German construction company, airport operator Hochtief says 2Q net profit down 6 percentFRANKFURT — German construction company and airport operator Hochtief AG said Friday that second quarter net profit fell 6 percent but that the order backlog increased to an all-time high despite the economic crisis. Asian markets mixed amid new signs the world economy emerging from deep recessionBANGKOK — Most major Asian markets advanced Friday with commodity stocks rising amid more signs the world economy is emerging from a deep recession. European shares traded higher. Asian markets gains amid new signs the world economy emerging from deep recessionBANGKOK — Most major Asian markets advanced Friday with commodity stocks rising amid more signs the world economy is emerging from a deep recession. European shares traded higher. Australian charged with infecting 3,000 computers with virus that captures banking dataADELAIDE, Australia — A 20-year-old Australian man has been charged with infecting more than 3,000 computers around the world with a virus designed to capture banking and credit card data, police said Thursday. Australia proposes revising terrorism laws to include psychological harm, adjust police powersADELAIDE, Australia — Terrorism would be redefined to include psychological harm and police would gain emergency powers to search homes without warrants under proposed revisions to Australia’s counterterrorism laws. Australian border officials intercept boat with 77 suspected asylum seekers in Indian OceanADELAIDE, Australia — A boat carrying 77 suspected asylum seekers was intercepted Thursday in the Indian Ocean, the latest in a string of such vessels caught in Australian waters this year. French Muslim woman barred from pool for donning head-to-toe ‘burquini’ swim suitPARIS — A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit — dubbed a “burquini” — may have opened a new chapter in France’s tussle between religious practices and its stern secular code. Inquiry blames captain’s ‘errors of judgment’ for WWII ship tragedyCANBERRA, Australia — A military inquiry on Wednesday blamed a navy captain’s “errors of judgment” for one of Australia’s worst maritime tragedies, in which 645 crew were lost when a cruiser was sunk by a German raider during World War II. Wreck of capsized ferry found off Tonga coast, but no sign of 93 missing, presumed deadNUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — Searchers located the wreck Wednesday of a ferry that capsized off Tonga a week earlier and found no immediate signs of the 93 people on board who are still missing and presumed dead. Inquiry blames captain’s ‘errors of judgment’ for one of Australia’s worst maritime tragediesCANBERRA, Australia — A military inquiry on Wednesday blamed a navy captain’s “errors of judgment” for one of Australia’s worst maritime tragedies, in which 645 crew were lost when a cruiser was sunk by a German raider during World War II. Australian leader says no survivors from plane crash in Papua New Guinea; 13 killedSYDNEY — All 13 people aboard a chartered plane heading to a tourist region of Papua New Guinea were killed when the plane crashed while approaching the rugged terrain during foul weather, Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday. Wreckage of missing charter plane found in ‘very difficult’ terrain in Papua New GuineaSYDNEY — Rescuers in a helicopter saw no immediate signs of life Wednesday at the wreckage of a chartered plane that crashed while carrying 13 people to a tourist region of Papua New Guinea, the airline said. Australia tells China: ‘Be polite’ when objecting to Uighur activist’s visitCANBERRA, Australia — An exiled Uighur activist accused China on Tuesday of trying to use its economic clout to dampen criticism of its human rights record, while Australia’s foreign minister said Chinese diplomats who opposed her trip should mind their manners. Asian markets higher as China shows signs of stimulus-led growth; European markets riseHONG KONG — Major Asian markets inched higher Tuesday amid signs China’s stimulus measures were helping shield its economy from the global slump and as governments issued cautious outlooks about the recovery. European markets also rose. Rio Tinto ’still unaware’ of any evidence to justify China’s detention of 4 workersSYDNEY — Rio Tinto Ltd. said Tuesday it was still unaware of any evidence to justify China’s detention of four employees on spying allegations, as the Australian government urged Beijing to speed up the case. Plane carrying 13 people vanishes on approach to airport in Papua New GuineaSYDNEY — A charter plane carrying 13 people to a popular tourist site in Papua New