BEIJING: In a disquieting news for the slowing down Chinese economy, all of China’s 31 provinces reported lower than expected local GDP growth in the first half of this year, with regions reliant on heavy industry suffering the biggest blow … read more
NEW YORK: Four Silicon Valley companies including Apple and Google failed to persuade a U.S. judge to sign off on a $324.5 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by tech workers, who accused the firms of conspiring to avoid poaching … read more
GAZA: The Israeli military said it had carried out more than 100 strikes in Gaza since yesterday with 40 of them since midnight, including on terror activity sites, command and control centres and weapon storage facilities. Five Palestinians were killed, … read more
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the dissolution of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political wing of the already banned Muslim Brotherhood movement. The decision follows the designation of the Brotherhood as a “terrorist organisation” in December, … read more
PESHAWAR: Militants from Afghanistan stormed the house of a local anti-Taliban militia in troubled northwest Pakistan, killing him and three members of his family, officials said Saturday. The incident occurred late Friday in Tenai Dara village in Upper Dir district … read more