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Kouchner worries about lingering
BEIRUT: Lebanese media on Tuesday reported that French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was satisfied with the outcomes with his visit to Lebanon and Syria, but had expressed concern about "hidden te...

DEVELOPMENT: Nepal Scrutinises Spending to Cap Gender Gaps
KATHMANDU, Aug 27 (IPS) - The period between 2002 and 2007, was marked with various political and economic changes in Nepal. As the government and the Maoist rebels fought a bloody war in the hinterlands, exports plummeted due to internal and international factors, investments by government and private sectors dropped due to instability caused by the war and agriculture stagnated. During this period Nepal's average growth dropped from 5 to 2.9 percent.

Gillard launches scathing attack on Costello
Former treasurer Peter Costello is a politician without a spine, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Ms Gillard today used a parliamentary question about literacy to launch a lighthearted but m...

Group of investors agree to participate in Alitalia re-launc..
ch of Alitalia, as part of a plan to save the troubled Italian airline, news reports said Tuesday. The investors include Roberto Colaninno, the chairman of motorcycle maker Piaggio, as well as other n...

Israeli businessman kidnapped in Nigeria
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – Kidnappers have seized an Israeli businessman in oil-rich southern Nigeria, officials said Wednesday. The attackers kidnapped the foreigner late Tuesday in the southe...

Maytas Infra is now World Economic Forum member
Infrastructure development company Maytas Infra Ltd Wednesday announced that it has joined the World Economic Forum as a global growth company (GGC) member.

WA pubs under the microscope
WA pubs, taverns and bars will be scrutinised for safety risks as part of a Worksafe inspection campaign set to start next month. Inspectors will visit the venues to identify common safety risks and ...

EC to seek clarifications from erring candidates
EC to seek clarifications from erring candidates The Election Commission has decided to seek clarifications from candidates who have not yet submitted details of their election expenditures. The EC ...

John McCain In A
business Hensley & Company, she inherited from her father that is the source of the McCain family fortune. That fortune makes John McCain one of the richest members of the Senate. Yet barely a sli...

Rescued hostages recount incident
JAMMU: It was a trauma they would have never imagined to came across. Fear could be seen on the faces of the seven hostages, including four children, who were held captives by the suspected LeT mil...

Taiwan Ex-Intelligence Chief Indicted For Alleged Cover-Up
(AFP)--Taiwan's ex-intelligence chief has been indicted on suspicion of covering up for former president Chen Shui-bian over suspected money laundering, an official said Thursday.

Ready for the weekend
Y oung residents of Phnom Penh take advantage of a break in the rain and the last light of the day to play a game of badminton in Hun Sen Park, in front of the Independence Monument.

Infosys expanding operations in SEZs
Bangalore-based software services major Infosys Technologies Ltd is expanding its operations in the country's special economic zones (SEZ) to take advantage of tax incentives, a top official said here Wednesday.

Persepolis frustrated by spirited Zob Ahan
LONDON, August 27 (IranMania) - Zob Ahan prodigy Khalatbari frustrated Iranian most popular team Persepolis at the Azadi Stadium, MNA reported. Persepolis were held to a 2-2 draw in the 4th week of Ir...

Over 40,000 flood-displaced face mounting challenges
KATHMANDU, 26 August 2008 (IRIN) - Over 40,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Nepal’s Sunsari District, 500km southeast of Kathmandu, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), and...

Woman in cop bashing appeals sentence
A WOMAN who wrested a Gold Coast police officer's baton from him while he was being severely beaten has argued for a lesser sentence. Tatum Clare Spann was sentenced in the Southport District Court ...

1,000 riot control soldiers on standby
Army commander Gen Anupong Paojinda has put about 1,000 soldiers trained in riot control on standby to back up police if the People's Alliance for Democracy demonstration gets out of control. Acc...

Gunmen attack U.S. diplomat in Pakistan
Three gunmen fired at the bulletproof car of Lynne Tracy, the principal officer at the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, but she was unhurt in the attack Monday.

Samsung Introduces High-Performance SATA II SSDs For Low-Pri..
Samsung has announced a new line of SATA II SSDs for the low-priced PC market. Available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities, these low-density drives are 30% of the size of 2.5-inch SSDs and highly cost...

Police to investigate jailing of innocents
Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaThe East Java Police are beginning an investigation into a serial killer's claim that police in Jombang jailed the wrong people in a murder case two years a...

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