World Russia invites Libya's new government officials to Moscow DUSHANBE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said Russia had invited members of Libya's transitional gov Published 03 Sep, 2011 08:22am
World Opposition calls for Japan defence minister to go TOKYO: Japan's main opposition party called for the new defence minister to resign on Saturday for referring to himself Published 03 Sep, 2011 08:09am
Top News Americans worry about economy after job report WASHINGTON: New worries about the economy gripped Americans Saturday after a government report showed no job growth last Published 03 Sep, 2011 07:52am
World Famine likely to spread in southern Somalia: UN NAIROBI : Famine hit areas of southern Somalia will likely spread in coming days, with the situation continuing to wor Published 03 Sep, 2011 07:21am
Top News Ukraine awards first shale gas contract to Shell: Firm KIEV: Ukraine on Thursday awarded its first shale gas exploration contract to the Anglo-Dutch giant Shell in a deal wort Published 01 Sep, 2011 09:10am
Markets Hong Kong shares close 0.25pc higher HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares rose 0.25 percent on Thursday, a fourth straight gain, following a rally on Wall Street. Th Published 01 Sep, 2011 09:06am
Top News France strikes oil deal with new Libyan regime: Report PARIS: France has secured a deal with Libya's rebel interim rulers to exploit a third of the country's oil reserves, the Published 01 Sep, 2011 09:03am
Business & Finance British house prices weaken in August: Survey LONDON: British house prices fell 0.6 percent in August from July, when they had increased by 0.3 percent, a key survey Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:55am
Top News Thai inflation picks up in August BANGKOK: Inflation in Thailand accelerated more than expected in August, despite a series of interest rate hikes by the Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:52am
Business & Finance Lagardere media group shares slump 11.45pc PARIS: Shares in media group Lagardere fell by 11.45 percent in early trading here on Thursday after the firm had downgr Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:49am
World Algeria says ready to recognise Libya's NTC PARIS: Libya's neighbour Algeria said Thursday it is ready to recognise Libya's former rebel government if it forms a br Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:13am
Markets Bunds pare losses on weak manufacturing data LONDON: German Bunds pared losses on Thursday as weak manufacturing data out of Spain and Italy raised worries about gro Published 01 Sep, 2011 08:09am
Markets Solid data buoys Australian stocks SYDNEY: Australian stocks ended 0.25 percent higher Thursday after stronger than expected retail and other data buoyed i Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:57am
Top News Qadhafi son says fight goes on as world leaders meet TRIPOLI: Fallen dictator Moamer Qadhafi's son Seif al-Islam vowed that loyalists would fight their rebel enemies to the Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:53am
Top News Asia manufacturing growth stalls HONG KONG: Manufacturing activity in China showed a small uptick in August but slumped in other big Asian economies, sur Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:48am
Top News French official quarterly jobless rate eases PARIS: The French unemployment rate fell slightly by 0.1 percentage points to 9.1 percent in the second quarter of 2011 Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:40am
Markets European stocks climb at open; London adds 0.17pc LONDON: Europe's main stock markets advanced in opening trading on Thursday, after gains elsewhere, with London's FTSE 1 Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:37am
Top News Germany cuts first-half official public deficit to 0.6pc FRANKFURT: Germany, Europe's powerhouse economy, announced on Thursday a reduction of its public finance deficit to 0.6 Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:33am
Top News Israel Q2 unemployment falls to 28-year low JERUSALEM: Unemployment in Israel fell to 5.5 percent in the second quarter of this year, the lowest level in 28 years, Published 01 Sep, 2011 07:25am
Business & Finance Judge approves vote on Lehman bankruptcy deal NEW YORK: A US court on Tuesday paved the way for final approval of the $65 billion bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the i Published 31 Aug, 2011 08:44am