WTO favours US in grain dispute with China

AFP | The WTO on Thurs¬day largely sided with the US in its Obama-era case against Beijing over Chinese restrictions on imports of American grain. The...

India’s Reliance reports 9.8 percent jump in profits

AFP | Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries on Thursday reported a 9.8 percent rise in consolidated net profit boosted by strong revenues from its telecom venture...

Uber wins $1bn investment from Toyota, SoftBank fund

AFP | Japanese car giant Toyota and investment fund SoftBank Vision Fund on Friday unveiled an investment of $1 billion in US company Uber to...

Notre-Dame’s fire changed many lives in Paris for ever?

AFP | Quasimodo Cafe: Victor Hugo's immortal hero Days after the catastrophic fire at Paris's Notre-Dame, around 30 business owners on Thursday gathered at a cafe...

Woman shot dead in N.Ireland in ‘terrorist incident’

AFP | A woman has been shot dead during riots in the city of Londonderry in Northern Ireland and the killing is being treated as...

Egypt bucks trend with vote to extend Sisi rule

AFP | In a referendum bucking the trend of the region's mini-Arab Spring, Egyptians are to start voting Saturday on constitutional amendments that extend President...

Papa roach: Chinese farmer breeds bugs for the table

AFP | As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, an insect the size of a dart flew into...

Sajal Aly slammed for endorsing a fairness cream

News Desk | Actress Sajal Aly has been slammed on social media for endorsing a fairness cream. The TV celebrity is seen promising that the...

Peace hopes suffer setback as Taliban-Afghan talks derailed

AFP | Hopes for a breakthrough in a push to end Afghanistan’s gruelling conflict suffered a major setback Friday after a key summit between the...

19-year old girl burned to death for reporting sexual harassment

News Desk | Nusrat Jahan, 19, was burned to death on the orders of her teacher in Dhaka, Bangladesh after she filed a sexual harassment...

Coming soon to China: the car of the future

AFP | Global automakers are positioning for a brave new world of on-demand transport that will require a car of the future -- hyper-connected, autonomous,...

No Pakistani killed in Balakot air strike: India finally admits

News Desk | Maj. General Asif Ghafoor, Director General, Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), has expressed satisfaction over the confession of Sushma Swaraj, India's Minister...