Long-time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, stranded in the desert after rebels and a NATO missile strike wrecked his escape convoy last October, apparently wanted to stage a last stand as his enemies cl

The government's $2.5 billion auction of its shares in Oil and Natural Gas Corp ended in chaos, with TV channels saying it had generated bids for just two-thirds of the shares on offer, but both of th

The government fell just short of its target in a chaotic $2.5 billion auction of shares in Oil and Natural Gas Corp getting off to a faltering start in its bid to revive government stake sales to pat

Defeated Syrian rebels abandoned their shattered stronghold in Homs, giving way to a 26-day army assault on a city that had become a symbol of the year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

Nissan Motor Co plans to launch cheap automobiles tailored for emerging markets under its old Datsun brand in 2014, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday, as it revs up efforts to tap into fast-gr

Eastman Kodak Co has agreed to sell its online photo services business to Shutterfly Inc for $23.8 million, kicking off the bankrupt photography pioneer's relaunch as a much slimmer company although a

Protests over the burning of Qurans at a NATO base may have faded but some Afghans are still venting their rage over the incident - at a bloody Kabul dogfighting ring.

If emotions here are any indica

The government is likely to raise taxes on a number of manufactured items and expand the tax net in its budget to rein in its deficit and give space for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut interest

Vladimir Putin followed in the footsteps of Russia's tsars when he interrupted his presidential election campaign to seek the blessing of the Virgin of Tikhvin, a Byzantine icon which believers say wo

Tata Communications Ltd is preparing to bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc, the Times of India reported on Thursday, in what would be the biggest British acquisition by an Indian firm since Tata M