The Indian cabinet is set to discuss long-awaited proposals to open up the $450bn a year retail sector to global supermarket chains.
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Sri Lanka ‘counting civilian war deaths’
Sri Lanka is close to completing a census of the number of civilians who died in the final phase of the civil war, the defence secretary has said.
China navy to carry out Pacific exercises
China's navy will carry out exercises in the Pacific Ocean in the coming days, amid continuing tension over maritime disputes in the region.
Bollywood actor Om Puri says sorry for slur on MPs
Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri has written a letter to the speaker of India's parliament apologising for insulting politicians at an anti-corruption rally in August.
Au Bengladesh, un leader islamiste inculpé de crimes de guerre
Le procès pour juger les responsables des massacres commis lors de la partition du Pakistan en 1971 s’est ouvert dimanche 20 novembre à Dacca au Bengladesh. Un tribunal…
La majorité des 160.000 Japonais évacués des environs de la centrale nucléaire après le tsunami attend toujours les indemnités promises par la compagnie Tepco, de plus en plus critiquée.
Après le tsunami du 11 mars, la compagnie Tepco, qui exploite la centrale accidentée de Fukushima, avait promis d'indemniser avant la fin de l'année les 160.000 Japonais forcés…
Chinese ratings agency downgrades Greece
"As Greece has completely lost its solvency, it has to prepare for a massive debt restructuring," Dagong said when announcing the downgrade from triple C to C.
Thailand lese majeste man jailed for 20 years
A man who sent text messages deemed insulting to Thailand's monarchy has been jailed for 20 years.
L’ambassadeur du Pakistan aux Etats-Unis poussé à la démission
Le gouvernement pakistanais a demandé à Husain Haqqani, son ambassadeur aux Etats-Unis, de démissionner après avoir été accusé d'être l'auteur d'une note évoquant un projet de coup d'Etat…
Pakistan releases hunting falcons ‘from Qatari royal’
Custom officials in the Pakistani city of Karachi have released 52 falcons that they say were unlawfully transported into the country.