International

Britain’s last WWI veteran dies at 111
26/07/2009 05:00
The last surviving British soldier to fight in the WWI Harry Patch died at the age of 111, British Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday. This file photo taken on Nov. 11, 2008 shows the British soldier Harry Patch who fought in the WWI. Patch...
Six killed in suicide blast in Russia’s Chechnya
26/07/2009 05:00
Four police officers and one civilian were killed in a suicide blast in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya Sunday evening, news agencies reported. A boy walks across a square, the site of a suicide bomb attack in Grozny, July 26,...
Chui Sai On wins Macao Chief Executive election
26/07/2009 05:00
Chui Sai On won the third-term chief executive (CE) election of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Sunday, of which he was the only candidate. Chui Sai On, who won the third-term chief executive election of the Macao Special...
Sarkozy ill, hospitalised: French presidency
26/07/2009 05:00
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sent to hospital on Sunday after he fell ill while doing physical exercise, his office said in a statement. A French policeman stands in front of the Val de Grace military hospital in Paris, where French...
Fast growing Asian powers can help, not save world economy
26/07/2009 05:00
Fast growing China and India may be important players but the emerging economic giants alone do not have the clout to drag the global economy out of its worst slump since the 1930s, analysts say. China, ranked the worldâs third largest...
Airline dogfight over lucrative Pacific route
26/07/2009 05:00
Delta planes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York Major airlines are fighting the biggest war in 15 years over the lucrative Pacific route linking Australia and the US, experts say....
Co-op is key word for first China-U.S. S&ED: U.S. Congressman
26/07/2009 05:00
Cooperation is the key word for the first round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), said a U.S. congressman on Sunday. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (L2) meets with U.S. Congressmen in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 2009,...