IMF boosts loan to Pakistan by $ 3.2 billion
The International Monetary Fund on Friday said it
had approved an additional 3.2 billion dollar loan to Pakistan after
the country asked for more help to weather the global economic
crisis.
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Indonesia police foil car bomb plot
Two would-be suicide bombers who were weeks away
from launching a car-bomb attack were killed during a police raid
near Jakarta early Saturday, the Indonesian police chief said.
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87 feared dead in Tonga ferry disaster
At least 87 people are now feared dead in the
Tonga ferry disaster, police said Saturday, describing the sinking
as a “tragedy of huge proportions” for the tiny Pacific island
nation.
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