International

New IAEA chief elected
03/07/2009 05:00
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) elected Japanese Ambassador to the organization Yukiya Amano as its new director general on Thursday afternoon. Candidate for the position of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy...
Euro-zone unemployment rate hits 10-year high
02/07/2009 05:00
The unemployment rate in the 16-member eurozone hit a 10-year high in May of 9.5 percent, Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union (EU), said on Thursday. The unemployment rate in the 16-member eurozone hit a 10-year high in May of 9.5...
Oil drops nearly 4% on unexpected U.S. job losses
02/07/2009 05:00
Oil prices dropped nearly 4 percent on Thursday as the United States lost more jobs in June than expected. Light, sweet crude for August delivery fell 2.58 U.S. dollars, or 3.7 percent, to settle at 66.73 dollars a barrel on the New York...
DPRK’s missile launches "not helpful," says U.S.
02/07/2009 05:00
The United States said on Thursday that the missile test-fires by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are “not helpful” and are “dangerous.” U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly speaks during a news conference at the State...
Europeâs May unemployment rate rises to decade high
02/07/2009 05:00
People queue outside the Social Welfare office in Limerick, central Ireland, March 2009. Europeâs unemployment rate rose to the highest in a decade in May as airlines, banks and builders cut jobs to survive a...
European rocket hoists biggest-ever telecoms satellite
02/07/2009 05:00
This photo provided Wednesday July 1, 2009 by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the Ariane 5 rocket at lift off Wednesday in Kourou, French Guiana. A European rocket on Wednesday placed the world’s biggest...
India may seek $5.2 billion a year from asset sales
02/07/2009 05:00
A security guard stands on watch inside the Volkswagen India plant in Chakan, India, in March. India may aim to raise as much as 250 billion rupees (US$5.2 billion) a year from asset sales and ease overseas...