Sub-regional Asian summit calls for closer ties, free trade pact
NEW DELHI, November 13, 2008 (AFP) - A regional grouping of seven South and Southeast Asian countries on Thursday agreed to improve relations and called for …
NEW DELHI, November 13, 2008 (AFP) - A regional grouping of seven South and Southeast Asian countries on Thursday agreed to improve relations and called for …
TOKYO, November 12, 2008 (AFP) - South Asian economies, still reeling from food and energy crises, have little scope to boost their economies in the face of …
MALE, November 11, 2008 (AFP) - A former political prisoner who unseated Asia's longest-serving leader as president of the Maldives will be sworn into office …
LONDON, November 10, 2008 (AFP) - The Maldives' newly-elected president said in an interview Monday that his government will begin saving to buy a new homeland …
DHAKA, November 2, 2008 (AFP) - The global economic crisis is putting a dent in funds sent to poor South Asian countries by nationals working abroad amid fears …
MUMBAI, November 1, 2008 (AFP) - India's central bank unexpectedly cut its key lending rate for the second time in two weeks Saturday and took other steps to …
MALE, October 29, 2008 (AFP) - Ex-political prisoner Mohamed "Anni" Nasheed beat Asia's longest serving leader, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, in the Maldives' first …
MALE, October 28, 2008 (AFP) - Voting got under way in the Maldives on Tuesday to choose the country's first-ever democratically elected president in a run-off …
MALE, October 27, 2008 (AFP) - The first-ever democratic presidential battle in the Maldives goes to a second round Tuesday, with Asia's longest serving leader …
KARACHI, October 21, 2008 (AFP) - Pakistani officials are to meet International Monetary Fund representatives in Dubai on Tuesday as the violence-hit country …
MUMBAI, October 15, 2008 (AFP) - India's central bank said Wednesday it was injecting a further 400 billion rupees (8.25 billion dollars) into the financial …
MALE, October 9, 2008 (AFP) - The first-ever democratic presidential election in the Maldives looked set to go into a second round after Asia's longest-serving …
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 …
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 06, 2008 (LBO) - The tourist paradise of Maldives will hold its first multi-party poll on Wednesday in what is seen as a litmus test on Asia's longest …
KATHMANDU, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - Nepal's Maoist president has endorsed the choice of a three-year-old girl to be worshipped as a goddess, officials said …
MUMBAI, September 26, 2008 (AFP) - India is minting new millionaires at a faster pace than anywhere else in the world, buoyed by a fast-growing economy, …
ISLAMABAD, September 20, 2008 (AFP) - At least 27 people were killed in a massive car bombing at the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistan capital Islamabad on …
ISLAMABAD, September 20, 2008 (AFP) - Many people are trapped inside the hotel in the Pakistan capital Islamabad after a massive bombing at the site Saturday …