World West African leaders to discuss Nigeria, Mali situation at ECOWAS summit ACCRA: West African leaders will meet this week in Accra in an emergency summit to discuss regional security issues, inc Published 28 May, 2014 10:18pm
Top News Smartphone market still growing as prices fall: study WASHINGTON: Global smartphone sales will jump 23 percent this year to more than 1.2 billion units, fueled by growth of l Published 28 May, 2014 09:45pm
Markets Dollar pushes higher on euro NEW YORK: Foreign exchange traders pushed the US dollar to a 15-week high against the euro on Wednesday, sending US bond Published 28 May, 2014 09:42pm
Top News US House approves sanctions on Venezuela rights abusers WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to impose targeted sanctions on Venezuelan Published 28 May, 2014 09:36pm
Top News IMF boss hails 'remarkable' African growth MAPUTO: IMF managing director Christine Lagarde on Wednesday hailed the leaps made by African economies in the last deca Published 28 May, 2014 09:34pm
Markets US stocks finish lower on mixed earnings NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks on Wednesday finished lower following mixed earnings reports as investors looked ahead to m Published 28 May, 2014 09:21pm
World Erdogan says foes may leak video to smear him ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday followers of an Islamic cleric with whom he's lock Published 28 May, 2014 08:48pm
World Brazil top court delays ruling on landmark savings case SAO PAULO: Brazil's Federal Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to delay a ruling on a landmark savings case dating b Published 28 May, 2014 08:24pm
Markets European stocks mostly rise, but Frankfurt retreats LONDON: European stocks mostly rose on Wednesday, but Frankfurt retreated from the key 10,000-points barrier following d Published 28 May, 2014 08:22pm
Top News Four girls escape Boko Haram captors: official MAIDUGURI: Four more girls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants last month have escaped their captors, the education commis Published 28 May, 2014 08:17pm
Markets Wall Street flat as S&P 500 holds rnewest ecord NEW YORK: US stocks barely budged on Wednesday as an absence of economic catalysts put technicals in focus and kept the Published 28 May, 2014 08:08pm
World Reporting changes on horizon for US public retiree benefits WASHINGTON: US state and local governments would have to dramatically change how they account for their "other post-empl Published 28 May, 2014 08:04pm
Business & Finance Start-up Viadeo to test appetite in Paris PARIS: French start-up Viadeo, the biggest online network for job seekers in France and China, plans to float its shares Published 28 May, 2014 06:36pm
World Canadian National Rail says moving crop shipments at record pace ALBERTA: Canadian National Railway Co, Canada's largest rail carrier, said on Wednesday it is exceeding grain-shipme Published 28 May, 2014 06:59am
Business & Finance Italy seeks anti-trust compensation from Roche, Novartis, Pfizer ROME: Italy said on Wednesday it was seeking billion-euro payouts from multinational drug companies following a ruling b Published 28 May, 2014 06:54am
Markets Urals slump in north, CPC Blend sinks to a discount LONDON: Russian medium sour Urals prices sank to a 14-month low on Wednesday in a move that surprised many traders, give Published 28 May, 2014 06:39am
Business & Finance LG steps up smartphone effort with new flagship G3 SAN FRANCISCO: LG Electronics went big in style on Tuesday with a flagship G3 smartphone aimed at turning heads away fro Published 27 May, 2014 10:48pm
World Japan, North Korea talks continue amid secrecy STOCKHOLM: North Korea and Japan on Tuesday ended a second day of talks in Stockholm believed to be focused on Japanese Published 27 May, 2014 10:45pm
Top News British bank chief demands ethical approach LONDON: Bank of England chief Mark Carney on Tuesday warned that the capitalist system could collapse unless bankers beg Published 27 May, 2014 10:41pm
Markets Dollar edges up against euro NEW YORK: The US dollar edged up against the euro Tuesday helped by modestly positive US economic data.New data releases Published 27 May, 2014 10:37pm