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AFP - Bangladesh's two feuding ex-premiers made a rare public appearance together on Friday evening, less than a month before national elections are scheduled to restore democracy to the emergency-ruled nation.
Citigroup's board was locked in talks in an attempt to halt a crisis of confidence in the troubled financial services group that has seen it lose more than half its market value over the past three days
Reuters - Unknown assailants launched an attack on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline between Iraq and Turkey on Friday, triggering a large fire, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.
Reuters - Iran rejected Friday U.S. reports it had enriched enough uranium to make an atom bomb, saying this would require steps it had ruled out like ejecting U.N. inspectors and leaving the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Reuters - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who leads nuclear negotiations with Iran on behalf of major powers, said Friday he hoped an Obama administration would be more engaged in the talks.
Young leaders from various fields in Asia and the Pacific met in Tokyo earlier this month to discuss how to tackle global issues at the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit. About 160 people aged 40 or under participated in the conference, including company ...
SINGAPORE, November 21: SPORTFIVE Asia has been appointed to handle the broadcasting rights for the Bundesliga German football matches in Japan and Korea for the 2009/10 and 2011/12 seasons . SPORTFIVE Asia will also be distributing the rights in ...
LIMA (Reuters) - Business executives from Asia and the Americas called Friday for economic stimulus packages to offset the global financial crisis. Backing promises by leaders of the world&os;s biggest economies to try to stave off recession by boosting ...
AFP - Determined batting and heavy rain stopped South Africa's push for victory on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Springbok Park on Friday.
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