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KOLKATA: Environmentalists are deeply concerned over the strength and impact of the recent earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale in Sikkim.

After a meeting of the finance ministers of the BRICS countries in Washington on September 22, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee observed that there is a chance of a currency war breaking out if the global economic crisis deepens. He may be somewhat behind the market in his observation. It is ironical that the currencies of the BRICS countries, let alone others, have already moved in wide banks between August 1 and September 21.

New Delhi: The Indian Women’s Press Corps, a premier professional organisation for women journalists, has announced a SHORT STORY COMPETITION for Indian women.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) today signed an agreement for a contribution of US$7.5 million by the AfDB to support IMF capacity building in Africa through the third phase of the Africa Regional Technical Assistance Centers (AFRITACs) Initiative.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is creating a new fund to finance major infrastructure projects across the region.

New York: Islamist militants that have wreaked havoc in southern Somalia are now looking to strike outside the country and concerted international action is needed to prevent them from exporting their violence, Somalia’s Prime Minister told the United Nations today.

New York: Egypt’s Foreign Minister today issued a call at the United Nations for stepped-up efforts to end the Middle East conflict, accusing Israel of prolonging negotiations for the sake of it and carrying out actions that prevent a solution from being reached.

New York: Fiji is about to enter a formative period that will result in the first ever elections based on common and equal suffrage rather than racial categorization, the country’s Prime Minister has told the General Assembly’s annual general debate.

New York: Nationalist or populist policies are not the answer to the debt crisis engulfing many European countries, Slovakia’s Prime Minister told the United Nations today, urging governments on the continent to ensure their actions do not jeopardize the cause of greater European integration.

New York: Nepal is committed to the drafting of a new constitution that will consolidate peace and democracy as the country moves away from the “feudalistic and autocratic” monarchy that was abolished in 2008, Prime Minister Bauram Bhattarai told the General Assembly today.