Can love affair with UK royals outlast Elizabeth II?
When Britons sing "God Save the Queen" over four days of celebrations to mark Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne, monarchists may have cause to roar the line "long to reign over us" more heartily t
Ivanovic loses to Errani in French Open third round
Former champion Ana Ivanovic went out of the French Open on Friday, beaten 1-6 7-5 6-3 by Italian clay court specialist Sara Errani in an erratic third-round display.
Monsoon may hit Kerala coast after June 1
India's monsoon may not arrive on Friday due to a cyclonic pressure over the Arabian Sea but the annual rains are still expected to arrive nearly on time, weather officials said on Thursday.
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Facebook makes a comeback, options volume soars
Facebook bounced back from record lows in frenetic trading on Thursday to finish in positive territory for the first time in four days, lifted in late trade by a US market rebound and a brokerage upgr
Government's austerity measures not enough, say analysts
The government announced a series of austerity steps on Thursday, including a 10 per cent cut in non-plan expenditure for fiscal 2013, which analysts said were not enough and would not have much impac
Syria on brink of sectarian civil war, West says
Syria is nearing full-blown sectarian civil war that would be catastrophic for the entire Middle East, Western nations said on Thursday, urging Russia to end its support for President Bashar al-Assad
Insight: Butler's journey from trusted servant to accused Judas
Just after dawn on Wednesday, May 23, Paolo Gabriele said goodbye to his wife, passed by the bedrooms of his three children and left to start another day in the service of the man Roman Catholics beli
RIM's new woes seen speeding loss of BlackBerry users
Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves by major customers to offer their employees smartpho
Myanmar banking's new 'wow' factor - ATMs
As Myanmar opens up after five decades of military rule, a country run on cash is finding a new alternative: plastic.
Private banks in Myanmar have begun rolling out automated teller machines in rece
Pakistani doctor in bin Laden hunt rejected U.S. escape: Officials
U.S. authorities said a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden turned down an opportunity to leave his country and resettle overseas with his family, two U.S. officials told Re