KANO, Nigeria: Nigerian soldiers who stormed four areas considered Islamist strongholds in the northeastern city of Maiduguri shot dead about 40 young men,...
KANO, Nigeria: Nigerian soldiers who stormed four areas considered Islamist strongholds in the northeastern city of Maiduguri shot dead about 40 young men,...
QUETTA, Pakistan: At least seven people burned to death and five others were severely injured on Friday as a huge blaze erupted after...
WASHINGTON: Timing is everything in show business, but the director of the first movie about the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden...
MEXICO CITY: The Group of 20 world powers meets Sunday to tackle fears of a new global economic downturn and renew pressure on...
CAIRO: The Arab transportation ministers' council Executive Office is scheduled to host the 49th ordinary meeting next Tuesday. The meeting due to take...
BEIRUT: Syrian main exiled opposition group on Friday accused Washington of undermining the country's revolution by seeking to overhaul how regime opponents are...
ISTANBUL: Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Friday that Turkey had signed a deal worth a total $350 million on drilling 40...
YANGON: The World Bank has approved an $80 million grant for Myanmar to support its reform drive, resuming assistance for the former pariah...
LONDON: State-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland said Friday that it sank into a net loss of £1.384 billion ($2.28 billion, 1.726 billion euros)...
TOKYO: The iPad mini got off to a low-key start Friday with little of the hype-fuelled razzmatazz of earlier Apple launches, as analysts...
BANGALORE: India's third-largest outsourcing firm Wipro reported Friday second-quarter net profit jumped 24 percent, thanks to stronger demand as customers sought to reduce...
MOSCOW: The world's largest gas company Gazprom on Friday announced a 34 percent drop in net profits for the first half of 2012...
SEOUL: South Korean pop sensation Psy's "Gangnam Style" has become the second most-watched YouTube video of all time with nearly 620 million hits...
TOKYO: Japan Airlines, the once-bankrupt flag carrier that re-listed on Tokyo's bourse this year, on Friday boosted its full-year profit forecast to $1.74...
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed 1.17 percent higher Friday, tracking Wall Street's gains on solid US economic data, but Sharp and Panasonic fell after...
TOKYO: Nissan said Friday it would spend about $358 million to build its second auto assembly plant in Thailand, as it ramps up...
BEIJING: China's combined oil and gas output will exceed 600 million tonnes of oil equivalent in 2030, due to substantial increases in geological...
MANILA: Philippine authorities have ordered the recall of six brands of South Korean noodles from local shops after they were reported to contain...
