Rifqa Bary, right, wants nothing to do with her parents, Aysha and Mohamed. Photo: AP Rifqa Bary's parents, who are natives of Sri Lanka, have denied their daughter's claim. Their lawyer, Omar Tarazi, said on Tuesday during a custody hearing that the mother and father still have a moral

Hours before the hearing, where Toyoda was to apologise to angry politicians, Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said the company's image and ties between the allies required the executive to "act sincerely and in good faith". "If he does that, I think it's very possible that Toyota would

AFP Toyota must do "much better" in responding to safety issues, its president Akio Toyoda says, following the carmaker's mass recalls over accelerator and brake systems defects. The beleaguered Japanese giant has recalled more than eight million vehicles worldwide and faces a host of

Separately, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it had struck a $150 million settlement agreement with BofA over its decision to pay billions of dollars in bonuses to former Merrill employees. Bank of America's last-minute decision to purchase the ailing Merrill in September 2008 has

Friday February 5, 2010, 11:13 am The union representing the mining sector has questioned Rio Tinto 's motives after the company warned recent industrial action in the Pilbara region could soon engulf the iron ore sector. Rio Tinto sent a memo to workers, which

Press reports said that an informer had offered Berlin the names of up to 1,500 Germans hiding their riches from the tax authorities in Switzerland for 2.5 million euros (3.5 million dollars). Switzerland warned Germany that buying stolen information "violates public policy and the

The corporate watchdog's prosecution of former directors of failed broking firm Opes Prime has got off to a stumbled start after it emerged this morning that no documents had been filed in the case of the former managing director Lirim Emini. Emini, known as Laurie, and his co-directors,

The Maritime Union says it is not prepared to budge on a pay deal for workers at Farstad Shipping in the state's north west. About 200 workers at Farstad Shipping have been conducting rolling strikes as part of their campaign for a 30 per cent pay rise over three years. They

Workers will stop work for two days from Sunday over a year long pay dispute. (ABC Local: Tara de Landgrafft) Map: Esperance 6450 Members of the Maritime Union of Australia are unhappy with the port's latest pay offer and about 60 workers will stop work for two days from