SINGAPORE: Resale market for Singapore's public housing units built by Housing and Development Board (HDB) fell slightly in the first...

WASHINGTON: As South Carolina Ports Authority officials announced this week plans to build a second inland port, they celebrated the...

COPENHAGEN: European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Benoit Coeure, at a meeting of eurozone finance chiefs, defended the bank's...

HONG KONG: AIA Group Ltd, the world’s second-largest life insurer by market value, said new business rose 44 percent on...

VIRGINIA: Caterpillar Inc yesterday reported a net income of US$494 million in the first quarter of this year, down from...

BROWNSVILLE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge recently seized 102 pounds of alleged marijuana...

JAMAICA: U. S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists and officers discovered a special surprise inside containers of candy carried...

WASHINGTON:  A 36-year-old Guatemalan woman has been sentenced to three years in prison by a US court for smuggling undocumented...

LONDON: Three people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to smuggle millions of pounds worth of cocaine...

CYPRUS: Six people including airport customs officers have been found guilty in a cigarette smuggling scheme that goes back many...

MANILA: The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday formally brought criminal charges in the Sandiganbayan against former Bureau of Customs...

BELFAST: The PSNI, working with the Garda, have arrested three men and seized suspected herbal cannabis with an estimated street...

NEW YORK: The observance was created in 1970 by U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson as a way to force the protection...

BEIJING: China plans to send a rover to Mars to explore the Red Planet, a top space official announced on...

BEIJING: Xiaomi’s doing some teasing this week. The company’s upcoming Mi Max smartphone is rumored to be coming in at...

LONDON: Back at February’s Mobile World Congress event, Sony announced a new line of Xperia devices – the Xperia X...

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index edged lower on Friday, slightly reducing this week's gains as gold stocks dragged, while higher...

FRANKFURT: European stocks finished lower Friday, dragged down by a disappointing round of inflation data as well as concerns that...

NEW YORK: Speculation that the Bank of Japan could effectively start paying banks to borrow its cash caused the yen...

LAHORE: The Iranian Ambassador in Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost has expressed optimism and confidence that Pak-Iran trade would touch new heights...