Niger has accused aid agencies of exaggerating the threat of severe food shortages next year to boost their funds and threatened to expel any organisation operating without government blessing. Health Minister Ary Ibrahim said reports

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President Vladimir Putin's top security aide on Tuesday accused the West of deliberately stirring up trouble in Central Asia where Moscow is trying hard to recover the influence it held during the Soviet era. "Pressure

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Iraq's national security adviser said on Tuesday up to 30,000 US troops could leave Iraq early next year as the performance of local security forces improves. Mowaffaq al-Rubaie said progress made by the Iraqi army

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The rupee snapped a two-day slide on Tuesday helped by the dollar's fall overseas on soft US home sales data, but demand for the US currency from local companies eyeing month-end payments limited gains. Traders

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Sterling fell against a strengthening dollar and was steady against the euro on Tuesday after softer than expected house price data, and flat monthly UK consumer credit figures. Data released by the Nationwide building society

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The dollar rose towards this week's 27-month high against the yen and also edged up versus the euro on Tuesday on expectations that US economic data due later will cement expectations of rising US interest

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US stocks gained on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected consumer confidence data lifted hopes about holiday spending, while a rise in orders for the largest manufactured goods boosted industrial stocks, including aircraft maker Boeing Inc. Also, the

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The cost of credit protection on ThyssenKrupp rose slightly on Tuesday after Fitch Ratings said it might cut the steelmaker's credit rating after it announced it would bid for Canada's Dofasco Inc. Five-year credit default

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The cost of credit protection on ThyssenKrupp rose slightly on Tuesday after Fitch Ratings said it might cut the steelmaker's credit rating after it announced it would bid for Canada's Dofasco Inc. Five-year credit default

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Indian share prices fell 0.71 percent Tuesday amid profit-taking after a strong run, dealers said. They said much of the sell-off was in the automobile, banking and consumer goods sectors, which gained sharply in previous

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