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SYDNEY, Nov 25, 2007 (AFP) - By revamping itself behind a fiscal conservative, Australia's Labor Party has overcome big business fears that its election …
SYDNEY, Nov 25, 2007 (AFP) - By revamping itself behind a fiscal conservative, Australia's Labor Party has overcome big business fears that its election …
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24, 2007 (AFP) - Malaysia and India will begin negotiating a free trade agreement in January 2008, a report said Saturday.buy temovate online …
AMTOLA VILLAGE, Bangladesh, Nov 24, 2007 (AFP) - Nearly 20 years ago when small loans from the Nobel peace prize winning Grameen bank first became available in …
SYDNEY, Nov 25, 2007 (AFP) - Centre-left leader Kevin Rudd stormed to victory in Australia's election Saturday, ending conservative Prime Minister John …
KAMPALA, Nov 22, 2007 (AFP) - A Commonwealth ministerial committee Thursday decided to suspend Pakistan from the 53-nation bloc pending the return of the rule …
TOKYO, Nov 23, 2007 (AFP) - An ambitious international project to dig deeper into the Earth's surface than ever before has made a good start with scientists …
NEW YORK, Nov 21, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar slumped to a fresh record low against the euro Wednesday as weaker US growth projections and the prospect of another …
Nov 22, 2007 (AFP) - Maldivian authorities are searching for a second bomb believed to have been part of a plot by Islamic extremists to attack the country's …
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) - An Indonesian villager dubbed "Tree Man" for massive bark-like warts growing on much of his body may be barred from travelling to …
SINGAPORE, Nov 21, 2007 (AFP) - Oil prices rose above 99 US dollars per barrel in Asian trade on Wednesday, within striking distance of the 100-dollar level as …
DUBAI, Nov 21, 2007 (AFP) - Dubai port operator DP World said on Wednesday that the proceeds of its initial public offering (IPO) totalled 4.96 billion …
NEW YORK, Nov 19, 2007 (AFP) - Britain swept the international Emmy awards for excellence in television late Monday, picking up seven top awards at a gala …
BRUSSELS, Nov 19, 2007 (AFP) - World Bank president Robert Zoellick said Monday the development body was encouraging China to be a "responsible" lender in …
NEW YORK, Nov 19, 2007 (AFP) - World stocks took a pounding Monday as investor fears about the US economy mounted with consumers and the banking system both …
TOKYO, Nov 19, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar was weak in Asian trade Monday in the wake of soft US economic news as investors wonder about the US Federal Reserve's …
DHAKA, Nov 18, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh said Sunday the death toll from a massive cyclone hit 2,000, with that grim tally certain to rise as the impoverished …
BARGUNA, Bangladesh, Nov 18, 2007 (AFP) - The death toll from a massive cyclone that smashed through impoverished Bangladesh was 3,000 and continuing to rise …
RIYADH, Nov 18, 2007 (AFP) - OPEC hardliners and moderates were deeply divided about whether oil should be used as a political weapon at a rare summit of the …
HOBART, Australia, Nov 17, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan opening batsman Marvan Atapattu is considering quitting international cricket after the second Hobart Test …
DHAKA, Nov 17, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh said Saturday it feared thousands of corpses were littering its southern coast after the worst cyclone in years tore …