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India's industrial output slumps, pressures central

India's industrial output fell in October for the first time in more than two years as capital goods investment slumped, ramping up pressure on the central bank to ease monetary or liquidity conditions, possibly as soon as Friday.
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Google’s infographic

Top 10 Most Android ‘App-Crazed’ Countries

Following Google’s recent announcement that Android Market has reached an important milestone - 10 billion downloads per month – the Internet search engine giant also released a detailed infographic that showed how the world is being driven forward by Google power.
International Monetary Fund's Economic Counsellor Olivier Blanchard presents the World Economic Outlook in Washington

Eurozone Agreement an Incomplete Solution to the Problem: IMF

An agreement reached by European countries for deeper economic integration was a step in the right direction but not a complete solution for the Eurozone's debt crisis, International Monetary Fund Economic Counsellor Olivier Blanchard said Sunday.
Delegates continue debating into the night during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban December 9, 2011.

Ministers Battle to Save U.N. Climate Talks

Ministers fought to save U.N. climate talks from collapse on Saturday, searching to narrow differences between rich and poor nations over how quickly to fight global warming.
Riot police stand guard a rally to protest against what activists say were violations at the parliamentary elections, in St. Petersburg December 10, 2011.

Russians Stage Largest-Ever Protests Against Putin's Rule

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Russia on Saturday to demand an end to Vladimir Putin's rule and a rerun of a parliamentary election in the biggest opposition protests since he rose to power more than a decade ago.
Opposition activists hold a rally to protest against what they say are violations at the parliamentary elections, in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok December 10, 2011

Russian Protests to Test Vladimir Putin -- and Opponents

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's opponents hope to bring large numbers of people out onto the streets across Russia on Saturday for rallies that will test their ability to channel outrage over allegations of election fraud into a powerful protest movement.
U.S. RQ-170 unmanned spy plane in Iran.

Crash of U.S Drone Unmasks Its Spying Efforts in Iran

The crash of a CIA drone in Iran has brought into the open what U.S. intelligence agencies would prefer to have kept secret: intense spying efforts in a country where the United States has no official presence.
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U.S., Russia work to expand cyberspace cooperation

Russia and the United States are planning a regular exchange on technical threats that appear to come from computers in each other's territories, a White House spokeswoman said on Friday, even as bilateral ties have come under growing strains.
Dharavi, Mumbai, India

5 Biggest Slums in the World

As people continue to migrate away from rural areas and into cities, cities that are growing to devour the land around it, the numbers of people living in slums, shanty towns and informal settlements are skyrocketing.
U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton

A New Yorker's Opinion: Clinton vs. Putin--Occupy Kremlin Yes, Occupy Wall Street No?

Oh, irony, your sweet breath sends chills down my spine! Now Hilary Clinton called the Russian Election rigged and is urging the Occupy Kremlin crowd to speak up...Say nyet, she urges foreign protestors, to corruption and cronyism that infects the Putin government and its one percenters. But silence, near as I can tell, to cracking down on ours.
U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton

A New Yorker's Opinion: Clinton vs. Putin--Occupy Kremlin Yes, Occupy Wall Street No?

Oh, irony, your sweet breath sends chills down my spine! Now Hilary Clinton called the Russian Election rigged and is urging the Occupy Kremlin crowd to speak up...Say nyet, she urges foreign protestors, to corruption and cronyism that infects the Putin government and its one percenters. But silence, near as I can tell, to cracking down on ours.
LVMH

Luxury giants battle it out in menswear

Buoyant demand for luxury menswear, driven by China's male-dominated market, has prompted big industry players such as LVMH and PPR to step up their investments in the fast-growing market.
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Exclusive: China eyes $300 billion forex investment vehicle

China's central bank plans to create a new vehicle to manage investment funds worth a total of $300 billion to improve returns on the world's largest stockpile of foreign exchange reserves, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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China eyes $300 billion forex investment vehicle: source

China's central bank plans to create a new vehicle to manage investment funds worth a total of $300 billion to improve returns on the world's largest stockpile of foreign exchange reserves, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

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