Business & Finance General Electrico to invest $2bn in Africa WASHINGTON: General Electric announced $2 billion in new investments in Africa through 2018 on Monday, as Washington kic Published 04 Aug, 2014 07:03pm
Business & Finance Portugal averts BES disaster with rescue and new bank LISBON: Portugal narrowly averted a national disaster and a fresh eurozone crisis on Monday by launching a new bank as p Published 04 Aug, 2014 06:59pm
World Russia FM predicts 'easier' time with proposed new US envoy MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday that it will be easier to deal with the incoming new US ambassador than with his "freelanc Published 04 Aug, 2014 06:49pm
World Two shot dead by motorist in French town LILLE: A Frenchman in his 70s and his 40-year-old daughter were shot and killed on Monday when a driver opened fire on t Published 04 Aug, 2014 06:46pm
World Senegal ex-leader son back in dock at trial DAKAR: Lawyers acting for the son of former Senegalese leader Abdoulaye Wade challenged the legitimacy of his accusers o Published 04 Aug, 2014 06:36pm
World Somali Shebab claim killing of senior police chief MOGADISHU: Somalia Shebab said they had carried out a car bombing that killed a senior police chief in the north of the Published 04 Aug, 2014 06:31pm
Top News Israel announces 7-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza: army JERUSALEM: Israel will hold its fire in most of the Gaza Strip for a seven-hour "humanitarian window" on Monday, the mil Published 03 Aug, 2014 11:03pm
World Erdogan holds mass election rally in Istanbul ISTANBUL: Tens of thousands of supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday massed in Istanbul fo Published 03 Aug, 2014 09:38pm
World EU sanctions force Aeroflot to suspend low-cost airline MOSCOW: EU sanctions targeting Russia over its role in Ukraine's conflict have hit Aeroflot's low-cost domestic Published 03 Aug, 2014 09:38pm
World Civilians suffer in Ukraine clashes as MH17 probe gathers pace DONETSK: Fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left at least 10 civilians dead in eastern Ukraine on Published 03 Aug, 2014 09:25pm
World Iran jails academic for crimes against regime TEHRAN: A well-known Iranian academic who had a death sentence overturned a decade ago has been convicted and sentenced Published 03 Aug, 2014 09:20pm
Top News UN school shelling in Gaza 'unacceptable': Hollande PARIS: French President Francois Hollande said the bombing on Sunday of a UN school in Gaza was "unacceptable" and calle Published 03 Aug, 2014 09:09pm
World Bertha lashes Turks and Caicos, southern Bahamas MIAMI: Tropical Storm Bertha dumped heavy rain on the southern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands on Sunday, as foreca Published 03 Aug, 2014 09:02pm
World Libya exodus gathers pace as Tripoli clashes kill 22 TRIPOLI: The exodus of foreigners from Libya gathered pace on Sunday as the government said at least 22 people were kill Published 03 Aug, 2014 07:00pm
World Mavericks owner rips IOC after injury: report DALLAS: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban blasted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the wake of NBA star Paul Published 03 Aug, 2014 06:54pm
World Death toll from southwest China quake rises to 357: Xinhua BEIJING: The death toll from a strong earthquake that hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province on Sunday ha Published 03 Aug, 2014 06:40pm
World US Ebola patient 'seems to be improving': CDC chief WASHINGTON: A US doctor infected with the Ebola virus "seems to be improving," a top US health official said Sunday afte Published 03 Aug, 2014 06:37pm
Top News Israel confirms firing near Gaza school JERUSALEM: Israel military confirmed it fired on a target near a UN school in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday, Published 03 Aug, 2014 06:33pm
Top News British navy evacuates nationals from Libya LONDON: A British navy ship evacuated British nationals from Libya on Sunday, the defence ministry said, as worsening se Published 03 Aug, 2014 06:30pm
Top News US says 'appalled' by latest UN school shelling in Gaza WASHINGTON: The United States said it was "appalled" by the shelling of another UN school in Gaza Sunday and called for Published 03 Aug, 2014 06:26pm