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What new Telangana state means for India

India's ruling Congress party-led government has announced the formation of a new state of Telangana to be carved out of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh....

Asia’s Rice Glut Expected to Worsen

By SAMEER MOHINDRU And WARANGKANA CHOMCHUEN CONNECT Asia is awash in rice and the glut is expected to worsen as good harvests loom and one of the world’s biggest...

Spanish train driver was on was on the phone when it crashed, court says

By The Associated Press Posted: 07/30/2013 09:26:31 AM PDT Updated: 07/30/2013 09:38:25 AM PDT A rail personnel worker checks…

Thailand Emerges as Bright Spot in Mergers and Acquisitions

By CYNTHIA KOONS And P.R. VENKAT Southeast Asia’s booming growth has turned it into a beacon for merger-and-acquisition activity across Asia. Thailand, is shining...

Zimbabwe’s elections may be peaceful, but fair?

SHARE HARARE, 30 July 2013 (IRIN) – Though civil society has reported isolated cases of intimidation and violence, particularly in rural areas, the general...

Japan envoy Akitaka Saiki aims to fix China ties

Japan's deputy foreign minister has begun a two-day visit to China in an attempt to repair relations that have frayed over a territorial dispute. Akitaka Saiki will...

New Zealand’s Marty Schmidt and son feared dead on K2

A New Zealand father and son are feared dead after an avalanche on K2, the world's second highest mountain. Marty Schmidt, 53, and his son Denali, 25, were last...

New Zealand father and son feared dead in K2 slide

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand man and his son are feared dead following an avalanche on the world's second-highest mountain, K2....

What might China’s government debt audit reveal?

China’s audit of local government debt may find that borrowings have ballooned to 17.5 trillion yuan ($2.85 trillion) currently from 10.7 trillion at the end of...

China’s 260 million new spenders may help avert ‘hard landing’

Steps that encourage China’s 260 million migrant workers to settle into cities should help turn them into urban spenders and underpin growth amid worries of a...