Govt revokes passport of tycoon who owes $1b

India on Sunday revoked the passport of a flamboyant Indian businessman accused of fleeing to London in March while owing more than a $1 billion to Indian banks.

Pyongyang says it fired ballistic missile from submarine

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced on Sunday that it had successfully launched a ballistic missile from a submarine, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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Banks offer passport to integration

Demand for accounts is huge given number of refugees flooding into Germany

No place like home, even in Chernobyl

Some people found life away from home so unbearable they decided to return, even when home was the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

Solar-powered airplane completes ocean crossing

A solar-powered airplane landed in California on Saturday, completing a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world.

Politician sets river on fire to protest fracking practice

An Australian politician has set fire to a river to draw attention to methane gas he says is seeping into the water due to fracking, with the dramatic video attracting more than millions of views.

Nation marks 1 year since quake

Frustration mounts as millions still in tents and reconstruction lags

'Most beloved' of Prince's family and friends bid farewell

A private memorial is held for the music icon after his cremation

Debate over guns flares 20 years after shootings

Carolyn Loughton still carries a bullet in her shoulder from one of the world's worst mass shootings that killed her daughter 20 years ago and galvanized Australia to drastically clamp down on guns.

China Eastern shares sink on partnership with Ctrip

New York and HK investors, however, cheer the agreement

Chinese consumers go for hi-tech premium cars

Chinese premium car owners are more interested in high-technology configurations while the Europeans are more concerned about the practicability of the vehicle, according to a report released this week.