IBT Staff Reporter

BP's billionaire partners in TNK-BP are examining whether the London-based oil major's share swap and arctic exploration deal with Rosneft violates the terms of their partnership, British newspapers reported on Monday.

The euro slipped on Monday and a brief European stock market rally ran out of steam as hopes of swift action from policymakers to boost the euro zone's rescue fund faded ahead of a meeting of finance ministers.

Cuba said on Sunday that U.S. President Barack Obama's move to relax more U.S. travel restrictions to the island was a positive step but did little to soften the decades-old trade embargo.

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Former president Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that Pakistan's blasphemy laws could not be changed, but that the man who killed the governor of Punjab province over his opposition to them must be punished.

Tunisia's prime minister promised to announce a new coalition government on Monday, hoping to maintain the momentum of political progress to ward off fresh protests and also undercut gunmen loyal to the ousted president.

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Fitch Ratings said, in a just published report, that the outlook for India's oil and gas industry is stable for 2011. This is based on the agency's expectation that ties between the government and its majority-owned oil companies will not weaken

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief said on Monday the country is facing surging inflation and it needs to calibrate monetary policy in order to manage inflation and also support growth.

Shares in BP rose 2.0 percent on Monday following the share swap and arctic exploration deal that the London-based oil major signed with Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft late on Friday.

State-run Indian Oil Corp's share sale will be delayed to the next financial year beginning on April 1, Oil Secretary S. Sundareshan said on Monday.

Top Indian auto parts makers are likely to report a healthy increase in Oct-Dec net profits riding surging sales to the booming domestic market and cuts that offset a rise in input costs, analysts said.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg has landed in Esquire magazine's 2010 Celebrity Style Hall of Shame. He is often spotted with comfortable casuals - T-shirt, jeans and sandals.

NEW YORK - There might be trouble brewing behind the glassy eyes of kids who spend too much time and energy on video games, according to a controversial new study.

The National Law Journal has reported that the American Bar Association (ABA) is now considering the possibility of making the LSAT optional for students wishing to enroll for graduation in law or Juris Doctor (JD)

Investors in Asia generally took China's latest move to fight inflation in their stride on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei posting modest gains, while the euro slipped as the market waited to see if governments will beef up a euro zone rescue fund.

Tony Siragusa, currently a Fox sideline analyst and former twelve year veteran of the NFL says he's not the type to just report about on the field injuries but gets in position to get the best view from the players' perspective.

Every time you fill up your car this winter you are participating in the biggest taxpayer swindle in history. Only a policy created in Washington DC could drive up the prices of gasoline and food, with the added benefits of costing the American taxpayer billions in tax subsidies and killing people in 3rd world countries.

Chinese President Hu Jintao urged an end to a zero sum Cold War relationship with the United States and proposed new cooperation, but resisted U.S. arguments about why China should let its currency strengthen.

Ten-man Manchester United held on for a 0-0 draw at Tottenham Hotspur to return to the summit and extend their unbeaten run in the English Premier League, while Liverpool and Everton played out a 2-2 draw in an entertaining Merseyside Derby.

Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington this week may be the calm after the storm when it comes to economic relations between the world's two biggest economies.

Starbucks Corp will roll out its biggest drink size yet -- the 31-ounce Trenta -- in all of its U.S. coffee shops by May 3, the company said on Sunday

A mission from the International Monetary Fund will visit Spain on Monday to carry out a routine study of the country's financial system, as part of an annual global report, officials said on Sunday.

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet urged Ireland and Greece to live up to commitments made in return for financial help and said a broader European safety fund should be beefed up.

Time Warner Cable has reached a tentative agreement to end its dispute with SinclairBroadcast Group to continue carrying Sinclair local stations in Time Warner Cable markets, and said late on Saturday it hoped to reach a final deal within a week.

Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and other top tennis players hammed it up in exhibition matches on the eve of the Australian Open to raise money for victims of the country's devastating floods Sunday.

Bieber-haters on Saturday joined forces on Twitter to make 'RIP Justin Bieber' a Trending Topic. The search term also landed on Google Trends within a few hours.

Roger Federer launches the defense of his Australian Open title on Monday looking to continue his recent purple patch of form against Slovakian Lukas Lacko.