International

Netanyahu downplays tension between Israel and Lebanon
11/08/2009 05:00
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that there are no special signs of imminent escalation of tensions along the border between Israel and Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks out of a surveillance aircraft...
LA Superior Court appoints attorney to represent Jackson’s children
11/08/2009 05:00
Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday appointed attorney Margaret G. Lodise as a special guardian to represent Michael Jackson’s children in various business agreements proposed for the singer’s estate. La Toya Jackson (L) stands onstage with the...
Costa Rican president infected with A/H1N1 flu
11/08/2009 05:00
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias was infected with influenza A/H1N1, Legislative Assembly President Francisco Antonio Pacheco confirmed on Tuesday. Costa Rica’s President Oscar Arias walks in his residence after a meeting with Spanish Vice...
Singapore wonât âturn back,â will license new foreign law firms
11/08/2009 05:00
Singapore, which allowed six foreign law firms to practice local corporate law in December, will award more licenses as soon as next year if that would help the economy, Law Minister K. Shanmugam said. âThe direction has been set and we...
US banks play catch-up on hiring effort
11/08/2009 05:00
Pedestrians pass a Bank of America branch in New York. Bank of America, the largest US bank, has lately snapped up senior officials to join its investment bank. US banks, which have cut thousands of jobs during...
World oil demand to grow again in 2010: OPEC
11/08/2009 05:00
World oil demand will decline slightly in 2009 but start growing again next year, the OPEC oil producersâ cartel said Tuesday in its monthly report, standing by its previous forecast....
Typhoon Morakot kills 62, injures 35 in Taiwan
11/08/2009 05:00
At least 62 people were killed and 57 others are missing in Taiwan as of 8 p.m. Tuesday local time after Morakot swept across the island. Rescuers carry residents to a medical station in Kaohsiung county of south China’s Taiwan Province, Aug. 11,...