World Ecuador cracks down on illegal mining to transform economy LA MERCED DE BUENOS AIRES: In a desolate area of Ecuador's northern Andes, dozens of electricity generators are cordoned Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:21am
World Pentagon stalls $10bn cloud contract eyed by Amazon SAN FRANCISCO: The Pentagon has put off awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract sought by Amazon, saying Thursda Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:17am
World Disunited Kingdom: hard Brexit threat tests historic ties LONDON: New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's big tour of Britain saw him booed by EU supporters in Wales and heckl Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:15am
World Trump has 'no problem' with latest North Korean weapons test SEOUL: North Korea carried out its third weapons test in eight days on Friday, according to the South's military, but US Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:14am
World Pompeo rips into China, urges ASEAN to trust in US BANGKOK: America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo on Friday implored Southeast Asian nations to trust in US values, delivering Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:12am
World Afghanistan peace deal would see US troop numbers slashed: reports WASHINGTON: A proposed peace deal would see the United States withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:10am
Sports Top seed Tsitsipas reaches ATP Washington quarter-finals WASHINGTON: World number six Stefanos Tsitsipas struggled late but advanced to the ATP Washington Open quarter-finals on Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:08am
World Thai government confirms 'bombing incidents' in Bangkok BANGKOK: The Thai government on Friday confirmed a number of small "bombing incidents" in Bangkok as the city hosts a ma Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:07am
Sports Tennis: WTA results SAN FRANCISCO: Results from WTA tournament in San Jose, California on Thursday: 2nd rd Amanda Anisimova Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:05am
Sports Four footballers get life bans for Asian match-fixing KUALA LUMPUR: Four players have been banned for life for match-fixing at the AFC Cup, the Asian Football Confederation s Published 02 Aug, 2019 11:03am
World Trump targets China with tariffs on $300bn in goods WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will hit China with punitive tariffs on another $300 billion Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:56am
World Allianz confident for 2019 after second quarter windfall FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German insurer Allianz on Friday reported rising profits in the second quarter thank to a windfall in Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:55am
World Angry South Koreans accuse Japan of 'economic invasion' SEOUL: Angry South Korean demonstrators on Friday accused former colonial power Japan of "economic invasion" after Tokyo Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:54am
World South Korea's Moon condemns Japan's 'reckless' trade decision SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday condemned Japan's decision to remove his country from a "white list" Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:53am
Markets Tokyo stocks end down over 2pc on US tariffs on China TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down more than two percent on Friday, hit by worries about the US-China trade war and the yen Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:52am
World Crocodiles hunt in flooded Indian city VADODARA: Crocodiles hunted dogs in the flooded streets of the Indian city of Vadodara after it was battered by nearly 5 Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:51am
World Croatian commits suicide after shooting six dead: police ZAGREB: A man suspected of shooting six people dead in Zagreb took his own life Friday after police tried to arrest him, Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:48am
Business & Finance No-deal Brexit an 'instantaneous' shock to economy: Carney LONDON: Bank of England governor Mark Carney on Friday warned that a no-deal Brexit would be a shock for Britain, causin Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:47am
World Qaeda attack kills 19 soldiers in Yemen: security officials ADEN: Al-Qaeda gunmen killed 19 soldiers in an attack on an army base in southern Yemen Friday, security officials said, Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:46am
World Fighting between Libya rivals kills 9: unity goverment TRIPOLI: At least nine loyalist fighters have been killed in clashes with forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in t Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:43am