image SHANGHAI: China's yuan dropped against the dollar for the second session on Tuesday, dashing hopes of those who saw a brief series of high guidance rates last week as signalling the way for a wider rally in the market, traders said. "The market has ...

image SHANGHAI: China's yuan dropped against the dollar for the second session on Tuesday, dashing hopes of those who saw a brief series of high guidance rates last week as signalling the way for a wider rally in the market, traders said. "The market has ...

image WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he would be open to cooperating with Washington's traditional foe Iran on Iraq, and warned drone strikes were an option to halt a militant assault. "I wouldn't rule out anything that would be ...

image SINGAPORE: Brent crude climbed to a nine-month high near $115 a barrel on Friday, as supply disruption fears took centre stage after the United States threatened military action in Iraq against militants who are pushing on towards Baghdad.

image SEOUL: Seoul shares rose for the third day on Monday after reversing earlier losses, spurred by a rally in market bellwether Samsung Electronics which eclipsed persistent foreign capital outflows. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which accounts for more ...

image JUBA: US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday South Sudan's president would hold direct talks with the rebel chief to end the brutal civil war, as pressure mounted on the insurgents to attend. After talks in Juba with President Salva Kiir, Kerry ...

image SLAVYANSK: The Group of Seven rich countries have agreed to start slapping fresh sanctions on Moscow as early as Monday over the worsening Ukraine crisis amid Western fears of an imminent Russian invasion. International tensions were ...

image SLAVYANSK: The Group of Seven rich countries have agreed to start slapping fresh sanctions on Moscow as early as Monday over the worsening Ukraine crisis amid Western fears of an imminent Russian invasion. International tensions were ...

image TOKYO: Sony on Friday warned customers to stop using its new Vaio Fit 11A laptops due to an overheating battery problem that poses a fire risk and said it may issue a recall. The Japanese electronics giant said 25,905 units had been shipped globally ...

image TOKYO: Sony on Friday warned customers to stop using its new Vaio Fit 11A laptops due to an overheating battery problem that poses a fire risk and said it may issue a recall. The Japanese electronics giant said 25,905 units had been shipped globally ...

image TOKYO: Sony on Friday warned customers to stop using its new Vaio Fit 11A laptops due to an overheating battery problem that poses a fire risk and said it may issue a recall. The Japanese electronics giant said 25,905 units had been shipped globally ...

image TOKYO: Sony on Friday warned customers to stop using its new Vaio Fit 11A laptops due to an overheating battery problem that poses a fire risk and said it may issue a recall. The Japanese electronics giant said 25,905 units had been shipped globally ...

image TOKYO: Sony on Friday warned customers to stop using its new Vaio Fit 11A laptops due to an overheating battery problem that poses a fire risk and said it may issue a recall. The Japanese electronics giant said 25,905 units had been shipped globally ...

image TOKYO: Sony on Friday warned customers to stop using its new Vaio Fit 11A laptops due to an overheating battery problem that poses a fire risk and said it may issue a recall. The Japanese electronics giant said 25,905 units had been shipped globally ...

image COLOMBO: Sri Lanka was preparing to throw its biggest party since the end of the country's ethnic war Monday after beating India in the final of cricket's World T20 tournament. Government officials said that arrangements were being made to fly the ...

image DHAKA: Sri Lanka defeated India by six wickets to lift their maiden World Twenty20 title in Dhaka on Sunday. The Islanders restricted India to 130-4 after electing to field, and then cruised past the modest target with 13 deliveries to to spare. It was Sri ...

image BRUSSELS: The European Parliament on Thursday appeared set to fast-track a cap on fees paid on credit card transactions, in a vote which was welcomed by consumer advocates. A plenary session of parliament sitting in Brussels voted to impose a ...

image SEOUL: South Korea said on Wednesday it had evidence suggesting an unidentified drone that crashed last month near the northern city of Paju was of North Korean origin. Korean words on batteries recovered from the unsophisticated unmanned ...

image BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday said he could not confirm whether Russian troops had withdrawn from the Ukrainian border as announced by the Kremlin. "Unfortunately I cannot confirm that Russia is ...

image ISLAMABAD: Former president Pervez Musharraf pleaded not guilty to five counts of treason on Monday in the latest chapter of a long-running drama between the increasingly assertive judiciary and its former military ruler. Musharraf faces the death ...