Archive for March 9th, 2008

Greek power utilities workers to continue strike

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Power cuts throughout the Greece continued on Friday as Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) employees refused to call off strike action which was launched against the government pension reform plan. Their national union GENOP-DEH c ...

5 Indonesians on Forbes’ list of richest

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Five Indonesian businessmen are among the 1,125 wealthiest people in the world listed by Forbes magazine. The 58-year-old Sukanto Tanoto, owner of the Raja Garuda Mas group, is ranked 284th on the list with estimated assets of some ...

New Zealand makes submission on British visa proposal

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

New Zealand has made a formal submission to the British government on proposals to limit short-term visa arrangements, Prime Minister Helen Clark said on Sunday. At the moment, New Zealanders can enter Britain visa-free for up to si ...

Pakistan’s nuclear father discharged from hospital

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Pakistan's nuclear father Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan has been shifted to his residence after being discharged from hospital. The official APP news agency Sunday quoted sources as saying that D Khan was shifted to his residence after gain ...

Fidel Castro: Meeting with Chavez splendid

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Fidel Castro said Saturday that his meeting with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had been splendid. In his column Reflections of Comrade Fidel published Saturday, Castro said he talked with Chavez for a long time like they ...

Colombia to seek resumption of ties with Ecuador, Venezuela, Nicaragua

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Colombia will seek the resumption of ties with Ecuador, Venezuela and Nicaragua, the country's Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo said Saturday. The recent diplomatic dispute over its incursion into Ecuadoran territory to raid a rebel ...

Correa calls on to establish new OAS without U.S. participation

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa Saturday called on to establish a new organization of American states without U.S. participation to eliminate its interference with dealing with regional affairs by the Latin American countries. Cor ...

Colombia to seek resumption of ties with Ecuador, Venezuela, Nicaragua

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Colombia will seek the resumption of ties with Ecuador, Venezuela and Nicaragua, the country's Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo said Saturday. The recent diplomatic dispute over its incursion into Ecuadoran territory to raid a rebel ...