International

World oil demand to resume growth in 2010: report
09/09/2009 05:00
World oil demand will grow next year for the first time since 2007 and return to pre-recession levels by 2012, according to a newly released report. A general view of an artificial island on Kashagan offshore oil field in the Caspian sea, western...
Obama makes fresh push for health care reform
09/09/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress here Wednesday night, making a fresh push for one centerpiece of his domestic agenda — health reform. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform before a joint...
Lucky "999" day sees tens of thousands Chinese wed
09/09/2009 05:00
Tens of thousands of Chinese couples rushed to tie the knot across the nation Wednesday, or 09/09/09, hoping that the “triple 9 day” will bring them good luck and eternal love. A Couple is seen through a paper-cut of Chinese word “Double...
OPEC maintains oil output quota
09/09/2009 05:00
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed here on Thursday to maintain its production quota for the time being. OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri smiles during a news conference in the Organization of the Petroleum...
China displays mockup of home-grown jetliner C919 at Asia air show
08/09/2009 05:00
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China displayed a scale model of its jetliner C919, the country’s first home-grown large commercial airliner. A mockup of jumbo jet C919, the major project of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China...
Global economic outlook still gloomy, says UN report
07/09/2009 05:00
The global economic outlook is still gloomy and no early recovery from the current recession can be expected, a United Nations report said on Monday. Despite some “green shoots” of economic recovery, “the economic winter is far from over,” said the...
Suicide car bomb kills 7 in western Iraq
07/09/2009 05:00
Local residents gather around the debris of a vehicle used in a car bomb attack in Ramadi, some 110 km west of Baghdad September 7, 2009. A suicide car bomber struck police checkpoint on Monday outside the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar...