Aid Carrying Boat Sinks In Burma

Siddique Islam - AHN South Asia Correspondent Rangoon, Burma (AHN) - A Red Cross boat carrying aid materials for Burmese cyclone victims sank in a disaster zone on Sunday after hitting a submerged tree trunk, the organization said."The crew...

Red Cross Boat Carrying Relief Good Sinks In Myanmar

Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Yangon, Myanmar (AHN) - Red Cross first boat carrying relief good for Myanmar cyclone victims sank on Sunday after hitting debris in the Irrawaddy Delta region, according to the international agency.Myanmar is...

Group Proposing Changes For Interest Rates On Securities In Bangladesh

Siddique Islam - AHN South Asia Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - Primary dealers (PDs) will make a proposal to the central bank for reviewing the existing interest rates on government securities particularly treasury bills to boost the...

Canadian Health Officials Now Say No Outbreak On Via Rail Train

Jupiter Kalambakal - AHN News Writer Toronto, Canada (AHN) - Ontario Health Officials on Saturday ruled out that a pandemic, or an outbreak of an extremely infectious disease, was responsible for the death of a Via Rail train passenger on...

Bangladesh Central Bank Plans Action To Encourage Foreign Investment

Siddique Islam - AHN South Asia Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - The central bank of Bangladesh Bank is going to rationalize the foreign exchange transactions to encourage foreign investors to invest in the country, the governor said on...

Serbs Voting In Ballot Amid Protests

Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Belgrade, Serbia (AHN) - Serbs are voting in Serbia's elections, which have been condemned by Pristina and the United Nations, according to reports.The U.N. has termed the elections as "illegal" amid...

Nepal Detains Hundreds Of Women In Tibet Protest

Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) - Nepalese police have detained around 360 Tibetan women protesting, including several Buddhist nuns, in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Sunday.The women were protesting against the...

Clashes Between Insurgents And Indian Army Leaves 7 Dead In Disputed Kashmir

Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Srinagar, India (AHN) - Clashes between Indian army and Islamic militants have left at least seven dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir, according to local authorities.Among the dead were three civilians, a news...

Sudan Accuses Chad Of Supporting Rebels Attack On Khartoum

Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer El Fasher, Sudan (AHN) - Sudanese authorities announced that it has cut off diplomatic ties with Chad, accusing its neighbor of supporting rebels after a first ever Darfur rebel attack on Khartoum.Darfur rebel...

International Investment Firm Expanding In Egypt

Joseph Mayton - AHN Middle East Correspondent Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - Leading international investment firm Global Investment House (Global) announced on Sunday that it had acquired two leading financial companies in Egypt. Capital Trust Co. and...

Egypt Raises Key Lending Rates For Third Time In 2008

Joseph Mayton - AHN Middle East Correspondent Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - In another attempt to contain inflation rates in Egypt, the Central Bank on Saturday raised key lending rates, it was the third time this year. The decision comes after...

More Violence Strikes Northern Lebanon

Joseph Mayton - AHN Middle East Correspondent Cairo, Egypt (AHN) - Just as Arab foreign ministers plan to meet in Egypt on Sunday to discuss the violence in Lebanon, fighting broke out in northern areas of that country. The clashes were between...

North Korea Faces Massive Famine

Amy Beeman - AHN Seoul, South Korea (AHN) -- The United Nations warned last week that North Korea may see a famine worse than the one they faced in the 1990s, when it's estimated that more than a million people starved to death.A combination...

Fierce Clashes Kill 32 In Sri Lanka

Siddique Islam - AHN South Asia Correspondent Colombo, Sri Lanka (AHN) - At least 29 Tamil Tiger rebels and three security personnel were killed in fierce clashes in the country's restive northern region, officials said on Saturday."Air...

Gazans Face Blackout Amid Clashes Between Hamas And Israeli Forces

Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Gaza City, Gaza Strip (AHN) - Palestinian militants in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip have fired a mortar round into southern Israel and reportedly killing Israeli civilian, which prompted the Israeli forces...