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Unroasted coffee extract may help you lose weight, according to a new study
Wednesday's successful protests in defense of Balwant Singh Rajoana evince a longstanding tension between Sikhs and other religious groups in India.
In an announcement this week, Microsoft said the next version of the Kinect for Windows will be available at the end of May, with a 1.5 version of the software that works with it. The new Kinect for Windows 1.5 will come with a few new features, such as Kinect Studio, which will allow developers to record, playback and debug users' clips.
Within three years, the combined GDP of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is forecast to exceed that of the United States. China is expected to become the world's No. 1 economy by 2027.
A major U.S. airline lobbying group on Tuesday ditched a private lawsuit challenging the European Union's recently-implemented carbon tax for airlines using the trading bloc's airports, calling on the Obama administration and Congress to take up the charge.
Gold prices slid below $1,680 an ounce on Wednesday, extending the previous day's retreat from two-week highs as the momentum sparked by expectations for further monetary easing faded after the metal failed to break through key resistance.
Cancer is killing younger people in India and affecting far more poor and less-educated villagers than wealthier, better-educated urban people, researchers reported on Wednesday.
The Tibetan man, who set himself ablaze at a demonstration to protest the upcoming visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, died in a hospital at New Delhi on Wednesday. The protester, a Tibetan exile identified as Jamphel Yeshi, died of third-degree burns at the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, hospital sources confirmed.
Prior to the arrival of Chinese president Hu Jintao in the Indian capital of Delhi, a Tibetan activist named Jamphel Yeshi set himself on fire in protest during a demonstration, suffering severe burns that covered most of his body.
The explosion occurred on Tuesday in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, an area where the Maoists are known to operate.
Rio Tinto PLC said Tuesday it is mulling ways to sell off its diamond operations, as the world's third-largest mining company tries to divest mines it says may no longer fit its growth strategy.
Google rushed out its panoramic Street View maps in Thailand on Friday as part of the country's efforts to show tourist hot spots have recovered from last year's floods.
Over the weekend, Obama warned that time is running out on Tehran.
Many banks still do not have enough teeth to tackle fraud, which costs Asia around $1 billion a year, but social media could be a game changer due to the reputational risk, said a top official from business software firm Progress Software Corp (PRGS.O).
Gold prices steadied around two-week highs on Tuesday after posting their biggest one-day rise since late January in the previous session, boosted by expectations that U.S. interest rates will stay lower for longer and by gains in the euro.
Most of the world is interconnected thanks to email and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, according to a new poll released on Tuesday.
Norwegian mobile operator Telenor ASA has told the Indian government it wanted to resolve its license dispute, but said it would seek damages if the cancellation of its 22 licenses was not settled.
Norway's Telenor ASA, whose India joint venture is among companies that are set to lose their telecoms licenses, has served a notice to the Indian government, claiming damages of nearly $14 billion, the Times of India reported on Tuesday.
Italy's top winemakers are joining forces with the country's luxury goods elite as the world's second-biggest wine producer tries to give itself an edge in the battle for U.S. and emerging market customers amid falling consumption at home.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is becoming a widespread problem, according to a WHO researcher.
Gold prices rose 1 percent on Monday after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that faster growth will be needed to boost employment supported expectations that further quantitative easing measures may be necessary.