Guinea vanished on approach in bad weather to an airport nestled in rugged terrain on Tuesday. Australia’s foreign minister said a “possible crash site” may have been found. Source: China’s Yanzhou in talks to buy Australian coal miner Felix Resources for $2.9 billionSYDNEY — China’s Yanzhou Coal Mining is in talks to buy Australian coal miner Felix Resources Ltd. in a cash takeover bid worth about 3.5 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion), a person close to the negotiations said Tuesday. Truck bombs hit Shiite community near Mosul, as string of bombings in Iraq kills 48BAGHDAD —A double truck bombing tore through the village of a small Shiite ethnic minority near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, while nine blasts wracked Baghdad in a wave of violence Monday that killed at least 48 people and wounded more than 250, Iraqi officials said. Truck bombs hit Shiite community near Mosul, as string of bombings in Iraq kills 45BAGHDAD —A double truck bombing tore through the village of a small Shiite ethnic minority near the northern city of Mosul, while blasts in Baghdad Monday also targeted Shiites in a wave of violence that killed at least 45 people and wounded more than 200, Iraqi officials said. Truck bombs hit Shiite community near Mosul, as string of bombings in Iraq kills 43BAGHDAD —A double truck bombing tore through a Shiite community near the northern city of Mosul, while blasts in Baghdad Monday targeted primarily Shiites in a wave of violence that killed at least 43 people and wounded more than 200, Iraqi officials said. Rio Tinto shares plunge more than 3 percent after China claims a 6-year spying campaignSYDNEY —Rio Tinto Ltd.’s share price plunged more than 3 percent Monday after China accused the Anglo-Australian miner of conducting a six-year spying campaign that it claimed cost Chinese steelmakers billions of dollars in inflated prices for iron ore. British contractor detained by Iraqis after shooting deaths of 2 co-workers in BaghdadBAGHDAD —Iraqi authorities arrested a British contractor Sunday over the shooting deaths of two co-workers in Baghdad’s protected Green Zone. The suspected gunman could be the first Westerner to face an Iraqi trial on murder charges since a security pact lifted the immunity that had been enjoyed by foreign contractors for most of the war. British company: 1 British, 1 Australian contractor killed in shooting in Baghdad’s Green ZoneBAGHDAD —Iraqi authorities arrested a British contractor on murder charges over the shooting deaths early Sunday of a British and an Australian contractor in Baghdad’s protected Green Zone. Australia plans to kill 650,000 camelsCANBERRA - Australian Government officials plan to wipe out 650,000 camels in the remote Outback area of the country. Australia considers using marksmen in helicopters to cut down exploding camel populationSYDNEY —Thousands of camels in Australia’s remote Outback could be killed by marksmen in helicopters under a government proposal aimed at cutting down the population of the havoc-wreaking creatures. Krishna discusses safety and security of Indian students in AustraliaCAIRNS - External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith in Cairns, and discussed issues related to safety and security of Indian students in Australia. India sees its engagement with Pacific region as extension of its ‘Look East Policy’CAIRNS - Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Friday said that India sees its engagement with the Pacific region as an extension of its Look East Policy to boost engagement with South East Asian neighborhood, the ASEAN. Hopes fade for finding more survivors of Tongan ferry disaster; 64 missing presumed deadNUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — Eighty-five passengers were missing and feared dead Saturday after their ferry flipped and sank off Tonga, with only two bodies recovered more than two days after the disaster. Ferry sinks in rough Pacific waters off Tonga, dozens feared deadNUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — Giving women and children the comfort of cabins while men stayed on deck may have doomed them to be trapped inside an overnight ferry that capsized in heavy seas off Tonga, officials said. Dozens are missing and feared dead. Dozens feared dead after ferry sinks off Tonga; rescuers pull 50 survivors from waterNUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — An overnight ferry packed with sleeping passengers flipped in heavy seas near the Pacific island nation of Tonga, leaving more than 30 people missing and feared dead, officials said Thursday. |
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