UN chief announces Sri Lanka trip
GENEVA, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he will visit Sri Lanka on Friday and called for immediate progress on reconciliation …
GENEVA, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he will visit Sri Lanka on Friday and called for immediate progress on reconciliation …
MUMBAI, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - A new wave of reform-minded candidates are taking stock after the Indian general election, following high-profile campaigns that …
NEW DELHI, May 17, 2009 (AFP) - India's Congress Party began the task of forming a government Sunday after steering its ruling alliance to a second term in …
NEW DELHI, May 15, 2009 (AFP) - India's top mobile phone company Bharti Airtel announced Friday it had crossed the 100-million subscriber mark and expected to …
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2009 (AFP) - India's ruling Congress-led alliance was set to return to power after taking a clear and commanding lead Saturday in vote …
NEW DELHI, May 12, 2009 (AFP) - Millions of voters cast their final ballots Wednesday in India's marathon election, with analysts predicting the emergence of a …
NEW DELHI, May 13, 2009 (AFP) - Voting in India's marathon elections ended Wednesday, with exit polls giving the ruling Congress party and its allies a slight …
SYDNEY, May 11, 2009 (AFP) - The latest in a steady stream of refugee boats was intercepted off Australia Monday, officials said, fuelling controversy over the …
May 11, 2009 (AFP) - The UN condemned on Monday the killing of civilians in Sri Lanka at the weekend as a "bloodbath" in which more than 100 children died, as …
LONDON, May 9, 2009 (AFP) - British actress Joanna Lumley's best-known role used to be as a boozy fashionista in hit comedy "Absolutely Fabulous", but now she …
NEW DELHI, May 8, 2009 (AFP) - Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo is finding its acquisition of Ranbaxy difficult to digest after US regulatory setbacks and big …
NEW DELHI, May 7, 2009 (AFP) - India kicked off the penultimate round of its marathon general election on Thursday, with the two main parties going head to …
SINGAPORE, May 6, 2009 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday sharply slashed its growth outlook for Asia, predicting a "long and severe …
CHENNAI, May 6, 2009 (AFP) - The head of India's ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, cancelled two planned election rallies Wednesday in the country's ethnic …
DHAKA, May 5, 2009 (AFP) - Bangladeshis working abroad sent home more money in April than in the same month last year, an official said Tuesday, despite …
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The foreign ministers of Britain and France said Wednesday they had failed to secure agreement on halting Sri Lanka's military campaign …
April 29, 2009 (AFP) - The foreign ministers of Britain and France said on Wednesday they had failed to persuade Sri Lanka to end its offensive against Tamil …
MUMBAI, April 29, 2009 (AFP) - India's top mobile phone company Bharti Airtel reported Wednesday that fourth-quarter net profit jumped 21 percent year on year, …
April 26, 2009 (AFP) - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes on Sunday appealed to Sri Lanka to halt their military offensive against the Tamil Tigers in order to …
KARACHI, April 21, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistani expatriate workers wired home a record 739. buy stromectol online …