International

Hollywood studios bid for Michael Jackson’s rehearsal footage
20/07/2009 05:00
Major Hollywood movie studios found themselves in a frenzied bidding war over the weekend to acquire film rights to late pop TIME Magazine’s special commemorative issue on pop star Michael Jackson is shown here, released to Reuters on June 27,...
Swedish hi-tech ’snake’ blazes trail to safer firefighting
20/07/2009 05:00
A fireman fights a fire in Boraas on April 3. Firefighting, arguably one of the world’s most dangerous jobs, is about to get a lot safer thanks to a revolutionary technique developed in Sweden....
Google adds Moon to online Earth map service
20/07/2009 05:00
A full moon is visible above Earth’s horizon as photographed by an Expedition 10 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2005. Google on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the first human...
APEC trade ministers in push to wrap up Doha talks by 2010
20/07/2009 05:00
Ministers and trade officials gather at the opening session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting in Singapore yesterday Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting in...
Shark attack victims fight for their attackers
19/07/2009 05:00
In this undated image released by the Pew Environment Group, surfer Mike Coots rides a wave off Kuaui, Hawaii. Coots lost his leg to a shark while surfing when he was 18. They may have lost fingers, or perhaps...
Porsche boss braces for boardroom clash
19/07/2009 05:00
A couple is standing in front of the headquarters of Germanâs luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche in Stuttgart Embattled Porsche chief Wendelin Wiedeking is gearing up for one of his toughest board meetings...
Earnings to decide stocks’ fate
19/07/2009 05:00
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York last Friday Earnings are set to take center stage again this week as more marquee US companies line up to report their quarterly scorecards...