Travel chaos from the Chile ash cloud spread to Western Australia on June 15 with Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar suspending flights into and out of Perth.

An envoy of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to hold talks on Wednesday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has been urging the Damascus regime to halt its crackdown on protesters.

Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co. Closed limit up on Wednesday, gaining 32.12 per cent in Tokyo trade with sentiment buoyed after the Japanese Government put forward a support bill, analysts said.

Jolted by the massive loss in the fourth ODI, India would aim to get the crucial psychological edge over the West Indies before the Test series when they take on the hosts in the fifth and final one-dayer, here on Thursday.

Citi group on Tuesday said it has reduced its stake in mortgage lender HDFC to 9.9 per cent from 11.4 per cent, a deal the US bank said would give it a pre-tax profit of about $160 million.

Aftershocks continued to rattle Christchurch on Tuesday, as authorities said an elderly man died when series of powerful tremors hit the New Zealand city a day earlier.

Indian captain Suresh Raina has said poor shot selection saw the visitors losing the fourth ODI against the West Indies by 103 runs at the Vivian Richards Stadium here on Monday.

One of Nato’s top commanders said on Tuesday the alliance has sufficient means to conduct its Libya campaign but warned that the issue of resources “will become critical” if the conflict dragged on.

Former child migrants from Britain launched a class action lawsuit against the Australian Government on Tuesday, seeking compensation for the alleged physical and sexual abuse they suffered.

South Korea on Monday warned the likelihood of a “surprise provocation” by North Korea against the South is on the rise, according to Yonhap News Agency.