Top News Foreign banks sign up to help US battle tax evasion WASHINGTON: US officials said on Monday that more than 77,000 banks and other financial institutions worldwide have join Published 02 Jun, 2014 10:05pm
Pakistan Zardari directs MPAs to ensure speedy, transparent development KARACHI: PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has always preferred the Published 02 Jun, 2014 10:00pm
Markets Dow, S&P 500 hit record closes after ISM data revision NEW YORK: The Dow and S&P 500 Monday again rose to new records following a solid report on US manufacturing activity Published 02 Jun, 2014 09:05pm
World Turkey brushes off criticism over Iraqi Kurdish oil ISTANBUL: Ankara on Monday brushed off criticism from Baghdad that it is being "driven by greed" in an escalating row ov Published 02 Jun, 2014 09:02pm
Business & Finance India plant factory orders hit 3-month peak NEW DELHI: Indian manufacturing orders hit a three-month high in May, according to a business survey on Monday that also Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:51pm
World Ex-Bayern chief begins jail term for tax fraud: lawyer MUNICH: Football legend Uli Hoeness, former boss of powerhouse club Bayern Munich, began a jail term for tax fraud in a Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:46pm
Markets ISM data error sinks stocks; US PMI actually rose WASHINGTON: US stock markets rebounded from an early sharp fall Monday after the Institute of Supply Management said a s Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:41pm
Business & Finance GM finalizes number of trucks, sport vehicles DETROIT: General Motors Co on Monday finalized the number of newer-model large pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:37pm
Business & Finance Canada housing seen 10pc overvalued TORONTO: Canada's housing market is 10 percent overvalued, with the biggest risks in condominium overbuilding and un Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:32pm
Markets European stocks close flat on ECB expectations LONDON: Europe's main stock markets ended largely flat on Monday as traders fretted ahead of the European Central Ba Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:30pm
World US factory data points at Q2 growth pick up WASHINGTON: US manufacturing activity accelerated in May and construction spending rose for a third straight month in Ap Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:24pm
Markets Gold hits 4-month low, longest losing streak in 7 months NEW YORK: Gold prices edged lower for a fifth day in a row on Monday, marking their longest losing streak in seven month Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:23pm
Markets Cameroon banks earn $13.5m in oil transit fees YAOUNDE: Cameroon's state oil firm SNH earned 6.49 billion CFA francs ($13.46 million) in transit fees for Chadian o Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:18pm
Top News Russia, Ukraine to mull gas dispute plan DONETSK: Russia and Ukraine agreed on Monday to consider a proposal for Kiev to pay off a multi-billion-dollar gas bill Published 02 Jun, 2014 07:09pm
Top News Kuwait emir makes landmark visit to Iran TEHRAN: Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday started a landmark visit to Tehran focused on mending Published 01 Jun, 2014 11:44pm
Top News Churchill last surviving child dies aged 91 LONDON: Lady Mary Soames, the last surviving child of Britain's World War II prime minister Winston Churchill, has d Published 01 Jun, 2014 11:39pm
Top News EU election results 'cannot be ignored': Blair LONDON: Former British prime minister Tony Blair was on Monday to call for a shake-up of the European Union following th Published 01 Jun, 2014 11:38pm
Top News Ukrainian church in Crimea attacked by armed men: patriarchate KIEV: Armed men on Sunday attacked a Ukrainian Orthodox church in Crimea, beating up a priest and church-goers including Published 01 Jun, 2014 11:32pm
Top News US prisoner swap sparks political firestorm WASHINGTON: The US decision to release five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay in order to recover a soldier held in Published 01 Jun, 2014 11:29pm
Business & Finance Air Lease Corp interested in possible revamp of Airbus A330 DOHA: US leasing company Air Lease Corp is interested in a possible upgraded version of European planemaker Airbus Group Published 01 Jun, 2014 09:46pm