Top News Honda Q1 net profit plunges, but recovery seen TOKYO : Japan's Honda Motor on Monday said its net profit for the April-June quarter fell nearly 90 percent on the impac Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:27am
Markets Peabody, ArcelorMittal make hostile Macathur bid SYDNEY : US Company Peabody Energy and Europe's ArcelorMittal on Monday launched a hostile bid for Macarthur Coal after Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:24am
Top News Bomb blast kills four in northeast India: Police NEW DELHI : At least four people died in a bomb blast Monday in a market place in the northeastern Indian state of Mani Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:20am
Top News HSBC axes 5,000 jobs; interim profits soar 35pc to $8.9bn LONDON: Global banking giant HSBC announced Monday that it will axe 5,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major cost-cutting Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:20am
Top News Global equities rally on relief over US debt deal LONDON : World stock markets rallied on Monday as investors welcomed news of a last-minute deal to raise the US debt cei Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:20am
Top News Two rounds of cuts in US debt deal WASHINGTON : President Barack Obama late Sunday announced a deal with congressional leaders to raise the legal level of Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:20am
Top News Drone strike kills four militants in Azam Warsak AZAM WARSAK : A drone strike targeting a militant vehicle in Azam Warsak killed at least four militants on Monday, loca Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:20am
Top News Blast kills two children in Quetta: Police QUETTA : Two children were killed in an explosion on Monday in Quetta. Bomb disposal experts were working to establis Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:19am
Top News Ramazan-ul-Mubarak to be observed from Tuesday KARACHI : The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee, headed by Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman , announced the officical sighting of t Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:19am
World Successful heart surgery for Australia's Rudd BRISBANE : Roving Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd went under the knife Monday for heart surgery, with the four-ho Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:14am
Markets Surging Aussie dollar slams manufacturers SYDNEY : Australian manufacturing slumped in July, data showed Monday, as producers were hit by the local dollar's surge Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:11am
World Medvedev scraps Ukraine visit over gas merger plan: Report MOSCOW : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has scrapped plans to visit Ukraine for a Navy Day parade after Kiev balked a Published 01 Aug, 2011 08:07am
World 25 people found dead on Italy refugee boat ROME : Italian coast guards found 25 dead bodies in the hold of a refugee boat with 271 people crammed on board that arr Published 01 Aug, 2011 07:57am
Top News North Korea wants early six-party nuclear talks SEOUL : North Korea said Monday it wanted an early resumption of six-party nuclear negotiations following "constructive" Published 01 Aug, 2011 07:51am
Top News Gunmen torch 10 NATO oil tankers in Khairpur KHAIRPUR: Unknown gunmen early Monday attacked NATO oil supply tankers in Khairpur, wounding three people and destroying Published 01 Aug, 2011 07:27am
World Three killed in explosion in restive Chinese city: Xinhua BEIJING : Three people -- including one police officer -- were killed Sunday in an explosion that rocked the city of Kas Published 31 Jul, 2011 10:17am
World Four rebels killed in Benghazi clash: Spokesman BENGHAZI : Four rebels were killed in clashes with a pro-Qadhafi group in the rebel capital of Benghazi overnight, rebel Published 31 Jul, 2011 09:14am
Top News Pakistan restricts US diplomats' travel ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has imposed new travel restrictions on US diplomats living in the country, a source told AFP Sunday Published 31 Jul, 2011 09:06am
Top News Honda to build new plant in Mexico: Report TOKYO : Japan's Honda Motor will build a new plant in Mexico to produce cars for the North American market to improve it Published 31 Jul, 2011 08:02am
Top News 45 dead in Syrian army attack on Hama: Activist NICOSIA : At least 45 people were killed on Sunday when the Syrian military launched an attack on the flashpoint protest Published 31 Jul, 2011 07:39am