Hong Kong Budget Addresses Causes and Effects of Occupy Protests

HONG KONG — Two months after protesters were cleared from the streets, the Hong Kong government announced on Wednesday a budget with tax breaks and other economic support for lower- and middle-class residents, and for the businesses it said had been disrupted by the demonstrations.

Modi Taps Critic of His Budget as Top India Economy Aide

The Indian government named former International Monetary Fund official Arvind Subramanian as its new chief economic adviser, a position left vacant for a year after Raghuram Rajan was appointed central bank governor.

France's far-right Le Pen returns to roots with halal claims

LILLE, France (Reuters) - French far right leader Marine Le Pen switched her presidential campaign back to immigration, claiming all meat in Paris was halal, as she tries to head off President Nicolas Sarkozy's attempts to lure her supporters.