Bangladesh For Long Term Borrowing From Banking System
Siddique Islam - AHN Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - Bangladesh government has been changing its debt management strategy, focusing on long-term borrowing aiming to facilitate development activities, officials told AHN Media in Dhaka on...
Millions Of Fans Rush To Get Jackson's Memorial Service Tickets
Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Tens of thousands of fans have applied to get free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week.The reports said more than half a million people have already...
Russia And China Urge For Calm After North Korea's Missile Tests
Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - Russia and China issued statements urging for calm, just hours after North Korea test fired seven missiles on Saturday into the sea off its east coast.Pyongyang launched a series of...
At Least Nine Chechen Policemen Die In Militant Ambush
Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Nazran, Russia (AHN) - At least nine Chechen policemen were killed on Saturday when militants ambushed their vehicle in Russia's neighboring region of Ingushetia, officials said.The reports said another...
Myanmar Refuses U.N. Chief To Visit Suu Kyi
Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Yangon, Myanmar (AHN) - Myanmar's military junta denied United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon to meet with democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi, the reports said on Saturday.Ban revealed about the refusal to...
Two U.S. Soldiers Killed In Eastern Afghanistan
Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Kabul, Afghanistan (AHN) - Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.The U.S. military also stated more than 30 militants were...
North Korea Tests Seven Missiles Defying US Independence Day, UN Sanctions
Mayur Pahilajani - AHN News Writer Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - North Korea has test fired seventh missile on Saturday into the sea off its east coast, defying the U.S. on Independence Day and the United Nations sanctions.The test was in a series...
House Collapse Kills Family Of Six In Bangladesh
Siddique Islam - AHN Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - Six members of a family were killed when the wall of their earthen house collapsed on them during a landslide in the country's northeastern Habiganj district on early Saturday,...
Fake Tamiflu Spammed Online More Than Counterfeit Viagra
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer London, U.K. (AHN) - The influenza A (H1N1) pandemic has made fake Tamiflu the most spammed drug over the Internet surpassing spam e-mails on bogus male impotency drug Viagra, Britain's pharmaceutical body...
African Union Defies ICC, Won't Arrest Sudanese Leader
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Tripoli, Libya (AHN) - Fifty-three countries belonging to the African Union decided not to comply with the International Criminal Court's order to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during their summit...
South Korea To Build Shelters For Electromagnetic Pulse Waves Attack
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - South Korea's military will build facilities that will protect electronic equipment and weapons system from disruption by electronic pulse waves (EMP) generated during a nuclear...
Near-Total Solar Eclipse To Be Visible In Korea, Asia Pacific Region On July 22
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - A near-total solar eclipse will be visible in the entire Korean peninsula and parts of the Asia-Pacific region on July 22, South Korea's astronomical institute has said.The partial...
North Korea Airs First Beer Commercial
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Pyongyang, North Korea (AHN) - North Korea has aired its first TV commercial of a locally-brewed beer and the advert was monitored in Seoul, South Korea on Friday.The commercial showed a thirsty and sweaty miner...
Finalist Candidates For New 7 Wonders Of Nature To Be Announced On July 21
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Zurich, Switzerland (AHN) - Twenty-eight finalist candidates for the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest will be known on July 21, the New7Wonders Foundation said Friday.The non-profit foundation, which organized...
In Iraq To Facilitate Reconciliation Of Tribal Factions, Biden Reunites With Son Beau
Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Baghdad, Iraq (AHN) - Vice President Joe Biden on Friday continued his first visit to Baghdad since assuming office, meeting with Iraqi leaders and reuniting with his son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, who...
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