International

UN chief urges donor countries to honor pledge to double aid to Africa
22/09/2008 05:00
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in remarks at the high-level meeting on Africa’s development needs on Monday, urged donor countries to implement their 2005 pledge to double their aid to Africa. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening of the...
Breast cancer patients may have intense radiation
22/09/2008 05:00
Intense radiation therapy of three weeks after surgery for early breast cancer patients cures the disease just as well as standard radiation of five weeks, according to a study as quoted by media reports Tuesday. (File Photo) The study results suggest that...
Israeli PM Olmert announces decision to resign
21/09/2008 05:00
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday announced that he resigns from the premiership as he promised. Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem September 21, 2008. Olmert...
South China club fire kills at least 43, injures 88
21/09/2008 05:00
Police have detained 13 people in connection with Saturday’s nightclub fire that left 43 people dead and 88 injured in south China’s Shenzhen city. Photo taken on Sept. 21, 2008 shows the club where the fire took place in Shenzhen, south China’s...
World’s largest particle collider suffers setback
21/09/2008 05:00
The world’s most powerful particle collider has suffered a new problem and will be out of action for at least two months, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Saturday. A technician walks under the core magnet of the CMS...
U.S. gov’t offers $700 bln bailout plan to address financial crisis
21/09/2008 05:00
The Bush administration is planning to buy 700 billion dollars of bad debt from financial institutions in efforts to deal with the financial crisis. U.S. President George W. Bush makes a statement on the economy from the White House in Washington Sept....
WHO says Electronic cigarette not nicotine replacement therapy
21/09/2008 05:00
The electronic cigarette is not a legitimate therapy for smokers trying to quit contrary to what some marketers imply in their advertisements, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. A woman smokes an E-cigarette, an electronic substitute in the...