Indian children with faces painted in colors resembling those of the Brazil’s flag place the ball on their faces as others watch, during a game of soccer in Bangalore, India on Tuesday. Soccer fans around the world are gearing up to watch the World Cup soccer tournament that kicks off Thursday in Brazil.

12 Jun 2014, 12:00 am0

Indian children with faces painted in colors resembling those of the Brazil's flag place the ball on their faces as others watch, during a game of soccer in Bangalore, India on Tuesday. Soccer fans around the world are gearing up to watch the World Cup s

ECB expected to hold its fire despite low inflation

AFP, Berlin :The European Central Bank is unlikely to take new policy action at its monthly meeting on Thursday, despite a lingering threat of eurozone deflation and geopolitical risks, analysts said.For now, the ECB is in “wait-and-see” mode to assess the impact of the unprecedented stimulus measures it announced in June, including taking one of its key interest rates into negative territory, they said.Although the eurozone came out of recession last year and unemployment has fallen slowly, the Ukraine crisis...

5 Aug 2014, 12:00 am