TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.12 percent higher Friday as the dollar was firm on hopes for solid US jobs data later in the day while Nintendo soared seven percent on better-than expected earnings. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo … read more
WASHINGTON: The NSA´s massive collection of phone records of Americans goes far beyond what Congress authorized, an appeals court ruled Thursday, in a decision that pressures Congress to enact reforms. The laws used as a basis for the National Security … read more
LONDON: Britons voted on Thursday in a knife-edge general election that could put their country´s membership of the European Union in question and raise the likelihood of independence for Scotland. Polls opened at 7:00 am (0600GMT) with voters deciding between … read more
DUBAI: Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Yemeni rebels of committing “possible war crimes” and urged all parties in the conflict to protect civilians. The New York-based watchdog said rebel forces shot and killed two women in the main southern … read more
ISLAMABAD: A meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz and Maldivian President Abdullah Yamin Abdul Qayyum was underway on Thursday at Prime Minister House in Islamabad. Both leaders discussed various matters of mutual interest besides issues related to South Asian Association of … read more