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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Obama wins Mississippi primary
BILOXI, Mississippi, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - Barack Obama won Tuesday's Democratic primary in the southern state of Mississippi, racking up another victory over …
Global stocks surge on Fed moves to lend against junk bonds
NEW YORK, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - World stocks broke out of their slump with a powerful rally Tuesday as the US and other central banks moved to pump hundreds …
US fires at rights abuses in Asia, Sri Lanka; China dropped from worst list
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - The United States ranked North Korea and Myanmar Tuesday among the world's worst violators of human rights and took other …
Parliament votes down Japanese central bank governor nominee
TOKYO, March 12, 2008 (AFP) - Japanese opposition lawmakers Wednesday voted down Bank of Japan deputy Toshiro Muto as the next central bank chief, defying the …
Asian stocks close mostly up after late rally
HONG KONG, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - Asian stocks closed mostly up after a late rally Tuesday as bargain hunters emerged despite earlier US share price falls …
Brazil tops five million hybrid cars, makes 22bn litres of ethanol in 2007
SAO PAULO, March 10, 2008 (AFP) - More than five million vehicles and almost nine in ten new vehicles in Brazil now run on both gasoline and ethanol derived …
Singapore family charged with maid abuse: report
SINGAPORE, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - A Singapore teenager and her family have been charged with physically assaulting an Indonesian maid, including pulling out …
Oil prices at record of 109.20 dollars, Euro hit new high amid US money printing
LONDON, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices struck a record high of 109. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy …
Wall St. pummeled despite Fed printing; oil 108, Blackstone reveals a loss
NEW YORK, March 10, 2008 (AFP) - US stocks sustained a fresh beating Monday as oil prices briefly rocketed to fresh highs above 108 dollars a barrel and as The …
Money printing, inflation hit Iranian voters despite oil wealth
TEHRAN, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - High inflation, unemployment, slack monetary policy and a lack of foreign investment: Iran is suffering from a litany of …
Police say man arrested in Goa over British teen’s death
PANAJI, India, March 10, 2008 (AFP) - Police in the Indian resort state of Goa Sunday arrested one of three men held in connection with the murder of a British …