India's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace in eight months in January as factory output surged the most on record on increased domestic and foreign demand, a business survey showed on Wedne

The United States military has said in a secret report that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, Britain's Times

Britain stripped the former head of Royal Bank of Scotland of his knighthood on Tuesday, putting a banker reviled by tabloids as 'Fred the Shred' alongside Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and Romania's Nicol

Federal prosecutors expanded their insider trading case against former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta on Tuesday, saying the illegal activity lasted longer and involved more trades than

Sony said on Wednesday that vice president Kazuo Hirai will become president and CEO on April 1. Current chairman, president and CEO Howard Stringer will be chairman.

The Japanese electronics firm al

Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected Morgan Stanley and four other book runners to handle the mega-IPO,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a new mandate to head his right-wing Likud party, defeating an ultranationalist challenger opposed to any land-for-peace deal with Palestinians.

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Iran is feeling the bite from economic sanctions imposed over its nuclear program, which is capable of producing a weapon although Iranian leaders have not yet decided to do so, top intelligence chief

PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest car maker, may delay a 650 million euro plant investment in India, the company said on Tuesday.

"PSA is reviewing the investment calendar for its India pr

State Bank of India, the country's biggest lender, will need to raise funds beyond the $1.6 billion assured by the government on Monday to meet rising demand for loans, a top bank official told Reuter