Developing nations to name two candidates for World Bank
Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo are set to be nominated to lead the World Bank, sources with knowledge of emerging market effort
Reliance Power says it gets court stay on Andhra project
Reliance Power on Wednesday said it has obtained an order from the Delhi High Court restraining any 'coercive steps' against its 4,000 MW-power project in Andhra Pradesh.
The Economic Times newspaper
GVK to cut stakes in Australia coal, rail, port projects
GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd is looking to sell down its stakes in the Alpha coal project and related port and rail assets in Australia to help fund the $10 billion cost of the projects, its Austral
French school killings suspect says will surrender
A gunman suspected of killing seven people in the name of al Qaeda, including three children at a Jewish school, said on Wednesday he would hand himself over to police to end an hours-long siege in so
Explosions across Iraq kill at least 43
Car and roadside bombs killed at least 43 people in cities and towns across Iraq on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said, extending a spate of violence ahead of next week's Arab League summit in
Of diapers and drugs, Iran's trouble paying bills
Like everyone, Iranians need diapers. Fred Harrington has built a business by selling Iran the raw materials to make them.
The Redmond, Washington, businessman, who exports to Iran under a humanitari
France fears Jewish school gunman could strike again
French police stepped up the search on Tuesday for a gunman who filmed his carnage as he shot dead three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school, fearing the killer could strike again.
Officials beli
Future Group plans deals to cut debt: Paper
Future Group, India's largest retailer which owns Pantaloon Retail, is looking to sell stakes in brands and units to raise funds and help cut the group's $1.6 billion debt, the Economic Times reported
Heavy fighting in Syrian capital: Residents
A heavy firefight broke out on Monday between Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in a main district of the Syrian capital Damascus that is home to several security i
Bangladesh's ‘teenage’ brothels hold dark steroid secret
Their faces painted heavy with make-up, teenage girls in short, tight blouses and long petticoats loiter in squalid alleys, laughing and gesturing to potential clients who roam Tangail town's infamous