Court case puts Stokes’ England career on hold
- 06-Aug-2018
Birmingham: Ben Stokes’s international career will be placed in suspended animation when the England cricketer appears in a Bristol court on Monday charged with affray. While England has had to make do without the talented all-rounder before, either through injury or their own policy decisions, both he and they are now beholden to the outcome of a looming trial. […]
Pakistan puts cotton imports from India on hold as tensions mount
- 01-Dec-2016
KARACHI/MUMBAI: Pakistan has suspended cotton imports from its top supplier, India, saying shipments failed to fulfil phyto-sanitary certification, threatening the $822 million-a-year trade, government and industry officials said. Traders say rising hostility between the neighbours might have prompted Pakistan to restrict imports. The decision will help other cotton suppliers such as Brazil and the United […]
Syria truce extended for 48 hours, aid deliveries still on hold
- 15-Sep-2016
ALEPPO, SYRIA: A fragile truce in Syria has been extended for 48 hours under an agreement between Moscow and Washington, but there was still no sign of much-needed aid deliveries on Thursday.