GENEVA (Reuters) - The world's biggest companies are planning to boost their international investments over the next two or three years, with most spending planned in major emerging economies, according to a United Nations study.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Trade between India and China is booming but diplomatic ties have become increasingly fraught over an unsettled border, the disputed Kashmir region and the competing global aspirations of the world's most populous nations.
KARACHI, Sept 7 (Reuters) -The Lahore High Court on Tuesday
heard a petition seeking treason charges be filed against
players and officials involved in the spot-fixing scandal in
England.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An outbreak of dengue fever threatens to add to the headaches of Commonwealth Games officials already struggling with deadlines and a major clean-up of Delhi.
KARACHI (Reuters) - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will investigate the total assets of the Pakistan cricketers, team officials and top-ranking paid officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board, a senior tax official said on Monday.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Monday said it would offer new oil exploration blocks in an area off the northern coast where the initial flare-up of a quarter-century war with the Tamil Tiger separatists ended the hunt for oil.
LONDON (Reuters) - Cricket will make way for archery at the historic Lord's ground in two years' time after London 2012 organisers got the go-ahead for their plans on Monday.
LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Cricket will make way for archery
at the historic Lord's ground in two years' time after London
2012 organisers got the go-ahead for their plans on Monday.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The prime minister said on Monday he wanted to lower the average age of his cabinet, a remark that could signal a greater role for young and reformist ministers in a team dominated by a socialist old guard.
LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen was fined on
Monday following his online outburst after being dropped by
England for the first time in his career.
KARACHI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The Federal Board of Revenue
(FBR) will investigate the total assets of the Pakistan
cricketers, team officials and top-ranking paid officials of the
Pakistan Cricket Board, a senior tax official said on Monday.
LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday killing at least 19 people, police said, in a new wave of attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants.
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Police opened fire on hundreds of stone-throwing protesters on Monday demonstrating against New Delhi's rule, killing at least two people, police and witnesses said.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex shot to a 31-month high and ended Monday 1.9 percent higher, its best single-day percentage-point gain in more than three months, tracking global stocks as concerns about the world's largest economy facing a double-dip recession faded after encouraging U.S. payrolls data.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The spot-fixing scandal which has marred Pakistan's tour of England has tarnished cricket's image and tough decisions need to be made if necessary, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in an interview.
NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The spot-fixing scandal which
has marred Pakistan's tour of England has tarnished cricket's
image and tough decisions need to be made if necessary, India
captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in an interview.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - About 1 million employees of banks plan to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday to protest a host of issues including foreign direct investment in public sector banks and entry of foreign banks amongst others.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has gone in to bat for tiger conservation in Uttarakhand, local media reported said on Monday.
NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - India cricket captain
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has gone in to bat for tiger conservation
in a north Indian state, local media reported said on Monday.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - GTL Infrastructure said its deal with Reliance Communications to merge their telecoms tower businesses has been called off, a blow to the No. 2 telecoms firm's efforts to cut debt.
