Chinese car lust drives battery boom, bust in Kenya
ATHI RIVER, Kenya, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - China's rapid expansion into Africa in search of fuel to feed its booming development needs is leaving a profound …
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Mission possible — Britain’s secret service trawls for new talent
LONDON, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - Britain's secret service, famed for lurking in the shadows, launched its first overt recruitment operation on Thursday, calling …
Air ticket prices rising on back of oil price spike
PARIS, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - Air France-KLM, Singapore Airlines and a string of other carriers are increasing the fuel surcharge element in their long-haul …
Indian court rules domestic whisky not “Scotch”
NEW DELHI, Apr. 24 (AFP) - An Indian court has ordered domestic whisky makers not to use the words "Scot" or "Scotch" for their distilled brews as it would …
Maldives fishermen bring police record hashish haul
COLOMBO, Apr. 23 (AFP) - Fishermen in the Indian Ocean tourist paradise of the Maldives gave police their biggest catch of illegal drugs after an accidental …
RSF calls for retrial of Maldivian journalist jailed for life
Apr.20 (LBO) – The conviction on 19 April of Minivan journalist Abdullah Saeed and his sentence to life imprisonment was engineered by the authorities in …
Tsunami survivors’ line up for biggest free lunch buffet
Sri Lankan school children and women stand in a queue as they wait for a free lunch offered by a charity organisation 26 March 2005 at the tourist resort town …