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Illegal miners trapped in disused South Africa gold mine INTERNATIONAL

Illegal miners trapped in disused South Africa gold mine

Emergency workers Sunday were striving to rescue illegal miners trapped underground in Johannesburg's oldest gold mine, a spokesman said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
El Salvador players say offered cash for WC qualifier CULTURE

El Salvador players say offered cash for WC qualifier

El Salvador players were offered financial inducements to win, draw or avoid a heavy defeat in their crunch World Cup qualifier against Canada, the country’s football association said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Fighting in Yemen oil region area kills 26 ASIA

Fighting in Yemen oil region area kills 26

At least 26 fighters were killed in clashes on Monday between pro-government troops and rebels over control of an oil-rich region east of the Yemeni capital, military sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russia, Saudi say agree joint action to stabilise oil price INTERNATIONAL

Russia, Saudi say agree joint action to stabilise oil price

The world's two biggest oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia said Monday they had agreed to ‘act together’ to stabilise oil prices as they seek to steady the markets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Central banks nearing limits of ability to stimulate growth: OECD ECONOMY

Central banks nearing limits of ability to stimulate growth: OECD

The world’s central banks are “pretty close” to the limits of their ability to stimulate economies, Angel Gurria, head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Facebook will not become a media company, says CEO INTERNATIONAL

Facebook will not become a media company, says CEO

Facebook Inc. will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq seeks formal deal with Kurds to sustain new crude oil exports ECONOMY

Iraq seeks formal deal with Kurds to sustain new crude oil exports

Iraq’s resumption last week of oil shipments through a Kurdish-controlled pipeline bumped up its export capacity by 5% almost overnight.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hansen’s planning in focus as NZ take on Australia CULTURE

Hansen’s planning in focus as NZ take on Australia

Hansen’s goal in 2016 has been about ‘refreshing’ the team with an eye on becoming the first side to win three successive World Cups when Japan hosts the tournament in 2019, consistently improving the team’s standard of play along the way

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo for 2020 Games INTERNATIONAL

Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo for 2020 Games

The Olympic flag arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday as Japan's capital gears up to host the 2020 Games, with officials promising smooth sailing after Rio's sometimes shaky 2016 instalment.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Al Rayyan Al Jadeed Street to be closed for two weeks ARABIA

Al Rayyan Al Jadeed Street to be closed for two weeks

A two-kilometre-long section between Al Qalaa and Al Wajba Interchanges on Al Rayyan Al Jadeed Street (as shown in the map) will remain closed for two weeks from Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
British-Australian man granted bail in Dubai ASIA

British-Australian man granted bail in Dubai

A British-Australian man detained in Dubai last month for highlighting the work of an Afghan refugee charity on social media has been released on bail, a campaign group said Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Photo of dazed Syrian boy symbolises Aleppo’s plight ASIA

Photo of dazed Syrian boy symbolises Aleppo’s plight

A shocked Syrian boy pictured sitting in an ambulance covered in blood and dust after an air strike became a symbol of civilian suffering in Aleppo yesterday, drawing worldwide attention.

4:45 AM November 25 2016