International

U.S. announces plan to expand fight against global H1N1 pandemic
17/09/2009 05:00
The U.S. government will supply 10 percent of its H1N1 vaccine to other countries, as part of its plan to expand the fight against the global H1N1 pandemic. “The United States will continue to act aggressively to stop the global spread of the...
EU leaders call for continued efforts in economic stimulus
17/09/2009 05:00
Leaders from the European Union’s 27 member states urged here on Thursday the upcoming summit of the Group of 20 (G20) rich and developing nations. European Union (EU) rotating presidency Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (R) and President...
U.S. unveils new missile defense program in Europe
17/09/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday announced abandonment of the Bush-era controversial missile defense shield program in Eastern Europe. U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday announces abandonment of the missile defense shield program in...
Madonna to duet with Janet Jackson
17/09/2009 05:00
Madonna is to duet with Janet Jackson Madonna poses in the press room at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, September 13, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters photo) The two singers are working on a tribute to Janet’s late brother Michael Jackson...
Support rate for Japan’s new cabinet hits 75%: Yumiuri poll
17/09/2009 05:00
The approval rating for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s newly launched Cabinet reached 75 percent, the second-highest figure after that for former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s cabinet. Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C,...
Eight killed, 100 poisoned in Venezuela highway accident
17/09/2009 05:00
A victim is sent to a hospital on Sept. 17. At least eight people died and 100 were poisoned when a passenger bus crashed against a truck transporting chlorine gas in the east of Venezuela, police said on Thursday. (Xinhua Photo) The accident...
Suicide bombing injures six in Russia’s Chechnya
16/09/2009 05:00
Six people were injured in a suicide blast hitting Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya on Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported. An interior ministry officer keeps watch at the site of a bomb explosion in the city of Grozny September...