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Suzuki Seeks ‘Divorce’ From Volkswagen as Their 20-Month Alliance Crumbles
september 12, 2011by latadmin
Suzuki Motor Corp. (7269) will seek to dissolve its 20-month-old alliance with Volkswagen AG (VOW) after the German carmaker’s 222.5 billion yen ($2.9 billion)...
Accident during Hindu festival in Mumbai kills 1
september 12, 2011by latadmin
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Indian officials say a man was killed when the metal awning over a Mumbai shop collapsed onto a crowd of people during a Hindu festival...
‘Huge losses’ as Pakistan floods kill 200
september 12, 2011by latadmin
More than 200 people have been killed by devastating rains in Pakistan, which is still struggling to rebuild after last year’s worst floods in living memory,...
In pictures: Tajik village life
september 12, 2011by latadmin
Twenty years after independence, the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan remains the poorest of the former Soviet republics. (Images and text: Abdujalil Abdurasulov, BBC...
Stocks dogged by Greek default fears
september 12, 2011by latadmin
LONDON (AP) — Stocks started the week on a downbeat note as fears over a potential Greek debt default weighed on sentiment despite fresh austerity measures by the...
China and other East Asian celebrate mid-autumn festival
september 12, 2011by latadmin
Mid-autumn celebrations have taken place in China and other…
Indonesia sends in police after Ambon clash
september 12, 2011by latadmin
Indonesia has deployed hundreds of security personnel to Ambon, a city with a history of major sectarian violence, after clashes left three people dead, a police...
From Sikhs and Cheese to Patels and Motels
september 12, 2011by latadmin
That Indians have migrated far and wide for economic opportunities is well known. Yet, stories about specific communities of Indians making a home in a distant part of...
Thailand, Indonesia vow to boost trade
september 12, 2011by latadmin
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday vowed to improve economic cooperation with Indonesia, particularly in the agriculture, energy and tourism sectors. In...
PKB reports own member Lily Wahid to police for defamation
september 11, 2011by latadmin
National Awakening Party (PKB) said that it had reported its own member and legislator, Lily Wahid, to the police for defamation after she said that the…
