International

World pays tribute to Mandela
18/07/2009 05:00
World leaders, civilians and celebrities alike took time off their busy schedules on Saturday to pay tribute to the father of the South African nation on his 91st birthday, the South African Press Association reported. South Africa Former President...
Malaysia fugitive terrorist linked to Jakarta’s suicide bombing
18/07/2009 05:00
An Indonesian senior anti-terror official Saturday connected the fugitive Malaysian-born extremist Noordin M Top to Friday’s suicide bombings at the JW Marriott hotel and the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta, according to the national Antara news agency....
Typhoon Molave lands in S. China
18/07/2009 05:00
Typhoon Molave hit land in south China early Sunday, with heavy rain forecast in most parts of the Guangdong Province in the following two days, local observatory said. Photo taken at about 2:30 a.m. Beijing Time on July 19, 2009 shows the swaying...
US recession may end this year, Roubini predicts
17/07/2009 05:00
Nouriel Roubini, RGE Global Monitor Chairman, attends a luncheon in New York July 15, 2009. The worst US recession in at least five decades may be over at yearâs end, said Nouriel Roubini, the New York...
Oil prices rise after positive US housing data
17/07/2009 05:00
Traders work in the crude oil options pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange July 6, 2009 in New York City. Oil prices advanced for a third straight day Friday, buoyed by positive US housing construction data...
Worldâs cheapest car hits Indian streets
17/07/2009 05:00
Customers look over a Tata Motors Ltd. Nano car sitting on display at a dealership in New Delhi, India The worldâs cheapest car, the Tata Nano, hits the streets Friday, as the first customer gets the keys to a...
NAM summit ends in Sharm El Sheikh with approval of declaration
16/07/2009 05:00
The 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit of heads of state or government wrapped up here Thursday, with the approval of final documents and a summit declaration urging closer solidarity among member states. Delegates walk to the venue of the...