Big economies 'stabilising' - G8

" he world's largest economies are beginning to stabilise but still face major risks amid an ongoing global recession, G8 finance ministers say. At a meeting in Italy of G8 nations, the ministers said stock...

Corruption has its uses

" People believe widely that corruption hampers economic growth. But in East Asia the experts have noted the seeming paradox of high corruption and high growth occurring together. And they...

UNHAPPY LAST YEAR

New Years should begin on any day other than 1 January. From the moment the Australians begin their spectacular firework display over Sydney harbour at their midnight, which is hours before everyone else in the world, they generate in other nations a mood of euphoria, of...

Death toll Canadian soldier in Afghanistan hits 100: what till 2011

The canadian soldiers are facing hardship in Afgan soil, with the death of three soldiers in southern Afganistan , the death toll (sacrifice) is 100.Where this counting will stop by 2011 nobody can guess, because...

An Indian in every Pakistani?

"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...

ICL World Series: Preview

"The ICL World Series is a T20 competition between teams led by Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICL Pakistani), Chris Harris (ICL World), Habibul Bashar (ICL Bangladesh) and R Sathish (ICL India). Inzamam and Bashar have the advantage of playing with the same team that featured in the ICL...

Pakistan incurred $34.5 bn losses in war against terror: FM

"NEW YORK: Pakistan suffered huge losses, amounting to US $34.5 billion, since 2001 for its role in the war against terror and wants regional ownership of the crisis in a bid to bring peace and stability to the troubled region, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said...

Ukraine set for $16.5bn IMF loan, Strauss-Kahn pledges billions everywhere

The Bush policy for a new conflict with Russia. Preparing NATO membership of Ukraine will end in nowhere. The $17bn loan?, donation is lost in a not functioning economy. " The International Monetary Fund...

Army unveils new Stability Operations manual

www.Army.milWASHINGTON (TRADOC News Service, Oct. 6, 2008) - The commanding general of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Gen. William S. Wallace, unveiled new Army doctrine today at the...

Separate the Housing Market from the Workplace/Economic Market..Part I.

The International Institute of NonviolenceNews&OpinionBy: Rev. Jermano I want to explain in a series of articles how we can solve this banking crisis in the USA. Our Banking Guru's ( Greenspan, Bernake, &...

Nepal Maoists PM begins India Tour

Maoists rebel turned New Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda has begun his first official visit to India. After being elected Prime Minister this is second visit foreign visit. India and Nepal enjoys a familial but often prickly relationship. The two countries have very close...

Zardari leads Pakistan; 45 people killed in Taliban-plagued north-west frontier

Opinion Barry Artiste, Certainly a country plagued with corruption and uncertainty, the Taliban are more than willing to take advantage of a even more dire situation, which looks like there may be no end in sight,...

Update: Cheney seeks safe energy routes, Ukraine and Georgia Nato members

Cheney: Georgia and Ukraine Nato members " TIBLISI, Georgia (CNN) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday the United States firmly backs NATO membership for Georgia, telling Georgian President Mikheil...

More Liquidity Leads to Falling Dollar and Rising Oil Prices

What's wrong with our economy? Well, in historical terms, not really all that much. But we do have some problems. The most pressing concern right now is that the dollar's value is falling in comparison to other countries' currencies. Why? All I know is that it doesn't help...

Tri-Party Alliance Rejects Maoist Pre-conditions

The three-party alliance consisting of the Nepali Congress, the Unified Marxist-Leninist and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum have expressed their disagreement over the three pre-conditions set by the Maoist leadership in relation to forming a new government. Three days after...

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