White House offers help to India after attacks
WASHINGTON, November 27, 2008 (AFP) - The White House on Wednesday held a meeting of top intelligence and counter-terrorism officials after the deadly attacks …
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India’s stock markets shut due to attacks
MUMBAI, November 27, 2008 (AFP) - India's stocks and commodity exchanges will be closed on Thursday due to the coordinated attacks by gunmen across India's …
100 killed, foreigners taken hostage in Mumbai attacks
MUMBAI, November 27, 2008 (AFP) - Army commandos laid siege Thursday to two luxury hotels in Mumbai where gunmen held foreign guests hostage as part of …
Indian commandos battle Islamist gunmen, over 100 dead
MUMBAI, November 27, 2008 (AFP) - Indian army commandos were Thursday battling Islamist gunmen who launched coordinated attacks against luxury hotels and other …
IMF board approves 7.6 billion dollar credit to Pakistan
WASHINGTON, November 24, 2008 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said Monday its executive board approved a credit of 7. buy xenical online …
Sub-regional Asian summit calls for closer ties, free trade pact
NEW DELHI, November 13, 2008 (AFP) - A regional grouping of seven South and Southeast Asian countries on Thursday agreed to improve relations and called for …
South Asia has little scope for economic stimulus after fuel subsidies: World Bank
TOKYO, November 12, 2008 (AFP) - South Asian economies, still reeling from food and energy crises, have little scope to boost their economies in the face of …
New Maldives president to be sworn in
MALE, November 11, 2008 (AFP) - A former political prisoner who unseated Asia's longest-serving leader as president of the Maldives will be sworn into office …
Maldives saves for new homeland amid flooding fears: report
LONDON, November 10, 2008 (AFP) - The Maldives' newly-elected president said in an interview Monday that his government will begin saving to buy a new homeland …
South Asia braces for fall in vital remittances
DHAKA, November 2, 2008 (AFP) - The global economic crisis is putting a dent in funds sent to poor South Asian countries by nationals working abroad amid fears …
India’s central bank cuts key rates, cites ‘unsettled’ conditions
MUMBAI, November 1, 2008 (AFP) - India's central bank unexpectedly cut its key lending rate for the second time in two weeks Saturday and took other steps to …
Ex-political prisoner beats veteran Maldives leader: official
MALE, October 29, 2008 (AFP) - Ex-political prisoner Mohamed "Anni" Nasheed beat Asia's longest serving leader, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, in the Maldives' first …
Maldives votes in presidential run-off
MALE, October 28, 2008 (AFP) - Voting got under way in the Maldives on Tuesday to choose the country's first-ever democratically elected president in a run-off …
Maldives set for run-off to rule the islands
MALE, October 27, 2008 (AFP) - The first-ever democratic presidential battle in the Maldives goes to a second round Tuesday, with Asia's longest serving leader …
Pakistani officials to meet IMF over economic crisis
KARACHI, October 21, 2008 (AFP) - Pakistani officials are to meet International Monetary Fund representatives in Dubai on Tuesday as the violence-hit country …
India’s cuts reserve ratio again to 6.5-pct for liquidity
MUMBAI, October 15, 2008 (AFP) - India's central bank said Wednesday it was injecting a further 400 billion rupees (8.25 billion dollars) into the financial …
No clear winner from landmark Maldives election
MALE, October 9, 2008 (AFP) - The first-ever democratic presidential election in the Maldives looked set to go into a second round after Asia's longest-serving …
Veteran Maldives leader insists he’s no dictator
MALE, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - The president of the Maldives went into a multi-party election challenge to his 30 years in office Wednesday insisting he was no …
India central bank cuts cash ratio amidst currency pressure
MUMBAI, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - India's central bank injected liquidity into the financial system by cutting the amount of cash commercial banks must hold in …
Maldives’ opposition vows to unseat lord of the atolls
MALE, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - For the main opposition leader of the Maldives, life on the islands is a far cry from the more familiar image portrayed by …