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Asia Economy Inflation Market Photos | Asia Times
Asian economies meet gravity
| By Chan Akya | At long last, the world's most vibrant economic region has met gravity. This week's economic news has been all negative around Asia - whether it's the slowdown in Singapore's non-oil ... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) | |
 The Australian
Money, men and sanctuary are all the Taliban needs
| WHEN France agreed to send troops to the east of Afghanistan this year, it was a compromise. Amid a chorus of warnings that Afghanistan could be lost, the Pentagon was fuming at NATO allies for fail... (photo: AP / )
Afghanistan Pakistan Photos Taliban Terrorism |
 Asia Times
US falters on NATO's failure
| By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is supposedly a specialist on Russia, yet one would not know that by looking at her triumphal statement that the North Atlant... (photo: NATO)
Georgia NATO Photos Russia US |
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 Asia Times
Hostage Europe blind to Iran energy
| by Hossein Askari | Europe has become alarmingly dependent on Russia for its energy needs, dependent on Russian gas and oil and on gas and oil from the Caspian region t... (photo: AP /Sergei Grits)
Energy Europe Iran Photos Russia |
 Austin American Statesman
Dollar has begun to rebound
| LONDON — For months, cost-conscious Americans have been avoiding Europe, scared off by a plunging U.S. dollar that has made everything from Cokes to cabs more exp... (photo: Public domain photo)
Dollar Euro Exports Finance Photos |
 International Herald Tribune
Germany approves law against some foreign investor actions
| : The German government on Wednesday approved a law that would allow it to block moves by foreign investors to take large stakes in German companies, if it concludes th... (photo: Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung / Foto: Guido Bergmann)
Companies Germany Government Law Photos |
 The Boston Globe
US dollar, gold rise in European trading
| LONDON—The U.S. dollar was higher Wednesday morning against other major currencies in European trading. Gold prices rose. | The 15-nation euro fell to $1.4701 fro... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
Dollar Gold London Photos Trading |
 Boston Herald
BP says testing begins on BTC pipeline
| LONDON - British oil company BP PLC says testing will begin Wednesday on the closed Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which runs through conflict-stricken Georgia, ahea... (photo: AP Photo / Sergei Chuzavkov, File))
Energy Georgia Oil Photos UK |
 Wtop
BAA may have to sell 3 of its 7 UK airports
By EMILY FLYNN VENCAT | AP Business Writer | LONDON (AP) - Airport operator BAA, owner of London's Heathrow, may have to sell three of its seven British airports, a compe... (photo: Public Domain file)
Airport Business London Photos UK |
 The Times
Tempus analysis: BAA prepares to fight
| Air travellers trudging through BAA's hostile security screening at Heathrow and Gatwick this morning may not realise it, but the fightback on their behalf has begun. T... (photo: AP /Akira Suemori / )
Business Heathrow Photos Travellers UK |
 TVNZ
UK's Brown set to fight back
Aug 20, 2008 8:27 AM | British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will start his political fightback this week after a month of speculation that he could be ousted as leader of ... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Brown Market Photos Politics UK |
