World Tunisia holds first Arab Spring elections TUNIS: Tunisia holds its first-ever free elections Sunday with an Islamic party poised to win, nine months after the sur Published 23 Oct, 2011 05:53am
Life & Style Bollywood's Shah Rukh the one to beat this Diwali MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan's science fiction superhero film "Ra.One" looks set to be the only blockbuster this Diwali as Bol Published 23 Oct, 2011 05:49am
World Kabul street children struggle to survive KABUL: In crowded downtown Kabul, nine-year-old Ahmed looks like any other energetic salesman hawking plastic bags for 1 Published 23 Oct, 2011 05:37am
World Saudi crown prince was 'valued friend' of US: Obama WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama offered condolences to Saudi Arabia on Saturday after the death of Crown Prince Su Published 23 Oct, 2011 05:34am
Markets China 'years from convertible yuan' despite reform BEIJING: China is resisting US demands to speed up yuan reforms and let its currency appreciate at a faster pace, even a Published 23 Oct, 2011 05:30am
Top News Opaqueness and unrest burden Egypt's economy CAIRO: An uncertain transition to civilian rule, labour unrest and sporadic violence that scares off tourists are aggrav Published 23 Oct, 2011 05:27am
Business & Finance Italian firms fear looming credit crunch MILAN: There is a new fear spreading through Italy's industrial heartland near Milan -- a looming credit crunch for busi Published 23 Oct, 2011 05:23am
Markets India's Diwali gold buying may be modest: Analysts MUMBAI: High prices are likely to deter Indians from heavy gold buying this week during the Hindu festival of Diwali, no Published 23 Oct, 2011 05:18am
World Queen met by cheering church crowds Down Under CANBERRA: Hundreds of well-wishers hailed Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at a historic Canberra church Sunday where she at Published 23 Oct, 2011 05:09am
Markets Gulf can fill any shortage of oil: UAE minister ABU DHABI : Gulf countries are able to fill any shortage of oil on international markets to keep prices stable, the fina Published 22 Oct, 2011 06:06am
Top News Merkel, Sarkozy in fresh euro push after Greek breakthrough BRUSSELS: France and Germany were poised to make a fresh bid to forge a solution to the eurozone debt crisis Saturday fo Published 22 Oct, 2011 05:58am
Business & Finance Shareholders grill Murdoch at angry News Corp. meeting LOS ANGELES: Angry shareholders lashed News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch on Friday, but an attempt to curb the media mogul' Published 22 Oct, 2011 05:54am
Top News India set for 13th rate hike despite growth worries NEW DELHI: India's central bank is set to raise interest rates for the 13th consecutive time this week in a bid to tame Published 22 Oct, 2011 05:43am
Markets Bund futures fall on EFSF bond buy guidelines LONDON: German Bund futures fell on Thursday after the release of a document outlining how the euro zone's rescue fund c Published 20 Oct, 2011 10:10am
Markets Copper hits 2-week low as EU debt talks stagnate LONDON: Copper fell almost 4 percent on Thursday to its lowest in two weeks as plans to tackle the EU debt crisis sta Published 20 Oct, 2011 10:06am
Markets Gold falls, sticks more closely to stocks SINGAPORE: Gold fell on Thursday in its fourth consecutive daily decline, moving more closely in tandem with the stock m Published 20 Oct, 2011 10:03am
Life & Style Metro belatedly opens in India's IT hub Bangalore BANGALORE: The first metro in India's IT hub of Bangalore rolls into service Thursday, a long-delayed and over-budget pr Published 20 Oct, 2011 09:56am
Top News Clinton set for talks in Pakistan ISLAMABAD : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was due in Pakistan on Thursday, joining American national securit Published 20 Oct, 2011 09:43am
Sports Pakistan take lunch score to 336-2 ABU DHABI: Pakistan reached 336-2 at lunch on the third day of the opening Test at Abu Dhabi stadium, extending their le Published 20 Oct, 2011 09:38am
Top News EU mulls rating agency ban for debt-laden states: Report FRANKFURT: The European Commission is considering a possible ban on rating agencies from publishing their assessments of Published 20 Oct, 2011 09:34am