(PTI): Unemployment rate in September reached its highest level since 2000 in the European Union and since 1999 in the euro zone, according to a report by Eurostat.
In the EU, the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent in September, against 9.1 percent in August and 7.1 percent
Unemployment rate reach at highest level Europe
Published in October 31st, 2009
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US troops earning money from drug production in Afghanistan: Afghan minister
Published in October 31st, 2009
(PTI): The Afghan minister of counter narcotics says foreign troops are earning money from drug production in Afghanistan.
General Khodaidad Khodaidad said the majority of drugs are stockpiled in two provinces controlled by troops from the US, the UK, and Canada, IRNA
Blackwater involved in Peshawar bomb explosion
Published in October 30th, 2009
(PTI): Pakistan’s pro-Taliban blame private US security firm Blackwater for a Wednesday bomb blast in Peshawar which killed over 100 people.
Hakimullah Mehsud, head of the Tehrik-e-Taliban, said Blackwater and some Pakistani agencies were involved in the bomb explosion at a crowded market
US supporting terrorists for recent attacks in Iran: Irani Speaker Larijani
Published in October 30th, 2009
Posted by The Business Time in World
(PTI): In the wake of a terrorist attack in southeastern Iran, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has accused the United States of helping terrorist carry out acts of violence in Iran.
“Reliable evidence shows the US played a role in the recent move,” Larijani said referring to the recent bomb blast in Sistan-Baluchistan Province.
At least 41 people, [...]
Israel concerned by IAEA draft accord on Iran
Published in October 30th, 2009
(PTI): Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says a draft accord presented by the IAEA would lead to recognition of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.
“If this agreement is implemented, it will take them back a year, but there is a fly in the ointment. It means that they (the US, Russia and France) recognize that Iran is [...]
IMF raises its growth forecast for Asian economies
Published in October 30th, 2009
Posted by The Business Time in Business
(PTI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its growth forecast for Asian economies, boosted by stimulus spending and a pickup in global trade.
In its regional economic outlook for Asia and the Pacific region released on Thursday, the IMF said that Asian economies, including Japan, Australia and New Zealand, are expected to grow 2.8 percent [...]
