Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:20:01 +0100 (Reuters) - An employee walks past an Aston Martin Rapide inside the company's showroom in Mumbai January 2, 2012. Headline growth in Asia's third-largest economy may be stuttering, but decades of growth has spawned a new upper class with global tastes and aspirations that is driving a $1 billion luxury car market expanding at 40 percent annually, say industry analysts and research firms. Picture taken January 2, 2012. To match feature INDIA-AUTOS/LUXURY REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 photo, students Joan Martinez, ...
Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:30:02 +0100 (AP) - In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 photo, students Joan Martinez, left, and Kevin Alvarez train with Maria Regla Saldivar, a 52-year-old black belt in Taekwondo, unseen, in her home in Havana, Cuba. Saldivar says making business decisions for herself has increased her self-esteem, and she is thrilled that she's managed to put away 2,000 pesos ($80), about four months salary at an average state job. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
An Aston Martin V12 Zagato is displayed inside a dealership ...
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:50:01 +0100 (Reuters) - An Aston Martin V12 Zagato is displayed inside a dealership in central Beijing November 29, 2011. A quarter of global sales for British luxury car maker Aston Martin could come from the Asia Pacific region within two years, nearly double the current share, thanks to robust demand in China, a senior executive said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Soo Hoo Zheyang (CHINA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Colombian youth Johan Steven Martinez (C), son of police officer ...
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Colombian youth Johan Steven Martinez (C), son of police officer Libio Jose Martinez, greets people upon his arrival after a protest walk at Pasto City in this May 29, 2009 file photo. Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels killed four military hostages who had been held prisoner for years, Colombia's defense minister said on November 26, 2011. Jose Martinez is one of the hostages. REUTERS/Javier Perugache-Diario del Sur/Files (COLOMBIA - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
Czech poet Ivan Martin Jirous is seen in this December 20, 2006 ...
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:30:09 +0100 (Reuters) - Czech poet Ivan Martin Jirous is seen in this December 20, 2006 file photo. Iconic Czech poet Ivan Martin Jirous, whose quest for free expression under communism earned him nearly a decade in jail and inspired an entire freedom movement that paved the way to the 1989 "Velvet Revolution", died on November 10, 2011 at 67, his friends said. REUTERS/Ondrej Nemec (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY OBITUARY) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. CZECH REPUBLIC OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CZECH REPUBLIC