REUTERS - Aditya Birla group has submitted a non-binding bid for Australia-listed iron ore producing firm Northern Iron Ltd, the Economic Times reported on Thursday, citing people with direct knowledge of the situation. Northern Iron, which has operational mines in Norway with an annual production capacity of 2.2 million tonnes of iron ore, is expecting a valuation of about $500 million, the ...

Behind the Sungai Kroh village signage is a water tank that looks like a miniature KL Tower. Photo courtesy by Sin Chew Daily The SRJK (C) Sungai Kroh alumni association in the village.

KIBLAWAN, Davao del Sur - For his remote sitio, which is about 45 kilometers from the nearest town, B'laan chieftain Ernie Dianga of Barangay Kimlawis in this municipality said the donation of a two-classroom school building for their community "is more than a structure of cement and stones but a dream coming true for his tribe."

CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - Quetzal Energy Ltd. announces its audited results for the year ended December 31, 2011 and provides Block 27 Update.HIGHLIGHTS DURING 2011--  The Company completed a brokered financing pursuant to a short-form    prospectus in which it issued 276,000,000 common shares at $C0.125 per    share for proceeds of $31,518,644, net of related costs of $3,215,956. --  The Company ...

New federal legislation intended to cement Canada’s role in a major international treaty to ban lethal cluster bombs is weak and will make Canada deliberately complicit in the use of the weapons, say experts.

(MENAFN) Oman Cement Company (OCC) announced that first-quarter net profit jumped 23.9 percent to USD13.31 million, from USD10.74 million in 2011's same period, reported Times of Oman. The ...

Stable cement prices and improved realisations have contributed to India Cements reporting a 15 per cent growth in net profit during the fourth quarter.

Firm seeks to operate rare earth mine in NE Wyo.

Far from the cities, even rice is a luxury for many Chinese. Philip Wen reports from Yunnan.

Corruption is allowing a small army of the desperate to be exploited.