Archive for February 17th, 2008

Africa sees bull stock market in recent years

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

African countries have witnessed a bull stock market in the past years despite volatile regional situation and the influence of the U.S. subprime credit squeeze. Statistics indicated that in the past five years, the African stocks i ...

Myanmar to allow opening Singapore dollar bank account

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Myanmar will allow opening of bank account in Singapore dollar in some state-run banks dealing with foreign currencies, a leading local media reported Sunday. The state-operated banks, which are authorized to start such bank service ...

Female suicide bomber kills at least two people in Baghdad

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in central Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least two people and wounding four others, an Interior Ministry source said. Source: Xinhua ...

At least 25 killed in explosion in S Afghanistan

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

At leas 25 people were killed in an explosion in southern Afghan city of Kandahar, capital of troubled Kandahar province, on Sunday morning, according to a Xinhua reporter on the spot. The blast occurred at a dog fighting competitio ...

Explosion rocks S. Afghan city, casualties feared

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

An explosion occurred in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar city, capital of troubled Kandahar province, on Sunday morning, casualties feared, a Xinhua reporter on the spot said. Source: Xinhua ...

Five killed in jeep accident in western Nepal

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

At least five people died and 11others were critically injured when a jeep skidded off the road in Baglung district in western Nepal Sunday morning. According to a leading website, eKantipur.com report, the jeep bound from Resh vil ...

Brazilian president postpones trip to Antarctica

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva postponed his trip to Antarctica by one day because of bad weather conditions on the continent, Chilean media reported Saturday. Lula, who arrived in the southern Chilean city of Punta A ...

Backgrounder: Three main candidates in Cyprus’ presidential election

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Over half a million Cypriot voters are expected to cast their votes in Sunday's presidential election, choosing their next president out of nine candidates. The three main contenders are the incumbent President Tassos Papadopoulos, ...