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Oil prices higher on evidence of OPEC cuts

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:47:53 -0500

Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Monday on evidence that OPEC members have begun complying with agreed output cuts, rebounding slightly from four-year lows

Oil prices higher on evidence of OPEC cuts

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:47:53 -0500

Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Monday on evidence that OPEC members have begun complying with agreed output cuts, rebounding slightly from four-year lows

Indian, Pak military officers work to defuse tension

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:54:20 -0500

Senior Pakistani and Indian military officers have made contact in a bid to defuse tensions in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks and subsequent

Euro currency turns 10; seen as fulfilling promise

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:04:17 -0500

Ten years ago, Europe launched its grand experiment with a shared currency and watched it plunge in value before recovering.As the anniversary approaches of the

Air traffic hit as fog envelopes Delhi

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:10:55 -0500

Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi international airport in Delhi came to standstill on Monday as heavy fog enveloped the national capital with about 35

Farooq ready to be J&K CM

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:37:53 -0500

As the National Conference (NC) prepares to work out an alliance with the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir after emerging as the single largest party

Cuba's growth slows down to 4.3 percent

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:35:26 -0500

President Raul Castro said on Saturday that Cuba's state finances "simply don't add up" and announced cost-cutting measures, as the island posted an annual economic

S Korea announces $28.5 bn energy plan

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:37:42 -0500

South Korea on Sunday announced a massive investment plan to build more power plants, including 12 new nuclear reactors in the next four years, to

Kuwait scraps mega deal with US Dow Chemical

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:43:32 -0500

The Kuwaiti cabinet on Sunday scrapped a multi-billion dollar deal to form a joint venture with US giant Dow Chemical, following stiff opposition from MPs,

D-Street likely to remain subdued this week

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:57:37 -0500

Dalal Street is likely to remain lacklustre this week amid the ongoing holiday season and festivities across the world, which is likely to impact trading