Markets Tokyo stocks up 1.98pc by noon TOKYO: Tokyo stocks jumped 1.98 percent Tuesday morning after a sharp rally on Wall Street and in Europe as hopes rose f Published 11 Oct, 2011 06:11am
World UN humanitarian chief to hold food talks in North Korea UNITED NATIONS: UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos headed Monday for China ahead of a visit to North Korea, stricken b Published 11 Oct, 2011 06:07am
Business & Finance Japanese scientist unveils 'thinking' robot TOKYO: Robots that learn from experience and can solve novel problems -- just like humans -- sound like science fiction. Published 11 Oct, 2011 06:03am
Markets Eurozone hopes, Wall St rally lift Asia markets HONG KONG: Asian markets surged for a fourth straight day on Tuesday as dealers followed a rally on Wall Street caused b Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:53am
World China currency bill set to clear US Senate WASHINGTON: Defying Chinese anger and White House warnings, the US Senate was set Tuesday to approve legislation to puni Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:49am
Markets Crude mixed in Asia SINGAPORE: Crude prices were mixed in Asia Tuesday as traders cheered on a Franco-German debt rescue commitment and expo Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:42am
World Tunisian candidates battle to get poll messages across TUNIS: As a monotonous stream of political campaign messages assails Tunisians over public radio and television for up t Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:39am
Sports Australia's Lee ruled out of South Africa tour SYDNEY: Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has been ruled out of the team's Twenty20 and one-day series against South Afri Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:33am
Markets Hong Kong stocks surge 4.13pc at open HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks surged 4.13 percent at the open Tuesday, a fourth straight gain, following a strong rally on Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:32am
Markets Chinese shares up 2.43pc in early trade SHANGHAI: Chinese shares were up 2.43 percent in early trade Tuesday, after an arm of China's sovereign wealth fund said Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:28am
World 11 rebels, seven Colombian troops killed BOGOTA: Colombia's armed forces bombed a rebel base camp on Monday and killed at least 11 leftist insurgents in an area Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:23am
Top News Greek write-down marks end of austerity charge BRUSSELS: European leaders have switched horses as Dexia became the first bank to need bailing out with lenders caught i Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:18am
World Abbas, Sarkozy to meet in Paris: Palestinian FM BOGOTA: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet in Paris in the coming days o Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:14am
Markets Tokyo stocks open 1.49pc higher TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened up 1.49 percent on Tuesday after a sharp rally on US markets as hopes rose for a comprehensiv Published 11 Oct, 2011 05:12am
Top News Japan August current account surplus down 64.3pc on-year TOKYO: Japan's current account surplus shrank by 64.3 percent from a year earlier in August, the sixth consecutive decli Published 11 Oct, 2011 04:58am
Top News India to support Pakistan at WTO: Faheem ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Trade Makhdoom Ameen Faheem on Monday said that India will support Pakistan at World Tra Published 03 Oct, 2011 10:50am
Top News Teacher killed, woman injured in Khuzdar firing KHUZDAR: A teacher was gunned down and a woman received injuries in a firing incident in Khuzdar on Monday. "Unidentifi Published 03 Oct, 2011 10:43am
Sports Malik, Rameez, Jamal, Azhar get special awards KARACHI: Shoaib Malik, Muhammad Rameez, Jamal Anwar and Azhar Ali got special awards of Rs.25,000 each for their outstan Published 03 Oct, 2011 10:38am
Pakistan Gul Ahmed declare 100pc bonus KARACHI: Gul Ahmed has posted a record profit after tax of Rs 1.196 billion for the year ending June 30, 2011 and announ Published 03 Oct, 2011 10:28am
World 'Qaeda' gunmen kill four Yemen soldiers: Medic ADEN: Gunmen linked to al Qaeda on Monday killed four soldiers in southern Yemen, a medic said, a day after at least 25 Published 03 Oct, 2011 10:16am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points