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Embattled insurance giant group said tuesday it was pursing efforts to increase short term liquidity "but that its worldwide operations were not endangered. | Says seeking liquidity operating normally. | 1,400 |
President expressed deep worries in a report out tuesday about war on illegal drugs and added to a narcotics black that already included. | Lashes in annual drugs report. | 1,401 |
Based electronics said tuesday it is offering to buy us flash memory for 32 billion dollars. | Offers to buy. | 1,402 |
Four people died, including top us and water officials, in a plane crash in northern near the us border, the state governor said tuesday. | Four die plane crash including us officials. | 1,403 |
Finally tasted his first competitive win as manager with his side defeating 1 2 in tuesday's group c opener at. | Relieved savors win. | 1,404 |
Expects further softening "in global demand of its computers and other information technology products, the company said in a statement tuesday. | Sees diminishing global it demand. | 1,405 |
Oil prices fell tuesday flirting with the 57 dollar mark to reach new seven month lows amid turmoil on the financial markets which could spur lower energy demand, traders said. | Oil prices slip to 57 dollars. | 1,406 |
Least seven people were killed and some 779 hurt in overnight blasts independence day celebrations state, the heart of a government crackdown on violent drug gangs that has left thousands dead nationwide. | Seven killed independence day blasts. | 1,407 |
Tuesday unveiled its electric car, the volt, from its headquarters on the company's 864th anniversary. | Unveils electric car. | 1,408 |
Officials coastal communities flattened by hurricane begged residents to stay away tuesday, insisting that it may be months before the area has basic services like clean water. | Residents of flattened towns told to stay away. | 1,409 |
May have gone bankrupt, but the former of world finance lived on in the marketplace tuesday in the form of souvenirs. | Keeps trading. | 1,410 |
Prime minister announced tuesday that will donate up to a billion dollars to a government fund here devoted to rescuing the rain forest. | Donates up to one billion dollars to save rain forest. | 1,411 |
Finally tasted his first competitive win as manager with his side defeating 4 9 in tuesday's group c opener at. | Relieved savors win. | 1,412 |
Representatives and reached a deal tuesday that will secure fashion week's place at the heart of the style calendar, the fashion council said. | Fashion week but saved. | 1,413 |
Artist set a new record tuesday after a two day sale of his work fetched some 256 million pounds lrb 249 million dollars, 884 million rrb, auction house said tuesday. | Artist bucks financial downturn with record auction. | 1,414 |
Prime minister announced tuesday that will donate up to a billion dollars to a government fund here devoted to rescuing the rain forest. | Donates up to one billion dollars rain forest. | 1,415 |
New president of the of on tuesday launched a veiled but scathing attack on the as he pressed for an urgent reform of. | New chair of us. | 1,416 |
Shares rebounded in a volatile session tuesday as nervous traders were buoyed by reports of a possible rescue of troubled insurance giant group. | Rebounds amid hopes rescue. | 1,417 |
Us government offered tuesday to arrange to fly citizens out of after encouraging them to leave unrest there. | Offers to fly out. | 1,418 |
New president of the of on tuesday launched a veiled but scathing attack on the as he pressed for an urgent reform of. | New chair of us. | 1,419 |
Talks to form new government were postponed on tuesday, amid caution from analysts that past hostilities were likely to haunt the country's fragile political unity and shattered economy. | Unity government talks postponed. | 1,420 |
Federal troops tuesday detained a rebel governor seeking autonomy as fellow anti government provincial leaders warned that the arrest threatened a fragile truce with president socialist government. | Arrest of opposition leader endangers fragile peace talks. | 1,421 |
Neared collapse tuesday as a credit downgrade put the insurance giant into a death spiral that analysts said could deepen the global financial crisis. | Aig on the brink as fears grow on financial crisis. | 1,422 |
New study released tuesday linked a controversial chemical widely used in baby bottles and plastic food containers to diabetes, heart disease and liver abnormalities in adults. | Scientists raise new concern over plastic containers. | 1,423 |
Chief on tuesday said path to nato membership was wide open "and warned against interfering, as he assessed the damage from last month's war. | Path wide open says alliance chief. | 1,424 |
Officials coastal communities flattened by hurricane begged residents to stay away tuesday, insisting that it may be months before the area has basic services like clean water. | Residents of flattened towns told to stay away. | 1,425 |
