World India's 'Mr Clean' PM cornered by anti-graft drive NEW DELHI : There is no small irony in the fact that India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for his probity and in Published 20 Aug, 2011 05:43am
Life & Style 25 years on, 'Graceland' reigns as world music pioneer WASHINGTON: If every generation throws a hero up the pop charts, Paul Simon has been twice anointed, first as a 1960s fo Published 20 Aug, 2011 05:35am
Markets Japan ready to act over yen's historic rise: Media TOKYO : Japan is ready to take action against a further surge in the yen, including market intervention, after the safe- Published 20 Aug, 2011 05:32am
World Tropical Storm Harvey to become hurricane TEGUCIGALPA : Central American emergency services were on alert early Saturday as Tropical Storm Harvey -- now forecast Published 20 Aug, 2011 05:27am
Top News Biden to witness economic boom in China's Sichuan BEIJING : US Vice President Joe Biden comes face to face with China's economic boom Saturday after Chinese leaders expre Published 20 Aug, 2011 05:18am
World Taiwan's bid for US jets 'hopeless': Report TAIPEI : Taiwan's bid to buy new F-16 fighter jets from the United States has become "hopeless" a top Taiwanese official Published 20 Aug, 2011 05:12am
Top News North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia: Official MOSCOW : North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il on Saturday arrived in Russia where he plans to meet President Dmitr Published 20 Aug, 2011 05:07am
World Egypt to withdraw envoy to Israel CAIRO : Egypt has decided to withdraw its ambassador to Israel to protest the deaths of five policemen killed on the bor Published 20 Aug, 2011 05:04am
Markets Karachi Cotton Association fix prices at Rs6,966 per maund KARACHI : The Karachi Cotton Association on Friday fixed the official spot rate, or base price, for Grade 3 cotton at Rs Published 19 Aug, 2011 11:24am
Top News Greek bond rollover not before October: Minister ATHENS : Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said Friday for the first time that a bond rollover that is part of Published 19 Aug, 2011 11:20am
Markets Asian markets slammed in global selloff HONG KONG : Asian stock markets on Friday caught a global selling fever after new warnings of world recession and as fea Published 19 Aug, 2011 11:13am
Business & Finance Satellite loss 'severe blow' : Russia MOSCOW : The loss of a communications satellite, touted as Russia 's most powerful, deals a "severe blow" to the countr Published 19 Aug, 2011 10:56am
Top News HBL posts higher profits KARACHI : Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) has posted a higher profit after tax of Rs10.009 billion for the half year ending June 3 Published 19 Aug, 2011 10:03am
Business & Finance HP PC business too big for Asian tech firms to stomach HONG KONG/TAIPEI: Hewlett-Packard Co's personal computer business may be too big for Asia's technology companies to swal Published 19 Aug, 2011 10:00am
Markets Kenya's KenolKobil wins tender for crude, jet fuel NAIROBI : Kenyan oil marketer KenolKobil has won a tender to import and deliver 160,000 tonnes of Murban crude oil to K Published 19 Aug, 2011 09:48am
Markets Kenya 30, 5-year T-bond yields to jump after discount rate NAIROBI : Yields on Kenya 's 30-year and five-year Treasury bonds are expected to head higher at next week's sale in st Published 19 Aug, 2011 09:42am
Markets Indonesia 2012 white sugar output may miss target JAKARTA : Indonesia may not be able to meet its white sugar production target of 4.4 million tonnes for next year unle Published 19 Aug, 2011 09:39am
Top News Polish output data do not point to slowdown: Finance Minister WARSAW : Poland 's seasonally adjusted industrial output data for July do not indicate a slowdown in the economy, Finan Published 19 Aug, 2011 09:34am
Top News Dutch FM sees extra budget cuts if tax disappoints AMSTERDAM: The Dutch Finance Minister said on Friday he would consider taking extra budget cuts if tax income comes in w Published 19 Aug, 2011 09:22am
Business & Finance VW reports strong global car sales in July FRANKFURT : The biggest European automaker, Volkswagen, said Friday that it sold 665,600 vehicles worldwide in July, an Published 19 Aug, 2011 09:17am