Chinese insurer Anbang is set to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide for $78 (£54) per share in cash, or about $13bn in total. Starwood said it would terminate a deal to be bought by Marriott International, after it received a superior proposal from a group led by Anbang. Marriott and Starwood had agreed to merge in November in a $12bn deal to create the world's largest hotel…

Buzzwords and key phrases quickly become clichés in cricket. Execute our skills to the best of our ability, anyone? How about being confident in our skill set? Or, the particularly Australian, Aggressive Brand of Cricket? Now the word most often heard leading into Australia’s World T20 campaign is “flexibility”. In some ways, Australia have no choice but to be flexible. Their…

On the whole, The Royal Family rarely speak of their beliefs, but Queen Elizabeth II has written about her faith in a foreword to a new book entitled The Servant Queen and the King She Serves. “I have been, and remain, very grateful to you for your prayers and to God for his steadfast love,” The Queen wrote. “I have indeed seen his faithfulness.” The Bible Society will publish…

After taking Bollywood and Indian box office by a storm with back-to-back superhits, Deepika Padukone is all set to take Hollywood by a storm with her debut film 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage' alongside Hollywood superstar Vin Diesel and Donnie Yen. While her selfies and pictures with Vin Diesel have casused a million hearts to bleed with envy, here is another picture of Bollywood's…

An auction to sell a property belonging to Indian drinks baron Vijay Mallya has failed to attract any bidders. Kingfisher House, near the domestic airport in the western city of Mumbai (Bombay), was being sold by lenders to recover losses.However, bidders appeared to be deterred by the asking price of 1.5bn rupees ($22m; £15m). The businessman is said to have some $1.4bn of unpaid debts after…