Stock dip triggers protests in Bangladesh

Stock dip triggers protests in Bangladesh


Stock dip triggers protests in Bangladesh

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 05:56 AM PST

Thousands of angry protesters took to the street in downtown Dhaka and other major cities as regulators halted trading on the country's prime Dhaka Stock Exchange after the DGEN index fell a record 9.25% within an hour of opening on Monday.


France blames AQIM for Niger deaths

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:58 PM PST

Al-Qaeda's north African branch blamed after French special forces fail to save two nationals kidnapped in Niamey.


Judge Sentences Tom DeLay to 3 Years in Prison

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:48 PM PST

A judge has ordered the former House Republican leader to serve three years in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.


The Fed’s QE2 Traders, Buying Bonds by the Billions

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:28 PM PST

The traders are buying hundreds of billions of dollars of United States Treasury securities on the open market in a controversial attempt to keep interest rates low and revive the economy.


DeLay gets three years in prison

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:49 PM PST

Former US House Republican Leader Tom DeLay is sentenced in Texas to three years in prison on conspiracy charges.


EU envoys in 'East Jerusalem call'

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:37 PM PST

Brussels urged to treat city's disputed part as future capital of Palestinian state, according to leaked report.


Messi wins FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:33 PM PST

Argentine and FC Barcelona forward beats out team-mates Xavi and Iniesta to be crowned FIFA's world player of the year.


French, U.S. Leaders Meet

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:43 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he told U.S. President Barack Obama that he recognizes the importance of the dollar in a meeting at the White House. Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde discussed Europe's economic woes.


Pope Asks Pakistan To Reverse Blasphemy Law

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:56 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI urged Pakistan to reverse its blasphemy laws, saying Monday they were a pretext for violence against non-Muslims, and demanded that all governments do more so Christians can practice their faith without fear.


Iran Arrests Suspects in Nuclear Physicist's Killing

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:15 PM PST

Iran's intelligence services arrested suspects in the assassination a year ago of a nuclear physicist in an operation that also led them to penetrate Israel's Mossad spy agency.


Hong Kong Memorial Reflects Divide

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:22 AM PST

Pressure to allow expatriate Chinese dissidents to attend a memorial for a prominent pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong is emerging as another test of the former British colony's struggle to maintain freedoms under Chinese rule.


Tunisia Closes Schools Amid Unrest

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:26 AM PST

Tunisia says it is temporarily shutting down all of its high schools and universities as it tries to contain deadly riots over joblessness and poor prospects for youths.


Farmer shot in Gaza 'buffer zone'

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 10:18 AM PST

A 65-year-old Palestinian farmer has been shot dead by the Israeli army near the border, doctors in Gaza say.


No extra time for US particle lab

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:19 PM PST

The hunt for the elusive Higgs boson particle - crucial to current theories of physics - looks set to become a one horse race.


Governor's children on 'frightening' Pakistan

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:14 AM PST

The bodyguard accused of last week's assassination of Pakistani governor Salman Taseer confesses in court to the killing and says he acted alone.


Prison staff hurt in disturbance

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:23 PM PST

A prison officer is thought to have been knocked unconscious and another scalded with hot water during a disturbance at a Cambridgeshire jail.


Church worker 'slit son's throat'

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST

A church worker slit his son's throat and then tried to kill himself after accusing his wife of adultery, the Old Bailey hears.


Oil prices rise on Alaska spill

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:47 AM PST

Oil prices rise by 1% a barrel as the main pipeline in Alaska remains closed for a third day following a minor leak.


Laser cannon set to blind pirates

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 10:14 AM PST

Sailors may soon have a weapon in their battle against sea-borne raiders: an anti-pirate laser.


Talk Radio Hosts Reject Blame in Shooting

Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:00 PM PST

In Tucson's first rush hour since the shooting, talk radio hosts denied that their heated rhetoric had played a role.


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