World Spanish missionary in Liberia tests positive for Ebola MADRID: A Spanish missionary working in Liberia has tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus, the aid organisation he Published 05 Aug, 2014 07:10pm
World Man held over 'bomb hoax' on Qatar-UK flight MANCHESTER: British police on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of making a hoax bomb threat aboard a Qatar Airways plane Published 05 Aug, 2014 06:54pm
World US services sector growth jumps in July WASHINGTON: Activity in the US services sector jumped in July, with virtually all non-manufacturing industries experienc Published 05 Aug, 2014 06:46pm
Top News Burden on Hamas to keep Gaza ceasefire: US WASHINGTON: The United States welcomed the declaration of a ceasefire in fighting between Israel and Hamas on Monday, an Published 04 Aug, 2014 11:29pm
Markets Euro falls ahead of this week ECB meeting NEW YORK: The euro fell on Monday against the dollar and the Japanese yen, ahead of a European Central Bank meeting late Published 04 Aug, 2014 10:39pm
World Ghana seeks IMF bailout after currency plunge WASHINGTON: Ghana has requested aid from the International Monetary Fund to stem a plunge in its currency and close a la Published 04 Aug, 2014 09:15pm
Top News Trade, war and Ebola on agenda at US-Africa summit WASHINGTON: Dozens of leaders descended on Washington on Monday for the start of President Barack Obama's first majo Published 04 Aug, 2014 09:11pm
Top News Germany scraps major arms deal with Russia BERLIN: Germany has stopped a major deal to provide a fully equipped training camp to Russian forces due to the crisis i Published 04 Aug, 2014 09:06pm
Top News New Libya parliament holds first session in east TRIPOLI: Libya's new parliament held its first formal session on Monday in the eastern city of Tobruk as clashes roc Published 04 Aug, 2014 08:57pm
Top News Gaza crisis moves to full UN Assembly UNITED NATIONS: With criticism mounting of UN inaction in the Gaza conflict, envoys from all 193 countries of the United Published 04 Aug, 2014 08:52pm
Top News World leaders mark outbreak of WWI LIEGE: World leaders on Monday commemorated the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I by warning of lessons t Published 04 Aug, 2014 08:46pm
Markets US stocks finish higher after last week's rout NEW YORK: US stocks rose on Monday, recovering some ground lost last week when the S&P 500 notched its biggest weekl Published 04 Aug, 2014 08:35pm
Business & Finance McDonald warns of big hit from China meat scandal NEW YORK: McDonald's said Monday that a recent scandal over expired meat from a Chinese food supplier has had a "sig Published 04 Aug, 2014 08:32pm
Business & Finance Angola puts local unit of BES in administration LUANDA: Angola has placed the local subsidiary of Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo under administration and revoked a Published 04 Aug, 2014 08:28pm
Markets Lukoil pulls out of three central Europe states MOSCOW: Russia largest private oil producer Lukoil said on Monday it was selling its filling stations in three central E Published 04 Aug, 2014 08:24pm
World Putin to mediate Nagorny Karabakh crisis this week: FM MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will host talks this week between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in a bi Published 04 Aug, 2014 08:20pm
Markets European stock markets rise after Portugal bank rescue LONDON: European stock markets rose on Monday, recouping some of last week's heavy losses after news of a Portuguese Published 04 Aug, 2014 07:17pm
Markets European stocks close higher LONDON: European stock markets closed broadly higher on Monday, with Frankfurt's main DAX index rising 0.61 percent Published 04 Aug, 2014 07:15pm
Life & Style Parker weds French girlfriend LOS ANGELES: NBA star Tony Parker married his French girlfriend Axelle Francine in Texas over the weekend, People magazi Published 04 Aug, 2014 07:13pm
Top News Egypt in bid for new 72-hour Gaza truce: Palestinians CAIRO: Egypt is pressing for a 72-hour Gaza ceasefire to be held Tuesday, Palestinian officials said, just hours after H Published 04 Aug, 2014 07:07pm