TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese precision equipment maker Nikon Corp said on Monday its annual operating profit rose 32.5 percent thanks to sales of its advanced cameras and chip-making equipment, but its outlook fell far short of expectations.

PARIS (Reuters) - Renault-Nissan and Indian carmaker Bajaj
Auto said on Monday they would form a joint venture company to
develop a low-cost car model with a wholesale price range
starting from $2,500.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A House committee has started investigating speculation in energy markets, with plans to hold hearings in May and June, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing a Democratic aide and several other people invited as witnesses.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Lease Finance Corp, a unit of American International Group , is worried by the insurer's financial troubles and mulling a split from it, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Dennis Farina was charged with a felony Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage.

May 11. - More than 500 Tibetan women are arrested at the start of a protest rally in Kathmandu

Sudan cut ties with neighboring Chad and threatened retaliation Sunday after it accused the country of helping train rebels who attacked a suburb of Khartoum.

A U.S. military airplane with relief supplies has taken off and is scheduled to land in Myanmar at about 2 p.m. Monday on a mission that American officials say they hope will "build trust."

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The release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 not only heralded a long-awaited update of the operating system, it also meant the end of two common Windows Vista anti-activation exploits - the Grace Timer exploit and the Paradox OEM BIOS activation crack. But those who think they can escape by not updating to Service Pack 1 would be sadly mistaken. That’s because Microsoft has surreptitiously released an anti-hack detection update via Windows Update. Those who chose to have Windows Vista install