INDIA

The world's cheapest computer -- the $35 tablet -- has finally been launched in India, designed to bring the nation's poor into the computer and Internet age. The computer, a tablet known commercially as the Ubislate, is being hailed by government officials in India as a valuable educational tool and a major accomplishment for the country's fast-growing tech industry.

He will likely best be remembered for his heroics as a batsman in the 1981 Ashes

Representatives of the Dalai Lama, who is based in northern India, began the visa application process in June.

Turkey’s military coincidentally plans to conduct a routine exercise near the Syrian border through next week.

Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have become increasingly frayed.

Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday that threatened sanctions against Syria if it didn't stop military crackdown against civilians who oppose President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

State Bank Of India does not expect overseas borrowing costs to rise significantly but sees medium-term note borrowing costs rising 1-2 basis points, its chairman said on Wednesday, a day after Moody's cut its rating and sent its shares skidding.

The Marshall Islands, a tiny nation of atolls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, has now become something of a Mecca for marine scientists, particularly those who study sharks. On Tuesday, the island nation passed a bill creating the world's largest sanctuary for sharks.

Three monks have tried to burn themselves to death in the past week – a total of five have done so over the past six months.

The Dalai Lama was blocked from visiting South Africa two years ago as well.

Here is yet another good news for tech geeks who are upbeat about Apple Inc's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy Tab.

Cornell University scientists in New York have just completed a social behavior study focusing on Twitter. Published in the journal Science, the research was based on a two-year period of observations recording 509 million tweets from 2.4 million users. Scientists gathered participants from 84 different countries to determine whether there were any trends or correlations to people's moods across regions.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently released a report identifying the those cities in the world with the worst statistics relating to levels of air pollution.

NASA administrator Charles Bolden calls for more international cooperation.

Delawar Hossain Sayedee, accused of ordering mass murders and torture, among other crimes, is the first suspect charged by the special court.

Dear Steve Jobs, Regarding the iPhone 5, I want to tell you that you have created the most global consumer demand for a product in the history of the world.

September factory activity in some of Asia's biggest economies slumped to levels last seen during the depths of the financial crisis as export demand dropped, reinforcing fears that fading U.S. and European growth will spare no one.

According to manufacturing sources, Apple has been prototyping 64GB versions of the new iPhone. Therefore, it's quite likely that the Cupertino tech giant will roll out the new iPhone with 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB capacities; just like the iPad.

NPR has named former Sesame Workshop chief Gary Knell as its new president and CEO, replacing the controversial Vivian Schiller, the public broadcaster announced on Sunday.

European Union (EU) plans to put a charge on carbon emissions from airlines are discriminatory and inconsistent with global laws, a meeting of a UN aviation body and non-EU member nations has agreed, an Indian government statement said on Friday.

For an Indian man, the entire country is one easy-access urinal. Be it mustard fields, the national highway or the Himalayan foothills - unzipping, unleashing and relieving comes naturally to them. Indian women, unfortunately, do not enjoy the same privilege. For them, infinite patience is a survival skill and a big bladder a necessity.