Siemens AG expects mobile phone sales in financial year 2004 to rise by over 5 million units, due to growing demand in China, India and Russia, the chairman of the mobile communication division has said.

Authorities investigating the cause of a bus accident that killed 11 people were looking for clues today from a post mortem on the driver amid signs he may have fallen asleep or become ill at the wheel.

Twelve people died and dozens more were injured when a German bus en route to Paris swerved off the highway at the Belgian-French border early today and burst into flames.