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Phnom Penh  - The German government committed 1.5 million euros (1.9 million dollars) over the next two years to provide legal assistance to victims of Cambodia’s genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, officials said Friday.

Shanghai  - Roger Federer went through what has become his annual sponsor obligation as he taught a group of Chinese teenagers how to shave at a public relations event as the countdown continued on Friday to the Masters Cup.

London - Pre-tax profits at British Airways (BA) fell by a staggering 91.6 per cent in first half of the company’s financial year, figures showed Friday.

Tokyo  - Japanese electronics companies Panasonic Corp and Sanyo Electric Co began negotiations Friday on a capital and business partnership.

Seoul - US president-elect Barack Obama vowed to closely cooperate with South Korea on achieving the nuclear disarmament of communist North Korea, the presidential office in Seoul said Friday.

London  - Britain’s ruling Labour Party, which lately had suffered a string of election defeats, received an important boost by winning a by-election in Scotland, home of embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Washington  - Rahm Emanuel, the new chief of staff under president-elect Barack Obama, is a long-time Washington insider known for a hard-nosed but successful style.

Washington  - Chief executives of the ailing “Big Three” US automakers - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - met Thursday with two top Congressional leaders to discuss a further bail-out package and the future of the loss-making industry.

Sinsheim, Germany  - The working day was not over for Vedad Ibisevic after he had scored twice in the 4-1 rout of Karlsruhe to take his goal tally for the season to 13.

Hong Kong  - India and Indonesia have Asia’s highest levels of consumer confidence in the face of the global economic slump, according to a survey published Friday.