May 25 2013 Last updated 5:53 pm
The economies of the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have been defended by their central banks. A joint statement from the banks has said recent warnings about the economies of the five countries were misleading. The central banks… बाँकी अंश »
The New York Times has reported that US President Barack Obama told Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that the plans for a missile defence system in Eastern Europe would be halted in exchange for help in stopping Iran from developing long-range… बाँकी अंश »
The UN has warned of a new cocaine trafficking route which has sprung up in the Balkans. The UN has said cocaine in dramatic amounts was recently seized in Eastern Europe, contributing to the low cost throughout the Continent. Cocaine’s… बाँकी अंश »
The Iranian defence minister, now visiting Moscow, is seeking advanced surface-to-air missiles that could help Iran counter air strikes, a Russian newspaper reported Tuesday. Mostafa Mohammad Najjar met with his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov on ‘current and future issues of… बाँकी अंश »
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has spoken out against U.S. air strikes in his country, the lack of respect afforded Pakistan, and the failure of the United States to capture al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Musharraf made the disclosures in… बाँकी अंश »
Thursday 6th November, 2008 The International Monetary Fund released its global economic forecast Thursday in the face of a growing credit crisis and predicted a recession in the US and the world in 2009. In an update of its World… बाँकी अंश »
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has asked eastern European allies to send more troops to Afghanistan. Speaking in Budapest, Hungary, Gates told a meeting of defence ministers their countries had an important role in ensuring peace and stability. All of… बाँकी अंश »
(IANS) Greece’s finance ministry Friday said the government would guarantee all bank deposits, assuring nervous savers across the southern Mediterranean country that their banks were safe. National Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis said the government was following the Irish… बाँकी अंश »
(IANS) Calling Mahatma Gandhi’s message and significance as universal, US presidential top-runner Barack Obama has said that real change in America ‘will not come from Washington – it will come when the people, united, bring it to Washington’. A big… बाँकी अंश »
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday accused the West of spreading ‘total disinformation’ in an effort to isolate Russia after its conflict with Georgia, and pledged to expand military ties with Moscow. ‘On this question, we fully support Russia … Georgia… बाँकी अंश »