Air Travel For Business Falls 8% In September: IATA (Fox News)
Air Travel For Business Falls 8% In September: IATA

Infosys eyes $600-700 million acquisitions in Europe, Japan (Business Standard India)
India's second largest software and services exporter Infosys Technologies is keen on acquisitions in Europe and Japan and in the areas of consulting, SAP implementation and BPO. Senior officials of the company said that they would be comfortable with a deal size of $600-700 million (around Rs 2,930-3,420 crore).

Jackson may be too unwell to travel to UK court (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Singer Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel to London to give evidence in a court case against him brought by a son of the king of Bahrain, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む (Japan Today)
U.S. officials say Europeans and others who travel visa-free to the United States must start registering their trips electronically as part of a new online security screening process which takes effect Jan 12, 2009.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-19 00:51 Japan Sept all-industries index -0.1 pct mth/mth (Interactive Investor)
TOKYO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Japan's all-industries index, which covers a broad range of economic activity including the tertiary activity index, dipped 0.1 percent in September from the previous month, matching a consensus forecast, government data showed on Wednesday.

Jackson 'too unwell' to travel to UK court (Stuff)
Singer Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel to London to give evidence in a court case against him brought by a son of the king of Bahrain, his lawyer said.

Jackson may be too unwell to travel to UK court (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Singer Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel to London to give evidence in a breach of contract court case against him brought by a son of the king of Bahrain, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

Japan Air, All Nippon Strikes Tomorrow May Affect 11,400 People (Bloomberg)
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co. , the nation's two largest carriers, may cancel flights tomorrow affecting about 11,400 travelers as some pilots, airline attendants, and other workers strike for higher pay.

Jackson may be too unwell to travel to UK court (Deepika)
LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) Singer Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel to London to give evidence in a court case against him brought by a son of the king of Bahrain, his lawyer said today.

FCm Partners With Siam Express Travel Services, Thailand (Thailandnews.net)
FCm Travel Solutions has established a new partnership agreement with one of the top 10 travel companies in Thailand, Siam Express Travel Services Co Ltd. FCm's general manager Asia Pacific, Suyin ...






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