International

Rice imports advanced by Philippines after storms
11/10/2009 05:00
The Philippines, the worldâs biggest rice importer, brought forward planned purchases after storms hurt local crops and global stockpiles were forecast to decline, highlighting potential tightness in worldwide supplies. The National...
DPRK test-fires 5 short-range missiles: Yonhap
11/10/2009 05:00
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has test-fired a total of five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, citing government sources. File photo taken on Jan. 5, 2009 shows the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea...
Russian capsule carrying Canadian space tourist leaves ISS
10/10/2009 05:00
The Russian Soyuz TMA-14 spaceship carrying Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and left for Earth, Spaceflight participant Guy Lalibertz, wearing a clown nose, hugs Cosmonaut Roman Romanenko...
Armenia, Turkey sign landmark pacts on normalization of relations
10/10/2009 05:00
Armenia and Turkey here on Saturday signed landmark protocols aimed at ending their long-time hostilities and normalizing bilateral relations. Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edouard Nalbandian (seated L) and Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu...
A/H1N1 influenza death toll rises over 4,500, says WHO
09/10/2009 05:00
At least 4,525 people worldwide have been killed by the A/H1N1 influenza since the new flu virus was identified in April, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a latest update on Friday. A boy is given a H1N1 swine flu vaccine in a nasal...
NASA acquires data after spacecraft’ twin impacts into moon
09/10/2009 05:00
NASA has successfully collected data after two spacecraft — the Centaur rocket and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) — impacted the moon’s south pole. Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite’s (LCROSS) chief...
Car blast kills 41 in Pakistan’s Peshawar
09/10/2009 05:00
A car bomb blast on Friday killed up to 41 people in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), provincial minister and local police said. Residents stand in the midst of the aftermath of a...