Archive for April 13th, 2008
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
A rebel's defense line in the north western district of Mannar was captured by the Sri Lankan government troops in a battle with the Tamil Tigers, a military spokesman said on Sunday.
Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, the military spokes ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
UN special envoy on name talks between Macedonia and Greece Matthew Nimetz is launching new efforts to help resolve the dispute, news reaching here from Skopje said on Saturday.
Nimetz will visit Skopje on Thursday and then head to ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Lebanese Police Chief Gen. Ashraf Rifi has ruled out the possibility of a new civil war due to the political crisis, local Naharnet news website reported on Saturday.
"We don't have signs that any side wants" civil war, Rifi was quot ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
American Airlines, the largest U.S. commercial carrier, said Saturday that it will resume a normal schedule Sunday, ending a series of flight cancellations.
The airline was forced to cancel nearly 3,000 flights last week to inspect ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
American Airlines on Saturday promised to resume normal operations by Sunday after a series of flight cancellations.
Meanwhile, the airline canceled roughly 200 flights nationwide to continue safety checks on its MD-80s.
The ai ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Saturday it was a strategic decision of her government to engage in a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.
In a keynote speech at the annual Labor Party Congress held in Wellington, Clar ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
A visiting official of the European Union (EU) said in Indonesia that the EU will speed up negotiations on a free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to local press Saturday.
Karl Falke ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed with Indonesia last year is expected to enter into force by July 2008, paving the way for more Japanese investment and trade between the two countries, said a Japanese diplomat.
"We're ...
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