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Most of the Asian stocks gained Tuesday with investor sentiment turning positive as a rise in the U.S. retail sales indicated an improvement in consumer confidence in the world’s largest economy.

Ali Zidan was selected as Libya's new prime minister, but he'll lead a weak government against Libya's most intractable threat.

Harvard, in association with MIT and Cal Berkeley, is launching the edX program--a free online program that aims to improve access to high-quality education and revolutionize the way the world learns.

The Supreme Court of India directed the Reserve Bank of India to amend the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations rules within two weeks to facilitate the implementation of Foreign Direct Investment in the retail sector.

India’s headline inflation in September rose at a higher than- expected rate to 7.8 percent, touching 10-month high, diminishing chances of interest rate cuts by the RBI.

Most of the Asian stocks fell Monday as investor sentiment was weighed down by concerns of weakening global economy, which undermined the data from China showing lowering of inflation rate in September

Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram urged Reserve Bank of India Saturday, to support the struggling economy by reciprocating the government’s attempts to rein in fiscal deficit, while further strengthening industries and markets plea for monetary easing.

Most of the Asian markets fell in the week as investor sentiment turned negative with the increasing concerns about the weakening global economy and the faltering growth prospects.

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India's retail inflation rate moderated to 9.73 percent in September from the 10.03 percent in August, mainly by a marginal fall in fuel prices, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation.

Saudi Arabia recently called for an international discussion to lay down new guidelines for Internet accessibility.

With a 4-inch display and a dual core processor, the new Galaxy S3 Mini is just a mediocre version of its larger, more powerful cousin, the 4.8-inch Galaxy S3 that was released globally in May and made available in the US this summer across five major carriers.

India's industrial output grew at a modest 2.7 percent in August, beating the analysts' expectation of a 1.1 percent growth as compared to the same period a year ago. The data was released by the government of India on Friday. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had recorded a flat 0.1 percent growth in July 2012.

Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's second largest software services firm, reported Friday a 24 percent rise in the net profit for the second fiscal quarter ending June 31, 2012, meeting market expectations. However, the Bangalore-based company gave a weaker-than-expected earnings forecast for the third quarter, sending its shares down by 5 percent in the morning trade.

Most of the Asian stocks rose Friday with investor sentiment turning positive as a drop in the U.S. jobless claims indicated an improvement in the labor market in the world’s largest economy.

The U.N.'s first International Day of the Girl focused on ending child marriage, a practice that affects 10 million girls worldwide.

Global hunger levels have generally been decreasing, though they remain high in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and could get worse amid increasing scarcity of natural resources.

Hindi and English have enjoyed an incestuous relationship ever since the British first landed in India.

Australia is losing jobs to other countries, and the reason may be surprising: China isn't growing as fast as it used to.

IT spending in India is estimated to touch $71.5 billion in 2013, a 7.7 percent increase from the $66.4 billion forecast for 2012, according to a report by IT research firm Gartner.

India is considered to be one of the next major markets for Apple and if the latest buzz is to be believed, the company is all set to launch the new iPhone 5 in the country on Oct. 26.