Top News Five NATO troops killed in Afghanistan bomb attack KABUL : A bomb attack on Thursday killed five NATO troops in southern Afghanistan, the main battleground with the Taliba Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:00am
Top News Gold climbs to record high, oil falls on euro crisis SINGAPORE: Gold climbed to a record high and oil fell on Thursday as investors fled to safe haven assets following anoth Published 11 Aug, 2011 04:52am
Top News Five killed in Peshawar blast: Police PESHAWAR : A planted bomb targeting a police van in Peshawar killed four policemen and a child on Thursday, officials s Published 11 Aug, 2011 04:51am
Markets Oil prices slump as US downgrade stokes demand worries LONDON : World oil prices slumped Monday over fears of slowing energy demand in the United States after a shock cred Published 08 Aug, 2011 10:34am
World Chavez in Cuba for more cancer therapy HAVANA : Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was in Cuba Monday for a second round of chemotherapy treatment following th Published 08 Aug, 2011 10:28am
Top News Russia plans to triple state debt by 2014: Report MOSCOW : Russia , which has shown relatively low state debt in recent years, is envisaging a tripling of its public deb Published 08 Aug, 2011 10:23am
World 15 injured in Russia emergency plane landing MOSCOW : A Soviet-made plane carrying 36 passengers Monday overshot the runway and lost one wing in an emergency landing Published 08 Aug, 2011 10:12am
World 100 arrested as second night of riots hit London LONDON : Police said Monday they had arrested 100 people in a second night of rioting in London , condemning it as "cop Published 08 Aug, 2011 10:06am
Markets French stocks turn lower, down 1.83pc PARIS : French share prices reversed direction Monday, falling 1.83 percent by midday after having rallied initially b Published 08 Aug, 2011 10:03am
Markets World stocks mixed, gold hits high after G7, ECB action LONDON: Global stocks were mixed on Monday with European markets firming after the ECB signalled strong support for euro Published 08 Aug, 2011 09:56am
Business & Finance Citi Announces New Private Bank Leadership in Asia Pacific HONG KONG : Citi today announced the appointment of Bassam Salem as CEO of Citi Private Bank, Asia Pacific. Bassam will Published 08 Aug, 2011 09:50am
Business & Finance BMW posts record sales in July FRANKFURT : The world's leading luxury automaker, BMW, reported on Monday record sales in July as deliveries gained 7.6 Published 08 Aug, 2011 09:48am
Markets US borrowing rates ease lightly despite credit downgrade PARIS : US government bonds firmed slightly and borrowing rates eased on the sovereign debt market in Europe on Mond Published 08 Aug, 2011 09:42am
Markets French stocks edge up 0.15pc after ECB pledge PARIS : French share prices edged up in early trade on Monday, gaining 0.15 percent, after the European Central Bank sa Published 08 Aug, 2011 09:28am
Markets Most Gulf bourses bounce back DUBAI : Gulf bourses recovered some of their losses Monday as they appeared to have mostly absorbed the shock of the his Published 08 Aug, 2011 09:24am
Business & Finance AirAsia 'seeks control' of rival Malaysia Airlines KUALA LUMPUR : Fast-growing budget airline AirAsia is pushing for management control of loss-making rival Malaysia Airli Published 08 Aug, 2011 09:15am
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Top News Australia says can cope with worst world can throw SYDNEY : Australia said Monday its economy could cope with the worst the world can throw at it as stocks hit 25-month Published 08 Aug, 2011 09:09am
Markets Italian stocks shoot up 3pc after opening lower MILAN: Italian stocks shot up almost 3.0 percent on Monday after opening down 0.09 percent, following assurances from th Published 08 Aug, 2011 09:06am