President Bush declared Wednesday that the United States is on the cusp ofvictory in the five-year-old war in Iraq, arguing that the recent troopbuildup has reduced violence there and \"opened the door to a majorstrategic victory in the war on
A day after an interest rate cut fueled the best stock session in five years, the Dow Jones industrials slid back nearly 300 points on Wednesday and commodityprices plummeted, signs that a sense of unease has yet to disappearfrom financial
Intellpuke: The following commentary was written by LosAngeles Times consumer columnist David Lazarus and appeared in the L.A.Times edition for Wednesday, March 19, 2008.For years, credit card issuers have gotten away with withholdingcontracts from customers until they actually have the
The harmful contaminant found in tainted heparin that was produced inChina for U.S. patients is a modified form of a cheap and widely useddietary supplement sold to relieve joint pain, Food and DrugAdministration officials said Wednesday.They said they still didn\\\'t
Legislators elected Pakistan\\\'s first female speaker of parliamentWednesday, seating a follower - and lookalike - of assassinated formerPrime Minister Benazir Bhutto.Fehmida Mirza\\\'s elevationreflected the air of liberalism blowing through the country\\\'s politicssince voters delivered a resounding defeat to backers of
The government on Wednesday admitted that rupee appreciation against dollar has resulted in a loss of about 20 lakh jobs, besides a decline in exports. In certain sectors like textiles, leather, marine products and handicrafts, there is a net decline
The Sensex opened with a bang at 15,326 - up 493 points - on positive cues from the global markets after the US Federel Bank cut interest rates by 75 basis points. The index touched a high of 15,467 in
Pointing out that inflation rate is a little beyond comfort zone, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council said the current situation is not favourable for a cut in interest rates. The inflation rate stood at 5.11 per cent for the
The budget presented by the Maharashtra Finance Minister Jayant Patil on Wednesday evoked mixed response with the Congress describing it as a progressive and development oriented while the opposition terming it as a budget devoid of any merit. Maharashtra Chief
Although we saw hope in all our previous endeavours, I feel this time something positive is bound to come out. It is very unfortunate that so many of our men have lost their lives during the struggle," says Nawang Sithar,
Rediff.com reader Kalyan sends in a picture of his friend Georgios Georgiadis, from when he met Sir Clarke in Sri Lanka in 2001. "It's a great feeling to meet such a great fiction writer," writes Kalyan.
People's deputy from Party of Regions Borys Kolesnikov commented on "democratic" initiative of People's deputies from Lviv regional council, who demand to forbid Party of Regions. In particular, Kolesnikov noted that such intentions are absurd and said: "To forbid Party
Today Vice Prime Minister for European and International Integration Hryhoriy Nemyrya is on working visit to Poland. Cabinet's press service reports. On 19-20 March Hryhoriy Nemyrya participates in the II session of the Inter-Government Ukrainian-Polish Commission on Economic Cooperation. During
The government prepares report on first 100 day of its work. Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko said that at the press conference, the ForUm's correspondent informs. According to PM, she would like Cabinet's achievement for 100 day to become
On Thursday, March 20, the sitting of the opposition government, chaired by Viktor Yanukovych, will be held. At this sitting the representatives of the opposition government will consider problems, occurred in the country during the work of the Cabinet of
The government needs half a year to reduce inflation in Ukraine. Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko stated at the press conference, the ForUm's correspondent reports. She reminded that her Cabinet has received "hyperinflation of 15%" as a heritage from
