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Pre-tax profit declines to £1.3bn in the first quarter from £2bn a year ago.

The UK GDP data will confirm whether the country has entered a "triple-dip recession" or not.

South Korea's economy grew 0.9 percent in the first quarter from 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter.

Ryo Miyaichi says he's hoping to show how much he's grown after a loan spell at Wigan, while Kyle Ebecilio is set for the exit door at Arsenal.

But crucial detail of whether Pyongyang used plutonium or uranium in 12 February test still missing.

The yen's weakness and rise in US new home sales lift sentiments in Asian markets.

The move will allow airlines to complete test flights and resume commercial service.

Most Asian markets gain on yen's extended weakness but China declines in aftermath of earthquake.

Seoul reports based on satellite images suggest Pyongyang has moved missile launchers targeting South Korea.

Asian markets end on a mixed note in the week due to volatile commodity prices and yen weakness.

Asian markets advance as commodity companies pared their losses after worst weekly decline since August.

A 77-year-old woman was paid £2.5m a Japanese man in exchange of the love and sex she gave him.

North Korea wants joint military drills stopped and sanctions withdrawn.

McDonald's said to be planning an inflation-busting 20 percent rise in hamburger prices as central bank pumps trillions into moribund economy

US overtakes China as Japan's biggest export destination as yen's decline helps Japanese exporters.

Asian markets open lower taking cues from declines in their US and Europe counterparts overnight.

Tokyo is ready to sign military intelligence deal with Seoul at 'any time' amid tensions in Korean Peninsula.

Wall Street's strong gains on positive economic data help European markets to open on a higher note.

International Monetary Fund says advanced nations will expand at a 1.2 percent pace, compared to 5.3 percent for emerging and developing economies.

Weak economic growth data from China and lower commodity prices have earlier dragged US stocks down to a five-month low.

It is most difficult to judge the true measure of the threat currently posed by North Korea in its war of words plus limited action, with South Korea, Japan and the United States. Both sides having their fingers on the triggers, US Secretary of State John Kerry was in China, the North's only real major ally, on 13 April 2013 speaking to Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping and top diplomat Yang Jiechi. All professed determination to resolve the tense situation caused by the ever s...