Condemned Bulgarian medics freed by Libya after EU ‘blood money’ trade deal
SOFIA, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Six foreign medics sentenced to death then life imprisonment in Libya in a controversial AIDS case were free in the Bulgarian …
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The high price of bullion; money printing Zimbabwe hikes gold by 760%
HARARE, July 25, 2007 (AFP) - Zimbabwe's central bank on Wednesday increased the price of gold by 757 percent in a bid to curb rampant smuggling of the …
Trying Hard
RIYADH, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan minister said on Tuesday he was seeking Riyadh's help in obtaining clemency for a teenage maid condemned to death …
Japan to design stealth jet: report
TOKYO, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Japan's defence ministry hopes to make a prototype of a next-generation stealth plane, the first new fighter jet designed by the …
Chinese style capitalism rattle Indian socialist democracy
MUNDHA KHERA, India, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - It's a hot, humid Sunday morning in northern India, but the oppressive heat does not deter a group of about 15 …
Bittersweet Battle
July 24, 2007 (LBO) – A former minister who oversaw Sri Lanka's privatization commission has gone to court seeking to block the sell down of a defunct …
Jayasuriya stars in Sri Lanka’s easy win
July 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sanath Jayasuriya became the first player to achieve the one-day double of 10,000 runs and 300 wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh …
Clemency Plea
RIYADH, July 23, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan minister in Saudi Arabia to plead for the life of a teenage housemaid condemned to death for murdering a …
Chavez says nobody can be allowed to call him a tyrant
CARACAS, July 22, 2007 (AFP) - Venezuela's fiery socialist President Hugo Chavez on Sunday vowed to kick out foreigners who brand him a "tyrant," after a …
Former Bangladesh lawmaker gets 20 years for graft
DHAKA, July 22, 2007 (AFP) - A former Bangladeshi lawmaker was Sunday sentenced to two decades in jail by an anti-corruption court for illegally amassing more …
Sri Lanka offers state land to agribusiness in profit sharing deal
July 21, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka is ready to give free land to agribusiness companies for cultivation on a profit sharing basis, a government minister …
Dubai tower becomes world’s tallest building: developers
DUBAI, July 21, 2007 (AFP) - Burj Dubai, a tower rising in the booming Gulf emirate, on Saturday became the tallest building in the world at 512. online …
Symonds urges Aussie fans to applaud Sri Lanka star Murali
SYDNEY, July 21, 2007 (AFP) - Andrew Symonds on Saturday urged Australian cricket fans not to taunt Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan if he passes Shane …
Asia overtaking US as biggest auto market: GM
CHICAGO, July 19, 2007 (AFP) - Asia is overtaking the United States as the largest market for auto sales, but the US will remain the more lucrative market for …
IMF to revise economic forecasts amid ‘global boom’
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2007 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund is revising its economic growth forecasts amid a "global boom," the IMF chief economist said …
Thailand to push Baht down
BANGKOK, July 20, 2007 (AFP) - The Thai prime minister on Friday agreed on new measures aimed at curbing the baht's rise, while the central bank governor …
New revelations of gruesome India girl killings
NEW DELHI, July 19, 2007 (AFP) - India's unwanted baby girls have been drowned in milk, burned alive in sealed mud pots or fed milk laced with poisonous seeds, …
China private airline gets first nod for international routes
SHANGHAI, July 18, 2007 (AFP) - China's East Star Airline said Wednesday it had won approval to fly overseas, the first private carrier to do so, as part of …
Maldives wants new airports for resort islands
July 18, 2007 (AFP) - Maldives is seeking international investors to help build ten regional airports as part of a plan to develop nearly three dozen resort …
Money printing Zimbabwe tightens price controls worsening food shortages
HARARE, July 17, 2007 (AFP) - Zimbabwe's government was set to intensify its pricing crackdown, despite being condemned by the White House on Tuesday as a …