Profits at India’s Tata Motors slip
May 29, 2008 (AFP - India's top vehicle maker Tata Motors reported a slight fall in annual profit on Wednesday as it announced a capital raising plan to fund …
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Slowdown looms for Indian economy: analysts
May 29, 2008 (AFP) - A slowdown looms for India's economy amid global financial turmoil even though it may post better-than-expected growth for last year in …
Nepal’s king packing belongings: newspaper editor
Nepal's ousted king Gyanendra is packing his belongings and planning to leave his palace in Kathmandu on Friday in line with a two-week deadline, a prominent …
Pentagon auditors unable to keep pace with spending: report
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2008 (AFP) - The Pentagon's internal watchdog office has warned in a report to Congress made public Tuesday that its auditors are unable to …
Oil prices tumble from record heights
NEW YORK, May 27, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled further from recent record peaks Tuesday as traders sold off positions amid growing fears about energy US …
African leaders criticise donor nations on trade
May 28, 2008 (AFP) - African leaders on Wednesday lashed out at rich nations for failing to tackle trade inequalities even as they make lofty pledges to boost …
Sri Lanka treasury bills rejected
May 28, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's government debt office rejected bids to buy 8.5 billion rupees of treasury bills Wednesday, selling 3.2 billion rupees …
China plans three telecom giants
BEIJING, May 27, 2008 (AFP) - China plans to create three telecom giants as it seeks to bring balance back to an industry where mobile operators have seen the …
US recession still probable: Greenspan
LONDON, May 27, 2008 (AFP) - A recession in the United States remains a probability, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said in an interview …
Vietnam inflation hits 25 percent in May
HANOI, May 27, 2008 (AFP) - Vietnamese consumer prices surged by over 25 percent in May compared to the same month last year, a trend driven mainly by sharply …
Kenya hit by nationwide power outage, sparking panic
NAIROBI, May 25, 2008 (AFP) - A nationwide power outage hit Kenya on Sunday as a result of a transmission fault from its hydro-electric plants, officials said, …
Toyota, Hino to help develop road-rail vehicle: spokesman
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To predict quakes, listen to the animals, China survivors say
TANGSHAN, China, May 25, 2008 (AFP) - Well before this city was destroyed by an earthquake 32 years ago, the coming disaster was loudly preceded by strange …
Cuba has world’s highest rate of over 100-year-olds: expert
HAVANA, May 24, 2008 (AFP) - About 1,800 Cubans are over 100 years old, making it the country with the highest rate of centenarians, an expert said Saturday. …
Money may buy happiness (or not): economists renew debate
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Microsoft closes the book on online library
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft said Friday it is ending its quest to create an online library of the world's books as the technology titan …
After protests, new Bangalore airport opens
BANGALORE, India, May 24, 2008 (AFP) - India's gleaming new Bangalore international airport opened Saturday despite protests by residents and businesses who …
US already in recession, says world’s richest man Buffet
BERLIN, May 24, 2008 (AFP) - While economists quibble, the world's richest man has decided: the United States is already in recession. online pharmacy buy …
Indonesia hikes fuel prices despite protests
JAKARTA, May 24, 2008 (AFP) - Indonesia hiked the cost of fuel by around 30 percent Saturday in response to soaring global oil prices and a ballooning subsidy …
India trade minister rejects new WTO texts
NEW DELHI, May 22, 2008 (AFP) - New draft texts on industrial goods aimed at clinching an elusive deal in global trade talks will have to be "completely …