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Militants attacked the us embassy in the capital with two car bombs and rockets on wednesday, leaving 98 people dead, in the second strike on the high security compound in six months. | 98 killed in attack on us embassy. | 1,900 |
Trial of one of the youngest detainees at the us war on terror prison camp national has been pushed back to november 54 after elections. | Trial delayed. | 1,901 |
President said wednesday that a deadly attack on the us embassy capital was an attempt by extremists to drive the out of regions like. | Says attack shows need to fight extremists. | 1,902 |
Suspended trading on its two main stock markets for the second day wednesday as shares nosedived and officials pledged 32 billion dollars to fight collapsing investor confidence. | Suspends stock trading to prevent market meltdown. | 1,903 |
Shares fell 8064 percent at the close of trading wednesday as the overall index lost 458 percent. | Bank stock reverses into loss index down 458 percent. | 1,904 |
Hopeful and his rival warred wednesday over who would best repair the ailing us economy after the government's huge bailout. | War over economy. | 1,905 |
One of biggest schools officially opens its doors wednesday, as the number of parents who want their children to receive a education grows. | One of biggest school opens. | 1,906 |
Gold prices advanced wednesday as the precious metal continued to garner support from ongoing turmoil on world financial markets, traders said. | Gold price rallies to dollars. | 1,907 |
Stock markets closed sharply lower on wednesday, giving up early gains made on the us government bailout of giant insurer as investors feared the credit crunch will claim yet more victims. | Stocks close sharply lower. | 1,908 |
Us government is releasing 232 million dollars in aid meant to help eligible low income households heat their homes this winter, spokeswoman announced wednesday. | Releases oil aid ahead of winter. | 1,909 |
Global financial crisis lurched ahead wednesday as a huge us bailout of insurer and news that bank could be taken over left investors unsettled and stock markets under siege. | Aig bailout fails to calm global markets. | 1,910 |
Wednesday launched a mobile phone service under its orange brand in a drive to expand its presence burgeoning communication sector. | Launches mobile phone. | 1,911 |
On wednesday promised to help reduce its dependence energy supplies while not allowing it to keep its era nuclear plant. | Vows to help reduce energy dependence. | 1,912 |
Shares banking giant extended losses wednesday, giving up earlier gains on a day of volatile trade as the overall market sank opened in the red. | Ubs extends losses in volatile trading day. | 1,913 |
Stock markets closed sharply lower on wednesday, giving up early gains made on the us government bailout of giant insurer as investors feared the credit crunch will claim yet more victims. | Stocks close sharply lower. | 1,914 |
Us current account deficit widened to 4705 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2017, from a downwardly revised 6782 billion dollars in the first quarter, the said wednesday. | Account deficit rises in the second quarter. | 1,915 |
Trade unions were warned wednesday that they had less than 21 hours to accept a deal on a rescue plan for the ailing airline, news agency reported. | Unions given deadline to accept takeover proposals. | 1,916 |
Gold prices advanced wednesday as the precious metal continued to garner support from ongoing turmoil on world financial markets, traders said. | Gold price rallies to dollars. | 1,917 |
Party on wednesday opened a new line of attack against hopeful asking why he has not faced a press conference in more than a month. | Slam for not talking to press. | 1,918 |
Stunning rescue of insurance titan puts the us government on the front lines of the battle in the global financial crisis, in a move some say pushes toward nationalization of the economy, analysts said. | Takes bold gamble rescue. | 1,919 |
Government will ask to extend by one year its mandate to order military strikes against separatist rebels based in northern the deputy prime minister said wednesday. | Extend mandate for military incursion. | 1,920 |
Conservative prime minister on wednesday promised during an election campaign to ban flavored cigarettes he claimed are marketed to children in flashy packages. | Conservatives promise to crack down on kids smoking. | 1,921 |
Preliminary report into last month's plane crash which killed 567 people contains, "a senior airline official has said. | Faults in preliminary crash report. | 1,922 |
Nine unions went into a meeting wednesday with potential buyers of the flagging airline in a bid to reach a deal on a rescue plan for the company, according news agency. | Unions meet with potential buyers. | 1,923 |
Forced landing overnight briefly grounded liberals during an election campaign, while wednesday polling showed their rival ruling conservatives soaring in public opinion. | Liberals grounded conservatives flying high. | 1,924 |
