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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 …

Sri Lankan agri-business offers support for farmers

July 25, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's National Agribusiness Council (NAC) has started a scheme to help farmers get better access to markets and other skills …

New Zealander jailed for ‘murder in paradise’

SYDNEY, July 25, 2007 (AFP) - A New Zealander was jailed for 24 years Wednesday after being convicted of the first murder in 150 years on the tiny South …

Animal rescuers on red alert as it rains cats and dogs in Britain

OXFORD, England, July 25, 2007 (AFP) - It is not only humans who have been hit by Britain's worst floods in 60 years -- cats, dogs and donkeys are also …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …