International

China to surpass 9 percent growth in 2011, official says
27/06/2009 05:00
A container is transported by a gantry crane at a container port in Shanghai, China Chinaâs economy will grow 8 percent this year and achieve more than 9 percent annual expansion in 2011, said Cheng Siwei,...
Boeing loses Qantas order for fifteen 787s as travel wanes
26/06/2009 05:00
A Qantas jet (foreground) sit on the tarmac at London’s Heathrow airport near London in December 2008. Boeing Co. lost half of a 30-plane order for its 787 Dreamliner from Qantas Airways Ltd., formerly the...
US house passes landmark climate change bill
26/06/2009 05:00
A view of the Manhattan skyline during Earth Hour in New York March 28, 2009 President Barack Obama scored a major victory on Friday when the House of Representatives passed legislation to slash industrial...
Economists divided over end to recession in U.S.
26/06/2009 05:00
Could the end of the U.S. recession be just around the corner? Economists’ predictions are a mixed bag. Some say it will take a few months. Others say the recovery is already here. Those who predict that the end is near are reporting a mixture...
Bernanke denies bullying Bank of America
25/06/2009 05:00
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday he didn’t threaten Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch in a deal that cost taxpayers 20 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addresses the HOPE Global...
U.S. pop star Michael Jackson dies at 50 in Los Angeles
25/06/2009 05:00
U.S. pop star Michael Jackson died here Thursday after being rushed in cardiac arrest to a hospital where he slipped into deep coma and pronounced dead. U.S. pop star Michael Jackson receives the Diamond Award during the World Music Awards at...
U.S. extends economic sanctions on DPRK
25/06/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama has decided to extend economic sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for another year because of its nuclear activities. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the Brady...