International

GM to increase production to meet demand for cars
22/09/2009 05:00
The major U.S automaker General Motors Co. is rehiring 2,400 workers at some plants to increase production to meet demand for some of its new vehicles and better utilize factories. The moves come as GM is preparing to close several assembly plants...
Nine killed in severe U.S. flooding
22/09/2009 05:00
Severe flooding in the north part of the U.S. state of Georgia has killed nine people, leaving massive expanses of land and roads under water, local officials said on Tuesday. Residents keep an eye on the water as they drive their truck across a...
Obama, Israel, Palestinian leaders agree to resume talks on negotiations
22/09/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday managed to get Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to shake hands and sit down together for talks. U.S. President Barack Obama watches Israeli Prime Minister...
Honduras’ Zelaya says he is back home seeking peace
21/09/2009 05:00
Manuel Zelaya, who was deposed from Honduras’ presidency by a June 28 military coup, said that he had returned to the nation to negotiate a peaceful return to democracy. Ousted Honduran President, Manuel Zelaya (C), waves to supporters and...
U.S. orders more A/H1N1 flu vaccines from two companies
21/09/2009 05:00
The world’s leading biotechnology company Med Immune said on Monday that the U.S. government has more than tripled its order of A/H1N1 flu vaccines from the Maryland-based giant. A syringe extracts an experimental H1N1 swine flu vaccine from a...
U.S. stocks end mixed amid global slump
21/09/2009 05:00
U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday, as investors around world took a break from recent rally. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, September 21, 2009. U.S. stocks fell on Monday as a resurgent U.S. dollar took a toll on...
Australian Foreign Minister says too early to stop stimulus spending
20/09/2009 05:00
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith told the Nine Network from New York on Sunday it’s too early to stop the stimulus spending. Smith said it is appropriate that the G20 start to contemplate the so-called exit strategy but “we’re a long...