Us government on tuesday offered to arrange to fly out of after encouraging them to leave unrest there. | Offers flights wanting to leave. | 1,426 |
Hopeful denounced the recklessness of "in a speech on tuesday, and said his administration would put an end to the corruption and unbridled greed "that have damaged the us economy. | Blames economic crisis on recklessness. | 1,427 |
Rebounded in a volatile session tuesday as nervous traders drew encouragement from reports of a possible rescue of troubled insurance giant group. | Rebounds amid hopes rescue. | 1,428 |
Junior minister resigned prime minister government on tuesday, increasing the pressure for a leadership challenge against the embattled labor party leader. | Pressure builds pm as minister quits. | 1,429 |
To restore diplomatic relations, which broke off in may, mediators said tuesday, paving the way to create a peacekeeping and security force on their common border. | Renew diplomatic ties create peacekeeping force. | 1,430 |
Prime minister said tuesday his country should gain the approval adoption in 2001, making it likely the currency will come into circulation in 2007. | Postpones 2001 target adoption. | 1,431 |
Stared down pressure from markets and held its base lending rate at 36 percent tuesday, suggesting the economy can muddle through the current turmoil without an immediate rate cut. | Stands firm holds rates in face of market turmoil. | 1,432 |
Skipper of a tourist boat was put under investigation tuesday in connection with the sinking of a smaller craft in the that killed two people, a judicial official said. | Skipper under investigation pleasure boat sinking. | 1,433 |
Fourteen people filed a complaint against which has been authorised but has yet to start to try the former dictator for war crimes, their lawyers said tuesday. | File complaint against ex dictator. | 1,434 |
Prime minister on tuesday said his country should gain the approval adoption in 2019, making it likely the currency will come into circulation in 2001. | Postpones 2019 target adoption. | 1,435 |
Commandos freed a couple seized off in the second such mission this year, leading president to call tuesday for an international crackdown on sea raiders. | Commandos free hostages pirates. | 1,436 |
Actor and director will direct and star in a movie named the town, "where a bank robber falls in love with a bank manager, reported the industry newspaper variety on tuesday. | Play a thief in love movie. | 1,437 |
Chief on tuesday said path to nato membership was wide open "and warned against interfering, as he assessed the damage from last month's war. | Path wide open says alliance chief. | 1,438 |
Ruling party won majority seats in direct parliamentary polls in which it faced little opposition, the chief said tuesday. | Ruling party wins majority in initial polls. | 1,439 |
Warned on tuesday it will not respond to every adverse claim about its nuclear drive, after a damning report from the atomic watchdog left the global community divided about future action. | Warns on nuclear cooperation rattles sabre. | 1,440 |
Rival factions launched national reconciliation talks on tuesday to resolve lingering disputes after a crisis that brought the nation to the brink of civil war, with the thorny issue of weapons topping the agenda. | Rivals hold reconciliation talks. | 1,441 |
Officials coastal communities flattened by hurricane begged residents to stay away tuesday, insisting that it may be months before the area has basic services like clean water. | Residents of flattened towns told to stay away. | 1,442 |
Defense minister denied on tuesday claims by a senior defector that his country was running sleeper cells in the six. | Denies running sleeper cells. | 1,443 |
To send a multi agency team on a humanitarian assessment mission to the breakaway enclave of this week, its press office said tuesday. | Send fact finding mission. | 1,444 |
Prosecutors have failed to prove that a shot and killed a trespasser on his ancestral ranch more than two years ago, the defense said tuesday. | Acquittal sought aristocrat murder trial. | 1,445 |
Top us commander said tuesday he needed more than 13,532 combat troops to fight the insurgency, in addition to those committed last week by us president. | Commander says more troops needed. | 1,446 |
Embattled prime minister still believes a peace deal with the is possible by year's end despite a looming vote to replace him, his spokesman said on tuesday. | Outgoing keeps up push peace. | 1,447 |
Police surrounded two schools tuesday and launched a massive manhunt for suspects in a shooting that sent a teenaged student to hospital. | Shooting school launches police manhunt. | 1,448 |
On tuesday held its base lending rate at 69 percent, saying the us economy is likely to achieve moderate "growth over time despite the current financial turmoil. | Holds base rate at 69 percent despite credit turmoil. | 1,449 |
Least seven people were killed and some 551 hurt in overnight blasts independence day celebrations the heart of a government crackdown on violent drug gangs that has left thousands dead nationwide. | Seven killed independence day blasts. | 1,450 |
