You are the change, Obama tells voters clinging on hope (Lead)
September 7th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Four years after his historic win on a slogan of hope and change, President Barack Obama has sought a fresh mandate with a passionate ... Read more...
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With hope tested, Obama seeks more time for change
September 7th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Bill Clinton was a tough act to follow. But President Barack Obama made a compelling case for his re-election with a forceful speech framing the ... Read more...
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Indian MPs go to Yale to learn leadership issues
June 28th, 2012 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Eleven Indian parliamentarians from seven national and regional parties are here for interactions with senior US government officials and thought leaders as part of a ... Read more...
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Botswana diamond exports triple
April 12th, 2012 - 8:07 am ICT by IANS
Gaborone (Botswana), April 12 (IANS) Botswana's diamond exports bounced back from a four-month slump in February, rising to 2.23 billion pula (nearly $306 million) or three times their level in ... Read more...
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Food crisis looms in Africa’s Sahel region
January 31st, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Addis Ababa, Jan 31 (IANS) Humanitarian agencies attending the 18th African Union summit here in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have warned that at least 11 million people in Africa's ... Read more...
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Text of PM’s message
December 31st, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's New Year message to the nation:
"My Fellow Citizens,
I wish you all a peaceful, productive and secure New Year.
New ... Read more...
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US experts suggest Pakistan policy relook
December 17th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Amidst a tense standoff with Pakistan, US experts have suggested a strategic relook at Washington's policies to ensure that international terrorists are rooted out from both ... Read more...
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Indian economy a stabilising force: Anand Sharma
November 13th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) Emphasising that the Indian economy has been a stabilising force even as the world grapples with economic crises, union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Sunday ... Read more...
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Pakistan keen for full membership of regional body
November 6th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Pakistan wants to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional security body that is meeting in Russia Monday, authorities said ... Read more...
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UN food agencies warn high food prices to continue
October 10th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 10 (IANS) Food price volatility featuring high prices is likely to continue and possibly increase, making poor farmers, consumers and countries more vulnerable to poverty and food insecurity, ... Read more...
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Gilani’s Independence Day speech lacked substance: daily
August 16th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's Independence Day speech "lacked substance" and it betrayed "a scandalous apathy" to the problems Pakistan faces, said a Pakistani daily.The ... Read more...
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UN meet delegates says funds for HIV/AIDS control inadequate
June 11th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Participants at UN General Assembly meeting for HIV/AIDS expressed concern that funding devoted to AIDS responses was still not commensurate with the magnitude of the ... Read more...
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Pak heading for “consensus government” to resolve political, economic crises
April 21st, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 21 (ANI): Pakistan is heading for "a new government of consensus" with the inclusion of several opposition groups, according to reports.The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has entered into an ... Read more...
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Ben Bernanke Assures Skeptics About $600 Billion Fed Plan
November 7th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chairman of US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke has assured the public and the skeptical fed officials that the new $600 billion package to boost the economy ... Read more...
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WE Network Adds To Reality Drama With ‘Downsized’
November 7th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest reality series to hit American TV screens is 'Downsized' that premiered on Saturday night. Though it is on similar lines as Lifetime's 'Fairy Jobmother', ... Read more...
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Fortress Toronto awaits G-20 leaders
June 23rd, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 23 (IANS) In the biggest security operation ever mounted in Canada, the venue of the G-20 summit here has been sealed to ward off threats and protests against ... Read more...
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250 power looms close down in Pakistan, 50,000 lose jobs.
June 3rd, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
By Mir MohammadIslamabad, June 3 (ANI): With a shortage of electricity jamming the wheels of industry and neighbouring China snatching away raw material, Pakistan's strong power looms sector has started trembling and ... Read more...
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‘Way paved for excellent commercial outcome of Obama visit’
March 19th, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 19 (IANS) The groundwork has been laid for an "excellent trade and commercial outcome" of President Barack Obama's expected visit to India later this year, Commerce and ... Read more...
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UN official calls for increase protection in Pacific islands
February 11th, 2010 - 4:21 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – A senior United Nations official on Wednesday called for increase social protection in the Pacific island region, particularly women and children.The ongoing economic and financial crises are ... Read more...
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It is Barack Obama’s war in Afghanistan now (News Analysis)
December 2nd, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) If it is possible to own something even while simultaneously disowning it, President Barack Obama did it as he announced his much awaited Afghanistan strategy.As ... Read more...
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Nearly 50 percent of Indian women marry before 18: Unicef
November 20th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the ... Read more...
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Too many idle hands on Cuba’s state farms: Report
November 11th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Nov 11 (EFE) One of the major ills of Cuba's state-run agricultural enterprises is "the excess of non-productive personnel", Communist Party daily Granma reported.
The newspaper estimated the number of redundant employees ... Read more...
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Cuban weekly warns of more austerity
November 10th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Nov 10 (EFE) The weekly publication of Cuba's only legal labour union says residents of the communist-ruled island will have to get used to belt-tightening "with intelligence" amid a severe recession ... Read more...
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Cuba slashes tobacco crop by 30 percent
October 7th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Oct 7 (EFE) Cuba has reduced the area of its 2009 tobacco crop by almost 30 percent and the harvest forecast by 16 percent due to global recession, officials said.
The cutbacks ... Read more...
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Zardari says Pak needs 100 billion dollars to resolve economic crises
September 19th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 19 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said his country requires 100 billion dollars to resolve its ongoing economic crises."We are passing through a thorny period, we have ... Read more...
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US stocks gain on Bernanke optimism, retail sales
September 16th, 2009 - 6:45 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 16 (DPA) US stocks climbed to new highs for 2009 as retail sales gained by the most in three years and Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke said the country's recession ... Read more...
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US recession ‘very likely’ over: Bernanke
September 16th, 2009 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (DPA) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the worst US recession in seven decades has "very likely" come to an end, but warned the country's economy will ... Read more...
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PML-N’s UK wing joins Lord Nazir’s call to prosecute Musharraf in British courts
August 7th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug. 7 (ANI): The UK wing of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has joined Lord Nazir Ahmed's anti-Musharraf campaign, which calls for the former Pakistani dictator's prosecution in British courts.The ... Read more...
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Pak urges friendly nations to release funds to fight terrorism
July 31st, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 31 (ANI): Pakistan has urged the US, the UK, Japan and other friendly nations, which are part of a group called the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP), that prolonged financial ... Read more...
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Recession-hit Shanghai couples running away from divorces
July 25th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi. July 25 (ANI): While the current economic crises has made many companies to declare themselves broke, families in Shanghai are getting closer together and are shying away from filing a ... Read more...
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Gilani miffed by Population Day dance performance
July 12th, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 12 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed his displeasure over a dance performance presented by an artist at the World Population Day function held at ... Read more...
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Financial crisis could send suicide and homicide rates soaring: Lancet
July 8th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): Financial crisis may turn out to be a major killer, and could send suicide and homicide rates soaring, says a new Lancet study.Researchers at London School of Hygiene ... Read more...
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US to set up own monitoring cell to keep tabs on entire Pak aid package
July 1st, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 1 (ANI): The United States has said it would establish its own monitoring system to keep a check on the entire financial aid package being offered to Pakistan.Sources said ... Read more...
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France, Brazil to propose system of world governance
April 1st, 2009 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, April 1 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that their countries were preparing a proposal for a new world governance to ... Read more...
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US rejects China’s call for a global currency
March 25th, 2009 - 4:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 25 (DPA) US officials Tuesday rejected calls from China and Russia for the international community to shift towards a global reserve currency that could replace the dollar.
At a congressional hearing ... Read more...
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