Top News Banks defend commodity speculation as healthy WASHINGTON : Global banks came out strongly Monday against proposals to regulate speculative trade in farm commodities, Published 12 Sep, 2011 06:47pm
Top News Gold hits record high amid recession fears LONDON: Gold prices hit fresh record highs this week during a roller-coaster week for commodities, as investors tracked Published 09 Sep, 2011 04:23pm
Top News Britain 'sceptical' on transaction tax: official MARSEILLE: Britain is still "sceptical" about a Franco-German proposal for imposing a European Union-wide financial tran Published 09 Sep, 2011 04:00pm
Top News Qadhafi era 'over' as rebels seize most of Tripoli TRIPOLI : Libya's rebels Monday declared the "Qadhafi era" over after taking control of most of Tripoli as US President Published 23 Aug, 2011 10:10am
World UN chief 'recognizes' NATO efforts to avoid Libya deaths UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Friday acknowledged NATO's efforts to avoid casualties in Libya, one day after Published 12 Aug, 2011 07:39pm
Business & Finance Italy to adopt new 45-billion-euro austerity plan ROME : The Italian government met Friday to approve an additional austerity programme worth 45 billion euros ($64 billio Published 12 Aug, 2011 07:23pm
Business & Finance Honda to open new Mexico plant, create 3,200 jobs MEXICO CITY : Japanese automaker Honda announced plans Friday to build a new plant in Mexico that will employ 3,200 peop Published 12 Aug, 2011 06:44pm
Top News Juergen Fitschen to be Deutsche Bank's 'Mister Germany' FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank executive Juergen Fitschen was named Monday as one of its next co-chairmen, a role that will se Published 25 Jul, 2011 08:38pm
Top News Britain, India strike major trade deals LONDON : British and Indian businesses signed trade and investment deals worth more than $1.6 billion in London on Monda Published 25 Jul, 2011 06:22pm
Top News Clinton says 'confident' of deal on US debt crisis HONG KONG: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday she was confident lawmakers would reach a deal to avert a d Published 25 Jul, 2011 02:19pm
Top News Mullen sees 'very difficult' time in US-Pakistan ties WASHINGTON : The top US military chief said Monday that US-Pakistan military-to-military ties were at a "very difficult" Published 25 Jul, 2011 01:35pm
Top News UNHCR rushes tents to overcrowded Kenya camp GENEVA : The UN refugee agency said Friday that it would begin a massive operation to fly in tents to Kenya 's overcrow Published 15 Jul, 2011 11:14am
Top News Ch.Shujaat urges political parties to help restore peace in Karachi KARACHI: President, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q), Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain reiterated his suggestion that heads of all Published 13 Jul, 2011 09:49am
Top News Eurozone must move faster on debt crisis: British PM LONDON : British Prime Minister David Cameron called on eurozone members on Wednesday to "do more together and faster" t Published 13 Jul, 2011 06:14am
Top News Gilani lauds launch of USF optic fiber cable project in Balochistan QUETTA : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Wednesday said government was providing modern telecommunication services Published 13 Jul, 2011 05:54am
Top News British PM backs move against Murdoch LONDON : British Prime Minister David Cameron backed an opposition motion Wednesday urging Rupert Murdoch to drop his bi Published 13 Jul, 2011 05:50am
Top News Euro zone crisis weighs on markets for 3rd day NEW YORK: Investors dumped the euro for a third day on Tuesday as moves by officials to stem the European debt crisis fa Published 12 Jul, 2011 12:30pm
World Brown accuses Murdoch papers of hiring criminals LONDON: Former British prime minister Gordon Brown accused Rupert Murdoch's media empire on Tuesday of using criminals t Published 12 Jul, 2011 05:55am
Top News Indian PM criticised over cautious cabinet reshuffle NEW DELHI : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came under renewed fire after he failed Tuesday to make sweeping change Published 12 Jul, 2011 05:50am
Markets World stocks, euro plunge amid eurozone debt contagion LONDON : World stock markets dived and the euro hit a four-month low point against the dollar on Tuesday as eurozone deb Published 12 Jul, 2011 05:45am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points