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Print - 2008-10-06
Berdych, Wozniacki win in Japan

Berdych, Wozniacki win in Japan

Ninth seed Tomas Berdych powered past Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets on Sunday to win the Japan Open, his first title of the season. On the women's side, top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark battled to a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win over Kaia K
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Five suspected militants held in Hangu: DPO

Five suspected militants held in Hangu: DPO

Five suspected militants were held by law enforcing agencies during search operation in restive Hangu district, DPO Hangu Sajjad Khan said on Sunday. The arrest was made after police had received information that some unwanted elements will try to enter f
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
SAU mobile unit to train rural folks in food technology

SAU mobile unit to train rural folks in food technology

The institute of Food Science and Technology, Sindh Agriculture University (SAU), Tandojam has planned to develop a Mobile Unit, which could be made available at the door steps of needy people that could provide them with training on various aspects of Fo
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
AJK president visits victims

AJK president visits victims

AJK President Raja Zulqarnain Khan has visited District Hospital Bhimbher Azad Kashmir to inquire about the health of hundreds of the victims of food poisoning. The President went round the patients individually and prayed for their early recovery. He dir
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
PML-N terms joint session of Parliament a positive step

PML-N terms joint session of Parliament a positive step

Pakistan Muslim League-N has termed the joint session of the Parliament and in camera briefing of Parliamentarians and opposition leaders on national issues a positive step, but asked the government to make sure open debate in Parliament on these issues a
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Shahbaz for increase in wheat production to meet demand

Shahbaz for increase in wheat production to meet demand

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif chairing a meeting here Sunday said in order to deal with increasing demand of wheat it is important that there is enhancement in yield per acre of the crop here. He said Punjab Government would take all measu
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
World Teachers' Day observed

World Teachers' Day observed

World Teachers' Day was celebrated across the world, paying tribute to a profession, whose role in the education of the young people and adults remains essential. The emphasis this year is on developing teacher policies, the only foundation to ensure sust
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Lint prices settle at Rs 3,700-3,850, Spot rate unchanged at Rs 3,900

Lint prices settle at Rs 3,700-3,850, Spot rate unchanged at Rs 3,900

Cotton buyers were restrained by tight transportation problem seizing chances of price fluctuation on the higher side, finally on the closing day it touched the low level of Rs3700-3850. Spot rate stayed put at RS 3900 and phutti look downward in slide do
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Lint prices settle at Rs 3,700-3,850, Spot rate unchanged at Rs 3,900

Lint prices settle at Rs 3,700-3,850, Spot rate unchanged at Rs 3,900

Cotton buyers were restrained by tight transportation problem seizing chances of price fluctuation on the higher side, finally on the closing day it touched the low level of Rs3700-3850. Spot rate stayed put at RS 3900 and phutti look downward in slide do
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Mealy Bug attacks cotton crop in lower Sindh

Mealy Bug attacks cotton crop in lower Sindh

Last week, when this analyst toured some of the cotton areas of Hyderabad, Matiari and Sanghar districts in Sindh province, he was shocked to see severe attack of Mealy Bug / black on cotton plants; severely affected areas being Sanghar district.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Mealy Bug attacks cotton crop in lower Sindh

Mealy Bug attacks cotton crop in lower Sindh

Last week, when this analyst toured some of the cotton areas of Hyderabad, Matiari and Sanghar districts in Sindh province, he was shocked to see severe attack of Mealy Bug / black on cotton plants; severely affected areas being Sanghar district.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Agriculture plays important role in national economy: Saghir

Agriculture plays important role in national economy: Saghir

Professor Dr Saghir Ahmed Sheikh, Director Institute of Food Science and Technology, Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam, has said that Pakistan has favourable climate, abundant water and productive soil to grow variety of crops through out the year. A
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Entrance test on October 19

Entrance test on October 19

A list of the eligible candidates for the entrance test/admission for M.S./Ph.D. and M.S. (Surgery) and M.D. (Medicine) has been issued. This was announced by the Registrar of the University of Karachi here on Sunday. He further informed that the entrance
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Empowerment of women being discussed at different levels

