A Tunisian military court sentenced ousted Tunisian dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to 20 years jail in absentia on Wednesday for inciting violence during a police attempt to smuggle his nephew out o

India's inflation may have accelerated at its fastest pace in 2012 in May, driven by higher food and fuel prices, impeding chances of a rate cut by the RBI at its review next week, a Reuters poll show

Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service cut its rating on Spanish government debt on Wednesday by three notches to Baa3 from A3, saying the newly approved eurozone plan to help Spain's banks w

General Motors' ailing European unit Opel aims to strike a deal with labour unions to close the Bochum plant after production of the Zafira Tourer van ends in exchange for guaranteeing German jobs thr

France will propose giving the United Nations the power to enforce Kofi Annan's Syrian peace plan, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday, adding that a no-fly zone was an option under cons

JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive Jamie Dimon used his much anticipated appearance before lawmakers to apologise for the bank's multibillion-dollar trading loss but he also made clear he will still

Syrian government forces are killing civilians in organized attacks on towns and villages that amount to crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said on Thursday, citing evidence from over 20 l

Harry Redknapp will leave his role as Tottenham Hotspur manager, the club said on Thursday, bringing to an end a successful and eventful four-year spell with the English Premier League side.

The Reserve Bank of India releases its mid-quarter monetary policy review on June 18, and weakening domestic and global economic conditions have added to the likelihood it will take action to boost gr

Tata Power has put on hold all new imported-coal based projects, its chief financial officer said, warning that it would be a challenge for the company to meet its target of a five-fold increase in ge