LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Disney 3-D adventure “Alice in Wonderland” retained the top spot at North American box offices for a third straight week, collecting $34.5 million and beating three new films including romantic comedy “The Bounty Hunter.”

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MIAMI (Reuters) – Looking jaded and despondent, Tiger Woods finally faced questions on Sunday about the sex scandal that turned him from the biggest brand in sport to the disgraced target of hundreds of jokes.

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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Tata Motors has readied a compensation package for vendors of its Nano, the world’s cheapest car, after they were forced to relocate their units following political agitation, the Economic Times said.

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistan government has sought court permission to investigate disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan on charges of transferring nuclear know-how to Iraq and Iran, a government lawyer said Monday.

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PARIS (Reuters) – Pope Benedict’s apology to Ireland went further than any other papal statement on child sex abuse by priests, but still fell far too short for many victims of the scandals shaking the Roman Catholic Church across Europe.

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Inflation is expected to come down in two months and the winter crop is likely to be good, plan panel deputy Montek Singh Ahluwalia told reporters on Monday, after the central bank’s surprise rate hike late on Friday.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a landmark victory.

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – India is interested in partnerships with China for road and high-speed rail projects, Kamal Nath, Minister of Road Transport and Highways said on Monday.

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Qatar plans to raise its supply of Liquefied Natural Gas to India to 11.5 million tonnes from 2014, against the current 7.5 million tonnes a year, its oil minister Abdullah al-Attiyah said in New Delhi on Sunday.

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KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Former Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, a leading figure in Nepal’s transition from monarchy to republic, died on Saturday in what the Maoists called a loss for the fragile peace process.

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