Israel struck political targets throughout the Gaza Strip, while its military stepped up mobilization for a possible ground invasion.
India's inflation rate is "still quite high," says central bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao. His comment is likely to dampen hopes for an interest-rate cut next month.
Bal Thackeray, a controversial Indian politician who held sway in Mumbai over 40 years and deepened sectarianism in the city, has died.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s disclosure that India is among the countries where it is conducting inquiries into possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act comes at a sensitive time for the U.S. retailer. Its planned expansion in India is already a controversial issue.
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Samsung Electronics was granted permission by a U.S. judge to include Apple's iPhone 5 in its infringement lawsuit against the California company, escalating the patent dispute between the two companies.
India intends to conduct another auction of telecom bandwidth before the current fiscal year ends in March, the telecom minister said.
Indian shares closed lower Friday after reversing their early gains, as investors took a cautious stance ahead of the weekend in the absence of any positive triggers.
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The settlements, totaling more than $400 million, represent the SEC's first tangible victory in a wide-ranging investigation into Wall Street's sale of mortgage-backed securities.
Google has distributed a test version of its new mapping app for Apple's iPhones and is getting ready to submit it for approval to the Apple iTunes store.
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Some U.S. hedge funds have set their sights on Japan's corporate titans, buying credit-default swaps tied to debt of electronics makers, including Sony and Panasonic.
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One key question surrounding China's leadership change is whether Li Keqiang, who was exposed to Western concepts as a student at Peking University, will encourage reforms.
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In the chess game of Chinese politics, the new party leadership may have been the last gambit of a grand master: former leader Jiang Zemin, whose protégés and allies once again dominate the top governing body.
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New party chief Xi Jinping won modest praise from China's voluble online community after he addressed the nation with minimal Communist political jargon.
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Obama's historic visit to Myanmar is rooted in a strategic move to shape new relationships as part of a larger shadow-boxing match with China over influence in the region.
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Momentum is building for Rahul Gandhi to lead the ruling Congress party into elections in 2014. Late Thursday, Congress leaders nominated Mr. Gandhi to head the party’s election coordination panel for the polls.
The chairman of the world's largest coal producer, the state-run Coal India Ltd., has a solution in mind to solve the country’s coal shortage: mine forest areas in a big way.
The Los Angeles home of Richard Zanuck sells for $20.1 million; David Geffen buys Denise Rich's New York penthouse for $54 million; a historic California ranch hits the auction block.
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Casino gamblers in Asia have seen their options expand fast in recent years. But there are still fewer than 100 casinos in the region, versus more than 900 in the U.S. Where will the next phase of expansion take place?
How important are revenues as a measure of success for films? This is the question Anupama Chopra asked film directors Rajkumar Hirani, Rohit Shetty, Anurag Basu and Kabir Khan and to actress Vidya Balan.
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In this week's pictures, a motorcycle rider falls at a racetrack in Spain, children look through a hole in the roof of their house in the Gaza Strip, paramilitary police officers take part in a training exercise in China, and more.
Indian children played during Children's Day, Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the Great Hall of the People, South Korean volunteers made 140 tons of kimchi, and more.
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Security officials outside Bal Thackeray's residence in Mumbai, a rickshaw puller in Allahabad, a protest against China's revamped administration in Himachal Pradesh, and more.
The Hong Kong government's audit commission found that the city has consistently failed to reach its air-quality goals since 1987, when they were first adopted.
Northern Australia plunged into total darkness for about two minutes as the moon's shadow completely covered the sun.
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Many mid-size professional and trade industry groups outsource their staffing needs to a management firm, whose directors-for-hire can multi-task across diverse organizations.
The cricket Test series is only one day old, but India is already in a dominating position over England after amassing 323 runs for just four wickets in Ahmedabad.