Archive for June 2nd, 2008

RI photo wins 1st prize in Sweden

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A photograph by Swedish photographer Felix Oppenheim of a child and his elephant sitting on a beach in Sumatra has won first prize in a photo contest held in Sweden, the Indonesian Embassy in Stockholm said. The contest was

UN chief condemns attack on Denmark embassy

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Kashar News) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a suicide bombing on Denmark’s embassy in Pakistan and offered his condolences to the victims. “The Secretary-General reiterates his total rejection of such acts of terrorism and expresses

Merkel says stable prices are needed for euro zone growth and prosp…

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said price stability in the euro zone is needed for growth and prosperity in the region. Speaking at an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European Central Bank, Merkel said that

Ballack class should see Germany through

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

VIENNA (Reuters) - With Michael Ballack back fit and in the form of his life, Germany look stronger favourites than ever to win Group B at Euro 2008, with Croatia, Poland and co-hosts Austria likely to be scrapping for second place. Ballack had an

Taslima finds refuge in Sweden

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

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Briton Held In Airplane Bomb Plot Testifies

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

LONDON, June 2 — A man accused of leading a plot to bomb transatlantic airliners in 2006 denied the charges in court Monday, telling a jury that he planned to detonate a bomb in the British Parliament but never targeted airplanes or intended to kill

‘What you (Indians) are doing in England is what Jews did 30-40 years ago…Indians are now taking over local councils…you’ll live to see an Indian PM of England’

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

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PRESS DIGEST - British business - June 3

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

PRIMARK PLANS TO TAKE ITS CHEAP CHIC CONTINENTAL Primark conquered the British high street with its cheap chic, and it is now preparing an assault on Europe with plans to open its first stores in Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands next year. In

Britain pledges 12 billion US dollars to combat AIDS

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Britain has pledged six billion pounds (7.6 billion euros, 11.8 billion US dollars) to improve health services and systems in developing countries in a bid to combat AIDS. The seven-year commitment announced Monday by International Development Secretary

Accused calls British bomb plot a publicity stunt

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

0 What’s this WINNIPEG (CBC) - A 27-year-old man accused of planning to bomb North America-bound airliners, including flights that prosecutors say were headed for Montreal and Toronto, said on Monday he was planning a publicity stunt, not mass murder.

UK lender slumps over stake sale

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Bradford & Bingley, the UK’s largest lender to landlords, fell the most since going public in 2000 after announcing plans to sell shares at a 33% discount and saying the housing market is deteriorating. Bradford & Bingley declined 24% in London trading

British scientists develop new method to track even removed fingerprints

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

British forensic scientists have developed a method that could be used to track fingerprints even after the print itself has been removed, the science news website of Alpha Galileo reported on Monday. The method of taking fingerprints from a crime scene,

Yves Saint Laurent: Paris couturier who was revered as a genius

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Revered internationally as the most important couturier of modern times, Yves Saint Laurent was a master of feminine tailoring who rewrote the rule book on the way women dress. His style, although occasionally outrageous and often androgynous, never

New CEO for PaperlinX Europe

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

PaperlinX has announced that it has appointed Toby Marchant to the position of CEO PaperlinX Europe with effect from 1 July…. Want to read more? To read the rest of the article please log in above or take a FREE 30 DAY TRIAL and you will be able to

New round of climate talks in Germany

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

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