(PTI): North Korea warns of “dark clouds of nuclear war” gathering over the peninsula, vowing to boost its atomic arsenal despite international oppositions. The ruling communist party’s Rodong Sinmun newspaper on Thursday condemned Washington’s pledge to provide nuclear defense for South Korea, and accused the US and South Korea of efforts
North Korea warns of “dark clouds of nuclear war” and to wipe out US from the globe
Published in June 26th, 2009
Posted by The Business Time in World
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US and EU lodging a joint trade war against China
Published in June 26th, 2009
Posted by The Business Time in Business
(PTI): The US and the EU have lodged a joint case at the World Trade Organization against China for “restricting raw materials exports” to supply its domestic market. They accused the Asian giant of pursuing a “troubling” industrial policy in the latest sign of hostility
Mousavi’s information committe’s head banned to leave Iran for Britian
Published in June 26th, 2009
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(PTI): The head of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi’s information committee, Abolfazl Fateh, has not been allowed to leave the country for Britain. Following the recent incidents and a move by some Mousavi supporters to provoke people to hold “illegal gatherings”, Fateh – who is a PhD student in Britain – has been banned
“Women wearing ‘burqa’ have no place in France”: Sarkozy
Published in June 23rd, 2009
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(PTI): In the first appearance of a French president in parliament in 136 year, Nicholas Sarkozy says women wearing ‘burqa’ have no place in France. Sarkozy on Monday addressed parliament on various issues including the controversial subject of ‘burqa’, which has sparked many campaigns and protests
North Korea threatens to strike back against US attack
Published in June 23rd, 2009
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(PTI): North Korea threatens to strike back if the US initiates a hostile act against the communist regime amid rising tensions over the pursuit of a North Korean ship suspected of carrying weapons. “As long as our country has become a proud nuclear power, the US should take a correct look at whom it is [...]
World Bank forecasts 4.7 % slow economic growth in developing countries
Published in June 23rd, 2009
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(PTI): The World Bank forecasts a 4.7 percent plunge in economic growth in developing countries for this year from 5.9 percent in 2008 over the deepening global recession. The bank says gross domestic product (GDP) of the counties is expected to shrink by 1.6 percent if China
