International

U.S. shuttle Discovery lifts off after two delays
28/08/2009 05:00
The U.S. space shuttle Discovery lifted off midnight Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after two delays, on a track to the International Space Station (ISS). The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy...
Colombia defends its military agreement with U.S
28/08/2009 05:00
Presidents from the member countries of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) discussed on Friday the U.S.-Colombia military cooperation agreement, which has arose concerns among most of South American nations. Colombian President Alvaro...
China Unicom takes a bite of Apple pie
28/08/2009 05:00
Well, now you can have your iPhone and use it too, because there are already about 1 million iPhones in China without an official network. The iPhone had been coming ever since China Unicom launched the country’s first 3G service earlier this...
California kidnap accused deny charges
28/08/2009 05:00
This undated file photo obtained from the FBI shows Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was kidnapped when she was only 11. A Californian couple has denied kidnapping an 11-year-old girl and keeping her as a sex slave for 18...
Michael Jackson’s death homicide: coroner
28/08/2009 05:00
The late US pop singer Michael Jackson is pictured here in 2002. Michael Jackson’s death has been declared a homicide by Los Angeles coroners as they revealed the singer had a lethal cocktail of six different...
US elite turns out for Kennedy funeral
28/08/2009 05:00
Victoria Kennedy, widow of US Senator Edward Kennedy, wipes a tear as she stands with her son Curran Raclin during a memorial service for the late senator at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library on August 28 in Boston....
Oil rebounds as upbeat economic data boosts recovery hope
27/08/2009 05:00
Oil prices rebounded from early sell-off on Thursday as data showed U.S. economy shrank at a slower pace, boosting hopes for a sooner recovery. The contract dropped below 70 U.S. dollars a barrel in the morning session as ample stockpiles weighted...