ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's public debt stands at a whopping Rs.9.47 trillion (about $110 million), said an official statement.

NEW DELHI - In what could give a big boost to India's efforts at food security, Ethiopia has offered 1.8 million hectares of its farmland to Indian investors that equals nearly 40 percent of the total area of the principal grain-growing state of Punjab.

TORONTO - ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition Inc., which are now the joint owners of Canada's iron ore-rich Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, Tuesday announced taking up an additional 4,773,400 common shares of Baffinland at their outstanding offer of $1.50 per share.