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PARIS, June 23, 2006 (AFP) - Forget designer handbags and couture frocks, these days style-conscious women are spending big on the latest luxury accessory, …
PARIS, June 23, 2006 (AFP) - Forget designer handbags and couture frocks, these days style-conscious women are spending big on the latest luxury accessory, …
TEHRAN, June 23, 2006 (AFP) - Iran said Friday it will stop importing petrol in September and begin rationing it, ironic for a country that is OPEC's …
LONDON, June 22, 2006 (AFP) - A new list of the most common nouns in the English language published in the latest Oxford dictionary reveals that English …
MUMBAI, June 21, 2006 (AFP) - India's crowded commercial centre Mumbai drives the nation's rapid economic growth but is far too busy to say "thank you," making …
KUALA LUMPUR, June 21, 2006 (AFP) - Malaysia on Wednesday hotly disputed a global survey that found its capital Kuala Lumpur was the third rudest in the world, …
GENEVA, June 19, 2006 (AFP) - The new UN Human Rights Council, which started its first-ever session here Monday, is made up of 47 nations who pledged before …
DHAKA, June 19, 2006 (AFP) - Bangladesh garment workers will stage a series of mass protests this week to demand a 30 percent salary hike amid continuing …
DUBAI, June 14, 2006 (AFP) - Internet blogs are giving rise to a new breed of Arab activist as ordinary residents increasingly use them to press for more …
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2006 (AFP) - Using a technology once the domain of nerds, US auction website eBay is collecting the wisdom of millions of users in a …
PARIS, June 14, 2006 (AFP) - The Paris Club of the world's richest lending nations marks its golden anniversary Wednesday, facing questions over its role in a …
NEW DELHI, June 14, 2006 (AFP) - An Indian state has decided to drop popular nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep" from …
NEW DELHI, June 13, 2006 (AFP) - Trucks, buses and some train services were halted Tuesday as part of a nationwide one-day strike against the government's hike …
TOKYO, June 13, 2006 (AFP) - International accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers set up a new firm in Japan on Tuesday after its Japanese partner came under …
PHNOM PENH, June 13, 2006 (AFP) - A rat which bumbled into one of Cambodia's largest power plants was blamed for blacking out the entire capital Phnom Penh and …
SYDNEY, June 11, 2006 (AFP) - The Australian wine industry is drowning in a glut of grapes, as it struggles to sell up to one billion litres of wine sloshing …
JAKARTA, June 10, 2006 (AFP) - Indonesian officials Saturday said they have arrested more than 100 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka in the latest crackdown on …
HARARE, June 9, 2006 (AFP) - The inflation rate in economically-ravaged Zimbabwe soared to a new record high of 1,193.5 percent for May, officials said on …
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WASHINGTON, June 6, 2006 (AFP) - The shattered dream of an Indonesian domestic maid, who lost her fingers and toes, following torture by her employer in the …
BANGKOK, June 6, 2006 (AFP) - Thailand is offering to waive landing fees at Bangkok's new international airport to attract low-cost airlines to the facility …