Ford to halt car production in Australia in 2016Car manufacturer Ford announced Thursday it will cease making vehicles in Australia in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, having produced its first car in the country in 1925.
Woman confronted London attackers to deflect dangerA woman who challenged knife-wielding assailants suspected of hacking to death a British soldier in London on Wednesday said she intervened because "it was better having them (the weapons) aimed on one person".
US formally takes responsibility for killing AwlakiThe United States formally said for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three other US citizens in anti-terror strikes abroad.
Poland claims world's first life-saving face transplantPolish doctors carried out the world's first life-saving face transplant, the centre's spokeswoman said Wednesday, weeks after a 33-year-old man was disfigured by a machine in a workplace accident.
Twitter tightens security after high-profile breachesTwitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.
In tense Mexico state, vigilantes refuse to drop gunsFarmers wearing bulletproof vests and toting assault rifles ride in pick-up trucks emblazoned with the word "self-defense" to protect this rural western Mexico town from the Knights Templar drug cartel.
Thein Sein in WashingtonIt has been almost fifty years since an American leader hosted a President from Myanmar- making Mr Thein Sein's arrival historic. In receiving his guest, US President Barack Obama said he appreciates Myanmar's efforts on its long, and sometimes diffi...
Chinese premier visits IndiaThey are often referred to as the Asian Giants. So when there's tension between China and India, there's cause for concern. The recent flare-up over a decades long border dispute in the Himalayas has made diplomacy an imperative for the countries. An...
Malaysia's cabinetMalaysia's new Cabinet has been sworn-in, after the general elections were held on the 5th of this month. New faces form almost half the Cabinet. Prime Minister Najib Razak says his line-up is meant to unite an administration accused of losing touch ...
Taiwan Philippines fisherman's disputeTaiwan has suspended the hiring of Philippine workers and recalled its envoy to Manila in protest against the killing of a fisherman. On Wednesday Taiwan said that the Philippines had apologised for the shooting. But President Ma Ying-jeou insisted M...
Bangladesh's garment industryThe garment industry in Bangladesh could be in for an overhaul. Two of the world's largest clothing retailers have signed a plan to improve safety in the hope of preventing tragedies like the collapse of a factory near Dhaka last month from happening...
Nawaz Sharif is Pakistan's next Prime MinisterFormer Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has started to form a new government, as partial election results suggested that he and his Pakistan Muslim League party would have a commanding hold on Parliament. It would be the third time that Mr Sharif...
- Pakistan to the polls
The man tipped to be Pakistan's next prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has said he would end the country's involvement in the US-led war on terror if elected. Mr Sharif said the move was necessary for there to be peace in Pakistan and elsewhere in the wo...
- World Trade Organisation and its future
Brazil's Roberto Azevedo has won the race to take helm of the World Trade Organization or WTO.No official announcement is due until later today, when the WTO's 159 members are scheduled to meet, while a General Council session next week will need to ...
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Singapore: The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has maintained Singapore's GDP growth forecast for 2013 at 1-3 per cent.It said Singapore's economy grew by 0.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2013, compared to 1.5 per cen...
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