Governments around the globe launched a multi-pronged attack on the
finance crisis, as President George W. Bush and Treasury Secretary
Henry Paulson prepared Tuesday to unveil the next step in the US
response.

A global rally sent Asian stocks skyrocketing Tuesday as world
governments threw lifelines to ailing banks in a bid to end the worst
financial crisis since the Great Depression

TOKYO, Oct 14, 2008 (AFP) - Japan and Australia moved Tuesday to shore up consumer and investor confidence, as governments around the world took new steps to ease the global financial crisis -- and saw stocks soar in response.

LONDON, Oct 14, 2008 (AFP) - Stock markets soared for a second day running on Tuesday, with Tokyo posting its biggest-ever gain after governments worldwide threw lifelines to ailing banks amid the worst financial crisis of the past century.

BERLIN, Oct 14, 2008 (AFP) - Gathering storm clouds cast a pall Tuesday over efforts to combat the global financial crisis despite an upsurge on the markets, with two of Europe's biggest economies said to be on the brink of recession.

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - World Open results on Monday here:

Laurens Jan Anjema (NED x13) bt Rafael Alarcom (BRA) 11-4, 11-3, 11-7

Farhan Mehboob (Pakistan) bt Julien Belbo (France) 9-11, 11-1, 11-9, 11-7

Stewart Boswell (Australia) bt Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-7, 12-14, 11-3, 11-3

Nick Matthew (ENG x8) bt Shahid Zaman (Pakistan) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5

PARIS, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Key developments on Monday in the world credit crisis:

- Global stock markets soared as governments across the world pumped billions of extra dollars into banks crippled by the credit crunch.

PARIS, Oct 12, 2008 (AFP) - European Union leaders hammered out a plan Sunday to confront the financial crisis which will involve hundreds of billions of dollars of new initiatives to head off a feared 'meltdown.'

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - World Open squash results here on Monday:

Laurens Jan Anjema (NED x13) bt Rafael Alarcom (BRA) 11-4, 11-3, 11-7

Farhan Mehboob (Pakistan) bt Julien Belbo (France) 9-11, 11-1, 11-9, 11-7

Stewart Boswell (Australia) bt Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-7, 12-14, 11-3, 11-3

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 13, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysia golden girl Nicol David, having recaptured her British Open title, now has her sights set on taking back her World Open crown here this week.

Buoyed by being conferred with the honour of Datuk, an ultra-prestigious award given only to the worthiest Malaysian citizens, David is riding a wave of optimism.