image LONDON: The Bank of England was split once again earlier this month over the need to lift record-low interest rates, minutes showed on Wednesday. The bank's nine-member monetary policy committee (MPC) voted 7-2 in favour of keeping its key ...

image LONDON: Daniel Sturridge's thigh strain "could have been prevented" and the FA must do more to protect international players from injury, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said on Thursday. Striker Sturridge played 89 minutes of England's 1-0 ...

image NEWPORT: Key NATO leaders agreed during a summit meeting on Thursday that Russia should faced increased sanctions for its actions in eastern Ukraine, the White House said. U.S. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, ...

image MASERU: Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane on Saturday said he had fled for his life across the border to South Africa, accusing the military of seizing power in a coup and leaving the country in flux. Shortly after 3:00 am (0100 GMT) the army seized ...

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said, "We will not allow converting Azadi March into 'destruction march'. The Chief Minister said it is unbelievable that any patriotic Pakistani would urge traders, people not to pay tax, bills and asking overseas ...

image ISLAMABAD: Protesters demanding the fall of government blockaded parliament and key ministries Wednesday in the latest round of a week-long political drama that has shaken country. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan and populist ...

image GAZA CITY: Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Cairo faced a new midnight deadline Tuesday to end the bloodshed in Gaza after agreeing overnight to extend an existing truce by 24 hours. News of the last-minute extension was confirmed by both ...

Chambers and federations of commerce and industries across Pakistan have rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) call of ''Civil Disobedience Movement'' against the government. The representatives of the business community and economists have ...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan announced that his party lawmakers have quit the National Assembly and provincial assemblies in Punjab and Sindh, but kept the decision of winding up his party's provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

image LONDON: Gold edged lower on Monday as European shares rebounded on easing tensions in Ukraine, but a flat dollar and depressed U.S. Treasury yields limited losses and kept the metal's prices around the $1,300 mark. Russia's foreign ministry ...

image SINGAPORE: US wheat slid 1.3 percent on Monday, giving back some of the strong gains made in the past two sessions as fears of potential supply disruptions from the Black Sea region eased. New-crop corn edged higher to hover around Friday's ...

image SINGAPORE: US wheat slid 1.3 percent on Monday, giving back some of the strong gains made in the past two sessions as fears of potential supply disruptions from the Black Sea region eased. New-crop corn edged higher to hover around Friday's ...

image ISLAMABAD: Islamabad braced for political unrest Thursday as two opposition leaders vowed to defy a court order and march on the city for a major protest aimed at bringing down the government. Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and populist ...

image WASHINGTON: US retail sales stalled in July after five months of gains, as consumers pulled back spending on autos and general goods, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Retail sales were virtually unchanged in July from the prior month, ...

image KAOHSIUNG: A series of powerful gas blasts killed at least 24 people and injured up to 271 in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, overturning cars and ripping up roads, officials said Friday. The explosions sparked a massive inferno that tore ...

image GLASGOW: Sporting household names such as Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Bradley Wiggins will add some welcome sparkle to the 20th Commonwealth Games that get under way in Glasgow on Wednesday. The biggest ever multi-sport event to take ...

image GLASGOW: Sporting household names such as Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Bradley Wiggins will add some welcome sparkle to the 20th Commonwealth Games that get under way in Glasgow on Wednesday. The biggest ever multi-sport event to take ...

image LONDON: England wicketkeeper Matt Prior has decided to take a break from international duty for the rest of the season after losing form due to a series of injuries. Prior revealed his decision to step away from England action just hours after his country ...

image LONDON: India beat England by 95 runs to win the second Test at Lord's on Monday and so take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Victory gave India their first away win in 16 Tests, a run stretching back to June 2011, and was just their second win in ...

image WASHINGTON: US lawmakers demanded on Friday that President Barack Obama show strong leadership and take swift action against Moscow in response to the downing of a passenger jet over Ukrainian territory. Obama accused the Kremlin of ...