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Observing that India's legal system is "somewhat slow", Jaitley said "excessive interference or a tendency to have excessive judicial interference is not necessarily a move which is friendly to the interest of investors itself".

Ivan Stanley is gearing up for 60 minutes Shirshasana (headstand), breaking his previous record of 34 minutes, organisers said.

President Barack Obama along with high ranking officials in his administration have welcomed Pope Francis' call to acknowledge climate change as a man-made problem and deal with accordingly.

Time is running out for Greece to strike a deal with EU lenders and avoid default. Default might see them exiting the Eurozone.

The co-pilot of the flight slammed the jet into the Alps on March 24.

Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev Gautam on Thursday said the next government to be formed after the promulgation of the new Constitution in July will be headed by his CPN-UML party.

A new study reveals that the moon is permanently engulfed by a dust cloud. The discovery could mitigate hazards encountered in future space explorations.

Nigeria's homegrown extremists use these kinds of improvised explosive devices in suicide bombings and also to set ablaze homes and buildings of which tens of thousands have been torched. At least 97 people have been killed in suicide bombings in northeas...

The arrests were made on Tuesday in Jhal Magsi district of the impoverished province, a police official said on Wednesday.

Sri Sri has also been invited by the United Nations to address world representatives at the celebrations of the first-ever International Day of Yoga.

The Vatican has accepted the resignation of two US bishops accused of failing to protect minors from a paedophile priest and set a date for the unprecedented trial of a senior cleric for paedophilia

The UN human rights chief has expressed his concern over the "frequent demonisation of migrants", and exhorted leaders to step up to counter the "growing bigotry" about them, which is often suffused with racism and religious hatred and stirred up for poli...

Eight residents were rescued and three passers-by were injured and remain in hospital.

Asia-Pacific ministers on Friday vowed to counter violent extremism promoted by jihadist groups such as Islamic State at a two-day regional summit in Sydney, with Australia's Attorney-General saying their goal was to build societies resilient to terrorism...

Accusing India of destabilising Pakistan, the former military ruler said that nuclear weapons are for the defence of the country and not for "celebratory" occasion.

A 94-year-old Chinese war veteran who went to the doctor with stomach pains was shocked to discover a bullet in his pelvis which may have been lodged there for more than 60 years.