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February 4, 2013

RIM Rebrands as BlackBerry; Launches Nifty New Devices

NEW YORK Research In Motion Ltd unveiled the long-delayed line of smartphones it hopes will put it on the comeback – Read More...
January 21, 2013

Australian Overseas Tourist Arrivals Continue to Grow

CANBERRA The latest Overseas Arrivals and Departures figures, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), showed that visitors from – Read More...
January 14, 2013

Sri Lanka to Offer Dual Citizenship

COLOMBO Sri Lanka is to offer dual citizenship for Sri Lankan expatriates from this year, a statement by the presidential – Read More...
January 14, 2013

Bushfires Continue to Burn in Tasmania

CANBERRA Bushfires continued to ravage Australia’s island state of Tasmania, with more hot weather expected for the week. Police feared – Read More...
January 7, 2013

Globe Greets 2013 in Rolling New Year’s Party

NEW YORK A million people crammed into New York’s Times Square on Tuesday to greet the New Year in a – Read More...
December 26, 2012

Australia Police Withdraw from East Timor

DILI Australia withdrew its last remaining police officers from East Timor as international forces wind up a 13-yearpresence in Asia’s – Read More...
December 17, 2012

Doomsday Rumors Trigger Panic Buying, Reflection

BEIJING Candles and matches have almost sold out in two southwest China counties following online rumors of a coming doomsday – Read More...
December 17, 2012

Singapore Speaker Resigns in Fresh Sex Scandal

SINGAPORE Singapore’s parliamentary Speaker announced his resignation Wednesday after confessing he had an extramarital affair with a community worker, setting – Read More...
December 10, 2012

Australia Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate to 3.0%

SYDNEY Australia’s central bank cut the official interest rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 3.0 percent, – Read More...
December 10, 2012

Six Dead as Typhoon Bopha Lashes Philippines

MANILA Typhoon Bopha killed at least six people in the Philippines as the strongest storm to hit the country this – Read More...