SAIL expects $778 mln from share sale
State-run Steel Authority of India expects to raise around 35 billion rupees ($778 million) from a share sale, its chairman said on Saturday, adding he expected steel production and sales during the c
Now, Britain endorses Lagarde as new IMF chief
Britain endorsed French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as an 'outstanding candidate' for IMF chief on Saturday, the first G7 country to officially back her as Dominique Strauss-Kahn's successor.
Israel's Netanyahu rejects Obama proposal on borders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bluntly told President Barack Obama on Friday his vision for the borders of a future Palestinian state would leave the Jewish state with an "indefensible" fro
It’s a country, teen finale for American Idol
Fans of American Idolon Thursday opted for an all-teenage, all southern, mostly country season 10 finale, sending Haley Reinhart home after a record 95 million votes.
Arnie puts return to Hollywood on hold
Arnold Schwarze-negger on Thursday put his Hollywood projects on hold following the scandal over a secret child he fathered 13-years-ago with his housekeeper.
Apple probes blast at Chinese plant linked to iPad
Apple Inc is investigating an explosion that killed two people, injured 16 and forced a production halt at a Foxconn International Holdings Ltd factory in China said to produce the popular iPad 2.
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Cannes expels director over his Hitler remarks
The Cannes film festival expelled Danish director Lars von Trier on Thursday for jokingly calling himself a Nazi and Hitler sympathiser, leaving the world’s biggest cinema showcase in a state of shock
Pakistan Taliban says it attacked US consulate convoy
Pakistan's Taliban said on Friday it had attacked a U.S. consulate convoy in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar, the latest in a surge of violence since U.S. forces killed al Qaeda leader Osam
Pregnancy overeating risks lifelong obesity
The much-mocked hat worn by Princess Beatrice to Britain’s royal wedding last month — widely described as looking like a “toilet seat” — is up for sale on eBay where bids have reached £18,400.
Galaxy of stars attend farewell Oprah show
Oprah Winfrey neared the end of her quarter-century reign on national television on Tuesday night with a star-studded send-off featuring Beyonce, Madonna, Aretha Franklin, Tom Cruise, Michael Jordan a