Empowerment of women being discussed at different levels

The issue of empowering women has been a focal point of discussion at different levels. And obviously one tries to understand as to what are these issues and differences in different groups of women. The diversities in women's conditions whether they are
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Unusual price changes seen on commodities market

Unusual price changes seen on commodities market

Essentials are springing surprises after surprise dropping at lower level jumping at shockingly high level despite reports government is keeping a keen eye on them clipping where they go beyond reach of the common man.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Hot and dry weather forecast for Karachi

Hot and dry weather forecast for Karachi

The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather for Karachi on Monday with maximum temperature expected to range between 35-37 degrees centigrade. Hot and dry weather has also been forecast for Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Larkana divisions, while very hot a
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Global banking crisis and government intervention

Global banking crisis and government intervention

Last week, Pakistan was shut down for three days holiday period, while the financial world was paralysed and investors lost a trillion dollars or so on stock markets. Last week, we in Pakistan could also see in motion what it means when one says "Parliame
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
ADB's loan for economic stabilisation

ADB's loan for economic stabilisation

For the last few months, especially since the inception of the present government, authorities of the country have been desperately seeking foreign assistance to shore up the deteriorating situation of the economy. Their efforts seem to have finally succe
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Friends of Pakistan - how much assistance can we expect?

Friends of Pakistan - how much assistance can we expect?

President Asif Zardari successfully launched a Friends of Pakistan group. What was significant about this group was that he managed to attract some big names to the launch held in New York on the sidelines of the sixty-third General Assembly meeting of th
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Indonesian steel town prepares for privatisation

Indonesian steel town prepares for privatisation

Like its volcanic namesake nearby, state-owned Krakatau Steel looms large over this part of Indonesia. Its aged, weather-beaten plants in Cilegon, West Java, push out 2.5 million tonnes of rolled coil and flat steel a year -- enough to build around 4 mill
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Rover's diary: redesigning of national security policy

Rover's diary: redesigning of national security policy

Now that the parliamentarians would be back from the pro-longed Eid holidays, I hope the first thing on their agenda is an in-camera briefing by the government and the military on national security. (Though I shouldn't be mentioning military separately as
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Well done, CDGK

Well done, CDGK

Through your esteemed daily, I congratulate the City District Government Karachi for making good arrangements to control traffic during Ramazan with the help of volunteers, due to which no major traffic jam was witnessed anywhere in the city in the holy m
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Enough is enough

Enough is enough

The Americans, after their poor performance in Afghanistan, are suggesting that Nato, Afghan and Pak forces be organised to deal with Taliban in the tribal areas of Pakistan. They want to lure Pakistan by offering some cookies in the shape of economic and
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Land dispute claims five lives in Waziristan

Land dispute claims five lives in Waziristan

Land dispute between two tribal groups on Sunday claimed the lives of persons and another three sustained injuries in restive North Waziristan Agency. An official of political administration said the bloody shootout occurred at Shewa village in Tehsil Mir
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
At least 33 killed in ethnic violence in Northeast India

At least 33 killed in ethnic violence in Northeast India

At least 33 people have been killed and thousands left homeless in violence over the weekend between tribal people and Bangladeshi settlers in north-east India, police and hospital authorities said.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
18 illegal immigrants perish in Turkey

18 illegal immigrants perish in Turkey

A small truck carrying illegal immigrants overturned on a Turkish highway near the border with Greece on Sunday, killing 18 people and injuring 23 others, Anatolian state news agency said. It said most the dead were from Myanmar. The accident happened in
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Khatami may run for presidency again

Khatami may run for presidency again

Iran's reformist former president Mohammad Khatami has revealed he is considering running for the post again next year, the local press reported on Sunday. A number of reformist parties and prominent figures have called on Khatami to stand in the June 12
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
'Iran will not stop uranium enrichment'

'Iran will not stop uranium enrichment'

