Small businesses create many jobs in Brazil
byBrasilia, May 1 (IANS/EFE) Small businesses were responsible for some 40 percent of the 15 million new jobs created in Brazil between 2001 and…
May, 2013
Pakistani Taliban newly energised monster, says daily
byIslamabad, May 1 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban is a monster that has been newly energised during the elections, a prominent daily said Wednesday, worried…
10 killed as jeep falls into Himachal gorge
byShimla: Seven women and three children, all from Rajasthan, were killed in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district when their overcrowded jeep skidded off the road…
Polls will be held May 11, assures Gen Kayani
byIslamabad, May 1 (IANS) General elections will be held May 11, said Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani while asking people not to…
French government to auction 12,000 bottles of wine
byParis, May 1 (IANS/EFE) The Elysee Palace will put 12,000 bottles from its wine cellar up for bids this week at the Drouot auction…
US concerned over assault on free press in Sri Lanka
byWashington, May 1 (IANS) Highlighting the attacks on a Tamil-language newspaper in Sri Lanka, the United States has said it would continue to “very…
Israeli firm to create aerospace research hub in Brazil
byRio de Janeiro, May 1 (IANS/EFE) Israeli defence giant Elbit Systems Ltd. plans to create a hub of aerospace research in the southern Brazilian…
Bird flu toll in China rises to 24
byShanghai, May 1 (IANS/EFE) An 89-year-old man has died in Shanghai from bird flu, raising the toll from the outbreak of the H7N9 strain…
US religious body concerned over Modi entry into US
byWashington, May 1 (IANS) A US federal advisory body has reiterated its concerns about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s admissibility to the US due…
Mexican glassmaker plans $146 mn investment
byMexico City, May 1 (IANS/EFE) Mexico’s Vitro, one of the world’s largest glassmakers, said it planned to invest 1.77 billion pesos ($146 million) in…