Obama starts deploying interrogation teams
The Obama administration has started using special law enforcement and intelligence teams to interrogate suspected militants in the United States and abroad, including the Pakistani-American arrested
Chinese speculators gulping Bordeaux
Speculators, not drinkers, are likely to be the biggest Chinese buyers of Bordeaux 2009.
US Prez has wealth of $7.7 million
US President Barack Obama’s wealth in 2009 totalled between $2.3 million and $7.7 million, financial disclosure forms showed on Monday.
Major powers agree on Iran sanctions
Major powers, including China and Russia, have agreed on a new United Nations sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear programme, the United States said on Tuesday.
3D: India behind the scenes
India’s Reliance MediaWorks, part of the Reliance ADA group, is training a small army of artists to meet the rise in demand for 3D films following the huge success of James Cameron’s Avatar and other
Vodafone hits out at India
Vodafone Group Plc signalled increasing frustration with its key Indian unit on Tuesday, taking a charge of £2.3 billion ($3.3 billion) due to fierce competition and rapidly escalating spectrum costs
Buffett will auction charity steak lunch
WARREN BUFFETT is again auctioning a steak lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity, after 2009’s bidding failed to generate a record bid for the first time since 2004.
Cannes halfway mark: Festival short on buzz
Crowds crammed to see the stars walk the red carpet, champagne flowed, fireworks filled the sky and screenings were packed, yet the Cannes film festival hit halfway on Monday lacking one key ingredien
IRAN signs n-swap deal with brazil, turkey
Iran agreed with mediators Brazil and Turkey on Monday it would send some of its uranium abroad, abruptly ending its refusal to countenance such a deal just as the UN Security Council readied tougher
Israel: Ultra-Orthodox Jews lose grave battle
A heavily guarded operation to dig up ancient graves to make way for a new hospital emergency room exposed on Sunday traditional tensions between Israel’s Jewish secular majority and ultra-Orthodox mi