Europe must limit crisis damage amid stagflation threat: IMF chief
PARIS, March 17, 2008 (AFP) - The most urgent economic priority for European governments is to limit the damage from "the financial market crisis" amid threats …
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Sri Lanka’s Caribbean tour opens against inexperienced side
PROVIDENCE, Guyana, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka open their tour of the Caribbean on Monday against an inexperienced West Indies Select XI at the Guyana …
Eurozone becomes biggest economy as money printing shrinks real US economic size
FRANKFURT, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - The dollar's plunge has made the eurozone the world's biggest economy by one measure and has underscored shifts that are …
Sub-prime crisis hit municipal bonds, student loans
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - The financial hurricane tearing through Wall Street has sparked vast losses at major banks, but it has also exposed a …
Eighty ‘confirmed’ killed in Tibet unrest: govt-in-exile
DHARAMSHALA, India, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - Eighty people have been "confirmed" killed in unrest in Tibet, the India-based Tibetan government-in-exile said …
Suicide vest now weapon of choice for Qaeda in Iraq: US
BAGHDAD, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - The explosive vest has become the weapon of choice for Al-Qaeda in Iraq, with most jihadists nowadays wearing the lethal …
Bear Stearns facts and figures
NEW YORK, March 14, 2008 (AFP) - The troubled US investment bank Bear Stearns said Friday it was receiving an emergency loan organized by a rival bank and the …
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LONDON, March 15, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan national appeared in court in London Saturday charged with endangering aircraft after a major security alert at the …
Russia offers India aviation secrets in fighter contract bid
MOSCOW, March 14, 2008 (AFP) - Russia is ready to hand India military aircraft engineering secrets in a bid to win a 12-billion dollar (7. buy elavil online …
Sri Lankan spinner gets suspended jail sentence
March 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka spinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi on Saturday was handed a four-year suspended jail sentence for driving carelessly and killing a …
Oil hits record 111 dlrs amid Fed money printing
NEW YORK, March 13, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices hit a record 111. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy …
Indian company chief admits smuggling weapons technology
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2008 (AFP) - The Indian head of an international electronics firm pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of shipping restricted weapons …
Zimbabwe urges farmers who got land to produce more food to combat inflation
HARARE, 2008 (AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday called on beneficiaries of his government's land reforms to work harder on farms to avert …
Gold over 1000 dollars weak dollar fires bubble
HONG KONG, March 14, 2008 (AFP) - Global commodities markets were bubbling on Friday after gold briefly peaked over 1,000 dollars an ounce, oil hit new highs …
Australia’s central bank chief determined to stamp down on inflation
SYDNEY, March 14, 2008 (AFP) - Australia's central bank governor has predicted inflation is poised to rise to four percent, fuelling expectations interest …
Bear Stearns seeks emergency funds from Fed; Dow tumbles
NEW YORK, March 14, 2008 (AFP) - US stocks fell sharply Friday as the troubled investment bank Bear Stearns said it was receiving emergency funding from the …
IMF’s Lipsky warns of ‘unthinkable’ in global credit crisis
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2008 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday warned authorities worldwide to "think the unthinkable" in planning to cope …
Oil prices burst record 110 dollars as Fed printing weakens dollar
NEW YORK, March 12, 2008 (AFP) - Rocketing oil prices broke through 110 dollars per barrel for the first time in New York on Wednesday continuing a record run …
Dollar hits 12-year low vs yen, euro sets new record
TOKYO, March 13, 2008 (AFP) - The dollar slumped to a 12-year low against the yen and to a new all-time nadir versus the euro in Asian trade Thursday as …
European Carlyle investment fund to be liquidated
NEW YORK, March 13, 2008 (AFP) - Dutch-listed investment fund Carlyle Capital Corporation announced Thursday it had failed to reach a deal with its creditors …