Meanwhile, an Indian doctor who was badly beaten by
thugs in Melbourne two years ago, has denied any 'racial'
angle into it, saying they are "just bad people doing bad

Melbourne, Jan 8 (PTI) Australian police have appealed to
the public to help them identify a distinctive red Ford Falcon

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. special envoy for North Korean human
rights will not attend future rounds of the six-party talks on the North's

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Is it a toast to the future of North Korea, or to that
of a veiled 27-year-old man who outsiders believe will succeed the omnipotent

TOKYO, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Friday he and U.S. Secretary of

TOKYO, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
The government is making final arrangements to turn around Japan Airlines Corp.
through court-backed bankruptcy filing and massive trimming of its

By Ahmad Fuad Yahya

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein Friday
condemned the hurling of home-made bombs at three churches and warned that the

KUALA KANGSAR (Malaysia), Jan 8 (Bernama) -- The handicraft industry will
still depend on the need for skilled workers to grow even with the introduction

Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jan 8 (PTI) Rajiv Shah has been officially
sworn in on Friday as the administrator of US Aid for