StanChart set to end 10-year boom with 2013 profit drop

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 16:17

Standard Chartered warned that 10 years of record earnings are likely to end this year, with profit set to fall because of losses in Korea, a slowdown in its key Asian markets and tougher regulations.

Madonna wants to be tougher parent

Last Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 15:01

Madonna considers herself a tough mother, but she believes she needs to be tougher.

Becks tougher than gansters, says tattooist

Last Updated: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 14:48

David Beckham sat through the 6-hour procedure without flinching.

Masala films are tougher, says director Ashutosh Gowariker

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 16:20

Acclaimed filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, best known for making period dramas like ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, says it is challenging to make a typical Bollywood potboiler that excites the audience.

Anne Hathaway wants to be tougher

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 09:24

Anne Hathaway hopes she can be tougher when it comes to romance.

BP oil spill: Obama calls for new tougher regulations

Last Updated: Friday, June 11, 2010, 09:14

Gulf oil rig explosion is the worst environmental disaster in US history.

Now, Iran to screen all US tourists

Last Updated: Monday, January 11, 2010, 13:45

The US citizens who plan to travel to Iran will now have to go through screening, an Iranian MP has said.

Over 200 arrested in student protests: Iran

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 19:17

Tehran`s police chief says 204 protesters were arrested in widespread anti-government marches by university students.

Germany, France call for tougher Iran sanctions

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 10:12

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have called for tougher sanctions against Iran, if the country fails enter talks on its nuclear programme ahead of a September deadline.

Australia making tougher rules to protect foreign students

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 13:30

The Australian government is bringing in tougher rules to protect international students from dubious operators, a minister told Parliament on Wednesday.