A man was wounded when someone shot him with a rifle Saturday night in downtown Dallas, police said. Officers were called about 9:30 p.m. to the 2200 block of Canton Street, near Cesar Chavez Boulevard, where a group of people had been playing basketball at an apartment complex. Police said there was a “disagreement” between one of the people in …

After a cold and frosty start with temperatures at or below freezing in spots, we’re in for a cool afternoon with highs in the 50s. A good amount of sunshine will be with us today and Monday before a weak cold front slides into the area by Tuesday. Chances of rain will increase Wednesday into Thursday across the region. A …

SINGAPORE: China’s Sinopec, expected to be the next major Chinese buyer of US liquefied natural gas (LNG), is planning to review terms of a potential $16 billion supply deal with Cheniere Energy Inc after a sharp drop in LNG prices, industry officials said. That could delay sign-off on a deal that would help Beijing meet ambitious targets it set for …

MUMBAI: Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd has posted another record quarterly profit, as double-digit growth at its consumer-facing businesses cushioned weakness in its energy divisions. Revenue at its retail and telecoms units each jumped more than 25 per cent in the December quarter as the company, headed by Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, invests heavily to bring them on …

KARACHI: The current account deficit fell by 66.5 per cent in first half of the current fiscal year. The impressive reduction in deficit during the last six months is likely to bring down the current account in to net positive by the end of this fiscal year. The SBP data showed the deficit during July-December was $2.153 billion compared to …

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has urged the United States to get it off the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which monitors global money laundering and terror financing. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said at a news briefing here on Friday night that Pakistan hoped the US would back its efforts to get it off the list at the …

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to initiate screening of Rs4.038 trillion investments in National Savings’ schemes of more than seven million investors to stop any ill-gotten money to become part of the financial system and to safeguard valued investors from the menace of money laundering and terror financing. The decision came as part of compliance with Financial Action Task Force …

MELBOURNE: As messages on video boards cautioned Australian Open spectators to “be aware we are expecting a reduction in air quality” on Saturday, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal seemed satisfied that all will be fine at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament despite recent days of smoke arriving from wildfires burning 100 or so miles away. The haze hanging over …

HARARE: Wicket-keeper Regis Chakabva says that Zimbabwe ‘have to enjoy’ their first home Test since 2017 as the African nation return to the five-day action against Sri Lanka after their recent suspension by the International Cricket Council. The two-Test tour was only announced by the Sri Lanka Cricket earlier this week, with the first match to start in Harare on …

  BANGALORE: After overcoming ‘panic’ among fans, Indian captain Virat Kohli has tried to assure supporters it will be service as normal when his side take on Australia in a tense deciding match in their One-day International (ODI) series here on Sunday. Many Indian fans had a near seizure after Australia hammered their side by 10 wickets in the first …