Iran seeks to fingerprint all US visitors
TEHRAN, Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - Iran's conservative-controlled parliament is to debate a bill that would make digital fingerprinting compulsory for all US citizens …
TEHRAN, Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - Iran's conservative-controlled parliament is to debate a bill that would make digital fingerprinting compulsory for all US citizens …
Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air raids against Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday dimmed prospects of early peace talks between the two sides despite fresh attempts …
Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - Peacebroker Norway struggled Tuesday to bring Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels to the negotiating table and avert full-scale war as Colombo …
Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - A top Norwegian envoy headed for talks with Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday in a fresh bid to save Sri Lanka's troubled peace process, but …
WASHINGTON, Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - The low-cost allure of emerging economies for Western companies is overdone once the meagre productivity of their workers is …
October 03 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is in talks with Saudi Arabia to secure over 500 million dollars to expand the island’s oil refining capacity, with …
October 3, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka may miss its ambitious target of attracting a billion dollars in foreign investments and instead end the year with …
October 3, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy has beaten most forecasts to lodge a 'near' 8.0 percent growth for the first nine months, the secretary of …
October 02 2006 (LBO) – Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has sold over 5,000 handsets equipped with Sinhala language settings and keypads, …
October 02, 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom has picked up a radio and television frequency license, which gives them the edge to rollout a host of …
LONDON, Oct 2, 2006 (AFP) - Weapons merchants are profiting from the lack of an international judicial framework to supply arms to individuals with few human …
MANILA, Oct 2, 2006 (AFP) - Major obstacles block Asia's prospects of becoming a common market, but a region-wide free-trade area is a realistic goal, an Asian …
DHAKA, Oct 2, 2006 (AFP) - Bangladesh's biggest textile manufacturer said Monday it would raise 102 million dollars abroad to finance expansion into high …
Oct 2, 2006 (AFP) - A Norwegian envoy held talks Monday with top Sri Lankan government officials aimed at reviving the island's stalled peace process and …
October 1, 2006 (LBO) – In another twist to the continuing GoldQuest controversy, remaining officials of the anti-pyramiding unit, that probed the …
Oct 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway is set for a fresh attempt to end a seven-month deadlock in talks after the warring parties agreed to meet, …
Oct 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has asked his party to prepare for general elections before year's end if the main opposition fails to back his …
Sept 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's candidate has pulled out of the race to succeed Kofi Annan as UN secretary general and the country has thrown its backing …
WASHINGTON, Sept 29, 2006 (AFP) - US authorities said Friday they had charged six Asian men with conspiracy to ship arms, including submachine guns and sniper …
Sept 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police commandos killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels who attacked their camp in the east of the country on Saturday, while three …