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Asia stocks down on Greek, India economic woes
Asian stock markets fell Tuesday, after Europe's finance ministers postponed approval of an urgently needed aid payment for debt-mired Greece.
China slams Dalai Lama; Tibetans self-immolate
China accused the Dalai Lama of allying with Japanese right-wingers in an island dispute as a way of attacking China and blamed him for glorifying a ...
Diageo takes stake in India's United Spirits
Diageo PLC, the world's largest distiller, says it will buy a 53.4 percent stake in Indian drinks manufacturer United Spirits Ltd. in a deal worth $2 ...
UK to end aid spending in India by 2015
Britain will halt all aid spending in India in 2015 in a significant shift in relations between the emerging economic giant and its former colonial ...
Naomi Campbell hosts boyfriend's birthday in India
Naomi Campbell is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the birthday of her boyfriend, Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin, in the palaces of ...
Pakistan's minority Hindus feel under attack
They came after dusk and chanted into the night sky "Kill the Hindus, kill the children of the Hindus," as they smashed religious icons, ripped golden ...
Asia stocks mixed after China PMI improves
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday, with investors buoyed by solid manufacturing data out of China but wary of weak global demand for electronics ...
Cyclone weakens after displacing 150K in India
A tropical storm weakened Thursday after slamming into southern India, bringing heavy rain and a storm surge and displacing 150,000 people. Six deaths ...
Population bulge tests India's growth aspirations
Vijay Kumar clutched a worn plastic folder containing his high school diploma and his nursing aide certificate as he joined a long queue at an ...
India's Cabinet rejigged, but no place for Rahul
A major reshuffle of India's Cabinet left one question dangling: Where is Rahul Gandhi? The scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is not among the new ...
Vettel wins F1 India GP, extends title lead
Sebastian Vettel's seemingly unstoppable march to a third straight Formula One title took another stride with victory in the Indian Grand Prix on ...
Does Indian anti-graft crusader have solutions?
Since launching his own political party this month, a fiery former tax officer has become the bane of some of India's most powerful politicians, ...
Ex-Goldman exec's 2-year sentence draws scrutiny
A two-year prison sentence for insider trading at the height of the 2008 economic crisis, by a man who was once one of the nation's most respected ...
Ex-Goldman exec given 2 years for inside trades
A former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. board member was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday, culminating a spectacular fall from grace ...
Bollywood movie mogul Yash Chopra dies at 80
Bollywood movie mogul Yash Chopra, whose classic love tales made him the Indian film industry's "King of Romance," has died after contracting dengue ...
Indian gov't suspends Kingfisher license
The Indian government on Saturday suspended the license of Kingfisher Airlines, which has been struggling to resume flights following a strike by ...
Starbucks opens first India store in Mumbai
Starbucks inaugurated its first store in India Friday in a historic building in southern Mumbai as the Seattle-based coffee giant seeks growth in a ...
25 primate species on brink of extinction
Twenty-five species of monkeys, langurs, lemurs and gorillas are on the brink of extinction and need global action to protect them from increasing ...
India inflation rises to 7.8 percent in September
India's inflation accelerated to 7.8 percent in September after the government hiked subsidized fuel prices to rein in the budget deficit. The number ...
India industrial output rose 2.7 percent in August
Industrial production in India rose 2.7 percent in August, more than expected on a rebound in mining activity, though investment still appears weak.
Indian police say 3 Muslims were planning attacks
Indian police have arrested three Muslim militants suspected of planning terror attacks in New Delhi during a major Hindu festival season that starts ...
Iranian minister woos Indian businesses
As Western sanctions squeeze Iran and its currency tumbles, the country's energy minister wooed Indian businesses for more investment and trade.
Rural outsourcer brings hope to remote village
They come together each morning from the sloping forests. Some walk for more than an hour along muddy footpaths past terraced farms stacked like soft ...
India's Kingfisher halts flights for another week
India's Kingfisher Airlines has extended its shut-down and won't fly any planes for another week unless it can convince pilots and engineers who ...
Indian Cabinet approves new economic reforms
India's Cabinet pushed ahead with a second wave of economic reform proposals, endorsing higher levels of foreign investment in insurance and pension ...