1. Pakistan beat Bangladesh in finals of Micromax Asia Cup 2012 and bacome the champion of cricket in Asia.

2. The Toronto International Film Festival’s 2012 City To City programme has selected Mumbai as its city of focus. Mumbai filmmakers will have an exciting new international platform this year to showcase their work.

3. Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa is planning a new novel based in the Peruvian city of Piura that evokes changes in the country.

4. Belgium has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate 14 railway stations in India.

5. Indian government actively considering allowing foreign airlines to pick up equity in an Indian carrier, Dubai-based Emirates group said it is “open” to investing in India.

6. Public services across Portugal ground to a halt as unions staged a 24-hour strike against austerity measures agreed by the government in return for an international bailout.