Indian firms must grab African opportunity: Guinea-Bissau premier (Interview)
byNew Delhi: If Indian companies do not quickly move into West Africa, Western firms will control the $300-million strong market, says Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister…
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Zardari seeks report on molested women in Libya
byIslamabad, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has sought a report on the molestation of women of Pakistani-origin in Libya, a government…
BRICS has arrived, so will the mortar
byWith Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa concluding in Durban a cycle of one summit in each country, the BRICS bloc, in a…
Tanzania building collapse toll reaches 20
byDar es Salaam (Tanzania), March 31 (IANS) The number of people killed in the 16-storey under construction building collapse in the Tanzanian city of…
Lawrence in big league, thanks to her mom
byLos Angeles, March 31 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Lawrence, who had an “imaginary future” as a soccer mum, says her mother is instrumental in making…
‘Mandela now breathing without difficulty’
byJohannesburg, March 31 (IANS) Nelson Mandela was breathing without difficulty, South Africa’s presidency said Saturday, as he spent third day in the hospital due…
Give Olympic hockey arena to children: Putin
bySochi, March 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian president Vladimir Putin called Saturday for one of next year’s Olympic ice hockey arenas in Sochi to be…
Ryder out of coma, has no recollection of attack
byChristchurch, March 30 (IANS) New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has come out of an induced coma and is talking to family and friends but…
Seven schoolkids injured in Karachi grenade attack
byIslamabad, March 30 (IANS) Seven children were injured in hand grenade attack at a school in Karachi Saturday morning, reported Xinhua, citing local media….
Pakistan bans Musharraf from leaving country
byIslamabad, March 30 (IANS) Pakistan Saturday stopped former president Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country a day after a court ordered it. The interior…