Reuters

Weekly Food Inflation Falls By 1.81 Percent

6:39 PM IST

India's food inflation eased sharply in the year to December 10 on lower prices of rice, cereals and vegetables and benefiting from a higher statistical base a year ago, indicating sticky headline inflation could be moderating.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to Visit India

6:13 PM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will visit India at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh Dec. 27 and 28.

Kim Jong-un: The ‘Great Successor’ of North Korea [PHOTOS]

4:55 PM IST

The next head of the nuclear state, Kim Jong-un was said to be educated in a school on the outskirts of Bern under a false name “Pak Un”.

A poster of Nitin Garg of India is displayed on the side of a police information van near the park where he was stabbed in Melbourne Jan. 7, 2010. Accounting graduate Garg, 21, originally from the state of Punjab in northern India, was stabbed to death on

Aussie Teen Jailed 13 Years for Stabbing to Death an International Student in Melbourne

4:23 PM IST

Aussie Teen Jailed for 13 Years for Stabbing Murder of an International Student in Melbourne.

Chinese Scientist Gets Seven-Year Jail Term over Dow Data Theft

2:56 PM IST

The charges were related to the incidents happened during Kexue’s term in Dow Agrosciences and Cargill Inc. Kexue worked with Dow Agrosciences during 2003- 2008 and in Cargill Inc. during the period of 2008 to 2009.

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US-China

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and China's Minister of National Defense General Liang Guanglie

U.S., China say deeper military ties needed to avoid missteps

04:37 AM ET

U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates and his Chinese counterpart said on Monday stronger military ties were needed to avoid missteps between the two global giants, whose forces have pushed up against each other in Asia.

Asia

North Korea offers talks to South Korea

04:38 AM ET

North Korea sent Monday an official notice to the South calling for dialogue but the South said it was nothing new and the North had to take responsibility for two attacks last year before talks could be held.

Middle East

Netanyahu defends settlement after U.S. criticism

04:57 AM ET

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Jews have a right to live anywhere in Jerusalem, defended on Monday a settlement project that drew criticism from U.S.

Europe

Hens are pictured at a chicken farm in the western town of Schleiden, Germany

Dioxin feed spreads to France and Denmark

04:53 AM ET

France and Denmark were the latest countries drawn into Germany's dioxin food scare on Monday, after an EU official said tainted animal feed had been exported from Germany to both countries.