International

U.S. budget deficit projected to explode over next decade: White House
25/08/2009 05:00
The White House said on Tuesday the federal government could face a cumulative deficit of 9.05 trillion U.S. dollars from 2010-2019. The figure, released by the White House budget office, is 2 trillion dollars more than the estimates made by the...
GM to drop corporate logo from vehicles
25/08/2009 05:00
The largest U.S. automaker General Motors Co. will no longer include the silver “GM” corporate logo on its vehicles in a move to emphasize the four core brands that survived the automaker’s bankruptcy. The move, which starts with the 2010 model...
Huge explosion kills 36, wounds 64 in Taliban birthplace
25/08/2009 05:00
A powerful blast rocked Taliban birthplace Kandahar in south Afghanistan Tuesday evening leaving 36 persons dead and over 60 injured, all of them civilians, officials said. Afghan men are pictured on the site of a bomb blast in Kandahar city. A...
U.S. Senator Edward M Kennedy dies at 77
25/08/2009 05:00
U.S. Senator. Edward M. Kennedy who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in May 2008 died Wednesday. He was 77 years old. U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) reacts after President Barack Obama signed H.R. 1388, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve...
NASA again postpones Discovery launch for valve problem
25/08/2009 05:00
The U.S. space agency NASA on Tuesday once again delayed a Wednesday morning launch of space shuttle Discovery because of a valve problem detected in the spacecraft’s fuel tank. The space shuttle Discovery is shown on Launch Pad 39A after mission...
Michael Jackson’s doctor claims never receiving payment
25/08/2009 05:00
Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray, who is at the center of the singer’s death investigation, claimed he never got paid when he served as Jackson’s personal physician. Pop star Michael Jackson waves to supporters as he leaves the Santa Barbara...
Nokia to launch mini netbook
24/08/2009 05:00
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia says it is moving into the personal computing market with the launch of a mini netbook. Nokia’s new netbook computer, the Booklet 3G, is seen at Nokia corporate headquarters in Helsinki August 24, 2009. The world’s...