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Credit disbursement in Bangladesh grows 66% in last fiscal
The industrial credit disbursement in Bangladesh recorded a hefty 66 percent growth in 2007-08 fiscal year (July 2007-June 2008) over that of 2006-07 fiscal year, official data showed. According to th...
His Majesty attends luncheon hosted by Sultan of Johor
In the afternoon, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam was entertained to a luncheon hosted by His Majesty Sulta...
Tokyo reverses gains, as Sydney stocks rally
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets were mixed Thursday, with Australian stocks climbing on resource shares like BHP Billiton as crude-oil prices edged higher. Japanese stocks reversed early gain...
U.S. Democrats Committed to Denuclearizing N.Korea
The U.S. Democratic Party has included the denuclearization of North Korea among its goals for the next administration, in a week that saw the North halt disablement of its nuclear facilities in what ...
Broad-spectrum antibiotics may give rise to drug-resistant s..
Washington, August 27 : University of Melbourne researchers suggest that doctors avoid prescribing expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid the development of more drug-resistant super bugs.
He set a girl on fire after rape bid
KOTA BARU: A 22-year-old man who attempted to rape and murder a teenager, and then went on the run for 11 days before surrendering to the police, was sentenced to eight years' jail.
Abu Dhabi tourism body opens offices in China
ABU DHABI - The Organising Committee of the International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Abu Dhabi 2008) is holding a promotional tour of the exhibition from 18th until 27th of August in the
A Chinese Hinterland, Fertile With Field Hockey
For a thousand years, the Daur people of Inner Mongolia have been playing a game called beikou, a close sibling of field hockey.
Why curators stay at home
This is hurting the nation's standing in the art world, as over the last couple of decades, large-scale exhibitions such as Documenta have rivaled established museums as the arbiters of taste. So impo...
Angry reaction to Samak’s ‘Suu Kyi is a tool&rsq..
Burmese opposition politicians and some political observers and commentators have strongly rejected Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej’s description of Aung San Suu Kyi as a “political tool”...
Yemen says 30 al-Qaeda suspects planned attacks in Saudi Ara..
Sana'a, Yemen - Yemeni authorities have arrested 30 suspected members of the al-Qaeda terrorist network believed to have been plotting attacks in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, official sources said Thurs...
Seniors beat juniors hands down when it comes to sex!
Melbourne, Aug 27 : Older couples Down Under seems to be enjoying their sex life, for a new survey has revealed that more than a third of men and women are doing it more than once a week.
Thailand To Raise Oil Fund Contributions By THB0.30/Liter Sa..
-(Dow Jones)- Thailand's Energy Policy Administration Committee has decided to raise contributions to the state oil fund from retail sales of all kinds of fuel by
Culinary delights abound at the Raohe Street Night Market
The Taipei Raohe Street Night Market, which is located near Taipei's Sungshan train station, was the first night market in Taiwan to be zoned by the government as a tourist night market. The night mar...
Disabled Palestinian siblings hidden away
BEIT AWWA, West Bank – A Palestinian couple locked their disabled son and daughter away for decades out of fear they would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child if discovered, police sa...
Egypt arrests 33 migrants crossing illegally into Israel
AL-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian authorities have arrested 33 African migrants, including four children, who were trying to cross the border illegally into Israel, a security official said on Wednesday. "The...
Pakistan, Japan to tighten ties
Pakistan and Japan have reiterated their desire to further enhance and broaden bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy and particularly defense, official Associated Press of Pakistan repo...
Hussey looking forward to Bangladesh challenge
Top-order batsman Michael Hussey says the Australian cricketers are excited about their three-match one-day cricket series against Bangladesh starting in Darwin on Saturday. The series was supposed t...
Typhoon churns toward Hong Kong, south China
BEIJING (Reuters) - A typhoon that killed four people in the northern Philippines is headed for Hong Kong and will lash the city by Friday, weather forecasts said.
GM to invest $200 mln in India engine plant
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Reuters - General Motors Corp said on Thursday it would invest more than $200 million in a powertrain plant in India, as the troubled U.S. carmaker aims to double its share of a fast-growing but increasingly competitive market.
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