Australian miner Resourcehouse on Tuesday admitted giving the wrong name for a Chinese company involved in a 60 billion US dollar coal deal, but insisted the agreement was legitimate.

Australian miner says coal deal stands, corrects name of partner

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Toyota announced Tuesday a recall of its popular Prius and two other hybrid models in Japan to fix faulty brakes, plunging the auto giant deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up.

Toyota: hybrids recalled in Japan over brakes

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Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled, officials said Tuesday, a day after he was hauled away from his office by armed troops.

Sri Lanka's presidential loser faces court martial

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Toyota Motor is recalling 199,666 Prius hybrid vehicles in Japan owing to faulty brakes, the transport ministry said Tuesday, a move that is also expected to spread to overseas markets.

Toyota recalls 199,666 Prius hybrids in Japan: govt

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China Power International on Tuesday denied it had signed a 60 billion US dollar deal to buy coal from Australian miner Resourcehouse.

China Power denies giant coal deal with Resourcehouse

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Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka will face a court martial for "military offences", an official said Tuesday.

Ex-army general to face Sri Lanka court martial

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As Estonia edges closer to adopting the euro, the prospect is causing jitters in neighbouring Latvia as it tries to climb out of a deep economic crisis and risks fragmenting the Baltic trio on the eastern edge of the European Union.

Estonia's eurozone moves raise concern in Latvia

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Toyota Motor is to recall its newest Prius model and two other hybrids in Japan owing to brake problems, and will notify the transport ministry later Tuesday, a company spokeswoman said.

Toyota says to recall new Prius, other hybrid cars

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People who drink at least two sugary sodas a week have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, and researchers suspect the culprit is sugar, a new study shows.

Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer: study

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Ukraine's charismatic Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was under pressure Tuesday to ease political tensions by conceding defeat to her triumphant rival Viktor Yanukovich in presidential polls.

All eyes on Tymoshenko after Ukraine vote defeat

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The United States and France said they will push for "strong" new UN anti-nuclear sanctions against Iran after the Middle East state announced it was going to step up its uranium enrichment.

Key powers push for tougher sanctions against Iran

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Manufacturers in China are evading millions of dollars of US anti-dumping duties on steel wire products by exporting them via third countries, an American industry group charged Monday.

China evading US duties via third nations: group

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Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop superstar's sudden death last year from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs.

Jackson doctor denies manslaughter charge

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<p>SINGAPORE shares opened lower at 2,683.49 points on Tuesday.</p><p>The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) was down by 10.13 points, or 0.38 per cent.</p>

STI higher at midday

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<p>KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S highest court on Tuesday rejected an opposition bid to reclaim control of a northern state, ruling that the Barisan Nasional government's takeover last year was legal. </p><p>Perak state was left in political limbo in February 2009 when the Barisan Nasional, which rules nationally, moved to oust the Pakatan Rakyat opposition alliance, which won the state in polls the previous year. </p>

Opposition loses Perak

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<p>ONE of the biggest hauls of contraband cigarettes in recent years has been uncovered at the Tuas Checkpoint during a routine inspection.</p><p>The haul of 8,349 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes worth $641,000 in duties and taxes were found hidden among boxes of plastic containers on a Malaysian-registered prime mover truck by Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) officers.</p>

Contraband cigarettes seized

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<p>SINGAPORE Telecommunications' English soccer coup has helped the telco snared an unprecedented 29,000 pay-TV customers in the three months to Dec 31, and it is expecting a bigger boost in subscribers come June.</p><p>Although its 155,000 mio TV subscribers are a small fraction of rival telco StarHub's 539,000 customer base, SingTel chief executive for Singapore Allen Lew said on Tuesday that he is confident it can close the gap with an expected 'influx' of new customers in June, ahead of the 2010 English Premier League (EPL) season which begins in July. </p>

mio TV customers up

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<p>SINGAPORE Telecommunications, SingTel, said its profit rose 24 per cent last quarter, boosted by higher income from its local and Australian businesses.</p><p>The company, also known as SingTel, said in a statement Tuesday that net profit for the October-December period rose to S$991 million from S$799 million a year earlier.</p>

SingTel Q4 profit up 24%

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<p>TOKYO -TOYOTA said on Tuesday it is recalling 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose details of its global plans for a fix.<p>The automaker will hold a news conference at its Tokyo office Tuesday to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the US.</p>

Toyota recalls 170,000 Prius

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<p>KUALA LUMPUR - THE sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim entered its fifth day on Tuesday with the High Court set to hear the defence's application for Justice Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah to recuse himself from hearing the case.<p>However, the hearing was adjourned to Wednesday after Anwar's counsel, Karpal Singh, asked for time to respond to the affidavit-in-reply filed by the prosecution. </p>

Court hears bid to recuse judge

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