Iran will not stop uranium enrichment even if it is guaranteed supplies of nuclear fuel from abroad, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday. Iran's ambassador to the UN nuclear watchdog, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, was quoted as saying on Th
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
US assesses its policy of isolating Syria

US assesses its policy of isolating Syria

The United States is assessing its isolation policy of Syria in the final months of the Bush administration but is unlikely to return an ambassador to Damascus any time soon, said US officials and experts.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Bomber strikes during US raid in Iraq, 11 killed

Bomber strikes during US raid in Iraq, 11 killed

Eleven Iraqis were killed on Sunday during a US raid on a building in northern Iraq in which a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among civilians inside, the US military said. A US military spokesman said it was not clear how many of the victims d
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
'Nigerians freed, foreigners still held'

'Nigerians freed, foreigners still held'

The main militant group in the oil-producing Niger Delta said on Sunday it had released around 19 Nigerian oil workers kidnapped last month but was still holding two Britons and a Ukrainian.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Forty-two face trial over French 'Angolagate'

Forty-two face trial over French 'Angolagate'

Forty-two people including the son of late French president Francois Mitterrand and dozens of businessman, politicians and public figures go on trial Monday over a vast "arms-to-Angola" scandal.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
US sanctions financial firewall for Iran and Syria?

US sanctions financial firewall for Iran and Syria?

Syria and Iran, both targeted by US sanctions, proclaim that their "independent" economies will suffer less than others from global financial turmoil. But economists in the region say neither Tehran nor Damascus will be immune from the credit crunch sprea
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Hong Kong shares to face volatility as US troubles continue

Hong Kong shares to face volatility as US troubles continue

Hong Kong share prices will remain volatile, as investors continue to cower from the market on worries about the health of the US financial sector and economy, dealers said. For the week ending October 3, the benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 5.4 percent
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Indian shares may remain weak on global turmoil

Indian shares may remain weak on global turmoil

Indian shares were expected to remain under pressure due to uncertainty over the revised bailout package for the troubled US financial sector, dealers said.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
London market looks for first UK rate cut in six months

London market looks for first UK rate cut in six months

Players on the London Stock Exchange will be setting their sights on a meeting next week of Bank of England policymakers, hoping it will yield the first reduction in British interest rates in six months.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Tokyo markets to face choppy trading

Tokyo markets to face choppy trading

Battered Japanese share prices are likely to face another week of volatility as worries grow about the impact of the financial crisis on the global economy.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Singapore shares to take cue from US data

Singapore shares to take cue from US data

Singapore shares will take their cue from US economic data after the expected passage of a bill to bail out the American financial sector, dealers said. The House of Representatives was expected to vote Friday on an amended bill to buy up to 700 billion U
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Australian shares set for more volatility

Australian shares set for more volatility

Australian share prices are in line for yet another rough week, with much hinging on the success of a US vote on a massive Wall Street bailout, analysts said. The Australian market endured a roller-coaster ride in the week ending October 3, with the bench
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Malaysian shares likely to remain gloomy

Malaysian shares likely to remain gloomy

Malaysian shares are expected to extend their gloom next week on the highly volatile external financial markets brought on by uncertainties in the US economy, analysts said on Friday.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Taiwan shares expected to face resistance

Taiwan shares expected to face resistance

Taiwan share prices are expected to encounter resistance amid concerns over the global financial system ahead of a vote in the US needed to revive a bailout package, dealers said on Friday. Even if the rescue plan is passed in Congress, investors are stil
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Manila market to wait for bailout news

Manila market to wait for bailout news

The direction of the Philippine stock market will be depend on whether the massive bailout package to ease the financial crisis in the United States is passed by Congress, dealers said. "It really depends on the US bailout," said Ron Rodrigo of Daiwa Secu
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Cloud lifts, but Wall Street outlook still grim

Cloud lifts, but Wall Street outlook still grim

A brutal week on Wall Street ended with the approval of a massive US government lifeline for the troubled financial sector, but investors are still searching for a reason to cheer. The 700-billion-dollar plan is expected to help start a recovery from a US
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Opec chief says will seek to balance market

