Marissa Mayer, Yahoo's chief executive, called on the Obama administration to provide greater transparency on the data collected by the NSA.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry kicked off talks aimed at ending the Syrian civil war by demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad from power.
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Sajjad Hussain/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesTo protect women from so-called dowry deaths, if a woman dies within seven years of marriage, Indian law orders an inquest.
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A Reserve Bank of India panel recommended Tuesday the central bank start using a consumer-price inflation target to determine monetary policy.
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Asian banks are starting to sell a new type of hybrid bond in an effort to bolster their cash buffers, but large fund managers are keeping their distance due to concerns over the safety of the securities.
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A California court handed two victories to Apple, strengthening the iPhone maker's bargaining position ahead of next month's mediation talks with rival Samsung Electronics.
Sughosh Moharikar, the head of mergers and acquisitions at Deutsche Bank AG's India operations, has quit, a person familiar with the development said Wednesday.
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Sovereign-wealth fund China Investment Corp. named Executive Vice President Li Keping to succeed retiring President Gao Xiqing.
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San Miguel is reviving initial public offering plans for a power unit that may raise as much as $1 billion, in what could be the Philippines' biggest-ever IPO.
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Biman Mukherji/The Wall Street JournalTraders and Indian farmers alike are reaping an unlikely windfall from unrest in Syria: a booming cumin market. Indian farmers' profitable decision to fill the gap left by the Syria conflict has sparked interest among investors.
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New Zealand moved to 2-0 against India, with Corey Anderson once again demonstrating why he is the latest big hit at the cricket box office.
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At least two protesters died from gunshot wounds amid clashes with police, raising the stakes in two-month antigovernment protests that exploded into violence in recent days.
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A year after his aggressive stimulus policies spurred growth and restored optimism in his country's economy, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stressed his resolve to press ahead with overhauls to sustain that growth.
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Mohamed El-Erian stepped down as CEO of Pimco, the giant asset-management firm that emerged as one of the winners of the global financial crisis but which has recently been hit by waning investor taste for plain vanilla bonds.
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A long-secretive cybersecurity startup founded by former Pentagon employees isn't so spooky after all. It just wants to slow hackers down.
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In its prospectus, a Hong Kong nightclub company explains the following: how a nightclub works, the popularity of the Jagerbomb and that, sometimes, people drink while dancing.
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REUTERSA man sits in a hut made from ice cubes in China, a shepherd walks along with his flock of goats in India, a motorist drives over a flooded road in the Philippines, and more.
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A snow-covered field in a village in Jammu and Kashmir, Makar Sankranti celebrations in Tripura, villagers take part in community fishing in a village in Assam, and more.
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Christie'sChristie's sold $7.13 billion of art and jewelry in 2013—up about 14% from a year earlier. Christie's says it has the highest sales total of any auction house. Take a look at the 10 priciest lots.
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British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster transform discarded objects most people wouldn't dare touch into intricate shadow sculptures.
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In today's pictures, members of the Swiss army use binoculars in Switzerland, an activist stands in front of a barricade in Ukraine, a man walks on bamboo scaffolding in Nepal, and more.
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The Wall Street Journal and HarperCollins present an e-book that provides the most informative and in-depth reporting on crimes against women on the subcontinent and will aid in the national dialogue about how India can better treat its women.
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