A delegation of African leaders, headed by South African President Jacob Zuma, are on their way to Libya in an attempt to mediate the crisis in that war-torn country, according to the South African foreign ministry.
The defending champion discusses the upcoming Masters tournament
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.
Israel has demanded that the United Nations cancel a report that suggested the Jewish state may have committed war crimes during its military offensive in Gaza during 2008-2009.
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.
Leaders from five of the world's top emerging economies will discuss a coordinated stance on economic issues such as commodity price fluctuations, but the yuan's exchange rate is off the agenda, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday.
Africa's largest telephone group Telkom is selling part of its loss-making Multi-Links operation in Nigeria for $52 million to Visafone Communications, sending its shares higher.
The government of Gujarat has banned a controversial book about its famous native son Mahatma Gandhi.
The Three Lions face the Black Stars in London.
Ghana travels to Wembley to play England
All eyes are now riveted on the upcoming Wednesday’s key semi-final tie between India and Pakistan in the tenth edition of the World Cup Cricket tournament to be played in the north Indian city of Mohali.
A new biography of Mohandas Gandhi has sparked outrage in India because it depicts the Mahatma as a racist and a bisexual.
A study shows that the cricket World cup caused a surge in visitation to cricket sites in India as fans went online for the latest results and match updates. Sites reached their highest volume of traffic for the month during the week ending March 13, with 16.4 percent of India's online population visiting ESPNCricInfo.com and 13.4 percent of web users visiting Yahoo! Cricket.
Madonna's failed bid to open a school for poor girls in Malawi shows that running a successful charity requires not just good will but also a solid business plan, philanthropy experts say.
Financial regulators have clarified that banks can provide services to foreign diplomatic missions and still comply with anti-money laundering laws after several major banks moved to close embassy accounts.
[Investors] don't believe in the gold story anymore, declared Kevin Norrish of Barclays Capital on Wednesday, announcing the bank's latest commodity investment survey of institutional players. Not one single respondent chose Gold Bullion as the likely best performer in 2011, Norrish said.
The Gold Price rose sharply against all major currencies on Wednesday, touching near-two-week highs against the Dollar even as the US currency rose amid fresh European debt and budget concerns.
The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has written a lengthy a column in The New Vision newspaper of Uganda in which he condemned the western alliance’s military strikes on Libya. He also proposes a resolution to the Libyan crisis through the auspices of the African Union.
Some prominent African leaders have expressed their condemnation of western air strikes on Libya.
Prices to Buy Gold rose above $1418 per ounce Friday lunchtime in London, reversing this week's earlier 2.4% drop as crude oil fell and world stock markets rose further after news of an immediate cease-fire by the Gaddafi regime in Libya, prompted by the United Nations' no fly zone agreement.
The Gold Price ticked higher in London trade on Wednesday, holding above yesterday's 4-week lows to reach $1400 per ounce, as a rally in Japanese shares failed to prevent further losses in global stock markets.
