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Nuclear India may trigger arms race in Asia: China - Times of India

7 Sep 2008 at 11:30am  BEIJING: Chinese experts on international affairs are calling for creation of a mechanism for India and China to discuss issues relating to nuclear non-proliferation on a regular basis. Beijing is worried that Saturday's decision of the Nuclear ...

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50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave - FOX News

7 Sep 2008 at 11:15am  PATNA, India ? At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday. Newspaper advertisements also urged thousands of flood survivors ...

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When to cut? OPEC struggles with falling oil prices - Forbes

7 Sep 2008 at 10:25am  LONDON - The question facing the OPEC oil producer group which meets this week is when, not if, to cut its oil production target as crude prices slide in the face of weakening economic growth, analysts say. Most analysts surveyed by AFP expect the 13 ...

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Europe not a sure thing for Sportingbet - Silicon.com

7 Sep 2008 at 9:07am  Gambling site Sportingbet.com has turned in a quarterly profit for the first time ever. However, even though revenues in the region have been positive, the company doesn't expect Europe to be a major part of its business. The company is based in the ...

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U.S. senator urges new approach to Asia trade policy - CNBC

7 Sep 2008 at 7:33am  WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The United States must rethink its trade policy toward China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region and adopt new models for negotiating trade deals, a senior Democratic senator said on Friday. "We must develop a trade ...

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