World Japan doubles number of F-15s on southern island of Okinawa TOKYO: Japan has doubled the number of F-15 fighter jets deployed on the southern island of Okinawa, near disputed islan Published 31 Jan, 2016 10:01am
Sports Guptill, Williamson set up New Zealand two-ball win AUCKLAND: A record partnership by Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson gave New Zealand victory with two balls to spare in Published 31 Jan, 2016 09:54am
Sports Australia bat against India SYDNEY: Australian captain Shane Watson won the toss and chose to bat in the third Twenty20 international against India Published 31 Jan, 2016 09:52am
World Philippine airport cop held for smuggling rare animals MANILA: Authorities at the Philippines' main airport have taken possession of 47 rare animals or birds which an airp Published 31 Jan, 2016 09:37am
Sports All Blacks down South Africa in sevens final WELLINGTON: Three late tries, one after the final hooter saw New Zealand fight back to beat South Africa 24-21 in the fi Published 31 Jan, 2016 09:31am
Sports Sydney FC teen to sign with European club SYDNEY: Sydney FC full back Alex Gersbach is set to move to a European club, reportedly in Norway's football league Published 31 Jan, 2016 09:30am
World At least 11 dead in Moscow factory fire MOSCOW: At least 11 people perished in Russia after a fire in a Moscow factory caused the roof to collapse, authorities Published 31 Jan, 2016 09:29am
Sports Indonesia's preparations for Asian Games good on paper: OCA JAKARTA: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said Sunday that Indonesia's plans for the 2018 Asian Games looked good o Published 31 Jan, 2016 09:26am
Top News Cameron closes in on EU migrant benefits deal BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister David Cameron was making a final push Friday in Brussels to seal a deal on curbing welf Published 29 Jan, 2016 12:31pm
Top News Former South Korea PM gets suspended jail term for corruption SEOUL: Former South Korean prime minister Lee Wan-Koo was handed an eight-month suspended jail sentence on Friday follow Published 29 Jan, 2016 11:14am
Sports I'm better than last year, Serena warns Kerber MELBOURNE: Serena Williams on Friday warned she was playing better now than when she won three Grand Slams last year as Published 29 Jan, 2016 11:08am
Business & Finance Honda 9-month operating profit falls on exploding airbag costs TOKYO: Honda on Friday reported a fall in nine-month operating profit due to "quality-related" costs, seen as linked to Published 29 Jan, 2016 11:03am
Markets European stock markets rebound at open LONDON: Europe's main stock markets rebounded at the start of trading on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index up Published 29 Jan, 2016 10:59am
Markets Hong Kong stocks surge to end torrid month on a high HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rallied Friday, ending a volatile month on a high, after Japan announced a surprise negative Published 29 Jan, 2016 10:57am
Business & Finance Japan's Fujitsu falls into red on PC sales slump TOKYO: Fujitsu on Friday said it plunged into the red in April-December owing to sluggish sales of personal computers an Published 29 Jan, 2016 10:56am
Sports Sri Lanka hire Ford to defend World T20 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's cricket board on Friday confirmed it would rehire Graham Ford as head coach to help the nationa Published 29 Jan, 2016 10:53am
Sports James Murdoch returns as Sky boss four years after fall LONDON: Global media magnate Rupert Murdoch's son James will return as chairman of British broadcaster Sky, the comp Published 29 Jan, 2016 10:44am
World UN envoy warns of eroding freedoms in South Korea SEOUL: A UN envoy on Friday warned of a gradual erosion of the freedom of assembly in South Korea, and cited North Korea Published 29 Jan, 2016 10:40am
Top News Australian schools evacuated, in lockdown after 'threats' SYDNEY: Thousands of students were evacuated from schools in two Australian states Friday following hoax bomb threats, w Published 29 Jan, 2016 10:39am
Top News Australian schools evacuated, in lockdown after 'threats' SYDNEY: Thousands of students were evacuated from schools in two Australian states Friday following hoax bomb threats, w Published 29 Jan, 2016 10:39am