CHINA`S Huawei Technologies has shortlisted five private-equity bidders for its mobile devices division, which is valued at more than $US4 billion ($4.18 billion) based on the offers, people familiar with the matter say
WEST Australian Police have asked the state government to authorise them to take a DNA sample from anyone who is arrested, even for minor offences such as trespassing
FURTHER separation of Telstra`s network and retail businesses could cause serious damage to Australia`s telecommunications sector, a leading analyst has warned
NOVELL Asia-Pacific president Maarten Koster has relocated from Singapore to Sydney to oversee local operations after Australian manager Rob Mills resigned a few weeks ago
A WEB-BASED education tool piloted by primary school children in the Northern Territory has stimulated an increase in the concentration and literacy skills of people who have difficulty reading and writing
LEADERS of the Group of Eight industrialised nations have launched their annual summit in Japan with surging oil and food prices and climate change set to dominate the agenda
SOUTH Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has sacked three cabinet ministers in the wake of mass protests against US beef imports which have shaken his Government
US President George W. Bush said after meeting with African leaders on the margin of a rich nations summit in Japan that he was "extremely disappointed" with Zimbabwe`s "sham" election
A SUICIDE bomber blew up an explosives-filled car outside the Indian embassy in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul today, causing several casualties
A SUICIDE bombing outside the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul today killed at least 28 people and wounded 141 others, a health ministry spokesman told AFP
Happier days ... David Oldfield getting his old `boss` Pauline Hanson ready for the TV cameras. Picture: Grant Turner
PERSONAL financial and identity information is being freely traded on blackmarket web portals
