Furthermore, Ssangyong has been talking to several overseas car manufacturers about a strategic alliance, including capital and technical co-operation.

ECONOMIST: Strategic alliances

On Friday, the president gave the order to proceed with what he described as a targeted operation against a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, about 40 miles outside the capital city of Islamabad.

WSJ: How bin Laden Was Found and Killed

The BBC's Marks Doyle reports from Diabaly that French troops spearheaded the operation to retake the town, which is about 400km (250 miles) from the capital, Bamako.

BBC: Mali conflict: French troops 'seize' Diabaly, Douentza

An intelligence official in the Middle East, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to disclose information about a secret military operation to the media, confirmed that Israel launched an airstrike in the Syrian capital early Sunday but did not give more precise details about the location.

NPR: Israeli Warplanes Strike Syria In Escalation