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February 09 2012 3:47 PM

A new contender for the world's tallest building has emerged. Avesta Group's Azerbaijian Tower is set to rise over a kilometer in height, to around 3,444 feet and 189 floors. It would surpass the 2,723-foot Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest building, as well as the planned Kingdom Tower.

February 09 2012 9:45 AM

India and Iran share close historical links, or so argued India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Now economic interests are pulling the two countries closer again. India has struck a clever deal to pay for Iranian oil in its own not freely convertible currency, the rupee. It could be a diplomatic hot potato.

February 07 2012 9:13 AM

Iranian buyers have defaulted on payments for about 200,000 tonnes of rice from their top supplier India, exporters and rice millers said on Tuesday, a sign of the mounting pressure on Tehran from a new wave of Western sanctions.

February 06 2012 9:31 AM

After being given a $30 million private jet, Chinese film star Jackie Chan may be spending a little more time in the air than even he's used to. The martial arts legend was gifted the Legacy 650 executive jet by Brazilian plane maker Embraer as the company tries to break into the lucrative Chinese market.

February 03 2012 9:53 AM

The oil market is getting less rattled by the headlines surrounding Iran. Iranian threats to shut down the Straits of Hormuz or cut off supply to Europe in a preemptive strike, have been like the old story of the Little Boy Who Cried Wolf. So is it any wonder that the market is ignoring some of the provocative headlines coming from Iran. It seems that the oil market has been getting prepared for this show down for months and we have the oil supplies to prove it. Even the story that Defen...

February 02 2012 10:05 AM

Remember the 35-minute long Runaway? Kanye is making another one.

January 30 2012 3:43 PM

Kendall and Kylie Jenner might be the youngest of the Kardashian clan, but they were certainly not born yesterday. At just 16 and 14, respectively, Kendall and Kylie Jenner already have spin-off specials, namesake nail polishes and a Most Fashionable Sisters award on their belts. They walked in New York Fashion Week and have over 3.4 million Twitter followers combined. Now they are on the cover of Teen Vogue.

January 28 2012 10:35 AM

The Arab League said on Saturday it had suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of the critical deterioration of the situation as state security forces battled rebels holding three suburbs just outside Damascus.

January 26 2012 10:32 AM

Alaska Airlines announced on Wednesday that it would discontinue its decades-old tradition of handing out prayer cards with meals.