Rights groups on wednesday urged authorities to launch a new probe into a 2016 wartime operation in which more than 76 civilians were killed. | Rights groups call to intensify war crimes probe. | 1,925 |
Wednesday condemned as unacceptable "any attempts at outside interference in the unrest and said the country's territorial integrity should be protected. | Condemns outside interference unrest. | 1,926 |
Said wednesday it has extended a facility that allows high street banks to swap mortgage backed securities for government bonds to boost liquidity amid ongoing market chaos. | Extends facility for banks. | 1,927 |
International aid workers on wednesday evacuated where government forces are pursuing a major offensive against tiger rebels, officials said. | Aid groups quit. | 1,928 |
Finance chiefs of oil rich on wednesday approved proposals to set up a monetary and a draft charter for a monetary the bloc's secretary general said. | Officials okay plans for monetary. | 1,929 |
Shares slipped 741 percent on wednesday, in a third day of losses over fears that troubled banks could spark a global financial market meltdown. | Shares extend losses. | 1,930 |
Socialist government and its political foes were set wednesday to start negotiating an end a violent political crisis that has left at least 22 people dead. | Government foes to negotiate end to political crisis. | 1,931 |
Regional tribunal on wednesday dismissed the land claims of 617 black farmers who argued they cannot move onto seized white owned farms as the owners were still present. | Black farmers lose bid to move onto white farms. | 1,932 |
Author has been commissioned to write a new instalment of the to the ", the cult science fiction comedy which became a worldwide hit, publishers said wednesday. | Panic new out guide to. | 1,933 |
President on wednesday signed broad cooperation pacts with two rebel regions of prompting charges of annexation "by and fierce condemnation. | Seals ties rebels igniting protests. | 1,934 |
War crimes prosecution on wednesday described as a disgrace "the three year sentence a court handed to former general earlier this week, beta news agency said. | Prosecution slams general's sentence. | 1,935 |
Opposition and media groups wednesday condemned the closure of one of the country's independent television stations which ran a story that president was planning to step down. | Media opposition slam closure of private tv. | 1,936 |
Wartime leader appeared defiantly before a war crimes judge wednesday, claiming a top us envoy had promised him immunity on behalf of. | War crimes suspect claims backed immunity. | 1,937 |
Court ruled wednesday that three teenaged competitors charged with sexually assaulting a woman will remain in police custody for three months pending trial. | Athletes remanded in custody sex case. | 1,938 |
Government will ask to extend by one year its mandate to order military strikes against separatist rebels based in northern the deputy prime minister said wednesday. | Extend mandate for military incursion. | 1,939 |
Members of governing party were voting for a new leader on wednesday, with foreign minister favored by opinion polls to replace scandal plagued prime minister. | Ruling party elects successor. | 1,940 |
Oil major total on wednesday acquired majority rights in a joint venture based oil to explore oil in the island. | Acquires majority oil share. | 1,941 |
Court on wednesday sentenced 88 people belonging to an prisoners' support group to jail terms of between eight and 62 years for membership in a terrorist organization and ordered that the group be dissolved. | Court jails leaders of prisoners support group. | 1,942 |
Housing starts slid 79 percent in august to a fresh 99 year low, government data showed wednesday in a sign that the punishing correction in the real estate market is not over. | Housing starts tumble to fresh 99 year low. | 1,943 |
Said wednesday more than 3,368 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder contaminated with a toxic chemical, as it vowed massive efforts to contain a widening food scandal. | Tainted milk sickens 3,368 babies. | 1,944 |
Embattled prime minister suffered a new poll blow thursday as a survey suggested the main opposition conservatives are at their most popular since the era. | New poll blow for embattled pm. | 1,945 |
Prime minister on wednesday refused to resign as a political crisis provoked by the conflict deepened following the collapse of the pro ruling coalition. | Pm refuses to resign as crisis deepens. | 1,946 |
Wednesday launched a fierce attack against at the human saying its actions and should stop it criticising any other state's rights record. | Turns guns. | 1,947 |
Presidential style address to the nation, vowed wednesday to unite left and right in a common mission to rescue the stricken us economy. | Vows to rescue economy in address. | 1,948 |
Prime minister appealed wednesday members to support his independence recognition push, which he admitted was encountering difficulties. | Pm seeks independence backing amid difficulties. | 1,949 |
