Business & Finance Hyundai workers strike as land deal fuels wage row SEOUL: Some 40,000 Hyundai workers have launched a partial strike over a wage row fuelled by union anger at the South Ko Published 24 Sep, 2014 07:20am
Top News Confusion swirls over Air France budget plans as strike deepens PARIS: Confusion reigned Wednesday over Air France's plan for its budget subsidiary that has been at the heart of a Published 24 Sep, 2014 07:17am
Top News Samsung launches Note 4 'phablet' ahead of schedule SEOUL: South Korea's Samsung launched the latest version of its oversized Galaxy Note smartphone earlier than expect Published 24 Sep, 2014 06:57am
World Three sentenced in Venezuela over ex-beauty queen killing CARACAS: Three men were sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Tuesday in Venezuela over the killing of an ex-beau Published 24 Sep, 2014 06:37am
World Damascus says was informed by US of air strikes on IS DAMASCUS: The Damascus government said it had been informed by Washington of the air strikes it began early on Tuesday o Published 23 Sep, 2014 06:09am
World Jack Ma of Alibaba becomes China's richest person SHANGHAI: The largest stock offer in history has made Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, China's richest Published 23 Sep, 2014 05:59am
World China jails Uighur scholar for life for 'separatism': lawyer BEIJING: A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent scholar from China's Uighur minority to life in prison for Published 23 Sep, 2014 05:50am
Business & Finance Bosch in 3-bn-euro buyout of Siemens in home appliance joint venture BERLIN: Bosch announced on Monday it was buying out fellow German conglomerate Siemens from their home appliance joint v Published 22 Sep, 2014 10:23am
World New toxic spill traced to Mexico mine MEXICO CITY: Civil protection authorities have confirmed new toxic spills in northwestern Mexico, where a massive acid s Published 22 Sep, 2014 10:02am
Top News Iran bulwark against 'terrorists' in Mideast: Rouhani TEHRAN: Iran is a cornerstone of stability in the Middle East in the face of the "terrorists" rocking the region, Presid Published 22 Sep, 2014 09:21am
Markets Hong Kong shares end 1.44pc lower HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks tumbled 1.44 percent on Monday, in line with a regional sell-off and before the release of C Published 22 Sep, 2014 09:08am
World More than 130,000 Syrian Kurds have fled to Turkey: minister ANKARA: More than 130,000 Syrian Kurds have fled across the border into Turkey, escaping an advance by Islamic State (IS Published 22 Sep, 2014 08:43am
World Tibetan man self-immolates in China: reports BEIJING: A Tibetan man has burned himself to death in northwest China, overseas media and a campaign group reported on M Published 22 Sep, 2014 08:19am
Top News PM promises jail for returning Australian militant SYDNEY: Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday warned Australians fighting with extremist groups in the Middle East they f Published 22 Sep, 2014 08:11am