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SHANGHAI, Nov 5, 2007 (AFP) – PetroChina became the world’s largest company by market value Monday, worth nearly one trillion dollars — double the value of ExxonMobil — as its shares surged in their debut on the Chinese mainland. The milestone underlined the ongoing boom on Chinese markets, which have been flooded with ready cash […]
Zimbabwe delays re-donomination; blackmarket exchange rates 950,000 to the US dollar
HARARE, Nov 4, 2007 (AFP) – Zimbabwe’s central bank chief said Sunday he has shelved plans to introduce a new currency in a bid to rein in galloping inflation and wants to direct efforts towards increasing supply of goods and services.Last month, Gono pledged that empty shop shelves would soon be replenished as he denounced […]
” not deemed torture
WASHINGTON, Nov 3, 2007 (AFP) – Six years after the September 11 attacks and despite the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, the United States insists its war on terrorism justifies extreme forms of interrogation, including “waterboarding,” and rejects any talk of torture.During a Senate confirmation hearing earlier this month, attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey refused to […]
Sri Lanka beaten by Queensland in tour match
BRISBANE, Australia, Nov 4, 2007 (AFP) – Queensland staved off a Sri Lankan pace onslaught to hold on for a four-wicket victory on the final day of their three-day tour match at Allan Border Field here Sunday.In-form Noffke had match figures of 8-57 while Test squad member Mitchell Johnson had a quiet game ahead of […]
Sri Lanka tightens security as Tigers vow war
Nov 4, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan security forces stepped up patrols and roadblocks Sunday, fearing reprisals after the death of a top Tamil Tiger leader in a government air strike. They boosted their presence in and around the capital Colombo as the Tigers’ overall leader vowed to step up the long and bloody battle […]
Sri Lanka tightens security ahead of Tamil Tiger funeral
Nov 4, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan security forces on Sunday increased already tight security ahead of a funeral planned in rebel territory for a top Tamil Tiger leader killed in a air strike, officials said. Checks at all entry points into Colombo were intensified and snap road blocks set up within the city of […]
Sri Lanka braced for more war after top Tiger killed
Nov 4, 2007 (AFP) – The killing of a top Tamil Tiger rebel in a Sri Lankan government air raid is likely to strengthen hawks on both sides of the bitter ethnic divide and herald more violence on the troubled island, analysts say.The already dim hopes of salvaging a moribund peace process took another blow […]
Pakistan TV stations off air amid emergency speculation
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3, 2007 (AFP) – Pakistan’s private television channels suddenly went off the air Saturday amid reports President Pervez Musharraf was likely to impose a state of emergency.A senior official at Dawn television, which broadcasts in English, said transmition had been shut down.“Our channel has been taken off the air and it seems it […]
Citigroup CEO to resign: report
NEW YORK, Nov 2, 2007 (AFP) – Citigroup Chief Executive Charles Prince is planning to resign at a board meeting Sunday, amid growing turmoil surrounding the US banking giant, the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday.The report, citing people familiar with the matter, said Prince, 57, after four troubled years of tenure had decided to […]
Sri Lanka fight back after bad start against Queensland
BRISBANE, Australia, Nov 2, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka fought back after an early innings collapse to claim four Queensland wickets on an eventful opening day of their three-day tour match at Allan Border Field here Friday.The Queenslanders won the toss and had the tourists struggling at 81 for six in the 27th over before […]
Sri Lanka, Australia announce Warne-Muralitharan trophy
SYDNEY, Nov 3, 2007 (AFP) – Australia and Sri Lanka will play for the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy this month in honour of the two leading wicket-takers in Test history, Cricket Australia and Sri Lanka Cricket announced Saturday.Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, who have taken more than 1400 Test wickets between them, have lent their names to […]
Sri Lanka braced for retaliation as Tigers honour slain chief
Nov 3, 2007 (AFP) – The elusive leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels on Saturday paid his respects to his slain deputy and five others who died in a government air raid, as security was stepped up across the island.Velupillai Prabhakaran honoured S.P. Thamilselvan, head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) political […]