Australian PM hits out at corporate fat cats’ pay packets
SYDNEY, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged company executives to rein in their salaries Wednesday, amid a furore over an 80 …
SYDNEY, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged company executives to rein in their salaries Wednesday, amid a furore over an 80 …
GENEVA, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Child obesity is ballooning into a big problem in China as 'little emperors' are increasingly getting an appetite for the Western …
UNITED NATIONS, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka, under fire for its human rights record, was Wednesday denied a seat on the UN Human Rights Council while France …
May 20, 2008 (LBO) – The tourism industry in southern Sri Lanka, badly hit by recent unrest, is fighting back by highlighting its best attractions and …
May 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers said Tuesday that a high-ranking rebel leader died of a sudden heart attack in the guerrilla-held northern …
LONDON, May 20, 2008 (AFP) - British clothes to food retailer Marks and Spencer posted annual profits of more than one billion pounds (1. buy albuterol online …
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - Google on Monday launched Google Health, a long-anticipated medical records service letting US users store and manage their …
May 20, 2008 (AFP) - UN members should reject Sri Lanka's re-election bid to the world body's Human Rights Council, a rights group said Tuesday as it accused …
UNITED NATIONS, May 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sparks are set to fly Wednesday when 15 seats on the UN Human Rights Council come up for election, with European nations …
May 19, 2008 (LBO) – Two small charities in Sri Lanka have won 40,000 US dollars in grants to work on reducing discrimination and stigma associated with …
May 19, 2008 (AFP) - At least 50 people have died in fresh fighting between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka, the island's …
TOKYO, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - An advisory panel called on Japan's government Monday to help remove barriers to foreign investment amid calls overseas for the …
BRUSSELS, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - The flow of European cash into Indian firms surged more than fourfold last year, far surpassing EU investments into Chinese …
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft said Sunday it was considering some kind of new deal with Yahoo that would not involve a new takeover bid, two weeks …
KARACHI, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - Burgeoning cricket talent Afghanistan are confident as they prepare for the first step towards the 2011 World Cup, captain Norooz …
May 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka mounted air and ground attacks against the Tamil Tigers across the island's embattled northern district at the weekend, killing …
May 18, 2008 (LBO) - Built on the naturally sloping ground inside the 180-acre Thulhiriya Fabric Park, north of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, surrounded by …
NEW DELHI, May 18, 2008 (AFP) - India's Reliance Entertainment said Sunday it had signed deals with the production houses of top Hollywood stars such as Brad …
KIEV, May 18, 2008 (AFP) - The new market economies of the former Soviet block have shrugged off the global credit crunch but are facing slower economic growth …
BERLIN, May 17, 2008 (AFP) - The destruction of flora and fauna is costing the world two trillion euros (3.1 trillion dollars) a year, or six percent of its …