International

Barroso wins support of European Parliament for second term
16/09/2009 05:00
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday won support of the European Parliament for his second five-year term. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attends a debate on his candidacy for a new term as Commission...
China says traditional medicine effective on A/H1N1 flu patients
16/09/2009 05:00
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) had proved effective for preventing and curing A/H1N1 flu in clinical tests, Beijing health authorities said Wednesday. After five months’ scientific research, the effectiveness of TCM on A/H1N1 flu patients had...
Mary Travers of folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary dies at 72
16/09/2009 05:00
Honorees Paul Stookey, Mary Travers and Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary arrive at the 2006 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York June 15, 2006 Mary Travers of...
Gold marches for record high on weak dollar
16/09/2009 05:00
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange soared above 1,020 dollars on Wednesday as a weak dollar fueled gold’s appeal of hedge, nearing all-time high. Gold price for December delivery climbed 13.90 U.S. dollars, or1.4...
Seven dead, four missing as typhoon Koppu hits S China
16/09/2009 05:00
Seven people have been killed and four others remain missing as typhoon Koppu slammed its way into south China’s Guangdong Province. A person clears away the wreckage at the site where a vessel collided onto the bank as an aftermath of the gales...
UN General Assembly opens 64th session
15/09/2009 05:00
The United Nations General Assembly opened on Tuesday its 64th session here at the UN Headquarters in New York, with veteran Libyan diplomat Ali Abdussalam Treki at the helm. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) talks with president of the 64th...
U.S. economic recession "very likely over": Bernanke
15/09/2009 05:00
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the country’s economic recession is very likely over at this point. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Washington based think-tank Brookings Institution Sept. 15, 2009....