Number of millionaires rises to 1.23 lakh in India

" NEW DELHI: With economy growing in a rapid pace and stock markets rising sharply in 2007, India saw the fastest growth in the number of high networth individuals (HNI) worldwide and their combined wealth...

'car bomb' blast kills 17 in Syria

" At least 17 people been killed by a car bomb in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to state television. A further 14 people, all of them civilians, are reported to have been wounded in the blast. A...