Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Russian economy shrinks for first time since 2009
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russias economy shrank in November for the first time in five years, the government said Monday, illustrating the sharply changing fortunes of President Vladimir Putins rule as he faces falling oil prices and Western sanctions.The figures were the latest indication that Russia was sliding toward recession and potentially a...
AirAsia shares hit in Malaysia after jet loss
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Shares in AirAsia, Southeast Asias biggest budget airline, lost almost nine percent in Kuala Lumpur Monday after one of its jets disappeared with 162 people on board.But analysts said the impact on the low-cost sector would be limited owing to its popularity.The firm slumped 12 percent to 2.60 ringgit at the open but...
Ukraine adopts ‘draconian’ budget backed by IMF
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines parliament on Monday adopted an austerity budget that hikes import prices and shrinks social spending in order to balance the books under a plan backed by the International Monetary Fund.The highly-disputed 2015 plan was rammed through by the government-led coalition after a marathon debate concluded with a 4:15 am...
Tennis: WTA Tour singles standings
REUTERS – Standings from the WTA Tour singlesPoints:1 (1) Serena Williams(U.S.) 84852 (2) Maria Sharapova(Russia) 70503 (3) Simona Halep(Romania) 62924 (4) Petra Kvitova(Czech Republic) 59665 (5) Ana Ivanovic(Serbia) 48206 (6) Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland) 48107 (7) Eugenie Bouchard(Canada) 47158 (8) Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark) 46259 (9)...
Tennis – WTA Tour singles standings
REUTERS – Standings from the WTA Tour singlesPoints:1 (1) Serena Williams(U.S.) 84852 (2) Maria Sharapova(Russia) 70503 (3) Simona Halep(Romania) 62924 (4) Petra Kvitova(Czech Republic) 59665 (5) Ana Ivanovic(Serbia) 48206 (6) Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland) 48107 (7) Eugenie Bouchard(Canada) 47158 (8) Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark) 46259 (9)...
AirAsia shares lose 8% in Malaysia after jet disappears
KUALA LUMPUR, (AFP) – Shares in AirAsia, Southeast Asias biggest budget airline, lost almost eight percent in Kuala Lumpur on Monday after one of its jets disappeared with 162 people on board.The firm slumped 12 percent to 2.60 ringgit at the open but recovered slightly to sit at 2.71 ringgit, still down 7.82 percent, at 0600 GMT.The Airbus...
Search halted for missing AirAsia plane as night falls
JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia suspended until first light the search for an AirAsia plane that went missing Sunday in the Java Sea with 162 people on board after the crew requested a change of flight plan due to stormy weather.The Airbus A320-200 disappeared en route from Surabaya in Indonesias east Java to Singapore, in the third crisis for a...
AirAsia missing plane: LIVE REPORT
Surabaya (Indonesia) (AFP) – 12:32 GMT – Maximum Effort – Indonesia confirms it has received offers of support from Australia, Singapore, Britain, South Korea and Malaysia, but air transportation chief Djoko Murjatmodjo tells reporters the Transport Safety Committee is capable of carrying out search operation with maximum...
Belarus strongman sacks PM amid economic woes
MINSK (AFP) – Belarussian strongman Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday sacked his prime minister and several other top officials as the ex-Soviet state reels from the effects of Russias economic crisis next door.Lukashenko, who has ruled the country of 10 million with an iron fist for the past 20 years, linked the reshuffle to a presidential...
Ukraine secures cheap Russian coal and power supplies
KIEV (AFP) – Moscow promised on Saturday to resume shipping coal and provide electricity to Ukraine for the first time in three years despite Kievs failure to guarantee energy supplies to Russian-occupied Crimea.Russian President Vladimir Putins unexpected decision was announced just a day after Ukraine upped pressure on the breakaway Black...
