Markets BP, majors win approval for £4.5bn oil field investment LONDON: British oil giant BP and its partners have won government approval for a major £4.5-billion oil field investment Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:38am
Sports Sri Lanka look for revival against Pakistan COLOMBO: Sri Lanka hope to end their Test drought when they face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates later this month Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:35am
Top News Eurozone races to stem crisis as Greek PM meets EU leader BRUSSELS: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou held talks with the EU president on Thursday as the eurozone waited for Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:31am
Business & Finance Rostelecom Q2 misses forecast as sales growth slows MOSCOW: Russian state-controlled telecoms operator Rostelecom said its second-quarter net profit fell 2 percent year-on- Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:29am
Business & Finance Bank recapitalisation 'counterproductive': Deutsche Bank BERLIN: Recapitalising Europe's banks will not solve the eurozone's current debt crisis, the only way is to restore conf Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:28am
Top News Mismanagement costs South Africa $3.8bn a year: Official JOHANNESBURG: Corruption, incompetence and negligence costs South Africa up to 30 billion rand ($3.8 billion, 2.8 billio Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:10am
Top News British trade deficit narrows in August: Data LONDON: Britain's trade-in-goods deficit narrowed in August, as exports hit a record high and imports fell, official dat Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:01am
Top News Crisis to slow German economy sharply next year BERLIN: The eurozone debt crisis will have a major impact on Germany next year, the country's leading economic institute Published 13 Oct, 2011 10:00am
Top News Nepal bus crash kills 43 KATHMANDU: At least 43 people were killed Thursday when a bus veered off a mountain road in eastern Nepal and plunged in Published 13 Oct, 2011 09:17am
Sports Bangladesh put West Indies in to bat in first ODI DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim elected to field after winning the toss against the West Indies in the first o Published 13 Oct, 2011 09:14am
Top News China auto sales up 5.5pc in September BEIJING: China's auto sales rose 5.5 percent year on year to 1.65 million units in September, a report said Thursday -- Published 13 Oct, 2011 09:08am
Top News South Africa can not help eurozone rescue: Report JOHANNESBURG: South Africa cannot contribute to a bailout fund as part of proposed support from major emerging economi Published 13 Oct, 2011 09:04am
World Syrian army in armed clash in northwest: Rights group NICOSIA: Syrian troops killed three armed dissidents in clashes that erupted during a raid in the north-western town of Published 13 Oct, 2011 09:00am
World Sirte commander says Qadhafi son still on run SIRTE: A senior military commander inside Sirte said on Thursday that Moamer Qadhafi's son Mutassim remains on the run, Published 13 Oct, 2011 08:56am
Business & Finance BlackBerry says 'significant improvement' after glitches LONDON: BlackBerry services improved in several regions including Europe, the Middle East and India Thursday after three Published 13 Oct, 2011 08:53am
Markets Palm oil slips on higher global grain stocks SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil futures edged down on Thursday as the market booked profits after a US report raised the o Published 13 Oct, 2011 08:01am
Markets Italy debt costs set to ease at bond auction MILAN: Italy is set to pay lower yields when it sells up to 6.5 billion euros of bonds on Thursday, with growing optimis Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:57am
Business & Finance Carrefour warns on profit as Europeans cut back PARIS: Carrefour, Europe's No.1 retailer, issued its fourth profit warning in as many months on Thursday, providing furt Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:53am
Business & Finance Raiffeisen says second half not looking good: Paper VIENNA : Raiffeisen Bank International's second-half results will be significantly worse than the first half; its chief Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:46am
Business & Finance UK firms raise ad spend in Q3: Survey LONDON: British companies increased their marketing budgets in the third quarter, bringing to an end a three-quarter run Published 13 Oct, 2011 07:32am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points