MUMBAI - An Indian court ordered the arrest of the highflying owner of Kingfisher Airlines for bouncing checks, adding to the airline's woes as it struggles to resume flights that have been grounded since the start of the month. The airline has stopped selling tickets on its website until October 20 and is trying to convince pilots and engineers who haven't been paid for months to return to work. A court in the southern city of Hyderabad issued an arrest warrant for Vijay Mallya, who also owns a Formula One team, on charges his airline bounced four checks worth over 103 million rupees (HK$15 million) to the consortium running the airport in the city. AP
TOKYO - The utility behind Japan's nuclear disaster has acknowledged for the first time that it could have avoided the crisis. Tokyo Electric Power said it had known safety improvements were needed before last year's tsunami triggered three meltdowns, but it had feared the political, economic and legal consequences of implementing them. The utility has previously defended its preparedness and crisis management since the March 2011 tsunami. AP
RAWALPINDI - A 14-year-old Pakistani activist who was shot by a Taliban gunman after speaking out for girls' education is in "satisfactory" condition at a military hospital, a spokesman said, cautioning that the next few days would be critical. Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said Malala Yousufzai was being kept unconscious and on a ventilator. The bullet entered her head and travelled towards her spine, but it is too soon to say whether she has a significant head injury. AP