Top News Trump, Johnson talk 5G and trade ahead of G7: White House WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Britain's new Conservative prime minister, Boris Johnson, have discussed trade an Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:02pm
Markets US stocks open lower amid global rout, Dow -0.3pc, Nasdaq -0.8pc NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks opened lower Friday as the latest round of US tariffs on China overshadowed a mixed US jobs Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:01pm
Sports Canelo loses IBF belt after title defence deal collapses LOS ANGELES: Middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez has been stripped of his International Boxing Federation belt af Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:00pm
Top News EU's IMF race down to two as Finland's Rehn withdraws PARIS: Bank of Finland chief Olli Rehn has withdrawn from the race to be the EU's pick for leading the IMF, a French fin Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:58pm
World South Africa parliament, ruling party slam cop attacks JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's parliament and ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Friday condemned this week's attac Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:57pm
Sports Spain economy minister withdraws from IMF race: govt MADRID: Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino on Friday withdrew from the IMF leadership race just as EU governments pr Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:51pm
World Climate battle will 'succeed or fail' in Asia: UN TOKYO: The battle to combat climate change will "succeed or fail" based on what happens in Asia, where growing energy ne Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:46pm
World NATO aims to avoid 'new arms race' with Moscow BRUSSELS: NATO will aim to avoid a "new arms race" with Russia and not deploy nuclear missiles on European soil, allianc Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:44pm
Top News Biden 'surprised' at Obama swipes in latest debate WASHINGTON: Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden said Thursday he was "surprised" at the intensity of debate-night criticism Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:42pm
Top News EU states vote on IMF pick as field narrows PARIS: EU governments on Friday began voting on their candidate to lead the IMF, in a hugely unusual procedure aiming to Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:41pm
Top News Absent reforms, Russian growth eyed at 1.8pc: IMF MOSCOW: Russian economic growth will hover around 1.8 percent for the next several years unless Moscow enacts structural Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:40pm
Markets Trump thumps global stocks with tariff move LONDON: Equity trading screens were awash in red on Friday after US President Donald Trump stunned investors by slapping Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:39pm
World Tunisia presidential hopefuls line up for September polls TUNIS: Presidential hopefuls in Tunisia began registering their candidacies on Friday for snap September polls called af Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:37pm
World July heatwave up to 3C hotter due to climate change PARIS: The record-shattering heatwave that baked much of northern Europe last month was likely between 1.5 to 3 degrees Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:36pm
Sports Stephanie Frappart to referee UEFA Super Cup PARIS: Stephanie Frappart will take charge of the UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea in Istanbul on August 14, Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:34pm
Sports Ronaldo is the best, says India's Kohli NEW DELHI: The world's number one batsman, Virat Kohli, said Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo remains the world's top footb Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:33pm
Business & Finance German car sales higher in July FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The car market in Europe's largest economy Germany grew strongly in July, official data showed Friday Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:32pm
World Benin court bans presidential rival from elections: judiciary COTONOU: A court in Benin on Friday handed a top opposition politician a suspended six-month jail term over campaign bre Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:31pm
Business & Finance Ferrari sales, profits accelerate MILAN: Luxury sports carmaker Ferrari beat analyst expectations on Friday as sales and profits accelerated in the second Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:29pm
Sports Hamilton tops times at Hungaroring practice BUDAPEST: Lewis Hamilton bounced back from his nightmare weekend in Germany to top the times for Mercedes in Friday's op Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:28pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points