World Africa Union chief to visit Ebola-hit nations ADDIS ABABA: African Union chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma will travel to Ebola-hit west African nations, one of the most s Published 22 Oct, 2014 09:22am
World Nepal calls off search for survivors of deadly Himalayan snowstorm KATHMANDU: Nepal on Wednesday called off a search for any more survivors of a Himalayan snowstorm that claimed some 43 l Published 22 Oct, 2014 09:20am
Life & Style Head of sphinx discovered at mysterious Greek tomb THESSALONIKI: The head of a near-intact marble sphinx has been discovered in the largest tomb ever unearthed in Amphipol Published 22 Oct, 2014 07:56am
Top News RECORDER REPORT: KSE mid day update KARACHI: On Wednesday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 30003.83 with a positive change of 309.56 and volume of 67,21 Published 22 Oct, 2014 07:42am
Markets Tokyo shares jump 2.64pc by the close TOKYO: Tokyo stocks jumped 2.64 percent on Wednesday, reversing a sharp drop the previous day, as investors took their l Published 22 Oct, 2014 06:28am
Sports Pakistan bats in first Australia Test DUBAI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq won the toss and decided to bat in the first Test against Australia in Dubai on We Published 22 Oct, 2014 06:25am
Markets Russia's natural resources minister wants shale oil regulation eased MOSCOW: Russia needs to lighten regulation to exploit unconventional oil deposits, including shale, its natural resource Published 21 Oct, 2014 10:15am
Sports India suspend future tours with West Indies after pullout NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board suspended all future tours with West Indies on Tuesday, and said it will take legal Published 21 Oct, 2014 10:05am
Markets Britain's FTSE 100 rebounds, GKN gains after results LONDON: Britain's top share index rose on Tuesday, with gains for engineering firm GKN after results and in drugmake Published 21 Oct, 2014 10:00am
Markets Dollar/Saudi riyal forwards jump as spot market pressured DUBAI: The Saudi riyal fell sharply against the US dollar in the forwards market on Tuesday because of a surge of demand Published 21 Oct, 2014 09:52am
Business & Finance Austrian central bank sees weak GDP growth for rest of 2014 VIENNA: Austria's economy will likely have grown just 0.1 percent in the third quarter and grow 0.2 percent in the f Published 21 Oct, 2014 09:46am
Markets Emerging stocks hold ground after mixed China data LONDON: Emerging market stocks held their ground on Tuesday, taking their lead from firmer trading in Europe and on Wall Published 21 Oct, 2014 09:32am
Markets European shares inch up; Total falls after CEO dies PARIS: European shares inched up in choppy trade on Tuesday morning, trimming the previous session's losses as bette Published 21 Oct, 2014 09:10am
Markets Oil climbs to $86 as China oil demand rises LONDON: Brent crude oil rose to around $86 a barrel on Tuesday on news of robust Chinese oil demand, although gains were Published 21 Oct, 2014 08:47am
Markets SE Asia Stocks: Indonesia retreats as cabinet formation in focus BANGKOK: Southeast Asian stock markets were rangebound on Tuesday, with Singapore eking out further gains amid selective Published 21 Oct, 2014 08:15am
Business & Finance Romania central bank expects no surprises from ECB stress tests BUCHAREST: European Central Bank financial stress tests should not reveal any surprises for the Romanian banking system, Published 21 Oct, 2014 08:10am
Business & Finance India's HDFC Bank Q2 profit up 20pc, lags estimates MUMBAI: HDFC Bank Ltd, India's second-biggest private sector lender by assets, on Tuesday reported a 20 percent rise Published 21 Oct, 2014 08:07am
Markets Thai govt to auction 207,899 tonnes of rice next week BANGKOK: Thailand will offer to sell 207,899 tonnes of rice from state stockpiles next week, a Commerce Ministry officia Published 21 Oct, 2014 08:03am
Business & Finance As China gets tougher on fuel economy, some carmakers may be left behind SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Chinese automakers from state-owned FAW Co to Zhejiang Geely are racing to sell more eco-friendly cars Published 21 Oct, 2014 07:43am
Business & Finance Swedbank warns on growth as quarterly profit tops forecast STOCKHOLM: Banking group Swedbank said on Tuesday growth in its home markets could be dragged down by a weak global econ Published 21 Oct, 2014 07:27am