Amazon.com To Acquire comiXology, A Digital Comics Company, As Retailer Seeks To Expand In Online Publishing
ComiXology is a popular app on Apple devices and had 180 million downloads of comic books and graphic novels worldwide by mid-2013.
Indian Tour Operators Eye Growing Profits As Young Indians Embrace Adventure Tourism
Domestic firms and global giants jockey for position in the emerging new frontier in India tourism.
New Delhi Registers A 52% Voter Turnout As India Enters Largest Phase Of Nationwide Elections Yet
About 815 million voters are expected to vote in the country's largest elections to date by many measures, according to the Election Commission.
Bank Of America Agrees To Pay $772 Million In Refunds And Fines To Settle Malpractice Claims In Its Credit Card Business
In the CFPB's biggest settlement yet over credit-card malpractices, BAC will have to refund some 1.5 million customers.
Ukrainian Hostages Freed In Luhansk As Government Demands Pro-Russian Protesters Restore Peace Within 48 Hours Or Face 'Force'
Activists supporting Russia have taken over government buildings in the three eastern Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk.
Apple Explains Why Samsung Should Give It $2.2B In Patent Infringement Damages
A bigger victory for Apple would be if it convinces the court to ban Samsung from selling its devices in the U.S.
US Banks Must Boost Capital Levels By $68B And Change Their Leverage Ratio Under New Rules
Inadequate U.S. bank regulations helped trigger the 2008 global financial crisis - the free world's biggest crisis since the Great Depression.
Citigroup To Settle Claims With Investors By Paying $1.13B Along With An Additional $100M Charge
Further, Citi last year agreed to pay $730 million to resolve claims that it did not reveal its exposure to toxic mortgage assets.
Sri Lanka Refuses To Cooperate With UN Inquiry Into Human Rights Violations Committed By Government And Tamil Tiger Rebels
A UN panel said it has found evidence that nearly 40,000 Tamil minority civilians were killed in the final phase of the war in Sri Lanka.
Pro-Russia Protesters In Donetsk, Kharkiv Declare Themselves Independent From Ukraine; Donetsk Asks For Crimea-Like Referrendum
Russia has argued that it's not the one destabilizing Ukraine and has warned Ukraine not to respond by force to people’s “legitimate demands.”
World Bank Cuts China's Growth Target, Underlining Concerns Among Global Markets And Investors; Developed Nations To Drive Growth In 2014
The report expressed concerns about China's policy agenda being too ambitious and encouraged reforms as the path to sustained growth.
Sun Pharmaceuticals To Acquire Ranbaxy In An All-Stock Deal Worth $3.2B To Create World's Fifth Largest Generic Drug Company
The merged entity will be India's largest drug company with operations in 65 countries and revenues worth $4.2 billion.
Malaysia Airline Flight MH370: Chinese Search Ship Picks Up Radio Signals In Indian Ocean Which May Belong To The Missing Plane
With black-box battery power shutting down soon, the race to find the remains of Flight MH370 intensifies.
Toyota Kirloskar's Standoff Continues Despite Company's Claims Of Employees Agreeing For Salary Hike
Out of 4,200 employees on strike, only 300 have resumed work after signing an agreement with the management.
2 Female Journalists Shot, 1 Fatally, By A Cop In Afghanistan A Day Before Presidential Elections In The Country
A Taliban attack last month on a hotel in Kabul had killed eight people, including an Agence France-Presse journalist and his family.
MF Global's Customers To Get Full Repayment Worth $6.7B In Final Payout
The CFTC has also brought lawsuits against Jon S. Corzine and Edith O’Brien for allegedly misusing customers' funds.
Russia Arrests 25 Ukrainians For Sabotage And Terrorism Plots Following FSB's Claims They Were Told To Spy On Russia By Ukraine’s Security Service
Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of sending FSB operatives, and explosives, into the country to stamp out anti-government protests.
Ukraine Detains 12 And Arrests Three Members Of Berkut Riot Police, Who It Claims Attacked Protesters In Kiev, On Suspicion Of Mass Murder
Yanukovych reportedly admitted on Wednesday that he “was wrong” to invite Russian troops to Crimea, which is now under Russian control.
Indian Aviation Ministry Clears Tata-SIA Joint Venture Which Will Be Seeing An Initial Investment Of $100M
The Malaysian discount carrier AirAsia too is planning to enter the crowded but unprofitable Indian passenger air-travel market.
Dmytro Firtash, A Ukrainian Businessman, Along With Five Other Foreign Nationals Charged By US Department Of Justice For Bribing Indian Officials $18.5M
Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine's richest men, was closely associated with Viktor Yanukovych and aided the flow of gas between Russia and Ukraine.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Malaysian Authorities Says All Passengers Cleared Of Suspicion While Cabin Crew Is Still Being Investigated; Search Now Termed A Criminal Investigation
Malaysian police have recorded statements from 170 people regarding the disappearance of the Boeing 777.
US House Of Representatives Approves $1B Loan To Ukraine And More Sanctions Against Russia While NATO Suspends Practical Cooperation With Russia
A Russian news organization reported that Ukraine had asked to resume normal relations with Russia once again.
Government Officials Confirm NSA Conducted Warrantless Searches On Americans, Spied On Private Conversations Deliberately
A letter to Congress accuses President Obama's administration of exploiting loopholes to deliberately spy on Americans.
FBI Investigates High-Speed Trading Companies To Check If They Used Insider Information Unavailable To Other Investors
Since October 2009, 90 people have been charged for insider trading, of whom 79 have pleaded guilty or have been convicted at trial.
Unmanned Aircraft Crashes On South Korea's Baengnyeong Island; Authorities Investigating If It Came From North Korea
The drone reportedly ran on a Japanese engine, had Chinese parts, and was equipped with a small camera.
CIA Misled US Justice Department And Congress About Interrogation Of Its Detainees And Quality Of The Intelligence Gleaned: Senate Report
The 6,300-page Senate report was based on accounts from CIA officials and detainees on whom the agency used its interrogation techniques.
General Motors Recalls Another 971,000 Vehicles Taking The Total To 2.6 Million Vehicles Recalled Globally
The company faces a federal probe on why it did not respond sooner to complaints.
MF Global Sues PwC For $1 Billion For Giving Inaccurate Accounting Advice, Leading To The Firm's Demise
MF Holdings declared bankruptcy in October 2011, listing assets of $41 billion and debts of $39.7 billion.
Indian Air Force's US-Made C-130J Plane Crashes During Routine Training, Killing All 5 Crew On Board
India had deployed two C-130J Super Hercules planes to aid in the search for Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
China Mulling Implementing FATCA-Like Law To Reduce Tax Evasion On Mainland; Hong Kong Agreed To Share Tax Information Of US Expats Earlier This Week
In Asia, only Japan has signed intergovernmental deals to be FATCA-compliant while banks say compliance would be a costly exercise.
