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Retreat by Barclays fails to end revolt
Barclays was facing renewed shareholder anger in spite of moves aimed at heading off a revolt over its plans to raise more than £7bn in fresh capital from Middle Eastern investors
Babcock Brown slashes jobs and assets
Australian investment firm Babcock & Brown is selling about half of its assets and it announced sweeping job cuts in an attempt to settle its bank debts and safeguard its future
Asian stocks mixed despite Wall St. gains
Asian and Pacific stocks slumped in early trading Wednesday despite modest gains on Wall Street.
Japan probes knife attacks on ex-officials
Authorities investigate attacks on the families of two former Japanese Health Ministry officials that leave two dead and one seriously injured.
Conservative New Zealand PM sworn in
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Australian Navy Grants 2-Month Holiday Leave
Australian sailors have received an early Christmas gift with the announcement that all non-essential naval staff will be placed on two months’ paid leave over the holidays.
Maritime Hijackings Are Decreasing in Asia
A regional piracy-monitoring agency in Singapore said maritime attacks in Asia in the first nine months of the year dropped 11 percent compared to 2007 and 32 percent from 2006.
Thousands Battle Police in China’s Northwest
A local government’s decision to move its administrative offices from one city to another has provoked two days of unrest in northwest China.
World Briefing | Asia: India: Death Despite Transfusion
A 7-month-old wild tiger died in an Indian zoo, two days after veterinarians tried to save her with a rare blood transfusion, officials said.
World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Attack in Pakistan
American troops in Afghanistan fired an artillery barrage at insurgents in Pakistan’s volatile tribal region in a strike coordinated with Pakistan’s military.
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