LONDON (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition will not be able to sell its crude oil for at least another month due to a lack of real executive power, even though the EU has eased an embargo to help them, a prominent member of the Syrian National Council said on Monday. Related Stories Frustrated Iraqi Sunnis protest, fear they being sidelined Nigeria says heavy fighting in northeast, no word on ...

TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Boeing began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets in Japan on Monday, starting a process that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly again in about a week. Related Stories EU's Barnier warns U.S. over "radical" new bank rule China says new bird flu case found in northeast Era of austerity has run its course - EU ...

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What if hospitals were run like a mix of Wal-Mart and a low-cost airline? The result might be something like the chain of "no-frills" Narayana Hrudayalaya clinics in southern India.

Oil and gas exploration company Jubilant Energy has reported that KPL-3E-6, the third of six wells in its Phase-III-Extension development drilling campaign, was spud on April 20th 2013.

Waterloo and the D-Day landings have lost the title of Britain's greatest battle to a vital - but lesser known - clash against the Japanese in World War Two.

In this picture taken on February 7, 2013 hospital staff work at one of the post-operative pediatrics observation and care units of the Narayana Hrudayalaya cardiac-care hospital in Bangalore. A group ...

A 15-month-old Indian girl whose head has swollen to nearly double its normal size is "doing well", a doctor said Friday, but treatment could be complicated by the extreme nature of her case.

Visitors at the Milan Design Week pass by skeleton dolls from Glas Italia on April 9, 2013. Packed with high-end designer furniture, the event has shown all its characteristic panache but amid the economic ...

DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Though the implosion of Cyprus's bloated banking system has put other euro zone economies with outsized financial sectors such as Luxembourg and Malta in the spotlight, loan quality is the real litmus test of a country's financial stability. Related Stories No sign of policy-inspired UK asset bubbles, says BoE's Miles India's Chidambaram to woo investors in N. America ...

A desperate Indian father whose young child suffers from a condition that caused her head to swell up to an enormous size said Saturday he is praying for a "miracle" to save her life.

A Vatican spokesman has denied reports Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s health is “in a very bad way”. Concerns for the 85-year-old’s wellbeing were raised by...

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India said Monday it is deploying drones over a reserve to safeguard the rare one-horned rhino from poachers, the first time the country has employed aerial technology to protect wildlife.

A young leopard found itself in deep trouble after it fell down a temple well in Guwahati, north east India and had to be tranquilized in order to be saved.

Graeme Welch, the Warwickshire coach credited with transforming the fortunes of fast bowler Chris Wright, believes his protege's call-up to England's provisional squad for the ICC Champions Trophy can be the first step towards a Test career.

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien urged the United States on Wednesday to pursue a more active trade agenda in Southeast Asia in response to China's growing economic influence ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - State-run Bharat Petroleum Corp plans to shut a diesel hydro desulphurisation unit (DHDS) at its Mumbai refinery for about a month of maintenance in November, a company source said ...

Teach the poor to help themselves and watch them rail against inequality, says Claire O’Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday to join military drills aimed at underscoring the U.S. commitment to defend Seoul in the face of an intensifying campaign of threats from North Korea. Related Stories South Korea vows fast response to North; U.S. deploys stealth jets Novartis loses landmark India patent case on Glivec China March ...