Ovadia Yosef, rabbi and Israeli kingmaker, dies
Jerusalem, Oct 7 - Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the religious scholar and spiritual leader of Israel's Sephardic Jews who transformed his downtrodden community of immigrants...
Asia stocks muted as US budget duel heats up
Bangkok, Sept 25 - Asian stock markets were tempered Wednesday by fears that political gridlock in Washington over the federal budget might shut down...
ADB to double annual climate financing for Asia-Pacific by 2020
Manila, September 27. Asian Development Bank, ADB president Takehiko Nakao announced that ADB will aimed to double its annual climate financing to 6 billion...
Nelson Mandela on critical condition
Johannesburg, June 27 - Ailing democracy icon Nelson Mandela's was "very critical" and "anything is imminent", the anti-apartheid leader's eldest daughter said as South...
28 killed, over 60 injured in suicide attack in SW Pakistan
Islamabad, June 30 - At least 28 people were killed and over 60 others were injured in a suicide attack that targeted a religious...
Bharti Infratel net profit rises 12% to Rs 277 crore
New Delhi, Oct 28 - Bharti Airtel's tower business unit Bharti Infratel on Monday reported a 12% jump in its net profit at Rs...
Washington and Havana to announce embassies
Washington, July-1 The US and Cuba will on Wednesday announce the opening of embassies in each other's capitals, a major step in re-establishing diplomatic...
Singapore receives over 1.4 mln visitors in February
MARCH 13: A total of 1.44 million visitors arrived in Singapore in February, up 50 percent year-on-year, according to the latest statistics released by...
Thousands evacuated after fire in Moscow metro
Moscow, June 5 - Seven commuters were hospitalised and thousands evacuated from the Moscow metro on Wednesday after a high-voltage electric cable caught fire,...
China bus fire that killed 47 may be arson
Beijing, June 8- A fire that gutted a commuter bus, killing 47 and injuring dozens more during rush hour in a port city in...
