World Ex Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj Passes away NEW DELHI: Former Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj passed away at 67 after suffering a heart attack on Published 06 Aug, 2019 06:39pm
Markets Latam stocks, FX tumble as US-China trade dispute intensifies Latin American shares tanked on Monday, on course to post their worst day in more than four months, as heightening t Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:57pm
Markets CBOT wheat rises on technical buying, corn rally CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures rose on Monday on technical buying and short covering, followin Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:54pm
Markets US natgas drops to new 3-year low on record output, falling LNG exports US natural gas futures fell to a fresh 38-month low on Monday after production rose to record highs over the weekend Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:33pm
World Bolton warns China, Russia not to double down on support of Maduro LIMA: US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Monday warned China and Russia not to double down in support of Ve Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:29pm
Markets US longer-dated yields post biggest fall in 14 months NEW YORK: US longer-dated Treasury yields on Monday recorded their steepest one-day drop in more than 14 months as i Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:27pm
Sports South African quick Dale Steyn retires from Test cricket JOHANNESBURG: South African Dale Steyn, one of the great fast bowlers of the modern era, on Monday announced his ret Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:24pm
Sports Root promises no 'emotional decisions' after heavy England loss BIRMINGHAM: Joe Root insisted England would avoid pressing the panic button after going 1-0 down in the Ashes with a Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:23pm
World Hong Kong unrest spreads as leader warns city on brink HONG KONG: Hong Kong's unrest spread more widely throughout the financial hub Monday as riot police clashed with pro Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:21pm
Sports Former champion Tsonga, Pouille lose Montreal openers MONTREAL: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lucas Pouille led a French exodus in the Montreal Masters opening round on Monday. Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:19pm
Sports Al-Sahafi gives Saudi's Al Ittihad crucial win over Zobahan DOHA: Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad have one foot in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League after Ziyad al-Sahaf Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:16pm
World Trump supporter jailed for sending bombs to Democrats NEW YORK: A supporter of President Donald Trump was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for mailing crude bomb Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:13pm
Sports Thiem keen to break Canadian duck MONTREAL: Montreal Masters second seed Dominic Thiem remained confident on Monday that he is in position to win a fi Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:07pm
Sports Balotelli open to playing for Brazil's Flamengo: reports RIO DE JANEIRO: Italian striker Mario Balotelli, who has been looking for a new club since his contract with Marseil Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:06pm
Markets Wall St suffers worst losses of 2019 on US-China trade war escalation NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks plunged Monday after a forceful response by Beijing to the latest US tariff announcemen Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:02pm
Markets UK shares tumble as trade tensions fuel sell-off Britain's stock market indexes fell sharply on Monday, joining a sell-off in global markets, as US-China trade tensi Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:46pm
Markets Bulgaria's 2019 wheat harvest up 8.7pc from last year SOFIA: Bulgaria harvested 5.65 million tonnes of wheat from 96% of the sown area, the agriculture ministry said on M Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:44pm
Markets Soybeans, corn futures rally on wet weather woes CHICAGO: Chicago soybean and corn futures gained strength on Monday, as uncertainty has re-emerged in the weather fo Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:43pm
Markets Copper hits two-year low as US-China trade war escalates LONDON: Copper prices fell to their lowest in more than two years on Monday, hit by the escalating trade dispute bet Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:41pm
Markets West Africa Crude-Higher fuel oil margin buoys Angolan, IOC takes Nigerian LONDON: Higher fuel oil margins and demand from Chinese independent refiners helped to prop up Angolan crude grades Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:39pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points