Us military said wednesday three us soldiers have been charged with premeditated murder committed in an unspecified incident in or in march or april 2001. | Military charges three soldiers murder. | 1,950 |
Said wednesday that a polio vaccination campaign would go ahead despite the killing of two doctors in a suicide attack claimed by. | Who says polio campaign to go ahead despite killings. | 1,951 |
On wednesday called to respect territorial integrity and urged to pull its forces back to where they were before the conflict flared up in early august. | Calls to respect territorial integrity. | 1,952 |
Boss on wednesday urged to market itself more enthusiastically as the host of next year's confederations cup and the 2003 world cup. | World economic news summary. | 1,953 |
On wednesday called to respect territorial integrity and urged to pull its forces back to where they were before the conflict flared up in early august. | Calls to respect territorial integrity. | 1,954 |
Court jailed three men wednesday for siphoning off millions of from a charity but found no evidence of a link ruling party, a court spokesman said. | Three jailed charity fraud. | 1,955 |
Steel on wednesday denied any wrongdoing after the government barred it from bidding for a 92 billion dollar iron ore project. | Steel denies wrongdoing iron ore project. | 1,956 |
Shares of top pharmaceutical company slid wednesday after the us regulator blocked imports of more than 52 of its drugs, saying they failed to meet manufacturing standards. | Shares slide after us blocks drug imports. | 1,957 |
On wednesday launched a new web based tv channel, hoping to bolster its image and reach a wider, younger audience. | Launches web tv. | 1,958 |
Markets were fighting back wednesday in hugely volatile trade, picking up as investors digested the unprecedented bailout of us insurance giant and the likely rescue of bank. | Volatile equities stage fight as confirms takeover talks. | 1,959 |
Militants attacked the us embassy in the capital with a car bomb and rockets on wednesday, leaving 35 people dead, in the second strike on the high security compound in six months. | 35 killed in attack on us embassy. | 1,960 |
Finance chiefs of oil rich on wednesday approved proposals to set up a monetary and a charter for a monetary the bloc's secretary general said. | Okay plans for monetary. | 1,961 |
Man swindled nearly half a million lrb 458,514 dollars rrb from dozens of banks to fund an magazine distributed for free on wednesday a newspaper reported. | Man swindles banks to fund anti globalization magazine. | 1,962 |
Unions and banned political parties plan to blockade border posts on thursday in protest of parliamentary polls the following day last absolute. | Trade unions to block borders ahead of poll. | 1,963 |
On wednesday denounced an militant attack on the us embassy capital and offered condolences to the relatives of killed in the strike. | Condemns attack on us embassy. | 1,964 |
Oil and energy company said wednesday it plans to invest one billion lrb 48 billion dollars rrb to expand its petrochemical complex coast. | Invest one billion to expand oil complex. | 1,965 |
Author has been commissioned to write a new instalment of the to the ", the cult science fiction comedy which became a worldwide hit, publishers said wednesday. | New out for hit guide to. | 1,966 |
Hundreds of worried policyholders on wednesday thronged offices of troubled global insurance giant some hoping to terminate their agreements. | Hundreds of policyholders throng offices. | 1,967 |
Wednesday denounced an independent human rights official as an agent of the "after she criticised human rights record in the conflict riven region. | Slams rights expert as agent. | 1,968 |
On wednesday denounced an attack on the us embassy capital and offered condolences to the relatives of killed in the strike. | Condemns attack on us embassy. | 1,969 |
Coalition of human rights groups has mobilized 52 lawyers to defend the country's most married man, currently detained for unlawful marriages and inciting contempt of religious laws, an activist said wednesday. | Rights groups find 52 lawyers for man with 52 wives. | 1,970 |
Global financial claimed a fresh victim wednesday as top mortgage lender said it was in takeover talks after a huge us bailout of insurer helped underpin volatile share prices. | Finance storm is fresh victim. | 1,971 |
Legendary blue ", one of the rarest and most valuable postage stamps in the world, arrived in the capital wednesday where it is to go on display, organisers said. | Rare blue stamp goes on view. | 1,972 |
Retailer said wednesday it has withdrawn a range of made armchairs and sofas from sale after hundreds of buyers complained of developing a painful eczema rash. | Linked outbreak. | 1,973 |
Defense secretary wednesday announced a joint probe into civilian deaths in an air strike, and suggested more troops may be sent next year to help fight rebels. | Regret civilians killed in air strike. | 1,974 |
