Govt may allow foreign airlines to invest in local carriers: Official
The government is likely to approve a plan to allow foreign airlines to buy stakes in Indian carriers, industry secretary told Reuters on Monday.
"It is likely to happen," R.P. Singh told Reuters ove
New Zealand edge France to win second rugby World Cup
Hosts New Zealand just about held their collective nerve to edge France 8-7 at Eden Park on Sunday and win the World Cup for the second time after a gap of 24 years.
This was not the coronation that
Gaddafi's death emboldens anti-Assad protesters in Syria
The killing of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi fueled anti-government rallies across Syria after Friday prayers and security forces killed 25 people in a continued crackdown on protesters seeking President Ba
Revolution kills Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi was killed by Libyans he once scorned as “rats”, succumbing to wounds, some seemingly inflicted after his capture by fighters who overran his last redoubt on Thursday in his hometown of Sirte.
Steve Jobs refused cancer treatment too long - biographer
Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs refused potentially life-saving cancer surgery for nine months, shrugging off his family's protests and opting instead for alternative medicine, according to the tech v
Franco-German split over bailout fund threatens crisis plan
Deep divisions between France and Germany mean they will make scant progress on strengthening the euro zone bailout fund at a summit on Sunday, in a sign that Europe's leaders are still some way from
Libya's next tests: Big expectations, power plays
Jockeying for power among Libya's well-armed and fractious new leadership may intensify after the death of Muammar Gaddafi, an anxious and, for many, joyous moment in a country hungry for stability an
Taliban leader Fazlullah vows new war in Pakistan
Afghanistan-based Taliban leader Maulvi Fazlullah, a leading figure in the insurgency, has vowed to return to Pakistan to wage war as the country came under renewed American pressure to tackle militan
Gaddafi killed by bullet in stomach, says doctor
Muammar Gaddafi was fatally wounded by a bullet in his intestines following his capture, according to a doctor who examined his body, amid conflicting accounts of how the fugitive former Libyan leader met his end.
Gaddafi's death - who pulled the trigger?
Disturbing images of a blood-stained and shaken Muammar Gaddafi being dragged around by angry fighters quickly circulated around the world after the Libyan dictator's dramatic death near his home town