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India, Japan look for nuclear deal, despite NPT

India, Japan look for nuclear deal, despite NPT

India has maintained that it sees regimes like the NPT and CTBT as discriminatory.

South African season opens in France

South African season opens in France

The event was announced during President Jacob Zuma’s state visit to France in March 2011.

India dislodges Japan as 3rd largest global economy

India dislodges Japan as 3rd largest global economy

The report cautioned that monetary policy in India should be eased further.

China govt debt rises, warns IMF

China govt debt rises, warns IMF

Reforms need to be pushed more stridently, argued David Lipton of IMF.

BRICS to equal wealthy OECD in GDP

BRICS to equal wealthy OECD in GDP

The OECD said that the euro will remain a danger for the world economy if the current recession persisted.

Pyongyang seeks new armistice deal

The statement comes a day after North Korea announced it would not give up its nuclear deterrent capability amid 'continuing US threats'.

Nile River dispute intensifies

Nile River dispute intensifies

Shortly after the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the January 25 Uprising in early 2011, the newly formed cabinet strongly objected to Ethiopia’s dam project.

Russia’s Soyuz sets a new launch record

Russia’s Soyuz sets a new launch record

The planned length of the new International Space Station expedition is 172 days.

China 2012 unemployment rate at 4.1%

China 2012 unemployment rate at 4.1%

China aims to keep the registered urban unemployment rate within five percent in the 2011-2015 period.

Majority of 14 votes for China in EU trade spat

Majority of 14 votes for China in EU trade spat

Germany and the UK are notably among the nations that are against EU measures.