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Australia, Japan storm through in Davis Cup
Feb 03, 2013 08:44 EST
Australia and Japan celebrated perfect 5-0 Davis Cup victories on Sunday but India paid the price for fielding a second-string team following a dispute involving their top players.
Japan defeat Indonesia in Davis Cup
Feb 03, 2013 04:53 EST
Japan's Yuichi Sugita and Yasutaka Uchiyama romp to a convincing 5-0 win over Indonesia to wind up the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group I first-round tie on Sunday.
Indonesia to carry out executions this year
Feb 02, 2013 07:42 EST
Indonesia is set to execute some convicts on death row for murder and drugs offences in 2013 after not carrying out an execution for several years, a senior official said Saturday.
US says Australia 'critical pillar' in Asia pivot
Jan 31, 2013 23:21 EST
Australia is a "critical pillar" in the US pivot to Asia and the rebalancing of its military strategy, the region's most senior American commander told reporters Friday.
Candidates to head WTO clear hurdle
Jan 31, 2013 14:42 EST
The last of a record nine candidates to lead the World Trade Organization finished defending their candidacies on Thursday, but the real campaign is only just getting started.
Bali death sentence woman fails to make Britain pay lawyer
Jan 31, 2013 14:36 EST
A British grandmother on Thursday lost a High Court bid to make the government pay for a lawyer to help her appeal against her death sentence in Indonesia for drug smuggling.
Indonesia detains Islamic party chief over graft
Jan 31, 2013 14:18 EST
Indonesia's anti-graft agency has arrested the head of the country's largest Islamic-based party, which is part of the coalition government, on suspicion of corruption, its spokesman said Thursday.
Frenchman held in Indonesia for alleged drug offence
Jan 31, 2013 14:15 EST
Customs officers have detained a Frenchman allegedly trying to smuggle hashish into the Indonesian resort island of Bali, an official said Thursday, an offence punishable by death.
Court challenge over death sentence in Bali
Jan 31, 2013 01:19 EST
The government faces a High Court challenge Thursday after it refused to pay for a lawyer for a British grandmother's appeal against her death sentence in Indonesia for drug smuggling.
Singapore airport handles record 51 mn passengers
Jan 31, 2013 01:04 EST
Singapore's Changi Airport said Thursday it had enjoyed its busiest year in 2012, handling a record 51.2 million passengers, underscoring its position as a regional aviation hub.
UK court challenge over death sentence in Bali
Jan 30, 2013 23:38 EST
Britain's government faces a High Court challenge Thursday after it refused to pay for a lawyer for a British grandmother's appeal against her death sentence in Indonesia for drug smuggling.
Four more candidates defend bids for top WTO post
Jan 30, 2013 14:24 EST
Four candidates made their case for the top job at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday three of them from developing countries.
China's Lenovo targets 20 to 30 pct annual profit growth
Jan 30, 2013 13:01 EST
China's Lenovo, seeking to be the world's number one personal computer maker, said on Wednesday it aims to keep increasing its net profit by 20 to 30 percent annually over the next few years.
Thai tycoon takes majority control of Singapore's F&N
Jan 30, 2013 12:19 EST
A Thai tycoon has clinched majority control of Singapore conglomerate Fraser and Neave (F&N), making his offer to fully takeover the company unconditional.
New Zealander takes the stand in day two of fight for WTO job
Jan 30, 2013 12:08 EST
The fight for the top job at the World Trade Organization, which oversees global trade practices and efforts to reduce tariff barriers, goes into a second day on Wednesday with four candidates making their case, three of them from developing countries.
Spurred by Japan, California mulls quake alert system
Jan 30, 2013 10:08 EST
California has long been braced for the Big One, but now a proposed new early warning system seeks to give the US state's residents vital extra seconds before a major earthquake hits.
Three more dead elephants in Borneo, toll at 13
Jan 30, 2013 08:12 EST
Three more endangered Borneo pygmy elephants were found dead Wednesday in Malaysian Borneo of suspected poisoning, wildlife officials said, adding to 10 carcasses discovered earlier this month.
China's looming worker shortage threatens economy
Jan 30, 2013 03:43 EST
China's demographic timebomb is ticking much louder with the first fall in its labour pool for decades, analysts say, highlighting the risk that the country grows old before it grows rich.
China's looming worker shortage threatens economy
Jan 29, 2013 22:41 EST
China's demographic timebomb is ticking much louder with the first fall in its labour pool for decades, analysts say, highlighting the risk that the country grows old before it grows rich.
Fourth Briton jailed in Indonesia's Bali over drugs
Jan 29, 2013 13:47 EST
A British man arrested in connection with a drugs trafficking ring on the Indonesian resort island of Bali was sentenced to six years in jail for possession of cocaine on Tuesday.
