The sniper of Baghdad
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Obama beats Clinton in Iowa, Huckabee top Republican
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama triumphed in the first 2008 White House nominating contest Thursday, dealing a severe blow to …
Sri Lanka withdraws from truce with Tamil Tigers
Jan 2, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government Wednesday decided to formally end a moribund peace process with Tamil rebels and withdraw from a ceasefire arranged …
France bans smoking in restaurants to reduce tobacco deaths
PARIS, Jan 1, 2008 (AFP) - France began 2008 under a new smoking ban in cafes and restaurants that drove smokers out into the street to light up their …
Kenyans burnt alive in church as unrest toll tops 300
NAIROBI, Jan 1, 2008 (AFP) - At least 35 children and adults sheltering in a church were burnt alive by an angry mob in Kenya Tuesday, as an eruption of …
Sri Lankan seamen school to take foreign cadets
Jan 02, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Mercantile Seamen Training Institute (MSTI) in the southern port of Galle plans to open its doors to foreign aspirants …
Cyprus and Malta adopt low inflation euro
NICOSIA, Jan 1, 2008 (AFP) - Cyprus and Malta joined the eurozone on Tuesday, bidding farewell to the Cyprus pound and Maltese lira, expanding the club of …
Pakistan’s stocks tumble on opening after Bhutto assassination
KARACHI, Dec 31, 2007 (AFP) - Pakistan's Karachi Stock Exchange was down 4. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy …
China to slap grain export taxes to tackle symptoms of inflation
BEIJING, Dec 30, 2007 (AFP) - China said on Sunday it will levy taxes on grain exports in 2008 in the latest move apparently aimed at reining in galloping …
Singapore’s state-linked investments circle the globe
SINGAPORE, Dec 30, 2007 (AFP) - From banks to telephones, an airline to shopping malls, and semiconductors to airports, the reach of two state-linked …
Chaos as Zimbabwe demonetizes Z$200,000 note
HARARE, Dec 31, 2007 (AFP) - Zimbabwe's central bank chief extended a deadline Monday to exchange 200,000 dollar bills just hours before they were to cease …
India’s Tata group set to launch world’s cheapest car
NEW DELHI, Dec 30, 2007 (AFP) - India's giant Tata Group plans to launch the world's cheapest car early in January while also looking set to drive off with two …
Venice holds its breath for giant New Year kiss
ROME, Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people are expected to take part in a giant New Year's kiss in front of Saint Mark's Basilica in the romantic …
IMF says dollar losing ground in global forex reserves
WASHINGTON, Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar is losing ground as the currency of choice in the world's foreign exchange reserves, the International Monetary …
Pakistan says no need for int’l help in Bhutto probe
ISLAMABAD, Dec 29, 2007 (AFP) - Pakistan's interior ministry said Saturday that the international community "does not understand the environment" in the …
Money printing Zimbabwe see year of record inflation, price controls and shortages in 2007
HARARE, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - After a year which saw the official inflation rate surge to 8,000 percent, shelves run dry and opposition leaders beaten up, few …
Pakistan ‘unaware’ on Qaeda claim over Bhutto killing
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - Pakistan's interior ministry said Friday it was "unaware" of Al-Qaeda claiming a link to Benazir Bhutto's killing but said …
Malta, Cyprus to go Euro on January 1
VALLETTA, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - The tiny Mediterranean island nations of Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone on January 1, turning the single-currency area from …
Nepal hikes petrol prices after shortages
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 26, 2007 (AFP) - Nepal's state-owned oil company on Wednesday hiked petrol prices by nearly 10 percent, the second increase in the last …
Benazir Bhutto dead in Pakistan attack
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed Thursday in a suicide attack at a campaign rally, the interior …