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CFTC fines JPMorgan $100m over 'London whale' trades 16 Oct 2013 - 06:07 pm

WASHINGTON: US regulators on Wednesday fined banking giant JPMorgan Chase $100 million for manipulating trade in the "London whale" trading debacle. The US...

Apple cuts orders with iPhone 5C assemblers 16 Oct 2013 - 02:46 pm

TAIPEI: Apple has told two companies assembling its new lower-cost iPhone 5C that it is cutting orders for the fourth quarter, raising concerns...

China seeks 850,000 bpd of crude from Iraq for 2014 16 Oct 2013 - 02:00 pm

SINGAPORE: China is seeking about 850,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil from Iraq in 2014, the Middle Eastern nation's oil minister...

Four dead as avalanche hits tour group in Tibet 16 Oct 2013 - 01:32 pm

BEIJING: Four people died after an avalanche hit a foreign tour group camping on the slopes of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak,...

Search for Philippine quake survivors as death toll hits 142 16 Oct 2013 - 11:51 am

A man crosses a damaged bridge using a rope and a bamboo on the popular tourist island of Bohol, central Philippines on October...

China confirms new human H7n9 bird flu infection 16 Oct 2013 - 11:07 am

BEIJING: A new human H7N9 bird flu case has been confirmed in east China's Zhejiang Province, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday. It...

Bombs trigger Myanmar travel warnings 16 Oct 2013 - 10:30 am

YANGON: Western governments have warned travellers to exercise extreme caution in Myanmar after a series of minor bomb blasts, including one at an...

21 killed as truck hit by blast in south Syria 16 Oct 2013 - 09:56 am

BEIRUT: A powerful blast ripped through a pickup truck in the southern province of Daraa in Syria early Wednesday, killing 21 people including...

Tokyo shares up 0.18pc by close 16 Oct 2013 - 09:29 am

TOKYO: Tokyo shares rose 0.18 percent by the close Wednesday as investors closely monitored Washington's budget deadlock ahead of a crucial deadline for...

Four dead in gas explosion in Mexico 16 Oct 2013 - 09:10 am

CHACHAPA: An explosion at a natural gas plant in Mexico killed four people and left three injured, officials said. Storage tanks at the...

Japanese doctor with TB saw over 600 patients 16 Oct 2013 - 09:01 am

TOKYO: A Japanese doctor infected with tuberculosis examined more than 600 patients without wearing a mask, an official said Wednesday. The doctor, who...

Taiwan helicopter crash kills 3 16 Oct 2013 - 08:55 am

TAIPEI: Two crew members and a weather station employee were killed Wednesday when a helicopter crashed into a mountain in central Taiwan, officials...

Chinese freighter sinks off S. Korea, 8 dead 16 Oct 2013 - 08:22 am

SEOUL: Eight crew members of a Chinese-owned cargo ship died after their vessel sank in rough seas off the South Korean harbour of...

Yahoo holds on to more of Alibaba as profit slips 16 Oct 2013 - 08:12 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo said Tuesday its quarterly profit slipped from the same period a year ago, when its coffers were swelled by the...

Twitter picks NYSE as quarterly results affirm IPO hopes 16 Oct 2013 - 08:10 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc will list on the New York Stock Exchange, a marquee IPO win that deals a blow to the tech-heavy...

At least 8 killed as typhoon sideswipes Tokyo, moves up Japan coast 16 Oct 2013 - 07:37 am

TOKYO: Eight people were killed and over 30 missing, with nearly 20,000 people ordered to evacuate and hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon...

Stoning the devil 16 Oct 2013 - 05:01 am

Pilgrims arrive to cast seven pebbles at a pillar that symbolises Satan during the third day of the Haj, in Mina, near the...

Syrian fighters battle on, ignoring Eid 16 Oct 2013 - 05:01 am

BEIRUT: Syrian air force jets and helicopters bombed rebel-held districts across the country yesterday, the first day of the festival of Eid Al...