International

Buyers of Skoda just click to purchase
19/07/2009 05:00
Buyers will be able to purchase Skoda cars without visiting the showroom or leaving home, as the Volkswagen-owned Czech unit becomes the first auto maker in China on Sunday to launch online buying services. Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin...
Citigroup reports surprised earnings
19/07/2009 05:00
Citigroup Inc. reported surprised earnings Friday thanks to the sale of its Smith Barney unit to Morgan Stanley. People walk outside of the headquarters of Citigroup in Manhattan of New York, the United States, July 17, 2009. Bank of America and...
36 new A/H1N1 cases confirmed in Europe
19/07/2009 05:00
A European health agency said Sunday that 36 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours. German Health Minister Ulla Schmidt (L) and Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) look at samples of inactive A/H1N1 new flu virus...
No agreement reached as mediation talks on Honduran crisis conclude
19/07/2009 05:00
Talks between the representatives of Manuel Zelaya, deposed president of Honduras, and representatives of the post-coup regime ended without any agreement. Costa Rica’s President Oscar Arias (2nd L) stands with Carlos Lopez (L), representative for...
Forest fire forces evacuation of 6,500 homes in western Canada
19/07/2009 05:00
The forest fire in Kelowna, Canada’s western province of British Columbia (B.C.), is spreading rapidly, forcing emergency evacuation of 6,500 homes and damaging nine houses, the provincial Ministry of Forests said Sunday. A forest fire burns on the...
Renowned Chinese scholar Ji Xianlin cremated in Beijing
19/07/2009 05:00
Renowned Chinese scholar Ji Xianlin was cremated here on Sunday. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao bids farewell to renowned Chinese scholar Ji Xianlin during Ji’s cremation ceremony at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China,...
China market value to overtake US in three years: fund chairman
18/07/2009 05:00
A man is reflected in an electronic stock board showing stock information at a securities exchange house in Shanghai, China. Chinaâs stock market may surpass the US as the worldâs largest by value in three...