Posts Tagged ‘afghanistan’
Afghanistan seeks bids to tap huge mineral wealth
NEW DELHI, June 16, 2010-Afghanistan is to seek bids from global mining groups to extract the war-torn country’s near one trillion dollars of mineral wealth, its mines minister said. Wahidullah Shahrani said the country would organise a roadshow to promote opportunities for foreign investors on June 25 in London. “We will invite bids for the [Read More]
New President in EU Herman van Rompuy
Long debated and much awaited top political figure for the European Union has been decleared by 27 european nations voting yesterday.The appointment of two little-known figures to the new top jobs in the EU has drawn a mixed response. Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy was named President of the European Council, while Briton Baroness Catherine [Read More]
Afghanistan-Missing American soilder identified.
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Sunday confirmed that an American soldier who went missing from his base in Afghanistan has been captured and identified him as a private from Idaho serving with an Alaska-based infantry regiment. The Defense Department released the name of Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho, one day after he [Read More]
