Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to push for closer commercial and strategic ties with India, as Tokyo seeks to offset Beijing's growing regional might.

President Hamid Karzai on Saturday signalled that a deal to allow US troops to stay in Afghanistan was close to collapse as the NATO combat mission withdraws after a decade of fighting the Taliban.

The HDB resale market may have turned the corner, with a more neutral balance between sellers and buyers, but it has not reached its steady state yet, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan.

Taxi operators SMRT and Trans-Cab Services have started to impose penalties on drivers who failed to meet taxi availability standards.

Syria's regime and opposition on Saturday discussed sending aid to besieged residents in the embattled city of Homs as UN-sponsored peace talks inched forward in Geneva.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday offered sweeping concessions for the opposition, including the prime minister's post, to end a deadly crisis but his opponents vowed to press on with protests until all their demands are met.

Walmart will lay off about 2,300 workers at its Sam's Club warehouse unit, The Wall Street Journal said on Friday, the latest in a string of job losses at US retailers.

Apple is considering launching a mobile-payments service for its iPhone and iPad, which would compete with major players such as PayPal, The Wall Street Journal said.

Daniel Sturridge struck his third goal since returning from a two-month injury lay-off as Liverpool beat Championship outfit Bournemouth 2-0 on Saturday to reach the FA Cup fifth round.

Spanish attacking midfielder Juan Mata completed his record £37.1 million (44.7m euros) transfer from Chelsea to Manchester United on Saturday after completing a medical at the English champions.

Justin Bieber's run-ins with the law could potentially get him kicked out of the United States, the nation where the Canadian-born teen idol struck it rich, immigration lawyers said on Friday.

Music's biggest stars will gather on Sunday for the Grammys, with artists ranging from the Beatles and veteran rapper Jay-Z to newcomers like New Zealand's Lorde and rapper Kendrick Lamar up for honours.

Google apologised after the Internet giant's widely used free email and an array of other services were disrupted by apparent software woes.

US prosecutors have fired back at Apple's bid to derail a court-ordered monitor in its e-book price-fixing case.

Researchers in New Zealand say there is no strong link between vitamin D deficiency and poor health, as earlier believed.

Lingonberries, a fruit common in Scandinavian cuisine, may be able to help prevent weight gain and high sugar and cholesterol levels, Swedish scientists said Thursday of a new study.

China is gearing up for the peak travel period of the world's largest annual human migration as the Spring Festival national holidays draws near.

Most young Americans have either an e-reader, a tablet or both, but when it comes to reading, they spend more time reading a book