Veteran Maldives leader insists he’s no dictator
MALE, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - The president of the Maldives went into a multi-party election challenge to his 30 years in office Wednesday insisting he was no …
MALE, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - The president of the Maldives went into a multi-party election challenge to his 30 years in office Wednesday insisting he was no …
REYKJAVIK, October 8, 2008 (AFP) - Iceland's central bank said Wednesday it was abandoning efforts to shore up the krona, saying there was "insufficient …
KUWAIT CITY, October 8, 2008 (AFP) - Gulf stock markets tumbled for the fourth day running on Wednesday amid growing fears that policymakers may be powerless …
NASHVILLE, October 8, 2008 (AFP) - John McCain hammered away at unruffled front-runner Barack Obama in Tuesday's second presidential debate but failed to land …
NASHVILLE, October 8, 2008 (AFP) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama and his Republican rival John McCain Tuesday agreed that one of the world's …
NEW YORK, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - Stocks plunged for a second day running on Wall Street on Tuesday, while those in Europe were mixed, on persistent anxiety …
UNITED NATIONS, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the latest suicide attacks in Sri Lanka, including one which killed at least …
Oct 08, 2008 (LBO) – Major reserve currency central bank led by the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England joined by Swiss and Swedish …
Oct 07, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended sharply lower dragged down by falls in large cap stocks with Maskeliya Plantations, which had risen on speculation …
Oct 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has called proposals for a 300 million US dollar syndicated loan, with another 150 million US dollars now being …
Oct 07, 2008 (LBO) - The World Bank is increasing support for Sri Lankan small businesses, through its private sector funding arm, International Finance …
Oct 07, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's troubled merchant bank Vanik Incorporation said it had been ordered to wind up by the district court of Colombo in a case …
MUMBAI, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - India's central bank injected liquidity into the financial system by cutting the amount of cash commercial banks must hold in …
MALE, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - For the main opposition leader of the Maldives, life on the islands is a far cry from the more familiar image portrayed by …
Oct 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines will code share with Abu Dhabi based Etihad to Geneva, Dublin, Munich, Brussels and Manchester, while Eithad …
LONDON, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - British customers with accounts in the online arm of faltering Iceland's second-biggest bank voiced alarm after it halted …
PARIS, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - The EU moved to increase support for big banks as the international finance chaos deepened Tuesday, with Russia setting up a …
GANDHINAGAR, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - India's Tata Motors signed an agreement on Tuesday to secure a new home for its troubled Nano cheap car project in the …
KUWAIT CITY, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - Shares plunged across the Arab world on Tuesday as panic over the global financial crisis gripped investors, with the …
LONDON, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - Royal Bank of Scotland shares dived by a third on Tuesday, accelerating its losses as Britain's second biggest bank was hit by …