Iranian protesters storm UK compound in Tehran
Iranian protesters stormed two British Embassy compounds in Tehran on Tuesday, smashing windows, hurling petrol bombs and burning the British flag during a rally to protest against sanctions imposed b
Toyota aims to bring fun back with '86' sports car
Toyota Motor Corp unveiled a highly anticipated sports car that it hopes will trigger the rebirth of the company as a maker of 'fun' cars that it hasn't been in years.
Japan's top automaker took the
India supply chain chaos next hurdle for global retailers
Seven years ago, when India's Future Group retail giant sent shipments from Mumbai on the country's west coast to Kolkata in the north-east, the products took 10 nervous days to arrive.
"You sent the
O Christmas tree, how costly are your branches
One Tokyo Christmas tree has a special glow even amid the global economic gloom, it's made of pure gold, and valued at $2 million.
A jewellery store in Tokyo's posh Ginza district teamed up with flow
'We're Open', India tells foreign retailers
India has opened its supermarket sector to foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc, pushing through a major reform aimed at attracting foreign capital and potentially easing stubbornly high infl
Pak stops Nato supplies after raid kills ‘up to 25’ troops
Nato helicopters attacked a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan today, killing up to 25 troops and prompting Pakistan to shut the vital supply route for Nato troops fighting in Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said.
Prosecutors seek 4-yr term for doc
Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to sentence Michael Jackson’s former doctor to the maximum four years in prison for his involuntary manslaughter conviction in the singer’s 2009 death.
Retail policy to create 10 mln jobs in 3 years: Anand Sharma
Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Friday that the government's new policy to allow foreign supermarkets into the country would create 10 million jobs over three years, while not affecting smaller, d
Kingfisher says lessor Aercap to take back 2 planes
Kingfisher Airlines said on Thursday one of its lessors, AerCap Holdings NV, would take back two of its aircraft in coming months as both the companies could not agree on extension terms.
The two jet
German bond auction 'disaster' rocks markets
The Nikkei average fell more than 1 percent to its lowest level since April 2009 on Thursday, hurt by a worrying German bond sale and expectations that mounting European debt concerns will continue to