Archive for April 9th, 2008

Starbucks hopes new brew can perk up fortunes

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

In a bid to reinvigorate lackluster US traffic, Starbucks Corp introduced a new, everyday brew called Pike Place Roast yesterday and for 30 minutes handed out free 240 ml samples. Free cups of the new coffee, which the company said has a ...

Oil stays at $109 as commodities lure investors

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Crude oil traded around $109 a barrel as investors looked to commodities for higher returns and refinery disruptions tightened global distillate markets. Commodities investments rose more than 20 percent in the first quarter, as investor ...

Africa-India Framework for cooperation adopted

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

The India-Africa Forum Summit adopted here on Wednesday two key documents aimed at enhancing the "true partnership" to achieve the Milennium Development Goals. The Delhi Declaration is a political document that covers issues of bila ...

Prachanda draws gov’t attention to killing, urges cadres to restrain

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) Prachanda Wednesday drew Nepali government's attention towards the killing of seven CPN-M cadres in western Nepal and required his party cadres to observe restrain. At least ...

Five killed in battle in Afghanistan

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Four Taliban insurgents and one police were killed as they came in contact in Afghanistan's restive Helmand province, provincial police chief Mohammad Hussain Andiwal said Wednesday. "It was yesterday evening when Taliban opened fir ...

Israeli forces withdrew as Hamas fighter killed in S Gaza

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Israeli forces withdrew from southeastern Gaza Strip Wednesday morning after killing a Hamas militant in fire exchange, witnesses and medical sources said. The Israeli tanks and bulldozers, backed by air force, rolled into al-Qarara ...

Israel arrests 24 Palestinians in West Bank

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Israeli troops arrested 24 Palestinians during overnight raids across West Bank cities, Palestinian security sources said on Wednesday. The detentions took place in the towns of Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, Qalqilia and Jenin, the sour ...

Texas polygamist compound rampant sexual abuse site

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

A Texas polygamist compound with more than 400 children was the site of rampant sexual abuse, where girls groomed to accept sex as soon as they reached puberty, officials said in court documents released Tuesday. Girls as young as 1 ...