NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks tumbled Thursday as sentiment was dampened by an unexpected jump in weekly claims for jobless benefits, further dimming recovery hopes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged... (more...)

BERLIN: Responding to a firestorm of protest in Germany over its disputed Street View navigation service, Google said Thursday it would extend a deadline for allowing people to opt out. The move is part... (more...)

SOCHI (Russia): President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday had a bilateral meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai before the Quadrilateral Summit on regional peace and stability here in this Russian city. ... (more...)

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military plans a joint anti-submarine warfare exercise with South Korea early next month, sending a message to the North that Washington is committed to defending its ally, the Pentagon... (more...)

PARIS: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, in Europe to promote her spy thriller “Salt”, has handed 100,000 dollars (78,000 euros) to help refugees from Pakistan’s floods, UN sources told... (more...)

WASHINGTON: US financial support for Iraq will be needed for only a “few more years” until Iraq can tap its vast oil wealth and stand on its own feet, the departing US ambassador to Baghdad... (more...)

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will travel to Lisbon in November for two separate summits with EU and NATO leaders, the White House announced Tuesday. The summit of NATO heads of state, expected... (more...)

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will travel to Lisbon in November for a summit with leaders of the European Union, the White House said Tuesday. (more…)  Read More →

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded army recruitment centre in Baghdad killing 59 persons on Tuesday, officials said, as violence coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramazan raged... (more...)

GENEVA: Funding for the UN’s aid appeal for victims of Pakistan’s devastating floods rose to more than 182 million dollars, covering 40 percent of needs, latest data from the world body showed... (more...)