UN move expands Australia’s territory: minister
SYDNEY, April 21, 2008 (AFP) - Australia's territory has expanded by an area five times the size of France after the UN agreed to its jurisdiction over a …
SYDNEY, April 21, 2008 (AFP) - Australia's territory has expanded by an area five times the size of France after the UN agreed to its jurisdiction over a …
LONDON, April 21, 2008 (AFP) - The Bank of England announced a 50-billion-pound plan on Monday to free up Britain's home loan market in one of the biggest …
ZURICH, April 21, 2008 (AFP) - Switzerland's biggest bank UBS said Monday that weak risk control and a pay structure that invited risky deals were among key …
SINGAPORE, April 21, 2008 (AFP) - The rice supply in Singapore -- which imports virtually all its food -- is not affected by export limits imposed by some …
BRUSSELS, April 21, 2008 (AFP) - Sportswear workers' rights are being trampled asunder with unpaid overtime and gruelling conditions rife as the industry gears …
SYDNEY, April 21, 2008 (AFP) - More than half the police force in Australia's capital Canberra will guard the Olympic torch when the troubled relay arrives in …
April 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan forces Sunday killed a Roman Catholic priest inside rebel-held territory, Tiger guerrillas said as the defence ministry …
April 21, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan agriculture and construction workers saw their earnings eroded by high inflation in 2007 for the second year running …
April 21, 2008 (LBO) – An examination of futures prices show that there is no 'shortage' of rice, but government meddling in rice production and …
April 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a flotilla of fast boats operated by Tamil Tiger rebels off the island's north-eastern waters, the defence …
April 20, 2008 (LBO) - Insurers have been collaborating with banks to sell their services for years, but a tie up with a security firm looking after …
ROME, April 20, 2008 (AFP) - Oil-consuming countries and international oil producers acknowledged Sunday they can no longer influence oil prices, as a global …
TEHRAN, April 19, 2008 (AFP) - Three of Iran's top clerics have criticised President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his handling of the economy, which is currently …
KATHMANDU, April 20, 2008 (AFP) - Authorities in Nepal said Sunday they had deployed security forces on their side of Mount Everest and could use gunfire …
April 20, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's price controls are temporary, until foreign rice stocks arrive at the end of the month and prices fall towards …
April 20, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Zimbabwe-style price controls on rice have started to disrupt supplies threatening to turn what was simply a steep …
April 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Electroteks, a communications firm, says it will launch a wireless broadband service in May which will have voice …
April 19, 2008 (AFP) - At least 28 Tamil Tiger rebels and one soldier have been killed in artillery duels across Sri Lanka's war-ravaged north, the defence …
April 19, 2008 (AFP) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to Sri Lanka later this month to inaugurate construction of an Iranian-funded …
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 2008 (AFP) - Tough times in the US economy play into Google's strength as businesses trust the Internet giant to best target their …