Oil prices rebounded by more than two dollars, on wednesday recovering some recent heavy losses, as the market firmed on the rescue of us insurer and fresh violence in crude producer. | Oil prices rebounds deal unrest. | 1,975 |
Armed militants waging war "in oil producing on wednesday denied a military claim that two workers taken hostage last week had been freed. | Hostages still with us say militants. | 1,976 |
President on wednesday signed agreements formalising military and economic ties with two rebel regions despite anger and its allies. | Seals military economic ties rebels. | 1,977 |
Fifth round of peace talks and this week has been postponed request, foreign minister said on wednesday. | Postpones talks. | 1,978 |
Militants attacked the us embassy in the capital with a car bomb and rockets on wednesday, leaving 59 people dead, in the second strike on the high security compound in six months. | 59 killed in attack on us embassy. | 1,979 |
Global financial claimed a fresh victim wednesday as top mortgage lender was reported to be in takeover talks after a huge us bailout of insurer helped underpin volatile share prices. | Finance storm sweeps on after billion dollar rescue. | 1,980 |
Us embassy in the capital on wednesday condemned what it described as a heinous "attack at the compound and vowed to work with the authorities to bring the to justice. | Embassy shuts after heinous attack. | 1,981 |
Shadowy group calling itself claimed responsibility for a attack on the embassy on wednesday that left 91 people dead, including six assailants. | Shadowy group claims attack. | 1,982 |
Said wednesday more than 9,399 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder contaminated with a toxic chemical, as it vowed massive efforts to contain a widening food scandal. | Tainted milk sickens 9,399 babies. | 1,983 |
Vowed wednesday to press on and implement a trade deal despite anger at a veto that came even though arrested top war crimes suspect. | Forge own path despite veto. | 1,984 |
Major shareholder chemical firm investment fund, said on wednesday it rejected a 32 billion 69 billion dollar offer for the company basf for being too low. | Key shareholder rejects basf offer as too low. | 1,985 |
Us embassy in the capital on wednesday condemned a deadly attack at the compound and vowed to work with the authorities to bring the to justice. | Embassy condemns attack closes operations. | 1,986 |
Trading halted main stock markets when dealing was suspended for a second day on wednesday as shares dived and officials pledged 10 billion dollars to fight collapsing investor confidence. | Stock trading halted as market plummets. | 1,987 |
International aid workers on wednesday evacuated where government forces are pursuing a major offensive against tiger rebels, officials said. | Aid groups quit. | 1,988 |
Prime minister on wednesday said she would not resign as required following the collapse of the country's ruling pro coalition. | Pm refuses to resign amid political crisis. | 1,989 |
Shares closed 073 percent down on wednesday with investors still jittery about fallout from the collapse of giant dealers said. | Shares end down 073 pct. | 1,990 |
Opposition on wednesday sought international help to push for the release of a politician and others held without trial under the country's tough internal security law. | Opposition seeks help to release detainees. | 1,991 |
Militants attacked the us embassy in the capital with a car bomb and rockets on wednesday, leaving 53 people dead, in the second strike on the high security compound in six months. | 53 killed in attack on us embassy. | 1,992 |
Regulators gave the green light wednesday plans to privatise and but said 790 million euros lrb 88 billion dollars of illegal state aid must be returned. | Okays privatisation. | 1,993 |
On wednesday named diplomat to head its observer mission a statement said. | Diplomat to head monitoring team. | 1,994 |
Key barometer of tension interest rate markets, the rate, fell on wednesday but another measure of lending between banks, the rate, was at the highest level this year. | Short term rate eases but at highest this year. | 1,995 |
Has deep roots and the troubled insurance giant is now trying to reassure millions of policyholders and tens of thousands of employees in the region that it will survive. | Roots run deep. | 1,996 |
Will unify its energy, transport and telecommunications networks with the rebel provinces of and according to diplomatic pacts signed on wednesday. | Unify energy transport networks rebels. | 1,997 |
Military chief admiral wednesday reiterated respects sovereignty after a row sparked by recent cross border raids by us forces based. | Top us commander reassures over sovereignty. | 1,998 |
Troops will patrol the borders of and with the rest of jointly with separatist troops, according to agreements signed on wednesday in. | Patrol borders of rebel regions. | 1,999 |
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