International

Three Americans win 2009 Nobel Prize for physics
06/10/2009 05:00
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics went to Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, all from the United States, on Tuesday. Photos of three winners of the Nobel Prize in physics for 2009 are seen on a screen during an announcement...
French First Lady opens personal website
06/10/2009 05:00
French First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy’s personal website came into run on Monday, displaying her life as the president’s wife and a leader in charity affairs. France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy assists his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy into the...
Elizabeth Taylor to check into hospital to repair a heart valve
06/10/2009 05:00
Septuagenarian Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor announced Tuesday she would check into a hospital to undergo a procedure to repair a leaking heart valve. Elizabeth Taylor poses as she arrives for a A.R. Gurney’s play “Love Letters” at...
Boeing expects billion dollar charge
06/10/2009 05:00
Chicago-based Boeing Company announced Tuesday it is expecting to report a one-billion dollar charge because of a delay in producing a new version of the 747 freighter jet. In a written statement, Boeing blames most of the billion-dollar charge on...
Typhoon-triggered rainstorms force thousands to flee in Taiwan
05/10/2009 05:00
Rainstorms triggered by lingering Typhoon Parma in Bashi Channel near Taiwan have ripped off the island’s roads and railways and forced thousands of people to leave their homes Monday. A woman meets her husband on a waterlogged street in Ilan...
Dollar falls amid reduced safety demand
05/10/2009 05:00
The dollar fell against major currencies on Monday after strong non-manufacturing sector data and rising stocks reduced safety-haven demand for the greenback. The composite index of U.S. non-manufacturing activity rose to 50.9 in September, the...
Three American scientists win 2009 Nobel Prize for Medicine
05/10/2009 05:00
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak, all from the United States, won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for 2009 on Monday. The trio were awarded the prize for the discovery of “how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and...