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

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Reaching out to the Indian
diaspora, Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh on Friday,
invited them to "actively" participate in the country's

New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh on Friday said the government was conscious about the
adverse effect of economic crisis on Indians employed abroad

Singh noted that the rapid economic growth over the last
two years had helped lift millions of people from poverty in
the country "but more needs to be done".

Singh said overseas Indians have been conservative in
their investments and they should take a "careful look" at
India which is today "one of the top investment destinations".