World Trump says working on free trade deal with Brazil WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration is working on a free-trade agreement with Brazil, Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:34pm
World Brazil's Bolsonaro makes waves with dictatorship remarks RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday questioned the credibility of a truth commission that inves Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:33pm
Business & Finance Apple gets lift from services, offsetting iPhone weakness SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Tuesday delivered stronger-than-expected results in the just-ended quarter as growth from servic Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:32pm
Sports All Blacks trim squad for Bledisloe Tests WELLINGTON: The All Blacks have dropped five players in a 34-man squad named Wednesday for the upcoming Bledisloe Cup Te Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:30pm
World Mass hunger strike at Egypt prison: Amnesty BEIRUT: About 130 inmates have been on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison for more than six weeks in protest at inhuman Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:29pm
Sports Teen star Coco, top seed Stephens crash out in Washington WASHINGTON: Coco Gauff, the American teen who electrified Wimbledon with a last-16 run, and US top seed Sloane Stephens Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:28pm
Sports Root and Paine's different paths to Ashes captaincy BIRMINGHAM: One seemed destined to be a Test captain at 23; the other was thrust into the leadership following an extrao Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:25pm
Sports Tsonga ousts eighth-ranked Khachanov at Washington ATP WASHINGTON: France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated his first top-10 rival in nearly two years, ousting Russian second seed Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:23pm
Sports Ko aims to join elite group at Women's British Open WOBURN: Ko Jin-young first attracted international attention when she finished runner-up to Inbee Park at the 2015 Women Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:22pm
Sports McIlroy joins Tiger at Japan's first PGA Tour event TOKYO: Former world number one Rory McIlroy will join 15-time major-winner Tiger Woods at Japan's first PGA Tour tournam Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:20pm
World DR Congo makes new push to fight year-old Ebola epidemic GOMA: An Ebola epidemic raging in eastern DR Congo marks its first year on Thursday in a mood of fear mingled with hope Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:19pm
World Bashir party HQ now home to Sudan paramilitaries KHARTOUM: The brown, brick building looming over Khartoum was a potent symbol of the regime of former president Omar al- Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:17pm
Top News Warren and Sanders vs moderates: Liberals under fire in 2nd debate DETROIT: The ideological divide between Democratic presidential hopefuls came into focus Tuesday as leading progressive Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:15pm
Sports Reds' Puig in brawl amid trade reports WASHINGTON: Outfielder Yasiel Puig's tenure in Cincinnati may have ended in dramatic style Tuesday as he waded into a ni Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:14pm
World Trump suggests Baltimore 'worse than Honduras' WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump once again attacked the city of Baltimore Tuesday, suggesting that violent crime t Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:13pm
Business & Finance Airbus profits more than double in first half PARIS: European aerospace giant Airbus Wednesday reported profits more than doubled in the first half of the year, a str Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:12pm
Sports Mattek-Sands rallies to beat Venus in San Jose LOS ANGELES: Bethanie Mattek-Sands, playing her first WTA singles match since the Australian Open, rallied to beat Venus Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:11pm
Sports Tennis: WTA San Jose results LOS ANGELES: Results on Tuesday in the WTA tournament in San Jose, California (x-denotes seeding): 1st rd Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:10pm
Top News At least 28 killed as Afghan bus hits 'Taliban' bomb HEART: Dozens of passengers, mainly women and children, were killed in western Afghanistan early Wednesday when the bus Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:08pm
Markets Tokyo stocks close down as US-China trade war weighs TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday with investors discouraged by US President Donald Trump's negative tweets Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:07pm