International

World pins recovery hopes on rising house prices
09/08/2009 05:00
Property advertisements hang in the window of a real estate agent in Hong Kong For homeowners around the world struck by the collapse of property markets, figures showing the downward spiral may be halting are...
Publicis Groupe acquires Razorfish from Microsoft
09/08/2009 05:00
French advertising company Publicis Groupe struck a deal Sunday to buy the digital marketing agency Razorfish from Microsoft. French advertising group Publicis Chief Executive Maurice Levy speaks during a meeting in Paris July 23,...
U.S. president arrives in Mexico for summit
09/08/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday to attend the Fifth North American Leaders’ Summit. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon shake hands while they hold a bilateral meeting at the...
Godfather claims to be real father of Jackson’s daughter
09/08/2009 05:00
The godfather of Michael Jackson’s three children claims to be the father of the singer’s daughter Paris, according to The News of the World. Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris cries as she speaks at the memorial service for music legend Michael...
Pakistan Taliban leader killed during firing
08/08/2009 05:00
Firing reportedly occurred during a meeting of the banned group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leaders, and Hakmiullah Mehsud, the spokesman of the TTP, was killed, local TV channel reported Saturday. Pakistan Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud...
Lazio downs Inter Milan 2-1 to win Italian Super Cup at Bird’s Nest
08/08/2009 05:00
Coppa Italia champions Lazio sank Serie A winner Inter Milan 2-1 by two quickfire goals within four minutes to take the Italian Super Cup at a nearly full-packed Bird’s Nest here on Saturday. The Lazio team celebrates with the trophy after the...
Sotomayor sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court’s first Hispanic justice
08/08/2009 05:00
Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in on Saturday as U.S. Supreme Court justice, the first Hispanic justice on the country’s highest court. The 55-year-old appeal court judge from New York was sworn in at a televised ceremony held at the Supreme...