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Population of Asia's cities will double in 40 years time -- Ban

Published November 19, 2008, 6:29 am, Islamic Republic News Agency

Asia - Population - Ban UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message to the First Asian Mayors Forum, held here today, said at prevailing rates of urbanization the total population in Asia's cities will almost double in next 40 years, with anticipated pressure on living standards, employment opportunities, and environmental protection.

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Nigeria: Court Throws Out Suit On Spring Bank's Acquisition

Published November 19, 2008, 3:04 am, AllAfrica.com

The suit instituted by some shareholders of Spring Bank on the acquisition bid by Platinum Habib Bank Plc (Bank PHB) was yesterday struck out by a Federal High Court in Lagos.

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Smart risks for cautious investors

Published November 18, 2008, 9:04 pm, MSN Money Canada

Emerging markets can be even more valuable than they are volatile -- and they are plenty volatile. Here's where you should look (and where you should not).

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Hollywood Landmark Celebrates Jim Morrison's Birthday

Published November 18, 2008, 8:59 pm, antiMUSIC

On December 8, The Doors' Jim Morrison would have celebrated his 65th birthday. This year, the momentous occasion will be marked at Barney's Beanery

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TV review: Gross-out appeal of muck and filth

Published November 18, 2008, 4:34 pm, Stuff

Somewhere along the line, household cleaning became a fit subject for television entertainment.

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Should India worry about Turkey?

Published November 18, 2008, 12:39 pm, Express India

Speaking at the 40th Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on Monday, Fareed Zakaria put India's economic performance in perspective.

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Newborn Neurons In Adult Brain Can Settle In The Wrong Neighborhood

Published November 17, 2008, 8:32 pm, Science Daily

In a study that could have significant consequences for neural tissue transplantation strategies, researchers report that inactivating a specific gene in adult neural stem cells makes nerve cells emerging from those precursors form connections in the wrong part of the adult brain.

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Sarkozy and the political potshot

Published November 17, 2008, 3:45 am, International Herald Tribune

In Europe, over the past months, Nicolas Sarkozy's modus operandi has met with a reticent reaction from France's neighbors.

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South Africa: Mogul's Mansion Up for Sale Again

Published November 16, 2008, 11:32 pm, AllAfrica.com

THE palatial R100m Sandhurst home of late Rwandan mogul Miko Rwayitare, which was sold initially for R400000 to its architect, is up for sale again to pay off a R65m bond.

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Sumog-oy: Political economy of Gensan park project

Published November 16, 2008, 5:28 am, Sun Star

THE ongoing P22-million project for the improvement of the General Paulino Santos Park in General Santos City has lately transmogrified into controversy that tests our intestinal fortitude, as trivial issues against it are bloated out of proportion.

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