World Pentagon chief makes rare visit to Mongolia ULAANBAATAR: US Defence Secretary Mark Esper made a rare visit to Mongolia on Thursday -- the latest leg of an Asian tou Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:11am
World Mecca vendors cash in on hajj pilgrimage MECCA: In the Saudi city of Mecca, dotted with fast food eateries and stalls selling Chinese-made trinkets, vendors are Published 08 Aug, 2019 10:10am
Top News Protester dies, scores arrested in Indian Occupied Kashmir lockdown SRINAGAR: A protester died after being chased by police and more than 100 people were arrested during a curfew in Kashmi Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:47pm
Business & Finance UniCredit cuts revenue target amid 'tough' environment MILAN: Italian bank UniCredit cut its 2019 revenue target Wednesday, citing "a tough macroeconomic environment" marked i Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:43pm
Sports England star Anderson vows to return before Ashes end LONDON: England's record wicket taker James Anderson is determined to return to the team before the Ashes series with Au Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:37pm
Sports Bale snubbed again by Zidane for Madrid friendly MADRID: Gareth Bale's stand-off with Real Madrid continued on Wednesday after the forward was left out of Zinedine Zidan Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:34pm
World Hong Kong: a timeline of mounting protest HONG KONG: China's semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong has been rocked since April by increasingly violent protests that w Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:31pm
Markets European stocks recover; commodities track trade war LONDON: European stocks rebounded Wednesday while oil sank and gold spiked amid stubborn global trade war fears, dealers Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:16pm
Sports Golf star Olesen charged with sexual assault LONDON: Danish golf star Thorbjorn Olesen has been suspended from the European Tour after being charged with sexual assa Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:14pm
Business & Finance Twitter reveals unauthorized data use PARIS: The social network Twitter said overnight that user's personal data had been used for advertising purposes, witho Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:13pm
Markets Glencore to close key DRC cobalt mine as profits fall ZURICH: Mining giant Glencore posted a sharp fall in first half profits Wednesday and confirmed the temporary closure at Published 07 Aug, 2019 02:12pm
Top News Armed soldiers patrol silent streets after Indian occupied Kashmir curfew SRINAGAR: Armed soldiers stand in front of coils of barbed wire in Indian occupied Kashmir's summer capital of Srinagar Updated 07 Aug, 2019 02:26pm
World Trump: Fed 'must cut rates bigger and faster' WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to hammer the Federal Reserve, demanding more stimulus to b Published 07 Aug, 2019 01:54pm
Markets Wall Street tumbles at the open on economic fears NEW YORK: US stocks plunged at the open on Wednesday, returning to sell-off mode as investors fled riskier equities and Published 07 Aug, 2019 01:49pm
Markets Cuba to defend itself in US court over ExxonMobil lawsuit HAVANA: Cuba announced Tuesday it would defend itself in US court against oil giant ExxonMobil, which has accused two co Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:28am
Sports Cilic survives ace onslaught from qualifier in Montreal MONTREAL: Two-time quarter-finalist Marin Cilic withstood 19 aces from qualifier Bradley Klahn on Tuesday to reach the s Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:27am
World Kim sends missile 'warning' to South Korea, US as tensions rise SEOUL: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un says the country's latest missile launches were a warning to Washington and Seou Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:25am
Sports Premier League: Five key early matches LONDON: The new Premier League season kicks off on Friday with Champions League winners Liverpool hosting promoted Norwi Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:23am
Sports Tennis: WTA Toronto results - 3rd update MONTREAL: Results on Tuesday in the WTA tournament in Toronto (x-denotes seeding): 2nd rd Sofia Kenin (U Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:22am
World Kidnappings soar in Niger amid Boko Haram insurgency NIAMEY: In the desert landscape of southeastern Niger, a radical Islamist insurgency has claimed hundreds of lives, frac Published 07 Aug, 2019 11:20am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points