Massive Myanmar quake, tsunami could kill millions around Bay of Bengal
PARIS, Sept 5, 2007 (AFP) - The northern tip of the Bay of Bengal, home to tens of millions of people, faces a potential double whammy from an earthquake and …
PARIS, Sept 5, 2007 (AFP) - The northern tip of the Bay of Bengal, home to tens of millions of people, faces a potential double whammy from an earthquake and …
SYDNEY, Sept 6, 2007 (AFP) - Western countries are behind moves to keep India out of an Asia-Pacific grouping because they are concerned that its entry would …
Sept 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has started a programme to encourage the cultivation and consumption of cashew nuts, saying it is good for health and has …
SYDNEY, Sept 5, 2007 (AFP) - Australia's central bank Wednesday left interest rates on hold for another month despite building price pressures, but analysts …
SYDNEY, Sept 5, 2007 (AFP) - When Chinese President Hu Jintao sits down to smoked chicken, prawns and lamb at a formal state banquet in Australia, it will be …
Sept 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka have the resources to win the world Twenty20 crown despite the absence of star off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, their captain …
Sept 5, 2007 (AFP) - All-rounder Upul Chandana, one of Sri Lanka's 1996 world cup winning team, on Wednesday announced he had quit international cricket and …
Sept 4, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan all-rounder Upul Chandana has retired from international cricket amid speculation he will sign up with the breakaway Indian …
MADRID, Sept 3, 2007 (AFP) - EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia on Monday called on EU states to respect the independence of the …
CHICAGO, Sept 3, 2007 (AFP) - The face of dating may have changed down the years, but the laws of attraction have not changed since the days of the …
VILINGILI ISLAND, Maldives, Sept 4, 2007 (AFP) - The Maldives, known as a holiday haven for the rich and famous, is grappling with a growing drug abuse problem …
Sept 03, 2007 (LBO) – Tea producing countries should aim to produce better quality, certified tea and not try artificial supply controls to raise prices, …
September 03, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is tendering three off-shore oil exploration blocks in October and exploration firms are expected to begin work in …
TOKYO, Sept 3, 2007 (AFP) - Japan's farm minister resigned Monday over a money scandal, a week after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe re-shuffled his cabinet in a bid …
HONG KONG, Sept 3, 2007 (AFP) - Shenzhen Airlines said Monday passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones and connect to the Internet during …
FRANKFURT, Sept 3, 2007 (AFP) - German bank IKB, badly hit by its exposure to bad housing loans in the United States, said on Monday it expected losses of …
Sept 1, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea plantations companies have been urged to grow their own fuel as a means of reducing costs at a time when fossil fuel …
HONG KONG, Sept 2, 2007 (AFP) - A Hong Kong woman who won 43 million dollars in a Macau casino may not get her money because the slot machine was not working …
September 02, 2007 (LBO) – Prosecutors in the Philippines have sought to withdraw a criminal prosecution against Goldquest directors following appeals to …
NEW DELHI, Sept 2, 2007 (AFP) - International cricket enters a new era of short, sharp entertainment from September 11 when the inaugural Twenty20 World …