Consumer stocks help lift bourse | AUSTRALIAN shares ended higher yesterday in mixed trading with consumer-focused stocks doing well while investors took profits in other areas. | The market responded to strong corporate news and a p... (photo: AP / John Pryke)The Australian
Singapore's DBS raises $1.1 billion for expansion | SINGAPORE: DBS, Southeast Asia's biggest bank by assets, raised a higher-than-expected S$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) from preference share sale to bolster its books as it seeks to expan... (photo: Public Domain / PeterMarkSmith)The Times Of India
Bruce releases Skoko and Olembe | Josip Skoko and Salomon Olembe have been released by Wigan boss Steve Bruce, who has opted not to renew their contracts. | Australia international midfielder Skoko, 32, made 53 appearances, includin... (photo: AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)ESPN AustraliaLeaguePhotosSoccerStar
Earthquake dams pose floods risk | Earthquake survivors in Sichuan province face a serious threat of flooding because of earthquake damage to dams, officials say. | There are cracks on the surface of the Zipingku dam on the Min river... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)BBC News DamsEarthquakeFloodsPhotosProvinceSlideshow
Rice prices tumble for fourth straight day | Tokyo: Rice tumbled for a fourth straight day as the US said it would not object if Japan exported from its stockpile of imported rice to ease tight global supplies tha... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)Gulf News EconomyFoodPhotosSocietyWorld
