WASHINGTON: The United States Friday was evacuating non-essential staff from its Beirut embassy, urging Americans to avoid all travel to Lebanon and defer...
WASHINGTON: The United States Friday was evacuating non-essential staff from its Beirut embassy, urging Americans to avoid all travel to Lebanon and defer...
LONDON, England: Shell is to begin compensation talks with thousands of Nigerian villagers who say their livelihoods were ruined by two massive oil...
KUALA LUMPUR: Primary dealers of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp (IILM) said after enjoying healthy demand for its debut Islamic bond last...
MUMBAI: An Indian court has ordered a public transport authority to rehire a sacked HIV-positive bus driver in a "landmark" case for those...
KHOST: An Indian author whose story was told in the movie "Escape from Taliban" was shot dead after returning to Afghanistan to make...
GENEVA: Yemen's 13 year pursuit of a seat at the World Trade Organization is set to end successfully this month, making its entry...
CAIRO: Egypt is expected to announce soon whether or not to dissolve an NGO linked to the Muslim Brotherhood amid allegations it operates...
BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities said on Friday they had boosted security measures at foreign diplomatic missions ahead of any international military action against neighbouring...
ST PETERSBURG, Russia: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands and exchanged words politely on Thursday on the...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main Muslim political leader, who is also the justice minister, criticised his own government Friday for blaming religious tensions in...
TAIPEI: Taiwan is set to withdraw troops from two islets near the Chinese mainland next year and turn the former battleground into a...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani National Disaster Management Authority said 7,693 villages have been hit by floods while 21,133 houses destroyed. The National Disaster Management Authority...
NEW DELHI: Nearly three-quarters of Indian business leaders believe the government has mismanaged the economy and want opposition leader Narendra Modi to lead...
ISLAMABAD: Mamnoon Hussain (pictured), who will be sworn in Monday as Pakistan's 12th president, is a well-respected but low-profile businessman who was born...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities on Friday fined Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia for anti-competitive conduct during a short-lived tie-up. The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC)...
NEW DELHI: India could announce steps to curb fuel consumption on Sept. 16, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said on Friday, in a bid...
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks lost 1.45 percent on Friday, hit by profit-taking with construction firms turning down on speculation that Japan would lose its...
HANOI: At least 21 people have been killed as flash floods and landslides ravaged mountainous areas in northern Vietnam, disaster officials said Friday....
