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Currency: Rupee remains firm against dollar
Overnight rates in the money market remained flat at 6.50%.
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Avoiding conflict: Syria welcomes Russian chemical arms arsenal proposal
Syrian Foreign Minister stopped short of saying explicitly that President Assad accepted it.
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Russia calls on Syria to hand over, destroy chemical weapons
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says this would help them "avoid military strikes".
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Vin Diesel’s Riddick unseats Oprah’s Butler
Actor’s latest effort takes the number one spot at the box office.
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Assad denies chemical weapons use; US presses case for strike
Syrian president warns of retaliation if the US strikes.
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Droopy Beijing duck gets a breath of fresh air
The duck was reinflated and its beak reassembled in an eight-hour operation.
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Muslim rebels take hostages in raid on Philippine southern city
Three people were killed and 10 wounded as the rebels forced their way to the city centre.
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As elections approach, a move to reaffirm a shaky Afghan alliance
Analysts say warlords in the Northern Alliance could control in excess of two million votes.
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As India gang-rape trial draws to close, debate begins over what has changed
Nine months on, the protesters have disappeared, but the case has left a more lasting impact on Indian society.
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China tells Washington to return to UN on Syria, urges caution
UN inspectors are likely to hand in their report later this week.