Business & Finance Bohai Insurance on track for operating profit by FY2014: IAG SYDNEY : Insurance Australia Group said China 's Bohai Property Insurance was on track to make operating profits by fin Published 15 Aug, 2011 06:29am
World US rejects Taiwan bid for F-16s: Report TAIPEI : The United States has told Taiwan it will not sell the island 66 long-sought F-16 fighter jets, a report Published 15 Aug, 2011 06:21am
World China's aircraft carrier ends maiden trip: Xinhua BEIJING : China 's first aircraft carrier has returned to port after completing a "smooth" set of sea trials designed t Published 15 Aug, 2011 06:10am
Top News Japan economy shrank less than thought after quake TOKYO : Japan 's economy shrank less than expected in the April-June quarter, data showed Monday, fuelling hopes that i Published 15 Aug, 2011 06:04am
Top News US economy faces 30pc chance of second dip: Survey WASHINGTON : The chances of the US economy slipping into another recession have risen significantly and now stand at 3 Published 15 Aug, 2011 05:55am
World Southern African leaders hold summit amid spreading unrest LUANDA : Southern African leaders meet this week in the Angolan capital amid concern about spreading unrest in the regio Published 15 Aug, 2011 05:46am
World Perry looms large in narrowing US Republican race WASHINGTON : Texas Governor Rick Perry loomed large over a narrowing White House race on Sunday despite Tea Party darlin Published 15 Aug, 2011 05:40am
World British PM vows to fix 'broken society' after riots LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron was Monday to confront the "moral collapse" he blames for last week's riots Published 15 Aug, 2011 05:32am
World Qadhafi predicts swift end for rebels, calls them ‘rats’ TRIPOLI : Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi early Monday predicted a swift end for "the rats" and the "coloniser", referring Published 15 Aug, 2011 05:26am
Markets Asia high-yield bonds: battered but not broken HONG KONG : Asian high-yield bonds took a 3-5 point battering last week and fears of a global recession have left offsho Published 15 Aug, 2011 05:02am
Markets Fitch Affirms Bank of New Zealand Covered Bonds at 'AAA' SYDNEY : Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bank of New Zealand's (BNZ; Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (LT IDR): 'AA'/Outlook S Published 15 Aug, 2011 04:49am
Markets Australia shares rise 1.8pc; Macmahon surges Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ ta Published 15 Aug, 2011 04:38am
Markets Australia shares rise 1.8pc; Macmahon surges MELBOURNE : Australian stocks jumped 1.8 percent on Monday, helped by short-covering and solid domestic corporate earnin Published 15 Aug, 2011 04:38am
Top News China army chief on 'historic' visit to Israel JERUSALEM : China 's army chief was due to arrive in Israel on Sunday for talks with top defence officials, the Israe Published 14 Aug, 2011 10:29am
World NATO destroyed captured tank killing four: Libya rebels ZAWIYAH: NATO warplanes mistakenly destroyed a tank captured from Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi's forces in the western p Published 14 Aug, 2011 10:26am
World Nuclear weapons a waste of money: Iran MOSCOW : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called nuclear weapons a waste of money Sunday as he prepared to receive Published 14 Aug, 2011 10:08am
World Norway gunman back on island to describe massacre: Police OSLO : Anders Behring Breivik, who last month carried out the most murderous attacks on Norwegian soil since World War I Published 14 Aug, 2011 09:51am
Top News Soros suggests Greece, Portugal quit euro-zone BERLIN : George Soros, the US speculator turned billionaire philanthropist, has suggested both Greece and Portugal Published 14 Aug, 2011 09:47am
Top News Nigeria earns $1.6bn from privatisation: Official ABUJA : Nigeria has earned 249.5 billion naira ($1.6 billion, 1.1 billion euros) from the privatisation of state-run a Published 14 Aug, 2011 09:41am
Business & Finance Pakistan draws blank on American kidnapping LAHORE : Police scrambled for leads Sunday on an American aid expert kidnapped at gunpoint from his house in Lahore , i Published 14 Aug, 2011 09:38am