International

British expert: Xiao Xiao receives torch lit by Dolly
02/08/2009 05:00
“Xiao Xiao,” which means “tiny” in Chinese but represents a big victory for scientists as the world’s first cloned mouse from iPS cells, was highly praised by an expert at Britain’s Roslin Institute where the first cloned mammal Dolly was born....
Maliki visits Iraq’s Kurdistan for talks over land, oil
02/08/2009 05:00
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki paid a visit on Sunday to the northern Kurdish region to hold talks with Kurdish leaders over disputes of oil and land. Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L), Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani (C) and Kurdish...
Three killed in Tel Aviv club shooting
02/08/2009 05:00
A shooting incident happened in a Tel Aviv club Saturday night, causing three dead and at least 10 wounded, local media reported. An Israeli paramedic rushes a wounded man to an ambulance after a shooting incident in a basement club in central Tel...
China steel makers striving for unified price
02/08/2009 05:00
China’s steel industry association said on Friday that it plans this year to unify the spot and long-contract prices for the country’s iron ore imports. It will also set a ceiling for charges levied by import trading firms, as part of an effort to...
China 2009 steel output to grow despite falling demand: report
02/08/2009 05:00
Workers examine stacks of steel sheets at a warehouse in Shanghai, China China, the worldâs top maker and consumer of steel, expects crude steel output in 2009 to exceed the total for last year, despite...
Oil, gasoline surge as second-quarter US GDP tops projections
02/08/2009 05:00
Crude oil rose to a one-month high and gasoline surged after a report that the US gross domestic product shrank less than estimated bolstered speculation that the economy is recovering from the recession. Oil climbed 3.7 percent after the...
Turbulence in Indian skies as loss-hit airlines plan stoppage
02/08/2009 05:00
Men cook flatbread as an Indian Airlines Ltd. plane passes overhead near the airport in Mumbai, India Indiaâs private airlines, awash in red ink, say they will ground their planes in an unprecedented one-day...