Sports Burns and Root hold firm for England in Ashes opener BIRMINGHAM: Rory Burns and England captain Joe Root kept Australia at bay on the second day of the first Ashes Test at E Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:25pm
World Taiwan president's bodyguard smuggling scam implicates 76: spy agency TAIPEI: More than 70 members of Taiwan's presidential security detail have been swept up in a cigarette smuggling scanda Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:24pm
Sports Kvitova withdraws from Toronto, Williams seeded TORONTO: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has withdrawn from next week's Rogers Cup in Toronto after failing to Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:23pm
World US trade deficit steady at $55.2bn in June as exports sink WASHINGTON: America's mammoth trade deficit held steady in June as foreign demand for US goods and services weakened acr Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:22pm
World US job creation slows to 164,000 in July; unemployment steady WASHINGTON: The United States continued to add new jobs last month but at a slower pace, more signs the economy is weake Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:21pm
Markets Paris stocks fall 3pc PARIS: The Paris stock market plunged 3.0 percent Friday, extending losses after downbeat US economic data added to conc Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:20pm
World Germany orders Google to take humans out of audio loop FRANKFURT AM MAIN: A German data protection official has convinced Google to stop human workers from listening to audio Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:19pm
Markets Exxon Mobil reports lower earnings but higher oil output NEW YORK: Exxon Mobil reported a drop in second-quarter earnings Friday due to lower crude prices and a hit from refiner Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:18pm
World Moscow says US made 'serious mistake' dropping arms treaty MOSCOW: Moscow on Friday said Washington had made a "serious mistake" pulling out of the INF treaty, after the United St Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:17pm
World Regime violations will nullify Idlib truce: Syria militants BEIRUT: Regime attacks on rebel-held areas in northwest Syria will "nullify" a ceasefire deal announced by Damascus, jih Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:16pm
World EU orders France to recover 8.5mn euros from Ryanair BRUSSELS: The European Union on Friday ordered France to recover 8.5 million euros from Ryanair which it said the low-co Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:14pm
World Tsunami warning as powerful quake hits southwest Indonesia JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake struck off the southern coast of Indonesia's heavily populated Java island Friday, with t Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:13pm
World Nigeria's Buhari faces flak over cabinet picks LAGOS: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire for stacking his new cabinet with ageing party loyalists Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:12pm
World Border friction in DR Congo on anniversary of Ebola outbreak GOMA: An Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo marked its first anniversary on Thursday with two more cases in the densely- Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:32am
Sports An, Im set early pace at US PGA Wyndham Championship MIAMI: South Korean duo An Byeong-hun and Im Sung-jae set the early pace at the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship on Thurs Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:31am
Sports Golf: PGA Tour scores MIAMI: Leading first-round scores at the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship on Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club in Green Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:30am
World US eyes migration deals with rest of Central America after Guatemala's GUATEMALA CITY: The United States will seek migration deals with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, akin to l Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:28am
Markets Tokyo stocks down nearly 2pc on US tariffs on China TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Friday, with investor sentiment hit by global sell-offs over US President Do Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:27am
Sports ATP/WTA Washington Open results - 2nd update WASHINGTON: Results from Thursday's matches at the ATP and WTA Washington Open (x denotes seeding): Men Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:26am
Sports Smith 'in from the cold' with epic Ashes century: Aussie media SYDNEY: Steve Smith's heroic century against England was hailed as one of the all-time great Ashes hundreds Friday by a Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:22am