KABUL, Jun 21 (AP): A land mine explosion killed a NATO soldier and wounded four more Thursday in eastern Afghanistan, where fighting between US-led troops and suspected Taliban left seven militants dead, officials said. Violence is surging in Afghanistan as...
WASHINGTON, Jun 21 (AFP): US and Chinese diplomats launched a broad dialogue Wednesday expected to touch on a range of issues from Beijing's military build-up to its human rights record and help in ending the Darfur conflict. US deputy secretary...
LAHORE, Jun 21 (AP): Thousands rallied in support of Pakistan's suspended chief justice Thursday, accusing President Gen. Pervez Musharraf of attacking the judiciary and burning a US flag to protest Washington's backing for the general's continued rule. Musharraf, a US...
MOSCOW, Jun 21 (AP): A fire swept through a nursing home Thursday and killed at least 10 people, the latest in a series of deadly fires, many of which were caused by rampant neglect of safety rules. Rescuers evacuated more...
Bangladesh reached 245 for 8 before persistent rain caused play to be called off after just 25 overs on the second day of their tour game against Sri Lanka A at the Colts Cricket Club ground in Colombo Thursday ,...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed has said the caretaker government (CG) wants to make room for competent and responsible persons in the country's sports arena to keep it healthy, fair and dynamic.He has said his government is also determined to...
Brothers Union Club registered an emphatic 3-0 win over Arambagh KS in the day's lone return match of the B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. With this, the all-orange Gopibagh outfit improved their...
Tim Henman produced a battling display but it was not enough to defeat Russian second seed Dmitry Tursunov in round two of the Nottingham Open, reports BBC. Henman fought back from 4-1 down to take the first set into a...
Kevin Pietersen has ruled himself out of the running to be England's one-day captain, saying the "time is not right" for him to accept the job, reports BBC. He said: "It's something I've thought about long and hard but it's...
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) earned their second consecutive win in the 27th National Hockey Championship as they thrashed Dinajpur DSA by 11-1 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB.Syed Al Masum made a...
Title aspirant Sheikh Russell KC earned straight 3-0 sets victory over Brothers Union Club in the AB Bank Metropolis Senior Division Table Tennis (TT) League at the NSC Wooden Floor Gymnasium in the city Thursday, reports UNB.In the day's other...
She may only be ranked 46 in the world but Sania Mirza will be one of the most scrutinised performers at this year's Wimbledon, reports BBC. India has had its fair share of tennis stars in the past but until...
BEIJING, June 21 (Agencies): Completing the Doha round is "crucial" for both developed and developing countries and nations like Brazil, China and India are playing a "central role" in deciding how it will be concluded, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General...
SEOUL, June 21 (AFP): US and South Korean officials today started renegotiating parts of a hard-won free trade agreement to reflect Washington's new commerce guidelines, amid criticism in both countries of the original pact. Assistant US Trade Representative Wendy Cutler...
SINGAPORE, June 21 (PTI): Indian-owned companies here came together yesterday to form the India Business Forum (IBF) to portray the "voice of corporate India" as the number of such enterprises continue to expand their operations here in this island republic....
BANGALORE, June 21 (AFP): Western companies exhibit a worrying lack of awareness about emerging markets like India that are reshaping global business, according to a British Telecom survey released here today. The survey polled 800 directors of large American, British,...
BANGKOK, June 21 (AP): Ten years ago, a plunge in the Thai baht sparked a wave of recessions across Asia's high-flying economies, bankrupting entire nations, putting millions out of work and shaking markets around the world. Some feared that decade...
TOKYO, June 21 (AFP): Japan's trade surplus rose 9.3 per cent from a year earlier to 389.5 billion yen (3.15 billion dollars) in May on strong exports of cars and steel, the government said today. Exports expanded 15.1 per cent...
BEIJING, June 21 (CEIS): Beijing Municipal Government has revised the Implementation Rules on Provisional Rules on Urban Land Use Tax of the People's Republic of China, which has put foreign-funded enterprises into the scope of paying land use tax in...
WASHINGTON, June 21 (PTI): The World Bank today approved a USD 12-million grant to Bhutan to support the country's institutional reforms and on-going medium-term policy. The 'second development policy' grant is designed to support the government's development strategy in enhancing...
SEOUL, June 21 (Xinhua): South Korean official said South Korea's financial industry needs major improvements if it is to compete on a global scale, the JoongAng Daily reported today. In order for Korea to leap forward into being a great...
WASHINGTON, June 21 (AFP): Robert Zoellick, the sole candidate for the presidency of the World Bank, was interviewed yesterday by the development lender's executive board, a bank official told the news agency. During an "informal" meeting that last four hours,...
SINGAPORE, June 21 (AFP): Oil prices were firmer in Asian trade today after strong gains in US inventories helped to offset concerns over a nationwide strike in key producer Nigeria, dealers said. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet...
WASHINGTON, June 21 (AP): The revival of the Senate's immigration legislation also resurrected a rare split inside organised labour. The AFL-CIO formally came out against the bill Wednesday, reflecting the distaste among manufacturing unions and others whose members have been...
TOKYO, June 21 (AFP): The yen remained in a multi-year trough against major currencies in Asian trade today as rising interest rates elsewhere emboldened traders to buy higher- yielding units with the cheap yen, dealers said. The dollar firmed to...
NEW DELHI, June 21 (PTI): With a colossal target of augmenting power generation capacity by 76,000 MW in the next five years, the government yesterday announced setting up of a National Power Project Management Board (NPPMB) to speed up execution...
CANBERRA, Australia, June 21 (AP): Australia's prime minister announced plans Thursday to ban pornography and alcohol for Aborigines in northern areas and tighten control over their welfare benefits to fight child sex abuse among them. Some Aboriginal leaders rejected the...
BEIJING, June 21 (CEIS): China's total output of wheat is forecast to reach 94.97 billion kg this year, increasing 3.61 billion kg or four per cent over last year According to a meeting held by the National Bureau of Statistics...
VIENNA, June 21 (AFP): OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al- Badri hinted Tuesday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might not boost oil production in the coming months, saying that market fundamentals were currently balanced. "At the moment prices are around...
President Iajuddin Ahmed said Wednesday that the next parliamentary elections would be held as soon as possible within the government-set timeframe."Bangladesh is a democratic country and the next parliamentary election would be held as soon as possible within the timeframe...
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