Top News US 'strongly condemns' Turkey car bombings near Syria WASHINGTON: The US ambassador to Turkey strongly condemned the "vicious attack" in a small Turkish town near the Syrian Published 11 May, 2013 07:58pm
Top News Nadal to face Wawrinka for Madrid title MADRID: Rafael Nadal reached a seventh consecutive final since returning from a seven-month injury layoff with 6-0, 6-4 Published 11 May, 2013 07:52pm
Top News Two rangers embrace martyrdom, 5 injured in Naya Nazimabad area blast KARACHI: Two personnel of Pakistan Rangers Sindh embraced martyrdom and five were injured in the Saturday evening blast Published 11 May, 2013 07:22pm
Life & Style New 'Star Wars: Episode VII' to be filmed in England LOS ANGELES: Filming of the new "Star Wars" movie will take place in England, returning the franchise to its British roo Published 11 May, 2013 12:01am
Markets Yen plunge, and Japan stock surge boosts hedged Japan equity ETFs NEW YORK: The surge in Japanese stock prices and the plunge in the yen against the US dollar on Friday have bolstered th Published 10 May, 2013 11:56pm
Markets Dow, S&P close at fresh all-time highs NEW YORK: US stocks overcame a choppy day of trading Friday and closed at fresh all-time highs as Group of Seven finance Published 10 May, 2013 08:54pm
Top News 'Strong evidence' Syria used chem weapons: US WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday there was "strong evidence" the regime of Syrian President Bash Published 10 May, 2013 08:47pm
Markets US feeder cattle jump on prospects for cheaper feed CHICAGO: Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rose on Friday, led higher by deferred contracts, on ex Published 10 May, 2013 08:40pm
Markets Yen slides to 4-1/2-year low vs buoyant dollar NEW YORK: The Japanese yen plunged to its lowest level against the US dollar in more than four years on Friday after dat Published 10 May, 2013 08:36pm
Top News Wall St ends up for third straight weekly gain NEW YORK: US stocks ended modestly higher on Friday, registering a third straight weekly advance as gains in Google and Published 10 May, 2013 08:32pm
Markets TSX pushes higher as Magna, Bombardier surge TORONTO: Canada's main stock index pushed higher on Friday, capping off a third straight week of gains, as surging s Published 10 May, 2013 08:29pm
Business & Finance Rajab moon not sighted: Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman KARACHI: The Rajab moon has not been sighted and as such first of Rajab will be on Sunday, May 12.This was announced by Published 10 May, 2013 08:21pm
Top News LDA plaza fire claims 23 lives, injuries to 26 LAHORE: The LDA plaza inferno claimed 23 lives and injured 26 persons including rescuers as fire has been doused after 2 Published 10 May, 2013 07:43pm
Business & Finance Afghan president phones Gilani; expresses concern over son's abduction MULTAN: Afghan President Hamid Karzai phoned former prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and expressed concern over the Published 10 May, 2013 07:14pm
Markets Euro plunges to two-week low versus dollar NEW YORK: The euro fell to its lowest against the US dollar in almost two weeks on Thursday amid broad-based strength in Published 09 May, 2013 10:43pm
Markets Wall St mostly slips in late trading; Apple down NEW YORK: US stocks turned lower in late afternoon trading on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 posted its fifth rec Published 09 May, 2013 10:41pm
Top News US natgas futures end up despite bearish EIA data NEW YORK: US natural gas futures ended higher on Thursday for a second straight day, reversing course as technical buyin Published 09 May, 2013 10:39pm
Markets Gold down 1 pct on broad dollar rally; PGMs higher NEW YORK/LONDON: Gold fell 1 percent in choppy trade on Thursday as the dollar rose to a four-year high against the yen Published 09 May, 2013 09:50pm
Markets C$ ends weaker as world equities lose some shine TORONTO: The Canadian dollar ended weaker against its US counterpart on Thursday after briefly touching its strongest le Published 09 May, 2013 09:47pm
Markets S&P 500 ends down, breaks string of record closes NEW YORK: The S&P 500 broke a five-day string of record closing highs on Thursday, ending a fairly volatile session Published 09 May, 2013 09:44pm