World monetary policeman ponders own reform
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2007 (AFP) - IMF policymakers on Saturday are to press on with a campaign to save their 60-year-old body from irrelevance at a time when …
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2007 (AFP) - IMF policymakers on Saturday are to press on with a campaign to save their 60-year-old body from irrelevance at a time when …
HONG KONG, April 12, 2007 (AFP) - World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz personally ordered the hefty pay rise given to his girlfriend at the bank, the Financial …
BHUBANESWAR, India, April 12, 2007 (AFP) - India on Thursday test-fired a nuclear-capable medium-range ballistic missile which can reach the Chinese cities of …
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2007 (AFP) - World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz Thursday apologized for making a "mistake" over hefty pay rises given to his girlfriend …
VATICAN CITY, April 8, 2007 (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday decried the "suffering in the world" in his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the …
NAIROBI, April 7, 2007 (AFP) - Pirates have released a UN-chartered cargo ship and an Indian vessel they captured in the unpatrolled waters off the coast of …
NEW DELHI, April 3, 2007 (AFP) - China declared Tuesday that South Asia was on the brink of "historic opportunities" and sought stepped up cooperation with the …
HONIARA, April 2, 2007 (AFP) - A powerful undersea earthquake unleashed a tsunami that pounded the Solomon Islands early Monday, flattening villages and …
NEW DELHI, April 2, 2007 (AFP) - South Asia's expanding but underperforming SAARC grouping needs to work harder and overcome internal rivalries to boost …
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31, 2007 (AFP) - Malaysia's top anti-corruption official, who is facing a police investigation into graft allegations against him, will not …
LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2007 (AFP) - The giant Airbus A380 superjumbo landed on US soil for the first time Monday, dazzling large crowds gathered in Los Angeles …
DHAKA, March 20, 2007 (AFP) - A Kuwait-based company has joined Bangladesh's leading air-cargo operator to launch the country's second private passenger …
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - Malaysia on Friday issued licences to four telecommunication operators to provide fourth generation (4G) wireless high …
HONG KONG, March 14, 2007 (AFP) - Asian stock markets closed sharply lower Wednesday, hit by a fresh round of turmoil after Wall Street tumbled overnight on …
SEOUL, March 13, 2007 (AFP) - South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun said Tuesday his government could scrap free trade talks with Washington if Seoul's economic …
BEIJING, March 13, 2007 (AFP) - Police poured into a central Chinese city to quell riots sparked by rising bus fees, residents said Tuesday, in the latest …
NEW YORK, March 8, 2007 (AFP) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world, but his lead over other entrepreneurs is narrowing, …
LONDON, March 8, 2007 (AFP) - European stock markets moved higher on Thursday, following bumper gains earlier in Tokyo, as investors regained confidence after …
KOLKATA, India, March 8, 2007 (AFP) - Hundreds of people have rushed to a village in eastern India to see a male calf defy its herbivore nature by eating live …
CHENNAI, India, March 8, 2007 (AFP) - An Indian woman convicted along with her Sri Lankan husband in the 1991 killing of former premier Rajiv Gandhi has …