2009年2月28日星期六

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ASEAN leaders address financial crisis at summit (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2009 08:05 PM PST

ASEAN heads of state gather on stage for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in the Thai resort city of Hua Hin, about 200 km south of Bangkok February 28, 2009. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Southeast Asian leaders were expected to endorse easier monetary policies and make a stand against protectionism on Sunday as they conclude a summit overshadowed by the worst financial crisis in decades.


India urges Colombo to stop fighting, help refugees (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2009 07:25 AM PST

Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks at a business meeting in Kolkata in this December 21, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee urged Sri Lanka on Saturday to cease hostilities immediately and help evacuate thousands of people caught in a civil war with the Tamil Tigers.


Nepal says bans protests near China embassy (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2009 08:09 AM PST

Tibetans look at pictures of the Chinese Embassy Consular office pasted on the wall of a community centre on the third day of their New Year in Kathmandu February 27, 2009. REUTERS/Gopal ChitrakarReuters - Nepal has banned all protests around the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu because of the "sensitivity of the situation", the government said on Saturday, before Tibet marks the 50th year of the Dalai Lama's exile.


Bangladesh army reaffirms support for government (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2009 04:33 AM PST

Army soldiers atop an armoured personnel carrier enter the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka February 27, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Bangladesh's powerful army has reaffirmed its support for the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after a mutiny by paramilitary troops killed at least 80 people, mostly army officers.


RBI chief meets govt officials before G20 (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2009 05:13 AM PST

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) governor Duvvuri Subbarao arrives for a news conference in Mumbai in this December 6, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Duvvuri Subbarao met top government officials on Saturday to prepare for the upcoming G20 meeting but said monetary policy was not part of the discussions.


Sachin Tendulkar celebrates ton at Tussauds (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:25 AM PST

File photo of Sachin Tendulkar in Nottingham, central England July 28, 2007. Indians have long believed no one holds a candle to Sachin Tendulkar and now the master batsman is having his imag REUTERS/Darren Staples/FilesReuters - Indians have long believed no one holds a candle to Sachin Tendulkar and now the master batsman is having his image cast in wax at Madame Tussauds in London.


New Zealand to boost security after crowd trouble (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2009 03:14 AM PST

Fans cheer as New Zealand play India during their Twenty/20 cricket match in Wellington, February 27, 2009. REUTERS/Anthony PhelpsReuters - New Zealand cricket officials will beef up security during their five one-day matches against India after crowd problems in Friday's Twenty20 international.


ASEAN agrees measures to ease economic crisis - draft (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2009 07:08 AM PST

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung waves as he arrives for the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit being held in the Thai resort city of Hua Hin, about 200 km south of Bangkok February 28, 2009. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Leaders of Southeast Asian nations have agreed to ease monetary policy and resist protectionism as they fight the financial crisis that is hurting their export-dependent economies, a draft statement showed.


Iraq's ailing farm sector more crucial than ever (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2009 02:01 AM PST

Villagers collect dates during a harvest in an orchard north of Kerbala, 80 km southwest of Baghdad, October 18, 2008.    REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed/FilesReuters - Iraq, once a bread basket for the Middle East, should look to farming as a lifeline as a sharp plunge in oil revenue threatens efforts to rebuild from years of war, Iraqi officials say.


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