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The UK immigration authorities have made changes to laws to better accommodate foreign immigrants as well as give a boost to tourism in view of the Olympics.

Stratfor email hacked by Anonymous and published by WikiLeaks says attack on Iran would benefit Saudia Arabia, Russia and India.

The profit was driven by considerable increases in e-book sales at Penguin and the Financial Times Group, both of which are owned by Pearson.

Stratfor intelligence firm monitored and analysed activities of Bhopal activists for US chemical giant Dow Chemical, hacked emails show.

World Health Organisation declares India free of endemic polio but must wait two more years for all-clear.

The penultimate day of testing at the Circuit de Cataluña in Barcelona, Spain, saw the Williams of Pastor Maldonado take its turn at the top of the timesheets.

The recall would be across the spectrum including some Juke crossovers produced in Britain, Tilda made in china and Micra hatchbacks made in India, according to a Reuters report.

Pastor Maldonado finished top of the timing sheets at the end of morning practice on the third day of pre-season testing at Catalunya, almost one second ahead of second place Schumacher.

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Losar low-key in wake of 16 protesters burning themselves to death in protest at Chinese rule.

It seems to be coming together very nicely for defending World Champion Sebastian Vettel.

Previously unknown species of legless amphibian found buried deep underground in northeast India.

Display maker Proview stated it is prepared to begin negotiations with Apple, after the Chinese company threatened to sue over the use of the iPad trademark.

Olympus accounting scandal unrelated to apparent suicide of senior director in India, say police.

Maritine archaeologists pull off hat trick in trecherous Australian bay.

In a startling revelation, more than 7,000 spoken languages from around the world are expected to go extinct by the end of the century. Fortunately, researchers from Swarthmore College have found a way to preserve these languages.

Ricky Ponting has been dropped from Australia's one day side, in a sign that the former skipper might be close to retiring from 50-50 over cricket.

Two Italian naval guards face trial in India for shooting dead local fishermen but Rome demands trial should be held in Italy.

"Oil sales to British and French companies have ceased," the Oil Ministry says. The decision is not expected to have a big impact on either Britain or France, however.

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra may soon collaborate with the world's best DJ - David Guetta, according to sources.

One of the highlights of this festival is that devotees and non-devotees are allowed to smoke intoxicating substances such as marijuana, as it is the only day when marijuana is legal.

The investigations into the blasts that rattled Bangkok on Feb. 14 have taken an interesting, if slightly sordid twist.

The European Court of Justice has decisively ruled out implementation of anti-piracy filter by social-networking sites to stall copyrighted content from being uploaded on their sites. The ruling involves a case filed against Netlog by a Belgian music royalties firm, Sabam.

Murder charges laid against suspects aboard Enrica Lexie cargo vessel who shot dead Indian fishermen they thought were pirates.

In separate reports released on Feb. 15, both Airbus and Boeing have agreed that there is tremendous potential for growth of the aviation industry in the Asia-Pacific region.

Diplomatic row blows up after two Indian fishermen shot dead at sea in piracy scare.

Athletes must sign agreement not to 'denigrate' London 2012 sponsors or sell kit after games.

The investigations into the Bangkok bomb blasts have suggested that the manner and execution of the attacks bear resemblance to similar incidents in India and Georgia.

The One Day International between Sri Lanka and India, in the ongoing tri-series also involving Australia, ended in a tie.

A series of bomb blasts rocked Bangkok early on Tuesday morning. The injured Iranian has been identified as a Saeib Morabi.