Markets European stocks pause after strong rally LONDON: European stocks ended the week on a muted note on Friday as traders paused after the previous day's solid ga Published 04 Jul, 2014 06:10pm
Markets European stock markets slip at open LONDON: European stocks fell slightly in opening trade on Friday as traders paused after the previous day's solid ga Published 04 Jul, 2014 06:06pm
World Greek police fire tear gas at Golden Dawn protesters ATHENS: Greek police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of Golden Dawn supporters protesting outside an Athens court wher Published 04 Jul, 2014 06:04pm
Markets Commodity prices mixed on US data, supply strains LONDON: Commodity markets diverged this week as metals benefitted from better-than-expected US jobs data while oil futur Published 04 Jul, 2014 06:01pm
World Italy calls on UN refugee agency to help Libya with refugees ROME: Italy called on Friday for the UN's refugee agency to help the newly elected Libyan government deal with the h Published 04 Jul, 2014 05:58pm
World Erdogan rebukes footballer over 'foreign' tattoo ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chided a promising young footballer on Friday for having a tattoo Published 04 Jul, 2014 05:56pm
World Billionaire conservative donor Richard Mellon Scaife dies, 82 WASHINGTON: Richard Mellon Scaife, a generous donor to US conservative causes and heir to a sizeable banking fortune, di Published 04 Jul, 2014 05:51pm
World Radioactive material stolen in Mexico: officials MEXICO CITY: The Mexican government warned on Friday that a vehicle containing radioactive material has been stolen, and Published 04 Jul, 2014 05:42pm
Top News Russian lawmakers pass new bill restricting Internet MOSCOW: Russia's parliament passed a bill on Friday requiring Internet companies to store Russians' personal dat Published 04 Jul, 2014 05:33pm
Top News Putin to visit Cuba, Argentina, Brazil: Kremlin MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin will next week begin a major Latin America tour that will take him to Cuba, Argentina a Published 04 Jul, 2014 05:29pm
Top News Top envoys urge new Ukraine truce talks as battles rage BERLIN: Russia and Ukraine's foreign ministers agreed in Berlin on Wednesday that new ceasefire talks should be held Published 02 Jul, 2014 08:30pm
Markets Dow, S&P 500 edge to records ahead of June jobs report NEW YORK: The Dow and S&P 500 edged to new records on Wednesday ahead the official US jobs data for June, with the o Published 02 Jul, 2014 08:16pm
World Sudan rebels say photos show downed chopper KHARTOUM: Rebels in Sudan's South Kordofan, where fighting intensified in recent weeks, on Wednesday released photog Published 02 Jul, 2014 08:12pm
World Sarkozy hits back at 'political' corruption charges PARIS: Nicolas Sarkozy hit back on Wednesday after being charged with corruption, denying he broke the law and suggestin Published 02 Jul, 2014 08:04pm
Top News Syrian chemical weapons transferred to US ship GIOIA TAURO: The international operation to destroy Syrian chemical weapons entered its final phase on Wednesday, with t Published 02 Jul, 2014 07:59pm
Top News Ukraine presses offensive with strong US support KIEV: Ukrainian troops backed by tanks and fighter-bombers pressed on Wednesday with a renewed offensive against pro-Kre Published 02 Jul, 2014 07:55pm
Business & Finance With Dimon ill, JPMorgan reassures on succession plan NEW YORK: One day after its chief executive Jamie Dimon revealed a cancer diagnosis, JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday sought Published 02 Jul, 2014 07:49pm
Business & Finance After BNP, US may hit other banks for sanctions-busting NEW YORK: After French giant BNP Paribas, other big European banks like Credit Agricole, Deutsche Bank and UniCredit may Published 02 Jul, 2014 07:45pm
Top News Privacy panel defends NSA foreign data sweep WASHINGTON: An independent privacy review board on Wednesday defended the National Security Agency's vast foreign in Published 02 Jul, 2014 06:13pm
Top News Clinton takes book tour to Europe WASHINGTON: Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton flew to London on Wednesday, kicking off the first leg of a Eur Published 02 Jul, 2014 06:08pm