LONDON (Reuters) - Governor Mervyn King looks set to leave the door open to more support for the struggling economy when he presents the Bank of England's new economic outlook on Wednesday, which is likely to show a tricky mix of lower growth an... [Full Article]
National carrier Air India on Thursday suspended passenger bookings for flights to the United States, Europe and Canada because of a strike by pilots. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
India's Supreme Court has halted a plan to re-introduce cheetahs to the country by shipping animals over from Africa after experts said the idea was "totally misconceived". (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
The head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria on Sunday called on President Bashar Assad and the country's opposition to stop fighting and allow a tenuous cease-fire to take hold. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Two major South Korean retailers suspended sales of U.S. beef Wednesday following the discovery of mad cow disease in a U.S. dairy cow. Reaction elsewhere in Asia was muted with Japan saying there's no reason to restrict imports. (Source: Associ... [Full Article]
Two major South Korean retailers Wednesday suspended sales of US beef after a new case of mad cow disease in California. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is poised to turn off its money-printing press next month, fearful that inflation will now be greater than expected and prepared to gamble that Britain's economic recovery remains on track. Minutes of the B... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - London Gatwick, the capital's second-largest airport, was forced to close its runway temporarily on Monday after a Virgin Atlantic flight made an emergency landing, the airline and airport said. The Virgin flight which was hea... [Full Article]
China has closed 42 websites and deleted more than 210,000 online posts since March in a crackdown on "Internet-based rumours", state media said Thursday, amid a major political scandal. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
The Syrian defence ministry said Wednesday that it will cease military operations against rebel fighters from Thursday, the day set by peace envoy Kofi Annan as a deadline to halt hostilities, state television reported. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]