B’desh bans all political activity as graft crackdown
intensifies
BANGLADESH imposed a complete ban on political
activity late Thursday as the outgoing prime minister’s son was
remanded in custody after his arrest in an intensified anti-graft
crackdown.
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Musharraf vows to empower women in Pakistan
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf vowed on Thursday to
support reforms to empower women in Pakistan’s male-dominated
society, but said the ultimate responsibility for change lay with
women.
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Bill Gates still top dog but rising billionaires catching up
MICROSOFT co-founder Bill Gates is still the
richest man in the world, but his lead over other entrepreneurs is
narrowing, according to Forbes magazine’s list of billionaires
published Thursday.
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