• New pact puts growing U.S.-India military ties under spotlight

    New pact puts growing U.S.-India military ties under spotlight

    20/07/2009 05:00

    Monday’s signing of a new U.S.-India defense pact in New Deli is hailed here by some as one concrete achievement of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s trip to India. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) smiles next to India’s Foreign...

  • Fujimori sentenced to 7.5-year imprisonment for embezzlement

    Fujimori sentenced to 7.5-year imprisonment for embezzlement

    20/07/2009 05:00

    The Special Penal Council of Peru’s Supreme Court of Justice on Monday sentenced former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to seven and a half years in prison for embezzlement. File photo shows that Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori...

  • Singapore says ban on structured-note sales ‘proportionate’

    20/07/2009 05:00

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) rejected criticism that it didn’t take sufficient action against financial institutions that sold structured products tied to now bankrupt-Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The MAS, as the central bank is...

  • Bombings won’t harm Indonesia’s growth: minister

    20/07/2009 05:00

    Indonesia’s economic growth projections won’t be harmed by last week’s terrorist attacks on the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said. The attacks that killed nine people and injured at least 53...

  • Leading index shows US economy nearing slump’s end

    Leading index shows US economy nearing slump’s end

    20/07/2009 05:00

    Smaller job losses, rising stock prices and stabilization in homebuilding and manufacturing are evidence that the US government’s efforts to stem the financial crisis and lower borrowing costs may pay off The...

  • Google software offers 3-D map of the moon

    Google software offers 3-D map of the moon

    20/07/2009 05:00

    Google on Monday unveiled an interactive 3D atlas of the moon, a new feature in the Internet search giant’s Google Earth software. The Google booth is seen at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in this Jan. 5, 2006 file photo....

  • Japan’s lower house dissolved for general election

    Japan’s lower house dissolved for general election

    20/07/2009 05:00

    Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday dissolved the House of Representatives, setting the stage for a general election on Aug. 30. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso attends a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo July 21,...

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