International

Oil plummets on China’s sharp equities loss
31/08/2009 05:00
Oil prices plummeted to below 70 U.S. dollars a barrel on Monday as investors were rattled by the sharp decline in China’s equities market. Light, sweet crude for October delivery lost 2.78 dollars, or 3.8 percent, to settle at 69.96 dollars a...
Los Angeles forest fire doubles in size overnight
31/08/2009 05:00
Pushing in three directions, a massive wildfire in hills near Los Angeles doubled in size to 85,000 acres (about 34,425 hectares) overnight, authorities said on Monday. A vehicle travels past a wall of flames at the Station Fire in the Acton,...
Horror flick "The Final Destination" crowns North American box office
31/08/2009 05:00
The latest installment of Warner Brothers’ “The Final Destination” has garnered 28.3 million U.S. dollars, thrashing Weinstein Co’s “Inglourious Basterds” for the first place of North American box office over the weekend. A poster of “The Final...
Yahoo board member Icahn trims stakes with sale of 12.7m shares
31/08/2009 05:00
Carl Icahn, one of Yahoo Inc.’s largest stockholders, has already sold 12.7 million shares, reducing his holdings to a 4.5 percent stake, according to media reports Tuesday. A Yahoo! sign is seen in New York’s Times Square November 18,...
Former Israeli PM Olmert indicted on corruption charges
30/08/2009 05:00
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted Sunday afternoon over alleged corruption affairs. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is seen in this file photo released on March 26, 2009. Olmert was indicted Sunday afternoon over...
Opposition DPJ wins Japan’s lower house election by landslide
30/08/2009 05:00
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won Sunday’s general election by landslide victory, sweeping the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) out of almost unbroken power since 1955. Japanese Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Taro Aso...
Colombian president infected with A/H1N1 flu
30/08/2009 05:00
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was infected with the A/H1N1 influenza, Minister of Social Protection of Colombia Diego Palacio confirmed on Sunday. File photo taken on Jan. 16, 2009 shows Colombian President Alvaro Uribe speaking during the...