Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Key Area Of Concern During India, Russia Talks; Trade To Be Improved In Other Areas Including Infrastructure And Aviation
The two nations are close to finalizing additional units to a joint nuclear plant in India, and plan to improve trade in oil, gas and aviation.
Bay Area Transit Strike Ends After BART, Unions Reach Tentative Agreement
Some trains will be up and running on Tuesday morning, but full service may not be restored until later in the day.
Brazil Sells Giant Libra Oil Field Rights To Consortium Including Petrobras, Shell, Total, CNOOC And CNPC
The Libra oil field, off Brazil's southeast coast, is said to contain up to 12 billion barrels of oil.
China’s Housing Prices Rise For Ninth-Straight Month; Leading Economic Index And Coincident Economic Index Edge Up
The uptick in new housing prices across major cities continues despite the government’s efforts to cool the real estate market.
Bangladeshi Garment Workers’ Wages Expected To Be Raised Soon, But Factory Owners And Government Differ On Rate Of Hike
Workers demanding a pay hike might yet discover there is a significant difference between the cup and the lip.
UPDATE: Egypt: Gunmen Kill Coptic Christian Outside Cairo Church; 4 Dead, Including 8-Year-Old And 12-Year-Old Girls
Assailants fired indiscriminately as they drove by a church unguarded by police, killing four and injuring 17.
BHP Billiton Exits India Oil, Natural Gas Fields After Failing To Secure Government Clearance
The Australian mining company had won rights to explore oil and natural gas fields in India, but failed to secure government clearance.
Japan’s All Industry Activity Slowed In August Missing Expectations
A host of official economic indicators from Japan suggest a slight slowdown in growth.
Drone Attacks In Pakistan Killed 400 Civilians In Last 10 Years; UN Investigator Urges US To Declassify Data
A U.N. report said such attacks set a dangerous precedent.
Illinois Supreme Court Throws Out ‘Amazon Tax,’ Saying It’s Unconstitutional
The ruling invalidates a state law that levied a sales tax on goods purchased from out-of-state Internet retailers.
Indian Government Digging For Gold After Hindu Holy Man Dreamt Of 19th Century Treasure Worth $50B
However, archaeologists warned that they are yet to find any proof of the treasure claimed to be worth $50 billion.
Armed US Ship’s Crew Arrested By Indian Police After The Vessel Was Detained Off India's Southeastern Coast Last Week
The ship’s operator said the vessel had entered the port of Tuticorin to refuel and to escape the effects of Typhoon Phailin.
Obama Administration Mulls Easing Iran Sanctions After Detailed Nuclear Deal Proposal From Tehran
President Obama's administration wants to gradually phase out sanctions on Iran, but convincing Congress will be the hard part.
JPMorgan Chase Selling Chase Manhattan Plaza In Lower Manhattan To Chinese Firm Fosun For $725 Million
JPMorgan Chase’s decision to sell the lower Manhattan property is emblematic of changing real estate trends.
Indian Companies Most Transparent Among Their BRICS Peers, While Chinese Firms Rank Last: Transparency International
Local laws, which require publication of key financial information, were the reason for the relative transparency at Indian companies.
Nearly 30 Million People Worldwide Living In Slavery; India Has The Highest Number Of Enslaved People
India topped the list as home to half of the world's slave population while Mauritania ranked first in percentage terms.
Federal Employees Expected To Return To Work On Thursday, Legislation Allows Back Pay
Employees should check with their agencies and the OPM website for updates, the White House budget office said.
Euro Zone Annual Inflation Slowed As Expected In September; EU Trade Deficit Narrowed In August; UK Unemployment Unchanged
A few days ago, the ECB's Mario Draghi identified base effect, food prices and the exchange rate as causes for driving down inflation.
Iran Presents Detailed Proposal To Strike Nuclear Deal With World Powers During Talks In Geneva
For the first time, “very detailed technical discussions” were carried out on Tuesday in Geneva between Tehran and world powers.
Glenn Greenwald Who Broke NSA Surveillance Stories Exits Guardian For ‘Momentous New Venture’ Reportedly Financed By eBay Founder Pierre Omidyar
The journalist who broke stories about NSA surveillance is reportedly set to join a new media venture funded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
US Stock Futures Point To Higher Open As Congress Inches Close To Agreement On Budget, Debt Ceiling
Investors seem cautiously optimistic that Congress will ink a deal to end the US government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.
Germany’s ZEW Economic Sentiment Index Climbs To Highest Mark Since April 2010; UK Inflation Inches Up
While German sentiment shot up, inflation in the UK inched up but not enough to convince analysts to mark the start of an upward trend.
Ethnic Violence Erupts In Moscow Over Killing Of Russian By A Man Allegedly From North Caucasus; Police Detain Migrant Workers, Rioters
A mob, chanting “Russia for Russians,” violently protested the killing of a Russian by a man allegedly from the North Caucasus.
American Economists Eugene Fama, Robert Shiller And Lars Peter Hansen Share Economics Nobel Prize
The independent findings of Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller transformed the way financial markets are evaluated.
John Kerry Holds Talks With Afghan President Hamid Karzai To Iron Out Differences Over Security Arrangement Past 2014
The U.S. wants a security deal this month, but Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants to stall it until after the presidential election next April.
September Inflation Drops In Italy, Spain; Remains Flat In Germany
While inflation in Germany, Italy and Spain rose in September on a yearly basis, the rate of increase slowed compared to August.
IMF Secures Support Of Member Nations To Fund Poor Countries By Using Windfall Profits From Gold Sales
As prices soared, sale of gold between 2009 and 2010 reaped $10.6 billion in profits for the IMF.
CIA Suspected Edward Snowden Was Trying To Access Classified Information In 2009 But Supervisor’s Warning Never Reached NSA: Report
Edward Snowden’s CIA supervisor in Geneva wrote a cautionary note about him that was never forwarded to the NSA.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Runs Into More Trouble As JAL Diverts Two Tokyo-Bound Flights From San Diego And Moscow
Japan Airlines diverted two of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights bound to Tokyo from San Diego and Moscow following electrical glitches.
US-Vietnam Nuclear Energy Deal Will Help The Latter Cope With Power Shortages While Keeping It From Acquiring Nuclear Weapons
Vietnam, slated to be a developed nation by 2020, has also partnered with Russia to build its first nuclear power plant.
