Benchmark steel prices in China closed below session highs in a listless trade on Tuesday, while steel-making raw material iron ore ended flat after a two-day gain on concerns over supply disruptions. The most-active rebar

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The Karachi Port handled 171,287 tonnes of cargo comprising 105,487 tonnes of import cargo and 65,800 tonnes of export cargo including 8,272 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours

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Buyers kept away from the cotton market on Wednesday amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan as a result of terrorists attack in occupied Kashmir, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs

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Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures prices fell to a four-week low on Tuesday, as traders, with an eye on continuing US-China trade talks, liquidated their positions ahead of the US Department of Agriculture Outlook

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US President Donald Trump's attacks on the press are "reckless" and "dangerous" and threaten to encourage violence against journalists at home and abroad, the publisher of The New York Times warned on Wednesday. "America's founders

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Six people, including three foreigners, were killed when a fire broke out Wednesday in a Malaysian karaoke centre, with rescuers describing scenes of chaos as the blaze engulfed the building. The fire erupted before dawn

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Tech giant Microsoft said Wednesday it had detected hacker "attacks" ahead of European Parliament and national elections in the EU, in a warning to civil society groups, politicians and campaigns. The firm said a group

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Sweden said Wednesday it had summoned Hungary's ambassador to the foreign ministry amid a diplomatic spat between the two countries over Budapest's new family policy. "The meeting will take place today ... in Stockholm," foreign

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Nepal's government on Wednesday tabled draft legislation that would impose harsh penalties for "improper" social media posts, igniting concerns it could be used to suppress freedom of speech and stifle dissent. Under the proposed law,

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EU member states narrowly approved a massive overhaul of the bloc's online copyright law Wednesday, setting up a crunch European Parliament vote to pass a law that has pitted traditional media against Silicon Valley. The

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