Opec chief says will seek to balance market

Supply and demand alone will set oil prices in coming months and Opec will seek to balance the market at its December meeting after recent declines, Opec President Chakib Khelil said in remarks published on Sunday. Prices had recently fallen from levels c
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
ABN to be integrated before privatisation

ABN to be integrated before privatisation

ABN AMRO must be integrated with Fortis's Dutch activities before it is taken out of government ownership and privatised, Dutch central bank governor Nout Wellink said on Sunday.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Lazard nad Morgan Stanley advisors on Fortis future

Lazard nad Morgan Stanley advisors on Fortis future

Morgan Stanley and Lazard Ltd are advising on the future of troubled financial group Fortis as one of the latest victims of the credit crisis provides income for investment banks.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
China's Ping An to take $2.3 billion loss

China's Ping An to take $2.3 billion loss

Ping An Insurance said on Sunday that it would report a loss of about 15.7 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) on its investment in troubled European financial group Fortis.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
China says new milk tests show clean

China says new milk tests show clean

China, mired in a health scandal over contaminated dairy products at home and abroad, said new tests had revealed no melamine in liquid milk on the home market. It was the second time in days China has tried to repair confidence in its dairy products, say
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
China can withstand financial crisis

China can withstand financial crisis

China's economy is strong enough to withstand the impact of the global financial crisis and may even help the world by maintaining fast growth, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying Sunday. "Our economic fundamentals haven't changed, and the economy is
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
UK's Mandelson slams unilateral crisis moves

UK's Mandelson slams unilateral crisis moves

Britain's new business minister Peter Mandelson criticised unilateral moves by individual countries to guarantee deposits and said they could hamper efforts to resolve the global financial crisis, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Liquidity squeeze starts to bite in Saudi Arabia

Liquidity squeeze starts to bite in Saudi Arabia

Annual growth in the Saudi money supply rose for the first time in three months in August but the Arab world's largest economy is beginning to feel strains of a liquidity squeeze, central bank data showed on Sunday.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
France favours ECB rate cut

France favours ECB rate cut

France remains in favour of a rate cut by the European Central Bank to give a shot in the arm to an economy that is suffering from the fall-out of the global credit crisis, a senior presidential advisor said on Sunday.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
'Global crisis may slow growth next year'

'Global crisis may slow growth next year'

Indonesia's economic growth is likely to slow next year because of the global financial crisis although the government expects to meet several economic targets for this year, the finance minister said on Sunday.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
UK won't tell BoE to cut interest rates: Darling

UK won't tell BoE to cut interest rates: Darling

The British government will not put pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates but will be flexible with economic policy to help ease the impact of the credit crunch, Finance Minister Alistair Darling said.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Capitalism loses a compass, looks for new charts

Capitalism loses a compass, looks for new charts

Capitalism is in the deepest crisis for 80 years, drunk on a binge of cheap money which made fools of the regulators, analysts say. The market system is going through a life-changing experience which will determine for decades the way the global economy w
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Nokia's unlimited music service on October 16 in UK

Nokia's unlimited music service on October 16 in UK

Nokia will start offering unlimited music through mobile phones in Britain on October 16, the Finnish company said on Thursday, as it seeks to muscle in on a market dominated by Apple's iPod.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Sleepy Maldives to test democracy for first time

Sleepy Maldives to test democracy for first time

The sleepy Maldives, best known as a tropical luxury hideaway for Hollywood stars, holds its first multiparty elections this week in a vote that will see Asia's longest-serving ruler face real electoral competition.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Turkey slams Iraqi Kurds after rebel attack kills 15 soldiers

Turkey slams Iraqi Kurds after rebel attack kills 15 soldiers

The Turkish military Sunday accused Iraqi Kurds of aiding Turkish Kurdish rebels holed up in their autonomous enclave in northern Iraq after the militants killed at least 15 soldiers in a daytime attack near the border.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Tutu says he'd welcome new South African opposition party

