Abu Dhabi Developments
UAE government guarantees deposits to shore up banks - Leban
ABU DHABI: The oil-rich United Arab Emirates said Sunday it will guarantee deposits and savings in local banks to protect depositors in the face of the global financial turmoil. The UAE Cabinet also decided to ensure that no local bank will be …
Abu Dhabi Plans New Media Zone - Khaleej Times
ABU DHABI ? Arabic films, documentaries, music, print and digital media content will soon be made available to the Arab world from the capital, as part of a new media content creation zone unveiled in the capital on Sunday. General Shaikh Mohammed …
Ukraine call election
Ukraine to hold snap elections in December - International H
MOSCOW : President Viktor A. Yushchenko of Ukraine signed an order Thursday to dissolve Parliament and hold snap elections, after efforts to resuscitate a long-ailing pro-West coalition collapsed and sent the country deeper into political turmoil …
Ukraine ArcelorMittal Jan/Sep steel output down 10.5 pct - F
KIEV, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine’s biggest steel mill, owned by ArcelorMittal , reduced steel output by 10.5 percent to 5.471 million tonnes in January-September 2008, local news agencies reported on Thursday. Agencies said the mill had decreased …
Somali Pirates on Water
Somali Pirates Stand Ground as Foreign Ships Surround Them -
U.S. Navy destroyer USS Howard, left, and the Russian missile frigate Neustrashimy responded to the Somalia coast in response to a pirate hijacking. U.S. Navy destroyer USS Howard, left, and the Russian missile frigate Neustrashimy responded to the …
Somali pirates vow to stand and fight - Times Online
The Somali pirates slung their AK47 rifles over their shoulders as they peered into the dark hold, using torches to light up the bowels of the Ukrainian freighter. ?We couldn?t believe our eyes,? said Sugule Ali, commander of the so-called …
US nuclear envoy holds North Korea talks
N. Korea rebuffs U.S. bid to salvage pact - Baltimore Sun
SEOUL, South Korea - A senior U.S. envoy’s trip to North Korea did not stop the communist nation from restoring its nuclear facilities, the State Department said yesterday. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill returned to South Korea from a …
N. Korean leader reported in public - Baltimore Sun
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea’s state news agency reported a public appearance by reclusive leader Kim Jong Il for the first time in nearly two months, an absence prompting speculation that he was seriously ill. Kim watched a university soccer …
China and the milk fallout
China warns more may be sickened by tainted milk - Seattle T
China’s Health Ministry warned Tuesday of a possible rise in the number of babies sickened by contaminated milk powder, which has already been linked to the deaths of two infants and illnesses in more than 1,200 others. The official Xinhua News …
Asian and African states ban China milk products - Internati
More than a dozen countries in Asia and Africa have banned China dairy imports, and several others had recalled products by Wednesday, fearing potentially lethal melamine-tainted milk has made its way to their markets. Here is a list of how different …
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