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The Australian share market closed higher for a sixth consecutive trading day with activity subdued after the Reserve Bank (RBA) left interest rates unchanged.

Australia intends to reject Singapore Exchange Ltd's proposed $7.8 billion bid for Australia's ASX Ltd on national interest grounds, underscoring the political challenges facing other cross-border exchange deals.

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has relinquished his role as the captain of the ODI and T20 teams, but will continue as Test captain on a temporary basis till a suitable replacement is found.

Australia plans to reject Singapore Exchange Ltd's proposed $7.8 billion bid for Australia's ASX Ltd on national interest grounds, underscoring the political challenges other major cross-border exchange deals are facing.

Australia intends to reject Singapore Exchange Ltd's proposed $7.8 billion bid for Australia's ASX Ltd on national interest grounds, underscoring the political challenges other major cross-border exchange deals are facing.

After India's sensational World Cup triumph, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has deemed skipper MS Dhoni the best captain he has played under in his 22-year career in cricket.

Kofax Plc said completion of the sale of its non-core hardware business has been delayed by around two months. Jefferies & Co. said the delayed hardware business sale does not impact its investment case.

The Australian stock market closed higher on Friday on stronger international oil prices and as investors looked past overseas negatives to forthcoming economic data from the United States.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the the Southern coast of Indonesia's Java island on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

After India claimed World Cup glory on the night of April 2, not many remembered that it was the spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan's last ever International match.

India has won the Cricket World Cup by beating out Sir Lanka by six wickets. Below are pictures from the championship game that gave India the victory.

India’s cricket team powered past rival and fellow co-host Sri Lanka to win the Cricket World Cup in front of rabid fans at the Wankhede Stadium in the city of Mumbai.

India just won the Cricket World Cup by edging out Sir Lanka by six wickets. A country crazy about the sport of cricket, its fans have gone wild in celebration.

The European Union filed an appeal against an aircraft subsidies ruling on Friday just hours after calling it a victory, a tactical move in a transatlantic game of global trade chess.

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Witticisms, super pranks, ultimate gags, hoaxes and plain lies are searching for fools this day. People turn the most cynical this day so that they don’t look naive, and turn on their gullibility meter at the highest level of alert. But a lot of us are caught off guard by some comic concoctions that mix contemporary humor with ingenious lies which are sometimes delectable.

April Fool's Day frenzy grips Twitter, with tweeps playing pranks, and a flood of jokes on celebrities like Rebecca Black, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga.

A Chinese-Australian writer whose disappearance in China ignited alarm during a crackdown on dissent said on Friday he is safe and plans to return to Australia in coming days.

China has set its total output of rare earth at 93,800 tonnes this year, 4,600 tonnes more or 5.16 percent higher compared to last year's, the Ministry of Land and Resources said on Thursday.

The US corporate tax rate is supposed to be 35 percent. However, due to various rules and exemptions, the actual tax rate is much lower.

With the +1 button on its search engine, besides adding a social tinge, Google continues long-drawn war against Facebook.