Oil prices rose nearly 1.5% on Friday, posting a second straight weekly increase as impending European Union sanctions on Russian oil raised the prospect...
KARACHI: The Pakistan rupee strengthened by 0.49 paisas against the US dollar in interbank trading on Tuesday, ARY News reported.
According to the Forex Association...
GHALANAI: After the announcement of final list of contesting candidates and acceptance of nomination papers, independent candidates and those belonging to different political parties...
RAWALPINDI: Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Tuesday acknowledged achievements of Pakistan Army in war against terrorism and expressed his country’s willingness...
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany's general election on Sunday, but her victory was clouded by the hard-right AfD party winning...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level security meeting here at PM House Islamabad on Monday and reviewed progress and achievements of Operation...
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama and some administration officials have hailed recent military gains against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but other U.S. officials and outside experts warn that the U.S.-backed air and ground campaign is far from eradicating the radical Islamic group, and could even backfire.
TEHRAN: Impressive gains by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in heavily handicapped elections to parliament and a clerical body are evidence of an isolated nation eager to move from theocracy to a more open democracy, but few expect a sudden shift in power.
PARIS: Finnish telecoms giant Nokia has gained control of nearly 80 percent of its French-American rival Alcatel-Lucent, France's stock market regulator said Monday.
SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed in Asia Monday boosted by a weaker dollar and expectations a rise in demand will ease a global supply glut, while investors await the release of key Chinese economic data this week.
SINGAPORE: The dollar extended gains against the euro in Asia on Monday ahead of the release of a closely watched report on the US labour market, analysts said.
BEIRUT: An offshoot of al Qaeda which has seized territory in Iraq and Syria has declared itself an Islamic "caliphate" and called on factions worldwide to pledge...