World North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: South SEOUL: Pyongyang fired two ballistic missiles on Wednesday, Seoul said, days after a similar launch that the nuclear-arm Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:05pm
Business & Finance Japan Airlines' quarterly net profit down 32pc TOKYO: Japanese carrier Japan Airlines said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit dropped 32.1 percent due to growing f Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:03pm
Business & Finance Britain's Lloyds banks lower profits on rising claims LONDON: British bank Lloyds said Wednesday that first-half net profits slid as it took another hit from mis-sold credit Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:00pm
World China's anti-graft body investigates former top banker BEIJING: China's anti-corruption watchdog said Wednesday it is investigating a former chairman of its top policy bank, t Published 31 Jul, 2019 12:59pm
Markets European stocks stable before Fed LONDON: Europe's main stock markets steadied in early trade on Wednesday ahead of a US Federal Reserve interest rate dec Published 31 Jul, 2019 12:58pm
Markets Asia markets down as latest US-China trade talks wrap up HONG KONG: Asia markets were down Wednesday as the latest round of US-China talks on their bruising yearlong trade war c Published 31 Jul, 2019 12:57pm
World Tensions high as Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters face court HONG KONG: Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters appeared in court Wednesday after being charged with rioting, se Published 31 Jul, 2019 12:56pm
Business & Finance Panasonic Q1 net profit down on lower sales in China TOKYO: Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said on Wednesday its quarterly net profit fell more than 10 percent, partly Published 31 Jul, 2019 12:55pm
World Maduro honors Americans evicted from Venezuelan embassy in US CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday honored American protesters who had occupied the country's embas Published 31 Jul, 2019 12:54pm
Top News US, China wrap up trade talks after Trump tweetstorm SHANGHAI: Chinese and US negotiators held their first face-to-face talks Wednesday since agreeing to a trade war truce l Published 31 Jul, 2019 12:53pm
Sports Will India dump Shastri? Moody among challengers for coaching job NEW DELHI: India's hunt for a new coach has attracted top international names, including Australian Tom Moody, despite s Published 31 Jul, 2019 12:52pm
Business & Finance Credit Suisse brokers jump in quarterly profits ZURICH: Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse beat expectations with a jump in quarterly profits thanks in part to a rebound Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:58am
Business & Finance Air France-KLM profits climb in 'challenging' market PARIS: Air France-KLM reported Wednesday a solid increase in operating profits as more people flew on its network, but g Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:57am
World German labour market feels first chills of slowdown FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Germany's largely resilient labour market showed early effects of a gathering slowdown in July, offic Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:55am
World Hong Kong growth stalls amid trade war, protests HONG KONG: Hong Kong's economy remained sluggish in the second quarter amid the ongoing US-China trade dispute, governme Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:53am
World UK warship commander says Iran trying 'to test' Britain in Gulf LONDON: The commander of a British warship accompanying UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened te Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:52am
Sports Sri Lanka opt to bat in third Bangladesh ODI COLOMBO: Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and chose to bat in the third one-day international against B Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:51am
Sports WBC suspends Whyte's status as interim world heavyweight champion LONDON: British boxer Dillian Whyte's status as interim world heavyweight champion and mandatory challenger to Deontay W Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:49am
World Indian coffee king's body found BANGALORE: The body of billionaire Indian coffee magnate V.G. Siddhartha was found by a river in southern India on Wedne Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:43am
World Eurozone growth slows to 0.2pc in second quarter BRUSSELS: Economic growth in the eurozone slowed to 0.2 percent in the second quarter of the year, down from 0.4 percent Published 31 Jul, 2019 10:33am