Tutu says he'd welcome new South African opposition party

Archbishop Desmond Tutu would welcome the creation of a viable opposition in South Africa, after ruling party infighting forced former president Thabo Mbeki to resign, in remarks published Sunday.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Singapore students protest

Singapore students protest

About 60 people gathered at a park in central Singapore on Sunday to protest against a university's decision to censor news stories in the school media related to a prominent opposition politician.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Somali Islamists want weapons on ship

Somali Islamists want weapons on ship

Islamist insurgents have demanded to be given some of the weapons aboard a hijacked Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks but the pirates holding it have refused, a local official said on Sunday.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Thai police arrest key protest leader

Thai police arrest key protest leader

Thai police arrested a key leader of a month-long protest inside Bangkok's Government House compound on Sunday, but the detained anti-government figure urged his supporters not to quit.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Sudan expels British embassy bodyguards

Sudan expels British embassy bodyguards

Sudan has expelled two bodyguards working for the British ambassador after their car injured two security officers in a UN car park, a foreign ministry official said on Sunday. In August, two local security officers for the UN mission in Sudan (UNMIS) wer
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
More Sri Lanka war refugees register on police order

More Sri Lanka war refugees register on police order

Thousands of Sri Lankans who fled to Colombo in the past five years lined up to register on police orders on Sunday, part of a government security drive to keep Tamil Tiger rebel infiltrators out of the capital city.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Egyptian bus collides with truck, killing 13

Egyptian bus collides with truck, killing 13

At least 13 Egyptians were killed when an intercity bus collided head-on with a truck on a highway south of Cairo on Sunday, and 21 others were injured, security and medical sources said. Security sources said the bus had been trying to overtake another v
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Four hurt in Nepal mosque blast: police

Four hurt in Nepal mosque blast: police

Four people were injured in a small bomb blast at a mosque in south-east Nepal, police said on Sunday. There was no major damage to the mosque after the blast late on Saturday, police official Gopal Pradhan said from Biratnagar, the biggest town in the re
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
France urges Israel not to attack Iran

France urges Israel not to attack Iran

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has urged Israel not to launch a military strike against Iran's nuclear programme, an Israeli newspaper reported on Sunday.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Psychotherapy shows more promise for complex psychiatric woes

Psychotherapy shows more promise for complex psychiatric woes

Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy seems more effective in treating complex psychiatric problems than short-term treatments focused more on medications, a meta-analysis released on October 01 found. Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (LTPP) stresses
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Sick leave can be early indicator of fatal illness

Sick leave can be early indicator of fatal illness

People who take long spells of sick leave at least once in three years face a higher risk of early death, according to a study that could help doctors pinpoint patients with life-threatening problems.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Failure on climate change will 'haunt humanity': expert

Failure on climate change will 'haunt humanity': expert

Failure to curb global warming would "haunt humanity" forever, Australia's top climate adviser said as he urged the country to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60 percent by 2050.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
US approves test for human and bird flu

US approves test for human and bird flu

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new test that can rapidly diagnose and identify human influenza infections and human bird flu, the agency announced. The test, developed by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, will be avail
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Study finds link between genes, obesity, colon cancer

Study finds link between genes, obesity, colon cancer

The discovery of a genetic link between obesity and colon cancer may pave the way for more effective screening tests for the disease, according to a study published on October 02.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Shorter breast cancer therapy effective

Shorter breast cancer therapy effective

Brief and intensive radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer is equally as effective as the current five-to-seven week treatments, according to medical research.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Limits for melamine in food fixed only recently: WHO

Limits for melamine in food fixed only recently: WHO

Many countries have only recently fixed limits for industrial chemical melamine in food products, a World Health Organisation expert said. This is because the chemical was not considered a substance found in food before a scandal broke out in China where
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Scientists aim to boost Southern Ocean CO2 monitoring

Scientists aim to boost Southern Ocean CO2 monitoring

Australian scientists set sail on a voyage that could lead to better data from the Southern Ocean, which plays a major role in acting as a brake on climate change. Oceans absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide and the Southern Ocean between Australia and A
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Top firms band together behind mobile broadband

