AFP - Former champions France and 2006 semi-finalists Portugal were struggling to keep their 2010 World Cup dreams on track on Saturday as Europe's major powers toiled on the rocky road to South Africa.
AFP - Iceland sought Saturday to allay the fears of European depositors in its Britain-based online bank Icesave whose collapse this week triggered a bitter clash with London.
UK will lead the way, says Brown
Gordon Brown promises Britain will "lead the way" through the global financial crisis ahead of an emergency EU summit in Paris.
Billy Graham briefly hospitalized after taking fall
Evangelist Billy Graham was hospitalized Saturday after tripping and falling over one of his dogs the night before at his home in western North Carolina, a hospital statement said.
'Chak De! India' invited to Tokyo film festival
New Delhi, Oct 11: After receiving a spate of awards, critical acclaim and popularity at home, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chak De! India has now been invited to the 21st Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF). 'We are truly honoured. It is a wonderful pat
Asian, East Euro growth for FCCE
Dutch distributor FCCE is continuing its international expansion with a new office in Japan and has sealed several licensing deals for its movie-related programming. FCCE has this month added to its new Singaporean office by opening another Asian sales
Pakistani president expects to learn from China during maiden visit
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday that he would learn from China and further develop bilateral relation during his first visit to China. While speaking to Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui,
Efforts on to diversify China trade basket
iness Special Correspondent Market access for more Indian agri products likely PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT STRENGTHENING TIES: Union Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh and Chinese Vice-Minister Gao Hucheng during a meeting inon Saturday. NEW DELHI:
Asian Banks Still Prepared to Invest in Technology Despite Crisis
Price: US $400 Authors: Michael Araneta, Shawn Yip, Cyrus Daruwala, Li-May Chew, Abhishek Kumar, Angeline Lee NewsFlash Number of Pages: 6 Number of Figures: 1 This Financial Insights NewsFlash discusses Asia/Pacific banks still projecting growth in IT
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