International

Recovery signs "stronger" than expected: Geithner
04/10/2009 05:00
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday that economic recovery signs are “stronger” and have appeared “sooner” than expected, while reiterating it’s too soon to retreat from stimulus programs. U.S. Treasury Secretary...
Samoa health official fear of outbreak of infectious diseases
04/10/2009 05:00
The head of Samoa’s Ministry of Health, Palanitina Toelupe, said on Sunday that the sick people were not coming forward despite infectious diseases threatening the tsunami-stricken nation. Samoans pray for the tsunami victims Toelupe said...
Suicide attack at UN office kills 3 in Islamabad
04/10/2009 05:00
A senior Islamabad police officer said that a suicide bomber struck the office of the UN World Food Program (WFP) in the Pakistani capital on Monday and killed three persons including an Iraqi. Pakistani security officials and rescue workers survey...
G7 warns of disorderly exchange rate movement
03/10/2009 05:00
Finance leaders of G7 warned Saturday of disorderly movements in exchange rates and welcomed China’s commitment to make the exchange rate of its currency more flexible. G-7 Finance Ministers and their central bank governors hold a meeting at the...
Rio wins bid to host 2016 Olympic Games
02/10/2009 05:00
Rio de Janeiro of Brazil was chosen here on Friday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. President of International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge, President of Rio 2016 Bids Carlos Nuzman...
Sri Lanka denies Clinton’s statement on rape
02/10/2009 05:00
The Sri Lankan government on Friday denied the contents of the statement made by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Sri Lankahas used rape as a war weapon. Defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella speaks at a press conference in Colombo,...
Climate change threatens survival of mountain birds
02/10/2009 05:00
The experts of bird protection warned that global warming had been increasingly posing a threat to the living environment of the alpine birds. A professional meeting on bird protection is currently held in Portschach, Austria, by an international...