International

Siemens to pay $100 million to fight graft: World Bank
02/07/2009 05:00
The logo of German engineering and electronics group Siemens in Munich. German industrial giant Siemens will pay US$100 million over 15 years into a fund to fight corruption after probes revealed fraud at its...
Sanford cleared on use of state funds
02/07/2009 05:00
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford pauses as he speaks to the media about his secret trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina and admits to an extramarital affair at the State House in Columbia, South Carolina South...
Honduras interim gov’t says open to early election
02/07/2009 05:00
Soldiers are seen behind shields at the National Congress in Tegucigalpa July 1, 2009. A caretaker government in Honduras said Thursday it was open to holding early elections to resolve the impasse over ousted...
U.S. unemployment rate at 26-year high
02/07/2009 05:00
Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy’s road to recovery will be bumpy. U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the...
Major issues concerning Jackson’s death remain
02/07/2009 05:00
Coroners and family members alike are still trying to sort out the major issues arising from the death of troubled pop star Michael Jackson exactly one week after he died, sources close to the investigation said on Thursday. Pop star Michael...
U.S. Marshals seize Madoff penthouse
02/07/2009 05:00
The U.S. Marshals Service took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s Manhattan penthouse on Thursday. U.S. Marshals walk out of the building that housed disgraced financier Bernard Madoff Thursday, July 2, 2009 in New York....
More than 360 new A/H1N1 flu cases reported in Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday
01/07/2009 05:00
More than 360 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in the Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday, with Thailand scoring the most at 84 to bring the country’s tally to 1,414. A health official takes the body temperature of a monk arriving at Tribhuwan...