INDIA

A group of young, semi-clad Ukrainian women gate crashed into the Indian embassy in Ukraine's capital Kiev last month, tore down the Indian flag and threw it on the ground.

In the wake of a bus accident that took away seven lives, including that of four small children in Goa in India, the state government ordered cancellation of the Goa Carnival- 2012. The carnival was supposed to start in Panaji Saturday evening.

Almost as shocking as India's high prevalence of child malnutrition is the country's failure to reduce it, despite the economy tripling between 1990 and 2005. It is in fact a national shame.

New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan was among 22 men inducted into cardinal status by Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City.

Pope Benedict, putting his mark on his Church's future, on Saturday inducted 22 men including India's George Alencherry into the exclusive group of cardinals who will one day elect one of their own to succeed him as leader of the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics.

Pope Benedict on Saturday elevated 22 prelates to the rank of cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church at a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Basilica. Here are their names.

Given that Pakistan has extensive experience with nuclear weapons technology, is it conceivable that they would offer any assistance with Iran’s embryonic atomic project?

Iranian warships have entered the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. It is only the second time since 1979, when a revolution established an Islamic Republic in Iran, that this has happened.

Hague claimed that London has urged the Israelis not to launch such a strike.

The highlights of the event included exemplary collection by maverick designers like James Fererra, Shantanu and Nikhil, Rohit Bal, Manish Malhotra and several others.

Rajini, a two-year-old girl from Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh state, India, casts a dark shadow over a rising India, where millions of people have nothing or very less to eat.

Social media has revolutionized the way information is shared, and a new Internet feature is taking it a step further. Twitris, a Web application developed in Ohio, analyzes social media content pertaining to natural disasters, current events and other ongoing national news.

While Indian authorities have launched an investigation into Monday's New Delhi car bombing, and its suspected masterminds, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government has continued to embrace trading with the country that is widely suspected of the attacks -- Iran.

Richline International, part of U.S. billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, plans to buy debt-laden jeweler UnoAErre, in a further expansion into Italian jewelery after a string of acquisitions last year.

Both Iran and Hezbollah have denied complicity in all three attacks.

The Airport Council International has announced the list of the top airports in the world.

Kosovo celebrates its fourth anniversary of Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) on Feb. 17. Even after four years of its UDI, the Albanian majority country is still to make any head way towards development or in ensuring stability in the region. The biggest challenge it faces includes its conflict with Serbia, which don't recognize Kosovo's independence and the resistance from several of the European Union countries that oppose its inclusion in the Union.The territorial confl...

The latest fourth quarter 2011 global consumer confidence report by Nielsen has found that India is the most optimistic market in the world.

A majority of external members of the Reserve Bank of India's advisory panel on monetary policy had suggested a cut in the repo rate at the January monetary policy review, minutes released by the central bank showed.

Investors flocked to two Canadian gold mining companies, Kinross Gold and Agnico-Eagle Mines, ignoring mixed earnings reports and driving stock prices up after an announced increase in dividends.

Sahara Group on Thursday returned as the main sponsor of the world's richest cricket body, reversing its earlier decision to end all commercial ties with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It will continue sponsorship of the Indian team.