International

TV: Iran’s supreme leader agrees to extend vote probe deadline
23/06/2009 05:00
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has agreed to extend the deadline for the probe into the complaints over the country’s presidential election, Iran’s Press TV reported Tuesday. File photo shows that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
Crude prices rebound on weaker dollar
23/06/2009 05:00
Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar weakened against a basket of major currencies, adding hedge appeal of commodities. Graphics shows the price of light, sweet crude oil in the past 12 months. Light, sweet crude for August delivery...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner first flight postponed for 5th time
23/06/2009 05:00
Chicago-based Boeing Company announced on Tuesday that the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner, which is scheduled by the end of this month and has already been two years delayed, will be postponed for the fifth time. The Boeing company’s first...
Indicted U.S. billionaire Stanford expected in Texas for detention hearing
23/06/2009 05:00
Indicted U.S. billionaire Allen Stanford, accused by the federal government of directing a 7-billion-U.S.-dollar fraud, is expected to be back in Houston, Texas on Tuesday and will most likely head to Houston federal court for a detention hearing on Wednesday....
Emerging-market stocks tumble into correction; yen strengthens
23/06/2009 05:00
Stocks of developing nations fell, dragging the MSCI Emerging Markets Index down 10 percent from its 2009 peak on concern the recovery will be weaker than economists forecast. The emerging-markets index of 22 countries lost 1.9 percent at...
Peugeot may suffer 2 billion euros in losses as car sales slide
23/06/2009 05:00
A customer looks at a Peugeot 308cc car at a PSA Peugeot Citroen showroom in Paris, France PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europeâs second-largest carmaker, said it may have an operating loss of as much as 2 billion...
Obama signs historic tobacco bill
22/06/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Monday that authorizes the government unprecedented powers to control tobacco makers. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks prior to signing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act...