KATHMANDU: An Indian national was among five people arrested in Nepal in a drug racket in which 472 kgs of...

KARACHI: The Customs officials Monday foiled another bid of smuggling more than two-kilogram gold and foreign currency worth millions of...

BRASÍLIA: “Rio is ready to welcome the world,” proclaims the official website of the upcoming Rio Olympics 2016. With the...

NEW DELHI: Panasonic will expand its smartphone business to Bangladesh and Myanmar in the next 3-4 months as the Japanese...

DOHA: Dubai’s Emaar Properties , builder of the world’s tallest tower, reported an 8 percent rise in second-quarter net profit...

CHENNAI: In the last week of July, civil supplies CID sleuths swooped down on the grocery shop of P Balachandran...

KUWAITY CITY: Zain, Kuwait's No.1 telecom operator by subscribers, reported a 14 percent rise in second-quarter profit on Sunday, halting...

La Paz: Bolivia ended the first half of this year with a significant increase in mineral exports, despite a decline...

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Monday remained unchanged against the dollar both in the cash-free market and interbank. As per the...

ATHENS: Turkish authorities nabbed a Syrian man suspected of trying to smuggle nine Trinidad and Tobago citizens from southern Turkey...

BUDAPST: EM ended last week on a firm note, helped by the weaker than expected US Q2 GDP report as...

BASRAH: The Ministry of Oil announced exporting new shipments of liquid gas and gas condensate to the tune of respectively...

LAHORE: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has recovered six kilogram heroin and arrested about 12 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) officials allegedly...

TOKYO: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan's biggest lender, said first-quarter profit skidded nearly a third as the Bank of...

NEW DELHI: India's gold imports fell for a sixth straight month in July as sluggish demand and record high discounts...

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Ambassador to Qatar Soonthorn Chaiyindeepum was welcomed by Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Dean            Dr. James Reardon-Anderson this...

OSLO: Norway wants to get rid of gasoline-fueled cars, plans to become carbon neutral by 2030 and spends billions on...

BASRA: Iraq's oil exports from its southern ports rose to 3.2 million barrels per day (bpd) on average in July,...

SEOUL: South Korea's exports shrank for a 19th straight month in July, with the pace of decline picking up again...

JOHANNESBURG: The South African Chamber of Mines has expressed concern over a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade...