Spurned Tatas want apology from Orient-Express hotels
NEW DELHI, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - India's Tata Group has demanded an apology from US-listed luxury hotel chain Orient-Express for rejecting its offer for a …
NEW DELHI, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - India's Tata Group has demanded an apology from US-listed luxury hotel chain Orient-Express for rejecting its offer for a …
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - Skipper Mahela Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 213 as Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 499-8 before lunch on the …
WASHINGTON, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - The US government declined to name China a currency "manipulator" but said in a report Wednesday that the Chinese yuan remains …
BANGALORE, India, Dec 20, 2007 (AFP) - India's biggest discount carrier, Deccan, will merge with liquor baron Vijay Mallya's upmarket Kingfisher Airlines to …
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene was one run away from becoming his country's leading centurion as England paid …
ROVANIEMI, Finland, Dec 19, 2007 (AFP) - SantaSport, SantaFood, SantaPark, Hotel Santa Claus, Santa Hair Center: in the Finnish Arctic town of Rovaniemi Father …
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec 19, 2007 (AFP) - Skipper Mahela Jayawardene became Sri Lanka's leading century-maker on Wednesday to dampen England's hopes of a …
NEW YORK, Dec 18, 2007 (AFP) - One of only 17 existing copies of the Magna Carta, an 800-year-old English royal manuscript setting out the rights of man, sold …
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec 18, 2007 (AFP) - Wet ground conditions prevented play before lunch on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test between England …
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec 18, 2007 (AFP) - England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat in the third and final cricket Test at the …
NEW YORK, Dec 17, 2007 (AFP) - World stock markets were roiled Monday by worries that resurgent US inflation would reduce the chances for another Federal …
RIYADH, Dec 17, 2007 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a teenage girl sentenced to six months in jail and 200 lashes after being gang raped, Al …
TEHRAN, Dec 16, 2007 (AFP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday blamed his political rivals and the global economy for stoking inflation in Iran, amid …
NEW YORK, Dec 17, 2007 (AFP) - Arguably the most important document ever to be auctioned goes on sale Tuesday when the Magna Carta, an 800-year-old English …
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec 16, 2007 (AFP) - England and Sri Lanka will mark one of cricket's most poignant moments when they contest the third Test at the …
TOKYO, Dec 16, 2007 (AFP) - Japanese car giant Toyota Motor Corp. plans to raise its global output to near 10 million units next year, out-distancing its rival …
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 15, 2007 (AFP) - The Internet is directly connecting investors and borrowers, letting them take banks out of the lending equation and put …
Dec 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to have new laws and make better use of information technology to crackdown on human trafficking and illegal worker …
SYDNEY, Dec 16, 2007 (AFP) - The US is heading for a recession and the rest of the world would be "dead wrong" to think this will not impact on growing Asian …
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 14, 2007 (AFP) - Violence and torture by Zimbabwe's police against rights activists and opposition members are on the increase despite …