Actor Alain Delon, enigmatic movie star, turns 80

To some he was the sexiest man of the 20th century, to others he is an egotistical cad. But as the actor Alain Delon turns 80 on Sunday, France still can't make up its mind about its greatest screen seducer.

Russia, Britain ramp up to return tourists

Moscow and London were ramping up efforts to pull out thousands of stranded tourists from Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday, after Egypt said it was too early to know whether a bomb brought down a Russian plane.

Modi concedes defeat in key state election

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded defeat on Sunday in a key election in Bihar, one of India's poorest and largest states, in a major blow for the leader who fronted a no-holds barred campaign.

Voting smooth in general election

Myanmar's multiparty general election ended peacefully across the country on Sunday with 33.5 million eligible voters going to polls to cast votes at respective polling stations.

EU: Polling 'rather reliable'

The European Union's chief observer at the Myanmar election said polling on Sunday morning in the historic vote seemed "rather reliable" in Yangon, the largest city.

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Nicaragua greenlights canal project

Nicaragua has given the green light to HKND Group, a privately held Chinese company, to start work on an ambitious $50 billion inter-ocean canal project.

UBS sets up $100m investment unit in Shanghai

UBS Asset Management, the investment arm of Swiss investment bank UBS Group AG, has established a fully owned foreign entity in the Shanghai free trade zone to raise onshore private funds.

Guangzhou Evergrande becomes first listed soccer club in China and Asia

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, a five-time Chinese Super League winner, took a significant step on Friday after listing its shares on the New Third Board.

Tongfang Guoxin to raise $12.6 billion via private placement

Tongfang Guoxin Electronics Co Ltd, a chip-making unit of State-backed Tsinghua Unigroup, plans to raise as much as 80 billion yuan ($12.6 billion) of additional funds through a private placement.

Alibaba said to be discussing investment in Boxed Wholesale

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is said to be in talks to invest as much as $80 million in the grocery-ordering smartphone app Boxed Wholesale, according to people with knowledge of the matter, signaling that the Chinese Internet giant wants to expand its reach on Amazon.com Inc's home turf.

Dainty geishas go on secret fast-food raids

A craving for fast food presents few obstacles to most people, but for Japan's dainty, doll-like geishas, it calls for a daring undercover operation - and a cunning disguise.