Hire women to unlock services trade and prevent overstaying: World Bank
WASHINGTON, Dec 3, 2007 (AFP) - Rich nations should hire women from developing economies in a bid to break a WTO deadlock on cross-border movement of …
WASHINGTON, Dec 3, 2007 (AFP) - Rich nations should hire women from developing economies in a bid to break a WTO deadlock on cross-border movement of …
BRUSSELS, Dec 3, 2007 (AFP) - Growth in the 13 nations sharing the euro is expected to be weaker than expected only several months ago, according to the …
CANBERRA, Dec 3, 2007 (AFP) - Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australia's 26th prime minister on Monday after a landslide election win nine days …
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2, 2007 (AFP) - US researchers warn that bullies are taking their hurtful ways from real-world schoolyards to the "cyber" world by targeting …
PARIS, Dec 1, 2007 (AFP) - Activists and global leaders used World AIDS Day Saturday to warn against complacency in fighting the disease and called on …
SANYA, China, Dec 1, 2007 (AFP) - Pre-contest favourite Miss China won the Miss World 2007 title in her own country late Saturday, much to the delight of the …
NEW DELHI, Dec 2, 2007 (AFP) - India's economy can keep up its scorching growth for the next two decades as long as investment stays strong, the finance …
CHICAGO, Dec 1, 2007 (AFP) - Dozens of teens dressed in uniforms provided by the US Marines stand at attention in the gym of a Chicago public high school as a …
WASHINGTON, Nov 29, 2007 (AFP) - The Federal Reserve sees a high degree of uncertainty in the US economic outlook and is worried that strains in financial …
BEIJING, Nov 30, 2007 (AFP) - Chinese police are to stop arresting women who carry condoms, traditionally seen as evidence of prostitution, in an effort to …
TOKYO, Nov 29, 2007 (AFP) - Japan, which has taken the lead in developing a generation of high-tech if quirky robots, is now getting down to reality by looking …
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28, 2007 (AFP) - Malaysia is considering allowing schools to cane unruly girls to curb an upsurge in discipline problems including gang …
NEW YORK, Nov 26, 2007 (AFP) - Wall Street saw a sea of red Wednesday in a heavy selloff as investors voiced fears that the housing slump and credit crunch …
LONDON, Nov 26, 2007 (AFP) - European share prices closed lower Monday, while Wall Street slipped back as investors looked past sharp gains in Asia and …
CHICAGO, Nov 27, 2007 (AFP) - The wife of American adventurer Steve Fossett has asked a court to declare him legally dead, nearly three months after his small …
KAMPALA, Nov 25, 2007 (AFP) - Commonwealth leaders called on Pakistan on Sunday to remain engaged with the group as they wrapped up a summit here that saw the …
SYDNEY, Nov 26, 2007 (AFP) - Australian republicans Monday said prime minister John Howard's removal from office opened the way for a bipartisan push for the …
FRANKFURT, Nov 25, 2007 (AFP) - Until recently, Germany has maintained an air of serenity as the euro spiked higher against other major currencies, even though …
SYDNEY, Nov 25, 2007 (AFP) - By revamping itself behind a fiscal conservative, Australia's Labor Party has overcome big business fears that its election …