International

Eclipse shines on tourism
16/07/2009 05:00
Travel agencies, hotels, airlines and even online vendors are cashing in on the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century, which will pass across China next Wednesday. (Photo: Chinadaily.com.cn) The July 22 eclipse, which will last up to six...
Google profit jumps 18% in second quarter
16/07/2009 05:00
Despite the ongoing economic downturn, Google Inc. on Thursday said its profit climbed more than 18 percent in the second quarter ended on June 30. The Internet giant earned 1.48 billion U.S. dollars in the quarter, compared with 1.25 billion...
Germany denies report that RHJ leads race for Opel
16/07/2009 05:00
A traffic sign shows the way to the Opel plant in Ruesselsheim July 14, 2009. Germany dismissed a report Thursday that RHJ International had overtaken Magna as the front-runner to take over carmaker Opel,...
Jakarta hotel bombs kill 9, wound 42: police
16/07/2009 05:00
People run following a blast at the Marriot Hotel in central Jakarta, July 17, 2009. Near-simultaneous bomb blasts ripped through the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta’s business district on...
Wall Street down as CIT likely to bankrupt
16/07/2009 05:00
Wall Street declined slightly Thursday, after excitement that JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s earnings easily beat estimates was tempered by concern that CIT Group Inc. could collapse. People walk past the CIT Group Inc. building in New York, the U.S.,...
Jackson death being "treated as murder"
16/07/2009 05:00
Police attempting to establish what killed Michael Jackson have widened their investigation and are now treating his death as a possible murder, it was claimed Wednesday this week by celebrity website TMZ. Pop star Michael Jackson rehearses for...
At least 8 killed in blasts at Jakarta hotels
16/07/2009 05:00
Two explosions occurred at the Ritz Carlton and Marriott hotels respectively in Jakarta on Friday morning, killing at least 8 people and wounding more than 50 others, an Indonesian minister said. People run following a blast at the Marriot Hotel...