International

Asian competitors shadow German solar industry
19/08/2009 05:00
Workers operate on the assembly line that makes photovoltaic cells, the main energy-generating component of a solar panel, at the Suntech Power Holdings Co. factory in China Germanyâs solar power industry,...
String of bomb attacks kill 97 in Baghdad
19/08/2009 05:00
A series of deadly bomb attacks struck Baghdad Wednesday with at least 97 people killed and about 585 others injured. A wounded man leaves the scene of an explosion outside the foreign ministry in central Baghdad, August 19, 2009.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)...
GM kills plan for new Buick crossover
19/08/2009 05:00
U.S. automaker General Motors Co. has spiked plans to build a new Buick crossover and its plug-in version after the vehicle drew negative feedback, a GM official said on Wednesday. General Motors Company President and CEO Fritz Henderson addresses...
Oil tanker on fire off coast in Malaysia, 9 missing
19/08/2009 05:00
An oil tanker was caught fire offshore Malaysia in the Malacca Straits, nine people were reported missing while 16 rescued, said the sources, who asked not to be identified on Wednesday. A Liberian-registered tanker is on fire after it collided...
Buffett says federal debt poses risks to economy
19/08/2009 05:00
The US must address the massive amounts of âmonetary medicineâ that have been pumped into the financial system and now pose threats to the worldâs largest economy and its currency, billionaire Warren Buffett said. The âgusher of federal...
Indonesia president vows to cut abuses in road, power projects
19/08/2009 05:00
Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono salutes as the national flag is raised during a ceremony to mark Independence Day on August 17 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed to reduce...
North Koreans spending less in China amid sanctions
19/08/2009 05:00
A vendor pushes a cart with Democratic Peopleâs Republic of Korea (DPRK) souvenirs in Dandong, China, on August 13 North Korean trade with China has slumped since recent sanctions took hold, merchants said in...