Top News US military chief warns of consequences from Egypt army action WASHINGTON: US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey on Wednesday warned the Egyptian military of con Published 03 Jul, 2013 11:25pm
Top News IMF gives Liberia next aid disbursement, calls for transparency WASHINGTON: The IMF board on Wednesday approved next aid disbursement for Liberia under a $78.9 million loan program, an Published 03 Jul, 2013 11:17pm
Top News Italy's Letta calls coalition meeting to smooth tensions ROME: Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta meets members of his uneasy left-right coalition on Thursday, aiming to ease t Published 03 Jul, 2013 11:13pm
World ECB's Draghi to hold fire as euro crisis threatens to return FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank will leave interest rates unchanged on Thursday and try to reassure investors rattl Published 03 Jul, 2013 11:05pm
Top News Obama urges Egyptian military to quickly return to democratic govt WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama expressed deep concern about Egypt's removal of President Mohamed Mursi on Wednes Published 03 Jul, 2013 11:00pm
Markets TSX slips as geopolitical, economic fears resurface TORONTO: Canada's main stock index dropped in volatile trading on Wednesday as political turmoil in Portugal and Egy Published 03 Jul, 2013 10:49pm
Sports Compton stakes Test claim LONDON: Nick Compton did his best to convince England chiefs he was worth an Ashes reprieve Wednesday by making 79 again Published 03 Jul, 2013 10:31pm
World Nigerian president to visit China next week ABUJA: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will visit China next week in a trip aimed at signing infrastructure deals a Published 03 Jul, 2013 09:24pm
Sports Swann eases injury fears with solid display LONDON: Off-spinner Graeme Swann eased fears he could miss the start of the Ashes against Australia by leading England t Published 03 Jul, 2013 09:18pm
Top News US spent $630,000 to 'buy' Facebook fans WASHINGTON: The US State Department was Wednesday under fire for spending $630,000 over two years to win millions of "li Published 03 Jul, 2013 09:02pm
World Greece seeing 'silver lining' in debt turmoil: Germany ATHENS: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on a visit to Greece Wednesday that he believed the country was b Published 03 Jul, 2013 08:54pm
World Slovakia urges Iran to allow access to detained paragliders BRATISLAVA: Slovakia on Wednesday urged Iran to allow its diplomats access to eight Slovak paragliders arrested for alle Published 03 Jul, 2013 08:47pm
Top News Merkel's EU talks vow action for jobless youths BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who faces elections in less than three months, and EU leaders pledged action We Published 03 Jul, 2013 08:43pm
Top News US asks Bolivia to extradite Snowden if he arrives: FM LA PAZ: The US government has asked Bolivia to extradite fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden should he arrive Published 03 Jul, 2013 08:40pm
Top News US oil closes above $100 on Egypt, inventories NEW YORK CITY: US oil prices Wednesday settled above $100 a barrel for the first time in more than a year, bolstered by Published 03 Jul, 2013 08:37pm
World US urges Mursi to listen to Egyptian people DAR ES SALAAM: The United States put pressure on embattled Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi on Tuesday to listen to conc Published 02 Jul, 2013 10:23pm
Markets US spot natural gas prices up again on warm weather NEW YORK: US spot natural gas prices rose at nearly every price point on Tuesday with intense heat in the west likely to Published 02 Jul, 2013 10:20pm
Markets US spinning mills spy opportunity in China for cotton yarn NEW YORK: US spinning mills have increased their sales of yarn to China almost fivefold this year, taking advantage of v Published 02 Jul, 2013 10:19pm
Markets TSX turns lower as gold miners weigh TORONTO: Canada's main stock index turned negative on Tuesday after a sharp drop in shares of gold producers, follow Published 02 Jul, 2013 10:16pm
Markets Euro hits one-month low versus US dollar NEW YORK: The euro's losses versus the US dollar accelerated in late afternoon New York trade on Tuesday as investor Published 02 Jul, 2013 10:11pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points