AP - Rescuers rushed tents, food and water to villagers in Tibet on Tuesday after an earthquake and scores of aftershocks rattled the capital and surrounding areas, killing at least 10 people and collapsing hundreds of houses.
Reuters - Australia stunned markets with its steepest interest cut in 16 years on Tuesday and investors expected that other central banks would follow suit in a coordinated move to combat the global credit crisis.
AFP - Sri Lankan troops killed 23 Tamil Tigers as they advanced into rebel-held territory, the defence ministry said Tuesday.
UK banks in government funding talks
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Reuters - The British government held talks with major banks on Monday evening at which the possibility of an injection of public money was discussed, according to a source familiar with the talks.
AP - A planned multibillion dollar U.S. arms sale to Taiwan threatens China's national security and has cast a pall over military relations between Beijing and Washington, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
Europe tries to bolster banking system
European Union finance ministers sought elusive common ground to buttress the continent's banking system in the face of the financial crisis, possibly by quintupling the minimum level of guarantees for bank deposits to 100,000 euros.
The battle over Coal River Mountain
Lorelei Scarboro loves to talk about the wild turkeys and bears living on West Virginia's Coal River Mountain.
Egyptian finance minister wins key IMF policy post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time a finance minister from an emerging economy will chair the IMF's policy-steering committee, marking a historic shift from years of European dominance, board officials said on Monday. Egyptian Finance Minister
Tunisia Thumps Country in U-18 Tourney
New Vision (Kampala) UGANDA's team at the girls U-18 African basketball championships got off to a false start after they blew a 16-8 lead to lose 77-38 to hosts Tunisia. Uganda was on the verge of a major upset considering their troubled buildup; which
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