TAIPEI - TAIWAN on Thursday approved a bill to cut corporate and personal income taxes as part of the government's efforts to tackle the recession, officials said.

BEIJING - A MAN died on Thursday when he detonated a bomb in an office building in China's Muslim-populated Xinjiang region, police said.

NEW DELHI - INDIA will soon begin trials of fighter jets competing for one of the world's biggest arms deals, a defence ministry official said on Thursday, brushing aside speculation the upcoming election could affect the deal.