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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the India-ASEAN and the East Asia Summit Oct 9-10. Top on the agenda will be the need for finalisation of a nuclear deal between the two countries. The External Affairs Ministry has already said that the two countries are hoping to hold a third round of nuclear cooperation talks in Dec 2013.

8 police officers who risked their lives by entering a burning building in Wentworthville, New South Wales (NSW), Australia on Oct. 8, 2013 to help people who were trapped inside have been praised as heroes for their brave act. However, the man they saved, 36-year-old Jomaa Market store owner Chadi Jomaa, could be the one who started the fire in the first place.

A marine mammal park has been set to be constructed and launched within five years in Taiji, in Wakayama Prefecture on the south-west coast of Honshu. Visitors will get to swim alongside marine animals whales and dolphins. However, there's something more - visitors can also eat the animals' meat, a project sure to catch the ire of animal lovers and protectors.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) iTunes radio will rollout in Australia and New Zealand, beating Pandor at their game.

The Australian sharemarket is down for the fourth straight day, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) down 0.1 per cent. The US government shutdown has entered day eight and we're only nine days away from the debt ceiling deadline (US will run out of cash to keep economy running unless ceiling raised).

In an obvious marketing ploy to make it appear that its newly released Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets are selling, Microsoft advised consumers to purchase the device now or face a shortage of the gadget.

By Peter Switzer, Switzer Super ReportOne of the great tragedies of US history was the Hindenburg disaster.

By Kathleen Brooks, Research Director UK EMEA, FOREX.comRumours that the US Congress would reach a deal to extend the debt ceiling, albeit only for a few weeks, ended up being hopeless optimism, after the Republicans held a press conference with the hash tag #letstalk in the background.

The legal battle between Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, and her two estranged adult children, John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart, has moved from family feud to a higher level. It is now a billionaire versus billionaire galactic war.

By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 159 points or 1.1% while the S&P lost 1.2% to 1655 and the Nasdaq dropped 1.9%.

An explosion rocked a two-storey building on Station Street in Wentworthville, New South Wales (NSW), Australia at around 4:30am on October 8, 2013. The building reportedly contained residential units on top of an Afghan supermarket.

Apple Inc still reigns supreme in the US with a 40 per cent market share that seems to keep on growing, according to Comscore's research. Samsung's market share has also increased but not as much as Apple's. HTC, LG and Motorola's market share have either dropped or remained flat.

The Australian sharemarket finished lower for the third consecutive session, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling by approximately 0.2 per cent.

A looming national default may be on the horizon as the partial U.S. government shutdown remains causing the U.S. and other global market shares to decline. The shutdown is brought by a deadlock in U.S. Congress over "Obamacare" funding or the new healthcare law.

By end 2015, the Coca-Cola Company, popularly known as Coke, will be launching 1,500 to 2,000 Ekocenters or mini one-stop shops that will supply cooked meals, clean water, power, Internet, vaccines and Coke products to 20 developing countries, which including Africa, Asia, North America and Latin America.

Nike opens contest for kids to design LeBron James' shirt.

38 solar-powered cars are participating at the 2013 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (WSC) from Oct. 6-13, 2013 in Australia. The 3,000 km race starts in Darwin, Northern Territory and ends in Adelaide, South Australia.

In what could be a major blow to U.S. plane maker Boeing (BA), Japan Airlines on Monday announced it has finally decided to purchase 31 A350 wide-body jets from Airbus, with a worth placed at $9.5 billion. Moreover, the purchase agreement between the two companies has options for a further 25 aircraft.

For the first time ever, Japan Air line placed a deal with Airbus. Airbus, Giant Aircraft maker has too agreed with the deal for 31 long-haul A350 jetliners having a price of $9.75 billion. The agreement on Monday predicts that the deliveries will start in 2019 and new planes will be rolled over six years.

Ford Australia insists tomorrow's visit from Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane will not impact its decision to cease local production within three years.

Apple Inc. was upgraded by analysts from “Hold” to “Buy” as Apple confirms Q4 FY13 Earnings Release on Oct 28

China's Web and online activity has been found to be heavily guarded, scrutinised and policed by two million people, according to a report by local Beijing News.

Samsung Electronics Co., the top smart phone maker, came in to existence in 1938. It tried its hand in diversified branches such as construction, textiles, insurance, securities and retail.

Toyota Corolla automobiles are selling like hot cakes in Australia. This car brand could propel the company to the coveted position of the best-selling car in the country, an accomplishment enjoyed by Toyota for almost a decade now.

The real person behind the voice of Apple’s Siri reveals herself

Australian stocks remain in the red for a third consecutive trading session, after Wall Street closed lower overnight on budget concerns. The US government shutdown has now entered its seventh trading day, or second week, and is starting to rattle investor sentiment. The Bank of America added to investor worries over the weekend by downgrading its fourth quarter US GDP (economic growth) forecast from 2.5 per cent to 2 per cent.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key came to the defense of the country's tourism campaign, "100 per cent pure New Zealand," in a conference in Bali, Indonesia ahead of the APEC summit. In the tourism conference focusing on sustainable development, Mr Key said the 100 per cent pure campaign continued to be a success when it was first used to promote New Zealand in 1999.

What could have been a peaceful and relaxing week-long holiday for residents turned otherwise when northern China was again surrounded by fog and pollution on Sunday. The situation was so extreme that authorities had to suspend air flight operations as well as closed at least six expressways.

More woes continue to hound the Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry after a shareholder filed over the weekend a class action lawsuit against the troubled tech firm and two executives. The shareholder charged them with inflating the stock price by providing misleading financial information of prospects of the firm's BlackBerry 10 smartphone line.