Tuesday, May 29, 2012

India's Tata Motors reports doubling of Q4 profit

India's Tata Motors reports doubling of Q4 profit

India's Tata Motors reports doubling of Q4 profit

Posted: 29 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT

Ralph Speth, chief executive of Jaguar and Land Rover (L), announces Tata Motors' annual financial resultsIndia's top vehicle maker Tata Motors reported Tuesday a doubling in quarterly profit from a year ago, led by strong demand for British brands Jaguar and Land Rover which offset weak domestic sales.

NATO kills senior al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:44 AM PDT

An Afghan policeman examines the remains of a damaged vehicle after a suicide attack in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Two would-be suicide bombers riding in a vehicle packed with explosives in eastern Nangarhar province were killed when the vehicle exploded prematurely, said a local government official, Shakrulla. Three others in the vehicle were severely wounded. The explosion occurred on the main highway between Jalalabad city and Torkham, a town on the Pakistani border. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)The U.S.-led NATO force in Afghanistan killed al-Qaida's second-highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said Tuesday.

Suu Kyi, in Myanmar since 1988, starts world tour

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:48 AM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at hotel in Bangkok on Tuesday May 29, 2012. For 24 years, Aung San Suu Kyi was either under house arrest or too fearful that if she left Myanmar, the government would never let her return. Now, in a sign of how much life there has changed, she's back to being a world traveler.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)For 24 years, Aung San Suu Kyi was either under house arrest or too fearful that if she left Myanmar, the government would never let her return.

Top Philippine judge fired for not declaring $2.4M

Posted: 29 May 2012 05:31 AM PDT

Protesters jubilate during a rally near the Philippine Senate in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday May 29, 2012. Philippine senators voted to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona during a historic impeachment trial that lasted five months. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Senators fired the Philippines' Supreme Court chief justice Tuesday for failing to declare $2.4 million in bank accounts in a politically colored trial that has reinvigorated President Benigno Aquino III's campaign to clean up the government.

Curtains open wide in Myanmar, a crack in N. Korea

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:29 AM PDT

In this April 13, 2012 photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands next to senior military leaders during a ceremony in honor of his father, Kim Jong Il and grandfather, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang. In very different ways, North Korea, run by the same family as a Stalinist dictatorship since the 1940s, and Myanmar, run by a cabal of generals, have opened themselves up over the past year or so, allowing the world to peer behind the political curtains they had so laboriously erected, but the question of whether there has been any real change still remains. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)For decades, they have been two of the world's most reclusive nations.

In Myanmar since '88, Suu Kyi starts world tour

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:09 PM PDT

In this Friday, May 25, 2012 photo, Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to attend an inauguration ceremony of a branch of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in Yangon, Myanmar. After 24 years in Myanmar, most of them spent under house arrest, Suu Kyi leaves Tuesday, May 29, 2012, on an international tour to connect with world leaders and to deliver a Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech more than two decades overdue. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is leaving on an international tour to connect with world leaders and to deliver a Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech more than two decades overdue.

New Zealand triplets, age 2, among Qatar mall dead

Posted: 28 May 2012 05:11 PM PDT

Smoke rises above the Villaggio Mall, in Doha's west end, as a fire took hold of the upscale mall in the Qatari capital of Doha Monday May 28, 2012. Qatar's Interior Ministry said 13 children were among 19 people killed in a fire that broke out at one of the Gulf state's fanciest shopping mall on Monday. The Villaggio opened in 2006 and is one of Qatar's most popular shopping and amusement destinations. It includes an ice skating rink and indoor Venice-style gondola rides. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)Two-year-old New Zealand triplets are among the 13 children killed in a fire in a shopping mall in Qatar.

NATO coalition member dies in Afghanistan

Posted: 28 May 2012 03:23 AM PDT

An insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan killed a NATO service member on Monday, the U.S.-led coalition said.

Adelaide through but Uzbeks stun ex-champs

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:47 AM PDT

Adelaide United's Jonathan McKain celebrates his goalAdelaide United extended their dream run into the AFC Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday, as Uzbek outfit Bunyodkor stunned former winners Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

Lu, Date-Krumm eliminated at French Open

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:36 AM PDT

Lu Yen-Hsun of TaiwanTaiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun lost a heartbreaking five-setter while Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm was routed by Italy's Francesca Schiavone on Tuesday at the French Open.

IPL winner Wasim hopes for Indo-Pak thaw

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:24 AM PDT

Wasim Akram expressed his hope that the doors to the IPL will open for Pakistani cricketers next yearFamed paceman Wasim Akram was upbeat Tuesday about growing signs that India and Pakistan are to resume cricketing ties, nearly four years after they were suspended following the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai.

Australia expels top Syrian diplomat over massacre

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:16 AM PDT

"This massacre of more than 100 men, women and children in Houla was a hideous and brutal crime," Bob Carr saidAustralia Tuesday expelled Syria's top diplomat over the "hideous and brutal" massacre at Houla of more than 100 people, with Foreign Minister Bob Carr saying he expected other countries to follow suit.

Philippines, China 'to show restraint' over shoal

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:13 AM PDT

Philippines Defence Minister Voltair Gazmin takes part in the ASEAN Defence Ministers' meetingChina and the Philippines have agreed to show restraint in their tense standoff over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Manila's defence chief said Tuesday.

Japan must lock door against China: Tokyo governor

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:13 AM PDT

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara launched a drive to collect money to buy the Senkaku IslandsTokyo's controversial nationalist governor said Tuesday his plan to buy islands at the centre of a festering territorial row with China was akin to locking the doors to keep a burglar out.

Tokyo sees best chance for Olympics in 2020

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Tokyo 2020 Bid CommitteeTokyo has its best chance to host the Summer Olympics in 2020 and will face a long wait to bid for the Games again if it loses out, Japanese Olympic Committee president Tsunekazu Takeda said Tuesday.

'Asia's major' hit by sponsor pull-out

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:12 AM PDT

No reason was given for Barclays' decision to end its seven-year association with the Singapore tournamentSingapore Open organisers searched for a new backer Tuesday after title sponsor Barclays pulled out, raising questions about the future of a tournament billed as "Asia's major".

Indonesia makes biggest ecstasy bust in 10 years

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:13 AM PDT

Police standing guard over ecstasy pills, in JakartaIndonesian authorities have made their biggest ecstasy bust in 10 years, seizing more than one million pills with a street value estimated at $45 million, officials and reports said Tuesday.

China's main microblog restricts user posts

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:06 AM PDT

Weibo's new system will sanction users for "spreading false news" and "launching personal attacks", the company saidChina's best-known microblogging site has introduced new terms and conditions punishing those who post comments deemed offensive, as it comes under government pressure to clamp down on bloggers.

Suu Kyi in Thailand for first trip abroad in 24 years

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:04 AM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Thailand, Switzerland, Britain and NorwayMyanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Thailand Tuesday for her first trip abroad in more than two decades, ending an era of isolation and cementing her arrival on the global stage.

Malaysia Olympics boss fears for medal chances

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Lee Chong WeiMalaysia's Olympics boss has said medal chances are slim in London now that star badminton player Lee Chong Wei is injured, and that the country needs to do more to develop young talent.
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