Standard Chartered said on Wednesday it expects pretax profit in the first half of 2012 to grow by less than 10 per cent, slowing from previous years as growth in Asia eases and local currencies weake

Saudi Arabia will enter women athletes in the Olympics for the first time ever in London this summer, the Islamic kingdom’s London embassy said on Sunday.

Greece's new finance minister resigned on Monday due to ill health, throwing the government's drive to soften the terms of an international bailout into confusion less than a week after it took office

Two British hackers pleaded guilty in a London court on Monday to plotting attacks against computers of international firms, law enforcement bodies and government agencies including the CIA, in a cybe

The rupee was largely flat in opening trade on Tuesday tracking overall caution in risk assets, with investors still disappointed about the lack of bold measures to prop up the currency.

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Being neither 'arrogant' nor 'crazy', Rafa Nadal is refusing to think about a third Wimbledon title ahead of his first-round match against Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci on Tuesday.

Having won a record se

Nomura has cut its GDP forecast for India to 5.8 percent from 6.7 percent for the fiscal year ending March. 2013, and to 6.6 percent in 2013/14 vs previous 6.9 percent.

Nomura said the country's mone

Moody's Investors Service on Monday said it was maintaining a stable outlook on India's Baa3 rating as problems such as slower growth and higher inflation were long-standing and already factored into

Shareholders of Sesa Goa and Sterlite Industries -- both controlled by London-listed miner Vedanta Resources -- approved the plan to merge the group's various Indian arms into a single unit, the two c

India took a handful of measures on Monday to support the embattled rupee but disappointed investors who had been hoping for bolder action to prop up a currency that hit a record low on Friday.

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