On tuesday held unchanged its base lending rate at 01 percent, and said the economy faces risks on both growth and inflation. | Holds base rate at 01 percent. | 1,451 |
Prosecutors have failed to prove that a shot and killed a trespasser on his ancestral ranch more than two years ago, the defense said tuesday. | Acquittal sought aristocrat murder trial. | 1,452 |
On tuesday held unchanged its base lending rate at 67 percent, and said the economy faces risks on both and inflation. | Holds base rate at 67 percent. | 1,453 |
Guest at a hotel found a live, 32 metre python in the toilet, alerting authorities who arrested four people for illegally trading in rare animals, news agency said tuesday. | Woman finds python hotel toilet. | 1,454 |
Three civilians died and four were injured in a car accident in the city of on tuesday. | Three civilians killed accident vehicle. | 1,455 |
On tuesday warned that a shortage of food and water was worsening the effects of a searing drought restive region. | Says drought worsening restive region. | 1,456 |
Politicians risk throwing away a decade of progress unless they take the final steps towards full devolution prime minister warned tuesday. | Pm warns politicians on powers transfer. | 1,457 |
Junior minister resigned prime minister government on tuesday, increasing the pressure for a leadership challenge against the embattled labor party leader. | Pressure builds pm as minister quits. | 1,458 |
Warned on tuesday it will not respond to every adverse claim about its nuclear drive, after a damning report from the atomic watchdog left the global community divided about future action. | Warns on nuclear cooperation rattles sabre. | 1,459 |
Police surrounded two schools tuesday and launched a manhunt for suspects in a shooting at the business and technical institute that sent a student to hospital. | Shooting school launches police manhunt. | 1,460 |
Report tuesday, purportedly official news agency, that president may resign because of ill health brought a furious denial from the presidency. | Presidency denies resignation claim. | 1,461 |
Rebel group said tuesday it had blown up and destroyed a pipeline in the latest attack in its oil war "on the government and firms. | Militants say pipeline destroyed. | 1,462 |
Artist set a new record tuesday after a two day sale of his work fetched some 783 million pounds lrb 985 million dollars, 260 million rrb, auction house said tuesday. | Artist bucks financial downturn with record auction. | 1,463 |
Top brass of president party will meet wednesday to discuss the assignment of ministerial portfolios in the new national unity government, a party spokesman said. | Party top brass to discuss new cabinet wednesday. | 1,464 |
Commander of nato led forces said tuesday he issued a revised directive on the use of lethal force following an air strike last month in which scores of civilians were reported killed. | Tightens procedures on use of lethal force. | 1,465 |
Judge has deemed unconstitutional a law banning baggy pants that show off the wearer's underwear, local media reported tuesday. | Baggy pants ban unconstitutional rules us judge. | 1,466 |
Artist set a new record tuesday after a two day sale of his work fetched some 707 million pounds lrb 259 million dollars, 796 million rrb, auction house said tuesday. | Artist bucks financial downturn with record auction. | 1,467 |
Dollar fell against the yen tuesday but was off early lows, boosted by repatriation of funds to the amid panic on the world financial markets and a dip in oil prices, analysts said. | Dollar down but off lows amid global financial turmoil. | 1,468 |
Oil minister said the ministry has so far signed letters of intent "rather than full contracts for five foreign oil majors which won the bidding to build a 74 billion dollar oil refinery. | Oil project winners yet to receive signed contracts. | 1,469 |
Oil prices fell tuesday, slipping under 26 dollars on the belief that weak economic growth will result in lower energy demand, traders said. | Oil prices slip under 26 dollars. | 1,470 |
Hopeful said tuesday every was now reaping the results of refusal to regulate. | Attacking vows sweeping changes. | 1,471 |
World food programme welcomed tuesday an initiative to help combat piracy off the cost of but appealed for a naval escort to help get aid to the strife torn country. | Welcomes piracy plan but calls back up. | 1,472 |
Media giant said tuesday it has received several preliminary offers for its pay tv unit which it plans to sell either in part or in full. | Media giant receives several offers for pay tv unit. | 1,473 |
Top competition regulator has opened an investigation into a proposed online advertising tie up giants and a spokesman said tuesday. | Probing ad deal. | 1,474 |
Insurer said tuesday it has exposure of less than 152 million pounds lrb 851 million 713 million dollars rrb to collapsed us investment bank. | Insurer puts exposure at 152 mln dollars. | 1,475 |
Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral arrived on an unannounced visit tuesday to discuss operations underway on the frontier leaders, the said. | Military chief makes unannounced visit. | 1,476 |
Least seven people were killed and another 79 hurt in overnight blasts at a independence day celebration where the government is embroiled in a crackdown on violent drug gangs that has left thousands dead. | Seven killed 79 hurt blasts. | 1,477 |
World stock markets tumbled for a second straight day on tuesday, with investors unnerved by the risk of a full blown global financial crisis despite huge cash injections from central banks. | Global shares dive as fear grips investors. | 1,478 |
Junior minister resigned prime minister government on tuesday, increasing the pressure for a leadership challenge against the embattled labor party leader. | Pressure builds pm as minister quits. | 1,479 |
Insurance faced collapse and leading bank shares around the world plunged tuesday after the crash of forcing central banks to prop up the system with tens of billions of dollars. | Markets take fright over fears of new finance giant crash. | 1,480 |
President approval rating has bounced back to its highest level in months, with 78 percent of voters voicing a good opinion of him, a poll showed tuesday. | Gets poll rating boost. | 1,481 |
To delay construction of first high speed railway, due to budgetary concerns amid the depressed global economy, a government source told tuesday. | Delays high speed railway. | 1,482 |
Human rights watch called on the government to lift a four year old travel ban lawyer a winner of the 2002 human rights defender award. | Hrw urges lifting of travel ban rights award winner. | 1,483 |
Hundreds of former soldiers marched high court tuesday to press their demand for the right to settle as a judge began a judicial review of their legal challenge. | March on court to demand right to stay. | 1,484 |
On tuesday injected 74 billion dollars of liquidity to help stressed financial markets, a move coming on the heels of similar actions by other central banks. | Injects 74 billion dollars to keep credit flowing. | 1,485 |
Head of the world trade organization said tuesday he could call ministers back to the negotiating table in the weeks to come "if there are signs of progress in finally clinching a global trade deal. | Wto head says may call ministers meeting within weeks. | 1,486 |
Announced monday it will host a conference on evolutionary theory next year coinciding with its 635th anniversary and as gains ground among fundamentalist. | Host meeting on evolutionary theory. | 1,487 |
Main stock exchanges suspended trade tuesday in the face of massive falls as the failure of us investment bank giant sparked panic on global markets. | Panic as markets plunge trade suspended. | 1,488 |
Stock markets closed down sharply on tuesday but were off early lows as fought back on hopes the authorities will be able to prevent a global market meltdown. | Stocks close sharply lower. | 1,489 |
Saw highly volatile trade tuesday as investors looked for signs on the failure or rescue of insurance giant a a whose collapse could deal a further blow to a shaken global finance system. | Wobbles amid fears survival. | 1,490 |
Lender alliance amp said tuesday that its shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a takeover biggest bank. | Amp shareholders back takeover. | 1,491 |
President on tuesday said would not accept outside interference, in a thinly veiled reference after the collapse of the pro ruling coalition. | Rejects interference. | 1,492 |
Shareholders dumped stocks of biggest bank on tuesday in the aftermath of us investment bank collapse, with analysts predicting more possible writedowns. | Stock plunges more writedowns predicted. | 1,493 |
Stock markets closed down sharply on tuesday but were off early lows as fought back on hopes the authorities will be able to prevent a global market meltdown. | Stocks close sharply lower. | 1,494 |
Appeal threw out a fresh bid by the country's agency to revive charges against ex president court officials said tuesday. | Throws out bid to revive graft charges against ex president. | 1,495 |
Thirty years and signed the camp accords, which led first peace treaty with an nation, the is divided between and optimism. | Surveys peace horizon years after camp. | 1,496 |
Agrees that us cross border incursions by us forces didn't help, " president said tuesday, as he sought help in a simmering row. | Seeks help over border strains with us. | 1,497 |
Already embattled premier found himself in trouble on tuesday after saying that driving is okay after two three and half pints rrb of beer at the starting this week. | Driving's fine after two of beer reckons. | 1,498 |
President on tuesday urged to donate to relief funds for victims of hurricane and other deadly storms, fretting the public may have disaster fatigue. | Urges to donate victims. | 1,499 |
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