Police officer tells inquest of learner driver’s agony after hitting pedestrians on a pavement.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President George W. Bush on Sunday dispatched Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to New Delhi in support of India following the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 200 people, including six Americans….

Thailand’s protracted political crisis is choking its economy and deeply scarring the country’s image as a popular global tourist destination.

OZ Minerals stunned the market with the revelation that the deadline for refinancing of $560 million of debt facilities was Sunday and it hadn’t been able to secure an extension.

Cathay Pacific Airways is scaling back its planned capacity expansion next year in an effort to weather the economic downturn.

Investors are expected to applaud news that the government has approved the resignation of Financial Commission Supervisory Chairman Gordon Chen.

Malaysia’s economy expanded by 4.7% in the third quarter, faster than most analysts had expected but still its slowest rate in three years.

Japan’s economy languished further in October, adding to evidence that the country’s recession may worsen.

Second order in political standoff after blasts injure dozens of demonstrators.

Security forces move into Jos after hundreds are killed in local election violence.