Some mistakes have been made, admits Syrian prez

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has acknowledged to a visiting delegation of envoys from India, Brazil and South Africa that "some mistakes had been made" by his security forces in tackling the......

Mr Taxman, can you tell me...

. . . why is it that import duty on a business jet is merely 3 per cent, on a yacht 10 per cent, but it's 60 per cent on cars and a mind-boggling 213 per cent onone's favourite tipple. Amit Mitra's......