15 reported killed in Pak. fighting
ISLAMABAD (AP): Clashes between Taliban militants and pro-government forces killed 15 people overnight in a Pakistani region on the border with Afghanistan, an official and a tribal elder said Monday.
Security forces fired mortar and artillery rounds at militants in the Charmang area of the Bajur region overnight, killing nine insurgents, government official Jamil Khan said.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Analysts fear global financial crisis may hit Bangladesh
Dhaka (PTI): Economists and financial analysts have asked Bangladesh's interim government to prepare itself to face the fallout of global financial crisis as the South Asian country's stock market suffered its worst decline with panic gripping small retail investors.
"We cannot escape the meltdown. What will happen to us is very clear. We cannot live in isolation," Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus told a conference fearing a heavy setback on the exports of the readymade garments and remittances as well as job losses of Bangla deshi citizens at home and abroad.
Dhaka (PTI): Economists and financial analysts have asked Bangladesh's interim government to prepare itself to face the fallout of global financial crisis as the South Asian country's stock market suffered its worst decline with panic gripping small retail investors.
"We cannot escape the meltdown. What will happen to us is very clear. We cannot live in isolation," Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus told a conference fearing a heavy setback on the exports of the readymade garments and remittances as well as job losses of Bangla deshi citizens at home and abroad.
Philippine president faces new impeachment attempt
Manila (AP): Opponents of the Philippine president filed a new impeachment complaint against her on Mondayover alleged corruption, vote-rigging and other crimes, but the government predicted the bid would fail like three previous attempts.
The new complaint consolidates previous and new allegations of corruption and constitutional and human rights violations against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, said key complainant Jose de Venecia III.
The new allegations include charges of misconduct in a proposed telecommunications deal involving Chinese company ZTE Corp.
Manila (AP): Opponents of the Philippine president filed a new impeachment complaint against her on Mondayover alleged corruption, vote-rigging and other crimes, but the government predicted the bid would fail like three previous attempts.
The new complaint consolidates previous and new allegations of corruption and constitutional and human rights violations against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, said key complainant Jose de Venecia III.
The new allegations include charges of misconduct in a proposed telecommunications deal involving Chinese company ZTE Corp.
N. Korea taken off U.S. ‘terror list’
SINGAPORE: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has expressed willingness to “resume disablement” of the nuclear facilities at Yongbyon under a new “package” on “verification.”
In terms of the “package,” the U.S. rescinded its own classification of North Korea as a “state-sponsor of terrorism.” And, in the “agreement” with the U.S. on the removal of the ‘terrorism’ tag, North Korea announced measures designed to help its dialogue-partners “verify” its “nuclear declaration.”
SINGAPORE: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has expressed willingness to “resume disablement” of the nuclear facilities at Yongbyon under a new “package” on “verification.”
In terms of the “package,” the U.S. rescinded its own classification of North Korea as a “state-sponsor of terrorism.” And, in the “agreement” with the U.S. on the removal of the ‘terrorism’ tag, North Korea announced measures designed to help its dialogue-partners “verify” its “nuclear declaration.”
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