Second

A second volcano in New Zealand threatened to rumble to life on Wednesday, a day after a long-dormant mountain that was the backdrop to...

Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci won the Gstaad clay-court tournament for the second time on Sunday with a come-from-behind three set victory over top seeded Serb...

The planet’s timekeepers added an extra second to the clock at midnight universal time Saturday night. The so-called leap second was needed to synchronise...

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat after winning the toss against Pakistan in the second one-day international in Pallekele on Saturday. The tourists...

Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmed on Wednesday said that second phase of anti-dengue mosquito spray drive would be started in the rural areas...

The six matches of the LCCA Super Cricket League decided in the second phase at various grounds of the city. In the 1st match...

England beat Pakistan by 20 runs in the second day-night international on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. Alastair Cook scored...

Younus Khan became the 12th Pakistani batsman to score two or more centuries against England in Test cricket. The batsman achieved this feat by making...

A man in southwest China who contracted the bird flu virus died on Sunday, health authorities said, the second human death from the virulent...

Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh Saturday agreed to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’s (SECP) proposals on the rationalisation of controversial...

Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly leader Ma Ying-jeou secured a second four-year term as president Saturday, promising better ties with China after an election watched intently by...

Mitt Romney heads to the US South Wednesday as the clear Republican frontrunner to take on President Barack Obama after a commanding win in...

Egypt’s main Islamist parties won 65 percent of votes for party lists in the second round of a historic election for a new parliament...

Joseph Kabila took the oath Tuesday for a second term as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a chaotic election his main...

A second general strike in three days brought much of Nepal to a halt Monday as protestors blocked roads and torched cars over the...

There is some confusion surrounding Bangladesh's squad for the second Test against Pakistan, which begins on Saturday, over the status of Mohammad Ashraful. The...

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key won a second term Saturday, with voters in no mood for change after a tumultuous year marked by...