North Korea has reportedly threatened military action against South Korea unless Seoul apologises for 'insulting' the centenary celebrations of Pyongyang's late founding leader Kim Il-sung.

Pyongyang

Bank of America Corp. released lower earnings for the first quarter Thursday, but the results still beat Wall Street's estimates as the credit quality improved.

The US second largest bank said its pr

India has called upon G-20 nations, the world's top economies, to work out a 'credible and ambitious' action plan to put the global economy firmly on the path of recovery as also promote strong, susta

Indian equities were ruling in the red intra-day on Friday after a key index opened lower, after rising more than 400 points this week due largely to the favourable monetary policy announced by the ce

Central Railway on Friday assured normalisation of crucial suburban services by evening, three days after a fire disrupted its network resulting in overcrowded trains that claimed three lives, an offi

Newly-appointed Kerala Home Minister T.Radhakrishnan on Friday said the state government would not take over the management of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, which has been in the news after priceless tr

The Mexican social media has been buzzing with criticism of an anaesthesiologist who mocked patients by posting humiliating operating room photos on her Facebook page.

Mayte Rosas Gomez, who works fo

Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare and yoga guru Baba Ramdev will jointly sit on a one day token fast in Delhi on June 3.

Making the announcement here, Hazare said the fast will press for a strong

A police officer was shot dead on Friday by separatist guerrillas near a police station in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, police said.

"Separatist guerrillas fired from close range at Sukhpal

The Indian government on Friday approved 22 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals amounting to Rs.586.137 crore ($112.5 million).

The proposals were cleared following recommendations of the Forei