International

Michael Jackson’s mother, ex-wife reach agreement on children custody
30/07/2009 05:00
Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s mother and ex-wife on Thursday officially announced an agreement that would make Katherine Jackson the guardian of all three of the late pop star’s children. File photo taken on November 14, 1996 shows Michael Jackson...
Singapore Air may post first loss in 24 years as travel slumps
30/07/2009 05:00
Singapore Airlines Ltd., the worldâs second-biggest carrier by market value, may have its first annual loss as a publicly traded company as the global recession saps travel demand....
Berkshire takes 9.9 percent stake in China electric-car maker BYD
30/07/2009 05:00
A BYD Auto advert in China Warren Buffettâs Berkshire Hathaway Inc. completed the purchase of a 9.89 percent stake in electric-car maker BYD Co., whose shares have jumped fivefold since the deal was announced....
Citigroup âmoving extremely fastâ on asset sales
30/07/2009 05:00
A man uses a mobile phone in front of a sign for Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday. Citigroup Inc., rescued by the US government after a record loss last year, is âmoving extremely...
U.S. signs UN convention on disability rights
30/07/2009 05:00
The United States signed the United Nations convention on the rights of people with disabilities here on Thursday, marking the first international human rights treaty the U.S. has signed in nearly a decade. Permanent representative of the United...
Heaviest rainstorm of the year hits Beijing, no accident
30/07/2009 05:00
The heaviest rainstorm of the year hit Beijing from Thursday night through early Friday early, with downtown areas having the most rainfall, said the municipal weather service Friday. A taxi runs on a flooded street in Beijing, capital of China,...
Mosquito bites carry key vaccine for malaria
30/07/2009 05:00
In a daring experiment in Europe, scientists used mosquitoes as flying needles to deliver a “vaccine” of live malaria parasites via their bites. This 2006 photograph depicts a female Aedes aegypti mosquito while she was in the process of acquiring...