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Asian markets declined this week due to increasing concerns about China's economic slowdown and heightened Spanish banking sector woes.

True to form, star soccer player Mario Balotelli is pulling no punches. The Italian national team striker is scheduled to compete in the UEFA European Football Championship 2012, or Euro 2012, in Ukraine and Poland. Aware of those countries' poor record for racial tolerance, Balotelli is putting up his guard.

India?s caste system is deeply entrenched in Bihar, which not surprisingly is one of the poorest states in the country.

Shares of big gold mining companies rocketed higher Friday as the yellow metal regained its status as a safe-haven amid growing fear that the American economy may not be able to offset the combined drag of the euro zone crisis and sharply decelerating growth in China and India.

U.S. stocks followed global equities down Friday as fears mount that the American economy may not be able to offset the combined drag of the euro zone crisis and sharply decelerating growth in China and India.

In an attempt to speed up economic recovery and to fast track investments, the government of India has approved setting up of an investment tracking system.

In a major step towards resolving the Air India crisis, the government of India Friday announced uniform pay scale and uniform working hours for both Air India and erstwhile Indian Airlines employees.

China Thursday defended its interests in the Asia-Pacific, following US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's statement, ahead of his week-long visit to Singapore, Vietnam and India starting this weekend, that the US would increase its military presence in the region.

The Indian Pilots Guild, which is spearheading the agitation, has been holding informal talks with Aviation Minister Ajit Singh and the minister has reportedly gave them verbal assurance that the sacked pilots will be taken back.

Asian markets fell Friday amid increasing concerns over the slowdown in economic growth in China as the country's manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in May compared to the previous month.

The militants in question belong to The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), a militant group that is fighting to free the Muslim-dominated Xinjiang province from Chinese rule.

During the summit, Suu Kyi was protected by a team of bodyguards and did not speak to media

Indian activists are encouraging a boycott of the London summer Olympics to draw attention to a 1984 tragedy that killed thousands and injured many more in the town of Bhopal.

India's economic growth slumped to its lowest level in nine years in the first three months of 2012, marking a dramatic slide in the fortunes of a country whose economy was boasting nearly double-digit growth before the global recession.

Corroborating the fears of an economic slowdown, India's economic growth slumped to 5.3 percent, a nine-year-low in the fourth quarter ending March 31, according to a Thomson Reuters data. The growth rate was 9.2 percent in the same period a year earlier.

The Q4 GDP data for India plunged the volatile rupee further in the morning trade Thursday, as the Indian currency hovered near an all-time low of 56.52 against the dollar. The rupee was trading at 56.38/39 at 10 am IST, after testing the 56.52 level in early trade.

Pakistan Thursday test fired a medium range cruise missile capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads within a range of 350 kilometers.

Chinese security officials have detained hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa following multiple self-immolation protests against the Chinese control over Tibet, a US-based broadcaster has reported.

Can you really protect your allies while still cutting the military? That's the conundrum the U.S. is now facing, even as it talks about pivoting back to Asia and returning in force to the Western Pacific.

The Chinese government says it will allocate the equivalent of $27 billion to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in 2012, but the battle against the deterioration of China's environment will be a long and tough one.

In a big blow to the striking pilots of Air India, the Delhi High Court Wednesday said that they have no right to get training to fly advanced aircraft like Boeing 777.