World stock markets were mostly higher Friday as investors brushed aside a 30-month high in oil prices, turning their attention instead to a key U.S. jobs report and a weakening yen that helped boost some of Japan's quake-hammered exporters.

World, in particular the developed world in the West, can no longer afford to ignore India and China at least in terms of their economic power, ADAG chief Anil Ambani has said.

The 10th World Cup will feature the first all-Asian final. After Australia won the last three World Cups, beating an Asian nation every time, this Saturday a subcontinental side is guaranteed to win. India won the World Cup once, 28 years ago, in 1983 at Lord's when it beat West Indies. The Indians were beaten by Australia in 2003.

With interest in the cricket World Cup revving up Wednesday, the online video that's a boon for fans in the United States slowed down.

World without Fish by Mark Kurlansky. Illustrated by Frank Stockton. Workman, 2011 [More]

Brief history of the cricket World Cup ahead of Saturday's final between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium.

'In a Better World' tackles tribal violence and high school bullying but packages it too neatly.

On World Autism Day, Nicky Clark looks back on her experience of bringing up two daughters with the condition and pleads for public understanding.

The World Bank agreed to lend Ghana $295 million to support land administration, skills development and local governance, the Washington-based institution said in an e-mailed statement today.

World News for Schools: A three-minute weekday news bulletin for 7-14 year olds with accompanying scripts.