BEIJING: Family members of the passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are still seeking answers and closure six months after the plane´s disappearance. But at an emotional gathering in Beijing on Monday, relatives´ sorrow was mixed with fierce resentment of … read more
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose in Asia Monday but gains were capped as a disappointing US jobs report tempered sentiment about demand in the world´s top crude consumer, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for October delivery rose 19 cents … read more
BIRMINGHAM: England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bat against India in the lone Twenty20 international at Edgbaston on Sunday. England gave a T20 debut to dynamic 24-year-old Surrey batsman Jason Roy. South Africa-born Roy, who came … read more
TEHRAN: Iran accused the United States Sunday of not taking the threat from Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria seriously, and charged that US aid had previously helped the jihadists. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif levelled the accusations despite … read more
ISLAMABAD: China’s foreign ministry on Saturday denied releasing any information regarding President Xi Jingping’s visit to Pakistan. “China and Pakistan have maintained close high-level exchanges and are in close communication regarding the next step of such exchanges,” China’s Foreign Ministry … read more