Top firms band together behind mobile broadband

Top computer makers, mobile operators and technology providers announced on Tuesday that upcoming laptop computers would feature mobile broadband making them ready to surf right out of the box.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
ZON launches mobile service with Vodafone

ZON launches mobile service with Vodafone

Portugal's largest pay TV provider ZON Multimedia launched a "virtual" mobile phone service with Vodafone on Monday in a move to attract more clients and boost customer loyalty.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
StumbleUpon steps up online discovery service

StumbleUpon steps up online discovery service

StumbleUpon stepped up its personalised Website recommendation service on Wednesday by launching an online query page and alliances that include The Huffington Post and Rolling Stone.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Google launches blog tracking service

Google launches blog tracking service

Google has launched an enhanced blog tracking service that helps people mine a growing mountain of online commentary for gems worth reading. The Google Blog Search tool rolled out this week competes with Techmeme, Polymeme, Wikio and other "memetrackers"
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Yuvraj and Jaffer flay Aussies in drawn India tour match

Yuvraj and Jaffer flay Aussies in drawn India tour match

Test rejects Yuvraj Singh and Wasim Jaffer enhanced their claims for an India comeback by pounding Australia's bowlers in a practice match on Sunday. Left-handed Yuvraj struck a belligerent 113 with seven sixes and as many boundaries while Jaffer hit 93 f
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
McDonald's to speed up east Europe expansion

McDonald's to speed up east Europe expansion

Fast food giant McDonald's Corp will speed up its expansion drive in central and eastern Europe to tap into the region's vibrant growth and increasingly affluent middle class, its No 2 official said.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Chloride 'actively looking' for acquisitions

Chloride 'actively looking' for acquisitions

Chloride Group Plc, the British power protection company, is looking to expand further overseas and may be able to announce an acquisition at around the time of its interim results in early November. The group, which updated shareholders with a first-half
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Ford UK chairman sees 2009 market fall

Ford UK chairman sees 2009 market fall

Vehicle sales are likely to fall year-on-year in Britain in 2008 and 2009 unless something is done to improve the availability of consumer credit, the chairman of Ford UK said.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Ford UK chairman sees 2009 market fall

Ford UK chairman sees 2009 market fall

Vehicle sales are likely to fall year-on-year in Britain in 2008 and 2009 unless something is done to improve the availability of consumer credit, the chairman of Ford UK said.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
'Credit crisis brings opportunities'

'Credit crisis brings opportunities'

The credit crunch may bring cash-rich Canadian oil producer Nexen Inc acquisition opportunities, the company's chief financial officer said on October 02. Marvin Romanow said Nexen is unlikely to suffer from the current crisis that has frozen global capit
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
'Credit crisis brings opportunities'

'Credit crisis brings opportunities'

The credit crunch may bring cash-rich Canadian oil producer Nexen Inc acquisition opportunities, the company's chief financial officer said on October 02. Marvin Romanow said Nexen is unlikely to suffer from the current crisis that has frozen global capit
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Motorcycling: Stoner dominates Aussie MotoGP

Motorcycling: Stoner dominates Aussie MotoGP

Casey Stoner salvaged a home triumph out of the wreckage of losing his world title to Valentino Rossi with a dominant all-the-way victory in the Australian MotoGP here on Sunday. The 22-year-old Australian Ducati rider claimed back-to-back Phillip Island
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Second straight win raises Jankovic to number one

Second straight win raises Jankovic to number one

Jelena Jankovic will regain her world number one ranking on Monday less than 24 hours after winning Stuttgart's WTA event with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Nadia Petrova in Sunday's final.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Ferguson backs Rooney to lead United title charge

Ferguson backs Rooney to lead United title charge

Sir Alex Ferguson believes that Wayne Rooney and Manchester United are ready to take a stranglehold on the Premier League after emerging from a difficult visit to Blackburn with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
Published 06 Oct, 2008 12:00am
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